Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli, A.A. Pasqua, O. Petrucci, 2018, Definizione dei Dati-Lista dei Dati. WP01-Task01-CNR-IRPI.,
"RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System", Definizione dei Dati-Lista dei Dati, 2018,
Abstract
Definizione dei Dati-Lista dei Dati. ...
Definizione dei Dati-Lista dei Dati.
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli, A.A. Pasqua, O. Petrucci, 2018, Validazione e rilascio dei moduli e delle procedure. WP02-Task04-CNR-IRPI.,
"RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System", Validazione e rilascio dei moduli e delle procedure., 2018,
Abstract
Validazione e rilascio dei moduli e delle procedure. WP02-Task04-CNR-IRPI. Progetto "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System" ...
Validazione e rilascio dei moduli e delle procedure. WP02-Task04-CNR-IRPI. Progetto "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System"
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli, A.A. Pasqua, O. Petrucci, 2018, Metodi per la costruzione e la manutenzione della matrice degli scenari di intervento e della FILIERA (MATRICE_S e FILIERA_P). WP02-Task02-CNR-IRPI.,
"RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System", Metodi per la costruzione e la manutenzione della matrice degli scenari di intervento e della FILIERA (MATRICE_S e FILIERA_P)., 2018,
Abstract
Metodi per la costruzione e la manutenzione della matrice degli scenari di intervento e della ...
Metodi per la costruzione e la manutenzione della matrice degli scenari di intervento e della FILIERA (MATRICE_S e FILIERA_P)
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli, A.A. Pasqua, O. Petrucci, 2018, Metodi di analisi. WP02-Task01-CNR-IRPI.,
"RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System", Metodi di analisi., 2018,
Abstract
Metodi di analisi. "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System", ...
Metodi di analisi. "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System",
IOVINE G. (1), AUBRECHT C. (2), COHEN D. (3), PASTOR M. (4), 2018, Recent innovations in hazard and risk analysis,
Basel: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2018,
Abstract
Risk to people and properties commonly derives from different types of dangerous phenomena, either natural ...
Risk to people and properties commonly derives from different types of dangerous phenomena, either natural or man-made. The potential worth of loss depends on vulnerability of the exposed elements at risk, and on worth of these latter. Vulnerability generally refers to heterogeneous sets of elements and should be analysed by considering both actual and expected conditions, in terms of exposure and of potential effects on economic activities, environmental education and availability of authorities for forecasting and monitoring. Furthermore, the probability of occurrence (hazard) of a given type of phenomenon must be evaluated within a specific zone and temporal frame of interest. The above factors are all needed to assess the overall risk, but they can be very difficult to measure.
If different types of dangerous phenomena threaten a given site, or when cascading effects are expected, the evaluation of the combined risk is required, with overlapping and amplification issues often hard to quantify. To decrease the level of risk at local or regional scales, different techniques are available, based on inventories, spatial analyses, damage mapping, vulnerability and susceptibility mapping, numerical modelling, monitoring, and land-use planning, in addition to knowledge dissemination and realising of remedial works. Real-time monitoring systems may allow to implement early warning procedures for civil protection and, if combined with innovative modelling techniques, may help in defining reliable standards and implementing effective strategies for risk mitigation.
The nine papers collected in this special issue essentially derive from studies on the above mentioned topics, discussed at_
Session EGU2016 NH9.9 on "Monitoring and modelling of dangerous phenomena, and innovative techniques for hazard evaluation and risk mitigation" Conveners_ Giulio Iovine, Johannes Huebl, Christoph Aubrecht, Manuel Pastor http_//meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/20334.
Session EGU2015 NH3.6 on "Advanced methods in landslides research_ modelling" Conveners_ Giulio Iovine, Denis Cohen http_//meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2015/session/18763.
Session EGU2015 NH9.12 on "Modelling of dangerous phenomena, and innovative techniques for hazard evaluation and risk mitigation" Conveners_ Giulio Iovine, Johannes Huebl, Christoph Aubrecht, Manuel Pastor http_//meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2015/session/18752.
The topics dealt in the papers are quite differentiated, ranging from flood-related issues (cf. Hsu et al. 2017; Tzavella et al. 2017; Persi et al. 2017), to slope stability (cf. Goorchi et al. 2017; Canli et al. 2017; Yin and Zhang 2018), to earthquakes (Mignan et al. 2016), sinkholes (Guarino et al. 2017), and radon anomalies (Iovine et al. 2017). This special issue therefore covers a broad range of topics, addressing wide scope and integrative nature of disaster risk management.
Coscarelli R.; Caloiero T.; Ferrari E.; Sirangelo B., 2018, Detection and analysis of drought events in Calabria (southern Italy),
Italian journal of engineering geology and environment (Testo stamp.) SI 1 (2018): 13–25. doi_10.4408/IJEGE.2018-01.S-02,
DOI: 10.4408%2FIJEGE.2018-01.S-02
Abstract
Drought phenomena are one of the greatest damaging climate events. For this reason it is ...
Drought phenomena are one of the greatest damaging climate events. For this reason it is necessary to detect several drought features such as its intensity, duration, recurrence probability and spatial extent, also in order to alleviate the impacts of droughts. In this study, drought, expressed using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), has been analyzed in a region of southern Italy (Calabria) using a homogenized database for 24 monthly rainfall series in the 1951-2016 period. First, both the short-term (3 months) and the long-term (24 months) SPI were estimated and, in order to identify the worst events, the percentages of rain gauges falling within severe or extreme dry conditions have been evaluated. Then, the occurrence frequencies of severe/extreme droughts have been evaluated for each rain gauge. Finally, possible trends in the SPI values have been detected by means of a new graphical technique, Sen's method, which allows the trend identification of the low, medium and high values of a series. Results evidenced that, considering the 3-month SPI, the occurrence frequency of severe and extreme drought events increased from the late 1970s to the early 2000. As to what concerns the 12-month SPI, droughts were more frequent throughout the 1980s and the 1990s and in at beginning of this century. The trend analysis showed a general reduction in all the values of the SPI, that is a tendency towards heavier droughts and weaker wet periods.
