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

R/WAR italian deep seismic data




AUXILIARY DATA and MAPS
    • maps, shooting and recording points data
  ALPINE surveys (1956-1969): see ref. (1), (2) and (3).             MARINE OGS seismics (1969-'72):  ref. (4)             CROP Project (1986-'99):  ref. (5 a, 5b)
Main Deep Seismic Soundings (R/WAR data) carried out in Italy: 1966-1997
We apologize for possible lack of data (mostly old data)
Years
 Region Project
method
source
Coordinates
Project
Coordinator
shots rec.
points
1966
Gargano-Apulia DSS-66
DSS
TNT
[sh_66]

E.S.C.  and
Italian Expl. Seismol. Group(6)
1968
Sicily Sicily-68
"
" [sh_68]
[sta_68]
"        "          "        "
1970
Calabria Calabria-70
" " [sh_70]
[sta_70]
"        "          "        "
1971
Gargano-Agropoli-Sicily-Pantelleria
Apulia
Tyrrhene-71
Apulia-71
" " [sh_71a]
[sh_71b]
[sta_71a]
"        "          "        "
1972
Apulia-Calabria-Aeolian Islands-Sicily DSS-72
" " [sh_72]
[sta_72]
"        "          "        "
1973
Central and Southern Apennines
(Long-range 'Tuscany-Apulia' profile)
Long-73
" " [sh_73]
[sta_73]
  C.N.R. (I),  D.F.G. (D)
1974
Northern Apennines DSS-74
" " [sh_74]
[sta_74]
E.S.C.  and
Italian Expl. Seismol. Group
1975
Central Alps ALP-75
" " [sh_75]
[sta_75]
"        "          "        "
1977
Southern Alps
Sicily
SUD-ALP-77
ETNA-77
" " [sh_77a]
[sh_77b]
[sta_77a]
[sta_77b]
"        "          "        "
1978
Eastern Alps and Central Apennines DSS-78
" " [sh_78]
[sta_78a]
[sta_78b]
"        "          "        "
1979
Tyrrheanian and Ionian Sea
DSS-79
" " [sh_79]
[sta_79a]
[sta_79b]
[sta_79c]
"        "          "        "
1980
South Italy
SOUTH-80
" " [sh_80] [sta_80]
"        "          "        "
1982
Sardinia
EGT-82(7)
" " [sh_82]
[sta_82]
E.S.F. / EGT SCC
1983
North Italy, Lig. Sea, Corsica, Sardinia
EGT-83
" " [sh_83]
[sta_83a]
[sta_83b]
"           "
1984
Sicily  (Sicily, global)
EGT-84
" " [sh_84]
[sta_84]
"           "
1985
Tunisia                                    [global]
EGT-85 "
"
[sh_85] [sta_85a]
[sta_85b]
"           "
1986
European Central Segment
Italian additional program    
(N.Apennines & West. Alps)   [global]
EGT-86
" " [sh_86a]
  
[sh_86b]
[sta_86a]
   
[sta_86b]
"           "
  E.S.F./EGT, C.N.R.(IGL), OGS
1987
Northern Apennines
(Genoa-Piacenza transept)
APP-87
" " [sh_87]
[sta_87]
AGIP / Uni-MI / C.N.R.(IGL)
1991
Northern Apennines / Po Plain BTP-91
" " [sh_91]
[sta_91]
C.N.R.(IRRS)
1992
Campania Apennines
Benevento-92
" " [sh_92]
[sta_92]
C.N.R.(IRRS) / Uni-NA
Special Projects in Volcanic Areas
Year
Region
Project
method
source
shots
rec.
points
Project
Coordinator
1985
Campania Pozzuoli-85 DSS TNT [sh_85v] [sta_85v] Uni-NA (Ocean. Institute)
1986
Eolie Islands and Sicily Eolie-86 "
"
[sh_86v] [sta_86v] O.V. (NA)
1986/'87 Vulsini Hills Bolsena I-II
"
"
[sh_8687] [sta_8687] C.N.R. (IGL)
1987 Campania  [map '85-'87]
Vesuvius-87 "
"
[sh_87v] [sta_87v] O.V. (NA)
1990
Vulsini Hills Bolsena III "
"
[sh_90v] [sta_90v] C.N.R. (IGL)
1994
Vesuvius TomoVes-94(8) "
"
[sh_94v] [sta_94v] C.N.R. (GNV)/Uni+O.V. (NA)
1996
Campania TomoVes-96 DSS +
WAR(9)
TNT +
Air guns

