ReWARD Project
Refraction/Wide-Angle Reflections Database
INGV-Italy
Unit of Milano 
INGV - Rome

R/WAR italian deep seismic data

   
Main deep crustal investigations in Italy  [ maps ]
carried out in the frame of the European Seismological Commission   [ www ]
           
In order to coordinate the European crustal research Projects by means of active seismics method (DSS), for many years the ESC subcommission 'D' was active (SC-D: 'Deep Seismic Soundings'). In Italy the DSS programs were coordinated by the National Group for Long Profiles [ Gruppo Italiano Grandi Profili ] composed by Researchers of the following italian Institutions (academic or not):
-  OGS - Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale - Trieste;
-  CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche): 'IGL' - Milan (up to '91), then: 'IRRS';
-  Universities of: Milan, Trieste, Genoa, Neaples, Lecce, Cosenza, Catania, Palermo (Geophysical dept.);
-  O.V. - Osservatorio Vesuviano (Neaples).
During many 'ESC' General Assemblies the activity of such subcommission (SC-D) has been reported in special Activity Reports(*) compiled by the Coordinators: C. Morelli (Uni-Trieste) and P. Giese (Uni-Berlin). The following is a summary of related italian activity:
Year
Site
E.S.C.
Gen. Ass.
SC-D
DSS Activity
Report

Italian activity references
( DSS experiments )
1976
Cracow
XV
1974-1976
D.1)  Alps, 1975  ( A.L.P. Project )
E.1)  Corsica, Northern Apennines, 1974 (Elba-Tuscany)
1978
Strasburg
XVI
1976-1978
G.1)  Southern Alps, 1977
G.2)  Eastern Alps, 1978
H.1)  Central Apennines, 1978
1980
Budapest
XVII
1978-1980
A.1)  Tuscany and Latium, 1978
B.1)  Tyrrhenian Sea, Calabrian Arc, Southern Apennines , 1980
C.1)  Southern Apennines, Ionian Sea, 1980
1982
Leeds
XVIII
1980-1982
A.1)  Southern and Eastern Alps, 1977-'78
B.1)  Sardinia, 1979
C.1)  Tuscany, 1978-'79
D.1)  Tyrrhenian Sea and Central Apennines, 1979-'80
E.1)  Outer Calabrian Arc, 1979
F.1)  Italian peninsula and surrounding seas: a review of DSS data
1984
Moscow
XIX
1982-1984
I.1)   Northern Apennines, Corsica, Sardinia, Tunisia, 1983 (EGT-Southern Segment)
1986
Kiel
XX
1984-1986
A.1)  Sicily 1984 (Regional project in the frame of EGT-Southern Segment)
A.2)  Sardinia - Tunisia 1985 (EGT-Southern Segment)
1988
Sofia
XXI
1986-1988
A.1)  Alps/Northern Apennines, 1986 (EGT-Southern Segment)
A.2)  Ligurian Sea, Northern Apennines, 1987
B.1)  Western Alps (Ecors/Crop), 1985 (WAR data)
C.1)       "          "           "           "        1986      "           "    
1990
Barcelona
XXII 1988-1990
??
1992
Prague
XXIII 1990-1992
??
1994
Athens
XXIV 1992-1994
??
1996
Reykjavik
XXV 1994-1996
  • Tirreno '71 (Gargano-Salerno-Palermo-Pantelleria)
  • EGT-S '83 (Northern Apennines, Ligurian Sea, Corsica)
  • Central Apennines (supp. profiles to italian CROP-03 NVR profile)

In the '90ties, the SC-D was organized into 6 Working Groups, and Italian region was included in W.G.3: 'S.W. Europe', responsibles: P.Giese (Berlin) and A.Hirn (Paris). In the XXV Gen. Assembly (Reykjavik, 1996), J. Mechie (Potsdam) was elected as Chairperson for the 'SC-D' DSS (see Proceedingson-line starting from 1996). After the XXVI Gen. Assembly (Tel Aviv, 1998) the SC-D was reorganized: all the W.G. were formally dissolved and the SC-D recalled Crust and Upper Mantle Structure; J.Mechie was confirmed as Coordinator till the XXVIII Gen. Ass. (Genoa, 2002) where M. Grad (PL) was elected. Into this new SC-D a unique WG was activated, which after 2006 became Crustal Structure Maps of Europe, coordinated by M.Grad (PL) and D.Booth (UK) (see the new ESC structure and Working Groups after Geneva (CH) Gen. Ass., Sept.2006).


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Other Reports on Earth Sciences in Italy
in the frame of  International Geological Congress     [ IGC ]

   
The main crustal seismic soundings carried out in Italy have been reported also in some special Progress Report on the Earth Sciences in Italy compiled by the CNR Italian Committee(**) and presented at some IGC Session [pdf] .
         
The following copies of 'Progress Reports' are available at Ingv-Mi:
         
IGC year
Site
Session reference
period
Italian activity references
( DSS experiments )
1976
Sydney
25th 1972-1976 1973: Long-range Ireland-Ionian Sea profile
1975: Alpen Längs Profile  (A.L.P.'75)
1980
Paris
26th 1976-1980 1977: Southern Alps (SUD-ALP'77)
1978: Corsica-Elba-Ancona, Tuscany
    "     Monfalcone-Obersee
1979: Sardinia-Tyrrhenian Sea-Anzio-Pescara (SW-NE)
    "     Tyrrhenian Sea, Calabria-Ionian Sea (NW-SE)
1980: Napoli-Gargano
    "     Pescara-Anzio
1984
Moscow
27th 1980-1984 Crustal-model synthesis up to 1982
1983: European Geotraverse (E.G.T.):
          - Main N-S profile (from Alps to Tunisia)
          - additional profiles and fans in Northern Apennines
                                   
                     
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  (*) 
    Copies of such "Activity Reports" are available under request, at INGV-Milan
(Dr. M.Maistrello); no info, for the double question marks ??
     
  (**)

    The Reports were compiled by the
Geological and Mining Sciences Committee
of the CNR (italian National Research Council).
         


     
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