staff 27 permanent researchers; 7 fixed-time researchers 10 technicians & administration; 34...
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STAFF27 Permanent Researchers;7 Fixed-time Researchers10 Technicians & Administration;34 Under contract and training personnel
Director: Fabio TrincardiSection Head: Mariangela Ravaioli
Research lines
Geology of Oceanic AreasMediterranean AreasQuaternary stratigraphy and PalaeoclimatologyMarine & Coastal Environmental GeologyTechnological Development
A new set of oceanic transorms
Bonatti et al, 2001 - Geology
Geology of Oceanic AreasMediterranean Areas
Temporal variations in the formation process of the
oceanic crust
Geological risk: Es. offshore Portugal
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Geology of Oceanic AreasMediterranean Areas
Geology of Oceanic AreasQuaternary Stratigraphy and
Palaeoclimatology
Submarine landslides(and geological risk)
Deep Corals
Mud volcanoesAnd fluid emission
Mediterranean depositional systems :- olocenic deltas- canyon and turbiditic
systems- conturitic deposits
Eustatic variations
Continental Margins
Landslides, submarine currents and deep
ecosystemsRecent landslides in Gela basin
«Ancient» landslide swept by cascading currentson the southern Adriatic margin
Geology of Oceanic AreasQuaternary Stratigraphy and
Palaeoclimatology
Geology of Oceanic AreasQuaternary Stratigraphy and
PalaeoclimatologyGeologic Cartography scale 1:250.000
Geology of Oceanic AreasQuaternary Stratigraphy and
Palaeoclimatology
-120 m
End of Glacial era 18000 Years ago
- 0 m
RESOURCES SEARCH & SUSTEINABILITY
Carbon cycle
Key study areas
Marine & Coastal Environmental GeologyStudy of Italian seas and polar oceans
Coastal, platform, deep, lake & lagoon areas
Monitoring and modelling of Anoxia for the environmental management
Ossigeno disciolto di fondo (mg/L)
Marine & Coastal Environmental GeologyStudy of Italian seas and polar oceans
Coastal, platform, deep, lake & lagoon areas
Anoxix zones in the North
Adriatic
Marine observation networks:Global change and biodiversity
Temperatura
Salinità(blu)
Ossigeno
Fluorescenza
Station S1
Station E1
Marine & Coastal Environmental GeologyStudy of Italian seas and polar oceans
Coastal, platform, deep, lake & lagoon areas
Measures along the water column and at the air-water-sediment interface,
integrated with satellite observation
Ismar-Bologna study areas
Present oceanic data bank
CROP
Anocsia
Data bankBanche Dati da Stazioni e Siti Fissi
Data Base web-GIS HERMES project
Cartographic Data Bank in Adriatic
MOON: Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network
Vannucci et al. (2004)
Technological Development
SW corer
Piston corer
Automatic benthic camera
Technological Development