Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/8501
Authors: Olivieri, M.* 
Spada, G.* 
Antonioli, A.* 
Galassi, G.* 
Title: Mazara del Vallo tide gauge observations (1906-1916): land subsidence or sea level rise?
Journal: Journal of coastal research 
Series/Report no.: /31 (2015)
Publisher: Coastal Education Research Foundation Incorporated
Issue Date: 2015
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00233.1
Keywords: Mazara del Vallo tide gauge
Messina Earthquake
Climate Change
Post-seismic deformation
Subject Classification03. Hydrosphere::03.01. General::03.01.04. Ocean data assimilation and reanalysis 
03. Hydrosphere::03.01. General::03.01.08. Instruments and techniques 
04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.01. Earthquake faults: properties and evolution 
04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.04. Ground motion 
Abstract: Tide gauge data constitute an invaluable tool for the interpretation of short and long-term sea level changes occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. The complex geophysical environment and the limited amount of sufficiently long records make the interpretation of local signals problematic, since these are often affected by interlacing processes. Starting from newly disclosed tide gauge records from the site of Mazara del Vallo (SW Sicily), we analyze simultaneously the time series available from other locations in Sicily across the beginning of the 20th century (Messina and Palermo). Despite the limited record length, we show that these observations provide new perspectives on the causes of the observed sea level variations in the central Mediterranean region, and in particular they challenge previous tenets regarding the extent of land movements caused by the 1908 Messina Straits earthquake.
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