211020

(was 0101-02)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologica (INGV)
Osservatorio Vesuviano
80056 Ercolano (NA)
Italy

Surveillance Center
Via Manzoni, 249
80123 Napoli
Italy

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR:

Dott.ssa Francesca Bianco - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Scientific staff :

Ground deformation :

Folco Pingue 
Giovanna Berrino
Elena Cubellis
Carlo Del Gaudio
Francesco Obrizzo
Zaccaria Petrillo 
Ciro Ricco
Vincenzo Sepe

Seismology :

Francesca Bianco
Pier Paolo Gennaro Bruno 
Mario Castellano
Paolo Capuano 
Ugo Coppa
Edoardo Del Pezzo 
Giuseppe De Natale
Germana Gaudiosi
Flora Giudicepietro
Giovanni Iannaccone 
Marcello Martini
Girolamo Milano
Sergio Montagna
Giovanni Pasquale Ricciardi 
Gilberto Saccorotti 
Giuseppe Vilardo

Theoretical Geophysics:

Giovanni Macedonio
Warner Marzocchi 
Francesca Quareni

Macroseismic studies :

Aldo Marturano

Volcanology :

Giovanni Chiodini
Gianfilippo De Astis 
Sandro de Vita
Mauro Di Vito
Roberto Isaia 
Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo
Roberto Moretti 
Antonio Nazzaro
Giovanni Orsi 
Lucia Pappalardo
Monica Piochi 
Guido Ventura

Technical staff :

Giuliana Alessio 
Mariano Amedeo
Vincenzo Augusti
Rosario Avino
Eliana Bellucci Sessa 
Pasquale Belviso 
Sven Borgstrom 
Eduardo Brandi
Ciro Buonocunto 
Marco Capello
Antonio Carandente 
Gianpaolo Cecere
Andrea D'Alessandro 
Giulio D'Alessandro
Walter De Cesare 
Maddalena De Lucia 
Prospero De Martino 
Vincenzo D'Errico
Danilo Galluzzo
Adriano La Rocca
Mario La Rocca 
Mario Laterza
Domenico Lo Bascio
Santa Malaspina
Enrica Marotta
Vincenzo Meglio
Rosa Nappi 
Rosa Nave 
Vincenzo Palomba
Vittorio Palomba
Simona Petrosino 
Salvatore Pinto
Patrizia Ricciolino 
Alfonso Russo
Massimo Russo
Fabio Sansivero 
Angelo Serio
Claudio Serio 
Valeria Siniscalchi 
Giovanni Talarico
Umberto Tammaro
Vincenzo Torello

GOVERNING BOARD:

Prof. Lucia Civetta (President)
Prof. Maurizio Bonafede (Univ. Bologna)
Prof. Luigi La Volpe (Univ. Bari)
Prof. Lucio Lirer (Univ. Napoli)
Dott. Tommaso Coppola (Min. Tesoro)
Dott. Francesca Licastro Scardino (MURST)
Prof. Giuseppe De Natale (Geof. Associato Oss.Ves.)
Dott. Mario Castellano (Ric. Geof. Oss. Ves.)

AUDITING COLLEGE:

Dott. Davide Santetti (Presidente)
Dott. Giuseppe Bellezza
Dott. Valentina Luciani
Dott. Luigi Renzullo

GEOCHEMICAL SURVEILLANCE

The most active vents in the fumarolic fields, at Campi Flegrei and Vesuvio, are routinely sampled. The temperature and piezometric level of acquifers are continuously monitored with digital hydrometers in wells.

Gas species determinations (He, H₂, N₂, O₂, CH₄, CO, CO₂, H₂S, SO₂, Cl, F, and H₂O), and isotopic analyses (mainly C and He) are regularly carried out by gas-chromatography and mass-spectrometry.

Gas flux measurements in soils are carried out at Campi Flegrei and Vesuvio.

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE

Ground deformations

a) Levelling network

Vesuvio : The altimetric network covers an area of about 300 km² and consists of 287 benchmarks. Such a network, more than 220 km long, consists of 15 connected circuits, so allowing a cross check of data and the rigorous compensation of measured heights (Fig. 1). The whole data set is constrained by a reference benchmark located on the limestones of the Sorrento Peninsula (Castellammare). The measurements are carried out each year.

