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- PublicationOpen AccessThe glacial traces in the «parco Nazionale d 'A bruzzo » area (Central Apennines): Preliminary note(1990)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;In the mountainous area of the «Parco Nazionale d' Abruzzo », characterized by several massifs with maximum altitudes frequently above the 2 000 m, a large number of glacial traces can be observed. The examination of new evidence discovered and the re -examination of those already known has permitted to reconstruct several distinct glacial events. In the studied area the cirques are the most frequent forms due to glacial modelling, even though other glacial remains like troughs and moraine deposits are found in association with them. In a number of places the existence of several episods of glaciation is provided by the occurence of a cirque stairway observed on the same slope. Starting from the more complete and best preserved local sequence an attempt was made to put into order all the other glacial traces. Correlations have been based on relative position and morphology of the cirques and the snow limits. As a result, it seemed likely to refer the observed evidence to four distinct events of glaciation. The first glacial event (pre -wiirmian glaciation, probably Riss) is characterized by a snow limit situated about 1 340 meters a.s.l, and evidenced by few glacial forms in the massifs of Toppe del Tesoro, S. Nicola and the Meta Mountains. They consist of large badly preserved cirque-like depressions situated about 1 300-1 400 meters a.s.l., and moraine deposits whose position and distribution largely contrasts with the actual orographic configuration. During a new glacial advance (maximum wiirrnian expansion) the snow limit rised to 1 560 m. Numerous are the traces relative to this ad vance, consisting in a large number of erosional forms , like cirques and glacial troughs, and morainic deposits which frequently preserve their ori ginal morphology forming lateral and frontal moraines. The third event (first late Wiirmian stage = first apenninic stage of FEDERICI, 1979) is characterized by a further rise of the snow limit now situated about 1 760 m. The evidences rel ative to this minor expansion consist only of erosional forms except one morainic deposit rico gnized on the eastern side of the Meta Mountains. Effects relative to the fourth event (second late Wiirmian stage = second apenninic sta ge of FEDERICI, 1979) can be observed only in the reliefs situated North of the Sangro Valley and in the Meta Mountains, while in the other reliefs the snow limit, situated about 1 970 m, had already reached or passed the altitude of their highest peaks. A summary examination of the distribution and the morphological features of the glacial traces studied shows that the area South of the Sangro valley seems to have developed greater glaciers that the part of the studied area situated at the North of the same valley.82 228 - PublicationOpen AccessThe Plio-Quaternary uplift of the Apennine Chain: new data from the analysis of topography and river valleys in Central Italy(2008-03-25)
; ; ; ; ; ;Ascione, A.; Università di Napoli Federico II ;Cinque, A.; Università di Napoli Federico II ;Miccadei, E.; Università di Chieti G. D'Annunzio ;Villani, F.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italia ;Berti, C.; Università di Chieti G. D'Annunzio; ; ; ; This study aimed at the reconstruction of magnitude and timing of uplift of a wide sector of the Central Apennines (Italy) by means of morphometric and morphostructural analyses. In the internal portion of the chain (where stratigraphic and geomorphological markers of past sea-level positions are lacking) the study was based on analysis of erosional landforms and river valleys. A large-scale topographic analysis was performed, processing 90-m and 230-m DEMs. The spatial distribution of several morphometric parameters, together with characteristic wavelengths of relief, allowed the distinction of three main regions affected by different cumulative surface uplift and tectonic/erosional fragmentation: a Peri-Tyrrhenian Belt; an Axial Belt; a Peri-Adriatic Belt. Particular attention was devoted to fluvial landforms, with analysis of longitudinal profiles and geometric pattern of the main stream-trunks and their relations with major structures. Major differences occur between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic valley systems, the former being generally longitudinal and showing overall concave-upward longitudinal profiles, whereas the latter are generally transverse and possess less regular longitudinal profiles. Topographic features and river valleys architecture seem related to different styles and amounts of uplift in the three Belts. Within the study area, a narrower coast to coast transect (Gaeta-Vasto Transect, GVT) was investigated in detail, devoting particular attention to its axial sector, lying around the Apennines main divide (main divide area: MDA), and a possible scheme of the Quaternary surface uplift inside this transect was proposed. In the MDA, the main stages of landscape evolution and river network organization were reconstructed by analysis of paleosurfaces coupled with analysis of relic and present-day hydrographic network. This allowed recognition of a major phase of surface uplift (exceeding 1500 m in the Meta-Mainarde massif) occurred in response to thrusting during the Pliocene, whereas for the Quaternary uplift a minimum value around 400 m was estimated. Our study suggests that, during the Quaternary and in the GVT, the Peri-Tyrrhenian Belt suffered a subdued uplift operating over small wavelengths (10-15 km), while Axial and Peri- Adriatic Belts were subject to a stronger and long-wavelength (90 km) surface uplift, with maximum values (about 700 m) shifted NE of the Axial Belt and tapering to zero towards the Adriatic coast. The reconstructed pattern of uplift is coherent with the topographic properties of the three Belts and with the observed drainage features.175 1163 - PublicationRestrictedDevelopment and decline of the ancient Harbor of Neapolis(2018)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Archaeological exavations,undertaken since 2004 for the construction of the new Naples subway194 5 - PublicationOpen AccessQuaternary kinematic evolution of the Southern Appennines. relationships between surface geological features and deep lithospheric structures(1993)
; ; ; ; ;Cinque, A.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Napoli, Italy ;Patacca, E.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Pisa, Italy ;Scandone, P.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Pisa, Italy ;Tozzi, M.; CNR, Centro di Studio per la Geologia Tecnica, Roma, Italy; ; ; 114 651 - PublicationRestrictedLate quaternary faulting within the Southern Apennines seismic belt: new data from Mt.Marzano area (Southern Italy)(2003)