[sh_96v] [sta_96v] "                  "
1997
Gulf of Neaples MareVes-97 WAR
"    "
[sh_97v] [sta_97v] "                  "
Seismic surveys in support of CROP Project(5)
Year
Region
Project
method
source
shots
rec.
points
Project
Coordinator
 1985 
Western Alps
Crop-Ecors/85
DSS
TNT
[sh_85c]
[sta_85c]
ECORS-CROP DSS Group(10)
1987
Western Alps
Crop-Ecors/87
"
"
[sh_87c] [sta_87c]
"           "           "
1993/'94
North. & Central  Apennines
TOS-93/94
(supp. CROP-03)
"
"
[sh_93c]
[sta_93c]
C.N.R. (IRRS)
1994
Tyrrheanian and Adriatic Seas
CROP-Mare-II-'94
(Sea-Land conf.)
WAR
Air-guns
[sh_94sl]
[sta_94sl]
Sea-Land W.G.(11)
1995
Ligurian-Tyrrhenian Seas
LISA-'95
(Sea-Land conf.)
WAR
"     "
[sh_95sl]
[sta_95sl]
"         "        "   
     
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Notes and References

[ 1] Behnke C., Giese P., 1969. Bericht über refraktionsseismiche Untersuchungen 1956-1969 zur Erforshung der Erdkruste in den Alpen.  ASFA / FKPE Bericht n.4 (Forshungsskollegiums Physik des Erkörpers), 1968; 29 pp. + 40 tables.
This is the original document with all the detailed information. The total data for the observed perdiod are: N. of shots: 193; N. of TONs of explosive fired: 931 (!), N. of in-line profiles and fans: 55; total length: ca. 10500 km; N. of recordings: ca. 1700. 
ALPS SHOOTING POINTS 1959-1969:   general info [ 9 html sheets ]    TNT data [ with graph ]   location [ Google Map ]
[ 2] Choudhury M., Giese P., de Visentini G., 1971. Crustal structure of the Alps: some general features from explosion Seismology.
B.G.T.A., XIII, (51-52), 211-240. [ raw map (shots+profiles) ]  [ list of all profiles ]  [ list of available section-films ]
[ 3] Buness H.  1990. A compilation of data from the 1983 European Geotraverse Experiment from the Ligurian Sea to the Southern Alps.
FU-Berlin, open file Report, June 1990. [ list of Northern Italy 1962-'70 profiles ].
[ 4]
Morelli C., 2003. Alcuni esempi nelle geodiscipline di risultati notevoli tramite collaborazioni interdisciplinari nazionali ed internazionali.  
Proceedings of 22nd GNGTS meeting (Rome, CNR, 18-20/11/ 2003).   See also our summary-page.
[ 5]
a) Scrocca D., 2004. Presentation of CROP Atlas; 32nd IGC, Florence (I), August 20-28, 2004.
b) Scrocca D., Doglioni C., Innocenti F., Manetti P., Mazzoti A., Bertelli L., Burbi L., D'Offizi S. Eds. , 2003. CROP Atlas: seismic reflection profiles of the italian Crust.  Mem. Descr. Carta Geol. d'Italia, 62; 194 pp + 71 annexed plates.
[ 6] under the European Seismological Commission (E.S.C.), sub Commission 'D' (D.S.S.), the Italian Explosion Seismology Group has been:
        -  Milan: CNR - (Italian National Research Council):  IGL(until 1991), IRRS (after),
        -  Neaples: OV - (Vesuvian Observatory),

        -  Trieste: OGS  - (Experimental Geophysical Observatory),

        -  Italian Universities -  Geophysical Institutes of: Milan, Trieste, Genoa, Neaples, Lecce, Cosenza, Palermo, Catania.

[ 7] E.G.T. (European GeoTraverse, 1983-1990): the biggest program of crustal studies ever carried out in Europe.
( see: Italian '82-'87 DSS  map  or our short brochure )
[ 8]
Gasparini P. & Tomoves w.g., 1979. Looking inside Mt. Vesuvius. EOS (AGU) 79, n. 19, 229-232.
[ 9]
WAR data (air-guns shooting, sea-land configuration) need some extra 'navigation'-file data [see info ]
[10] Hirn A., Nadir S. (F IPG-Paris), Thouvenot F. (F IRIGM-Grenoble), Nicolich R., Pellis G. (I U Trieste), Scarascia S. (I MI IGL), Tabacco I. (I U MI), Castellano M. (I NA OV), Merlanti F. (I U GE)
[11] Cassinis R.,  Gualtieri L. (I U MI); Biella G., Caielli G., Corsi A., de Franco R. (I MI IRRS); Gaudiosi G. (I NA OV); Guerra I., Moretti A., Bruno G., Gervasi A. (I U CS);Chironi C., Colletti G., Luzio D., Vitale M. (I U PA).

   
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