Campi Flegrei : The altimetric network in the Campi Flegrei is about 150 km long and is composed by 320 benchmarks (arranged every 400 m) into eleven loops, in order to minimize the uncertainties (Fig. 2). The network is connected with the Vesuvian and Campanian Plain altimetric networks. At the present, the measurements are carried out one time for year.

Ischia : The altimetric network of the Ischia Island is about 75 km long and consists of 250 benchmarks (Fig. 3). It is measured every two years.

Etna : The altimetric network is about 80 km long and is composed by 150 benchmarks (Fig. 4). It is measured yearly.

Vulcano : The altimetric network is 21 km long and consists of 90 benchmarks (Fig. 5). It is measured yearly.

Pantelleria : The altimetric network is 48 km long and consists of 100 benchmarks (Fig. 6). It is measured every five years.

Campanian Plain : The altimetric network is about 200 km long and consists of 220 benchmarks. It is measured every five years.

b) Trilateration network

Vesuvio : The Vesuvio planimetric network consists of 21 stations (Fig. 7). Surveys are carried out every year.

Campi Flegrei : The Campi Flegrei planimetric network consists of 10 stations one of which also belongs to a small network of 5 stations on the Solfatara edge (Fig. 8). The measurements are performed every year.

c) GPS network

The GPS Neapolitan Volcanic Area Geodetic Network covers the whole volcanic neapolitan area and it is constituted by 32 vertexes. Some GPS stations are located close to the benchmarks of the Vesuvio and Campi Flegrei levelling networks (Fig. 9). The frequency of measurement is yearly.

d) Tiltmetric network

Vesuvio : The Vesuvio tiltmetric network consists of 3 automatic tiltmetric stations, in teletransmission to the Surveillance Center (Fig. 10).

Campi Flegrei : The Campi Flegrei tiltmetric network is composed by 5 automatic stations, in teletransmission to the Surveillance Center (Fig. 2).

e) Tide gauges network

Vesuvio and Campi Flegrei : Seven tide-gauges are spread along the Napoli and Pozzuoli bays. Differential measurements are referred, both to the station placed in the harbour of Napoli and to the one placed on the limestones of the Sorrento Peninsula (Castellammare), SW of the Gulf of Napoli (Figs.1,8).

f) Gravimetric network

Vesuvio: The network consists of 20 stations, most of them coinciding with the benchmarks of the local levelling lines. One absolute gravity station is located at the Osservatorio Vesuviano historical building (Fig. 1). The measurements are carried out one time for year.

Campi Flegrei : The network consists in 18 stations, all coinciding with the benchmarks of the local levelling lines (Fig. 8). The measurements are carried out two times for year.

Ischia : The network consists of 25 stations, most of which coinciding with the benchmarks of the local levelling lines; an absolute gravity station has been established at Casamicciola (Fig. 3). It is measured yearly.

Vulcano : The network consists of 26 stations, most of them coincides to altimetric benchmarks. The network belongs to a more extended one covering the whole Aeolian Archipelago; both networks are linked with the absolute gravity station established in 1990 at Milazzo (Sicily) (Fig. 5). The measurements are carried out three times for year.

Pantelleria : The network is constituted by 20 stations, most of which coinciding with benchmarks of the altimetric line (Fig. 6). It is measured yearly.

Seismology

Vesuvio : The seismic network consists of 10 analogic short-period stations, including 1 three-component and 9 vertical geophones (Fig. 10). Seismic signals from remote stations are radio telemetred directly to the Surveillance Center. In the last 3 years, seven three-component digital stations were added to the permanent network.

Campi Flegrei : The Campi Flegrei seismic network is composed by 7 vertical component stations, all of which are centralized, through a composite transmission radio-cable, to the Surveillance Center (Fig. 2).

Ischia : The seismic network is composed by 2 vertical and 1 three-component analogic stations (Fig. 3). Signals are radiotransmitted to the Surveillance Center.

Campanian region : The regional network that surrounds the Napolitan volcanic area is composed by 6 three component and 3 vertical component stations. Signals are radiotransmitted to the Surveillance Center.

Research Fields

Structure and dynamics of volcanoes. Eruptive mechanisms. Eruptive history. Genesis and evolution of magmas. Modelling of volcanic eruptions. Volcanic hazard mapping. History of volcanology.