; ; ; ; ;Ascione, S.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Napoli ;Cinque, A.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Napoli ;Improta, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italia ;Villani, F.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Napoli; ; ; An integrated geomorphological and geophysical investigation was performed in order to reconstruct the Pliocene-Quaternary geomorphologic evolution and recent tectonics of Mt. Marzano massif (Southern Apennines, Italy). The study area belongs to a region of high seismic energy release, the last event being the strong (MS 6.9) 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Most of the main faults of the area ceased their activity before development of the Late Pliocene age palaeosurfaces, widely spread over the massif. Beginning in the lower part of the Middle Pleistocene, strong extensional tectonics took place in the southern portion of the massif. WNW-trending faults created the Buccino and S.Gregorio Magno depressions, which underwent subsidence until the Holocene, according to abundant morphostructural evidence. During the Late Quaternary, the N1501 trending Mt. Valva–Mt. Carpineta fault and the N110-1001 trending Mt. Ogna fault, previously sealed by Pliocene palaeosurfaces, also were re-activated. Morphostructural data were integrated with a high-resolution seismic survey across the Piano di Pecore basin, which is dammed by a fault that slipped 70 cm during the 1980 earthquake. This fault produced no more than 50–60m of throw during Quaternary times, most probably starting from 100 to 150 kyr BP.159 32 - PublicationRestrictedMillennial variability of rates of sea-level rise in the ancient harbour of Naples (Italy, western Mediterranean Sea)(2020)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;We reconstructed the late Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) evolution of the ancient harbour of Naples, one of the largest coastal conurbations in the Mediterranean. We carried out multiproxy investigations, coupling archaeological evidence with biological indicators. Our data robustly constrain 2000 yr of non-monotonic changes in sea level, chiefly controlled by the complex volcano-tectonic processes that characterize the area. Between ∼200 BC and AD ∼0, a subsidence rate of more than ∼1.5 mm/yr enhanced the postglacial RSL rise, while negligible or moderate land uplift < ∼0.5 mm/yr triggered a RSL stabilization during the Roman period (first five centuries AD). This stabilization was followed by a post-Roman enhancement of the sea-level rise when ground motion was negative, attested by a subsidence rate of ∼0.5 to ∼1 mm/yr. Our analysis seems to indicate very minor impacts of this nonmonotonic RSL evolution on the activities of the ancient harbour of Naples, which peaked from the third century BC to the second century AD. After this period, the progressive silting of the harbour basin made it impossible to safely navigate within the basin, leading to the progressive decline of the harbour.469 6 - PublicationRestrictedIntersection of exogenous, endogenous and anthropogenic factors in the Holocene landscape: A study of the Naples coastline during the last 6000 years(2013)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Romano, P.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università di Napoli Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Naples, Italy ;Di Vito, M. A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione OV, Napoli, Italia ;Giampaola, D.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Cinque, A.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università di Napoli Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Naples, Italy ;Bartoli, C.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Boenzi, G.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Detta, F.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università di Napoli Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Naples, Italy ;Di Marco, M.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Giglio, M.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Iodice, S.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy ;Liuzza, V.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università di Napoli Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Naples, Italy ;Ruello, M. R.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università di Napoli Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Naples, Italy ;Schiano di Cola, C.; Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; New data on the ancient landscape of Naples (southern Italy) during the middle and late Holocene from geo-archaeological excavations associated with public transport works were used to reconstruct the hill and coastal environment to the west of the ancient Graeco-Roman polis, where remains of human settlements date to the late Neolithic. The rich stratigraphic and archaeological records that emerged from the digs and from previous boreholes were measured and analysed by combining sedimentary facies analysis, tephrostratigraphy and archaeological data. Between the 5th and 4th millennia BP, a rocky profile with a wave-cut platform cutting across pyroclastites emplaced from the surrounding volcanoes was predominant in the coastal landscape. During the 3rd millennium BP, this rocky coast was progressively replaced by a sandy littoral environment primarily due to marine deposition, with a coastline located some hundred meters inland with respect to the modern one. The sedimentary record of the Greek and Roman periods indicates short-term fluctuations of the coastline, leading to the establishment of a backshore environment towards the end of the 6th century AD, when prograding river mouths and lobes of debris flows contributed to the advancing trend of the shoreline. The frequent archaeological remains from these periods indicate a stable settled area since Roman times. The shoreline was still subject to short-lived fluctuations between the 12th and 16th centuries, and attained its present position during the modern era with man-made reshaping of its profile. The construction of Relative Sea Level curves for two coastal sites reveals that the persistence of the foreshore environment in the Naples coastal strip during the 5th and 4th millennia BP was controlled by the counterbalancing effect of either the concurrent eustatic sea level rise or subsidence. On the other hand, the morpho-stratigraphic record for the last two millennia shows a significant correlation between sedimentation rate and settlement history, accounting for the dominant role of the anthropogenic forcing-factor in late Holocene landscape history. In particular, land mismanagement during Late Antiquity seems to have triggered a slope disequilibrium phase, exacerbating soil erosion and increasing the sediment accumulation rate in both foothill and coastal areas. Nonetheless, the environmental changes of the Chiaia coast during the last 2000 years clearly show volcanicetectonic perturbations influencing coastline development up to the modern era.237 33