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Near- and far-field survey report of the 30 December 2002 Stromboli (Southern Italy) tsunami
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Language
English
Status
Published
Peer review journal
Yes
Issue/vol(year)
215
Publisher
Elsevier
Pages (printed)
93-106
Issued date
2005
Alternative Location
Abstract
In May 2002, Stromboli–one of the two active volcanoes in the Aeolian Islands (southern Tyrrhenian sea)–entered a new phase of explosive activity, initially characterized by gas and ash emission from the summit craters. On 30 December 2002, a massive submarine landslide, followed by a subaerial one from the elevation of about 650 m above sea level (a.s.l.), detached from the submerged part of the northwest slope of Stromboli island producing a tsunami. This huge mass movement was recorded by the INGV seismic stations installed, respectively, at Stromboli and Panarea. In the following days, a working group of INGV researchers and technicians was organized in order to perform a field survey of the tsunami effects in the near-field—including all the Aeolian Islands. Meanwhile, a survey in the far-field was planned, along the coastline of Campania and Sicily, where the effects of the 30 December tsunami were observed but not directly quantified. Visible material effects of the 30 December tsunami could be observed only along the northeast coast of Stromboli island, inundated by the wave, with run-up heights locally up to several meters. Many buildings were severely damaged. On the other Aeolian Islands and in the far-field, the effects of the sea wave were documented only through eyewitness accounts. To ensure a coherent collection of these accounts, a standard interview form, based on the advice of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), was used. A databank of all observations, measurements, interview forms and photographs was compiled in order to provide a useful base to test computer simulations, hazard analyses and damage scenarios. Additional information was also made available at the EMERGEO link of INGV web pages http://www.ingv.it/ emergeo and http://www.ov.ingv.it.
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Bosman, A., Chiocci, F.L., Romagnoli, C., Tommasi, P., Abballe, P., Bellino, M., De Alteris, G., D’Isanto, C., Macelloni, L., Tondelli, R., 2003. Evoluzione morfologica e deposizionale del settore sommerso antistante la Sciara del Fuoco a partire dall’evento di maremoto del 30/12/2002: implicazioni per la comprensione dei fenomeni di instabilita` gravitativi. GNV General Assembly, June 9–11, Rome (in Italian).
Chiocci, F.L., 2003. Summary of activities carried out offshore Sciara del Fuoco in the framework of the GNV Project #15 (internal report).
DeMets, C., Gordon, R.G., Argus, D.F., Stein, S., 1990. Current plate motions. Geophys. J. Int. 101 (2), 425– 478. Faccenna, C., Piromallo, C., Crespo-Blanc, A., Jolivet, L., Rossetti, F., 2004. Lateral slab deformation and the origin of the western Mediterranean arcs. Tectonics 23, TC1012.
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Smith, W.H.F., Sandwell, D.T., 1997. Global seafloor topography from satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings. Science 277, 1957–1962 (26 Sept.).
Tinti, S., Bortolucci, E., 2001. Impact on Calabria and Sicily of a large tsunamigenic scenario collapse of Stromboli volcano. ITS Proc., Sess. 6 (6–5), 675– 682.
Tinti, S., Maramai, A., 1996. Catalogue of tsunamis generated in Italy and in Coˆ te d’Azur, France: a step towards a unified catalogue of tsunamis in Europe. Ann. Geophys. XXXIX (6), 1253– 1299.
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