Autori Vari, 2018, Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies,
2018,
Abstract
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies (Editors: Loredana Antronico (CNR-IRPI) and Fausto Marincioni (UNIVPM)) ...
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies (Editors: Loredana Antronico (CNR-IRPI) and Fausto Marincioni (UNIVPM)) is a volume of the Open Access and peer-reviewed series "Geographies of the Anthropocene" (Il Sileno Edizioni), ISSN 2611-3171.
The purpose of the Book is to document a number of case studies from different regions of the World pursuing disaster risk reduction through preparedness, mitigation, emergency response, and recovery activities. The volume contains 14 chapters divided into three sections_ 1) disaster risk perception, 2) disaster planning and management, and 3) disaster mitigation and preparedness. The book chapters contribute to the current scientific debate on disaster ecology, exploring strategies and ability of local communities to adjust to hazard and disasters. Common thread among the different case studies is the need for Homo sapiens to define its rights and responsibilities in environmental dynamics, including extreme events and disasters. In the end, the choice of how to deal with hazard, vulnerability and disasters, highlights the ethical nature of disaster risk reduction; control of nature or adaptation to its cycles?
A. Tiesi1, S. Laviola1, M.M. Miglietta2, S. Gabriele3, 2018, The RAMSES weather forecast modeling, one year of results,
1st AISAM meeting, Bologna, Italy, 10-13/09/2018,
Abstract
The project RAMSES (RAilway Meteorological SEcurity System) is a pilot project
developed by CNR and Rete ...
The project RAMSES (RAilway Meteorological SEcurity System) is a pilot project
developed by CNR and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A., focusing on the mitigation of
the hydrological risks for railways in Calabria (Italy). In the framework of the modelling
part of the project, the work presents the results based on one year of weather
forecasting at the CNR-ISAC. The activity has focused on the set up of an operative
numerical system, performing high-resolution short-range forecasts and provide alerts in
case of intense precipitation.
The WRF (Weather and Research Forecasting) model is implemented in order to
perform weather forecasts over two nested domains with the finest grid spacing of 3 km.
A WRF run starts every day, and represents the background fields (WRFBG) on
which data assimilation is performed.
The analysis of the meteorological data is performed by LAPS (Local Area and
Prediction System, NOAA, USA). LAPS is a mesoscale analysis tool adaptable for any
source of data and its implementation does not require high CPU performances, which
makes it very useful for operative meteorological scopes. In the present project, LAPS
performs analyses using data from METAR stations, soundings, radar (CAPPI at 3
levels), and SEVIRI/MSG (Eumetsat/Geostationary). A short-range forecast of WRF
(WRFHR) starts every 3 hours, assuming as initial condition the real-time LAPS
analysis, and covers the following 6 hours.
After more than one year of forecasting activity, the statistical results show an
improvement of the WRFHR forecasts compared to the WRFBG forecasts due to data
assimilation, and a good level of robustness of the operative system chain WRF-LAPS-WRF.
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), D. D'Onofrio (1), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ PISCIOTTA – KM 70. Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 865 – Rapporto RFI n. 29 – ottobre 2018 – Pisciotta km 70,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), D. D'Onofrio (1), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ PISCIOTTA – KM 70. Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 864 – Rapporto RFI n. 28 – settembre 2018 – Pisciotta km 70,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), D. D'Onofrio (1), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ NICOTERA – KM 56. Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 863 – Rapporto RFI n. 27 – luglio 2018 – Nicotera km 56,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), D. D'Onofrio (1), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ PISCIOTTA – KM 70. Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 862 – Rapporto RFI n. 26 – luglio 2018 – Pisciotta km 70,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ PISCIOTTA – KM 70 Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 861 – Rapporto RFI n. 25 – maggio 2018 – Pisciotta km 70,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
GIULIO IOVINE (1) - con la collaborazione di S. GABRIELE (1), V. BASILE (2), C. BRUNO (1), D. DISTILO (2), V. LUPIANO (1), F. MUTO (3), V. RAGO (1), 2018, SITO RFI_ PISCIOTTA – KM 70 Rapporto di sopralluogo. R.I. 860 – Rapporto RFI n. 24 – aprile 2018 – Pisciotta km 70,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
Giulio Iovine (1), Salvatore Gabriele (1), con la collaborazione di Vincenzo Basile (2), Claudia Bruno (1), Daniela Distilo (2), Valeria Lupiano (1), Francesco Muto (3), Valeria Rago (1), 2018, Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica, mediante approcci innovativi, lungo la linea RFI Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria, di supporto all’adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e alla progettazione di interventi per la riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico. Sito di Maratea (km 116+450). R.I. 859 – Rapporto RFI n. 23 – gennaio 2018 – Maratea (C) – km 116+450,
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
Giulio Iovine (1), Salvatore Gabriele (1), con la collaborazione di Vincenzo Basile (2), Claudia Bruno (1), Daniela Distilo (2), Valeria Lupiano (1), Francesco Muto (3), Valeria Rago (1), 2018, Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica, mediante approcci innovativi, lungo la linea RFI Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria, di supporto all’adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e alla progettazione di interventi per la riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico. Sito di Celle di Bulgheria (km 80+400). R.I. 858 – Rapporto RFI n. 22 – gennaio 2018 – Celle di Bulgheria – km 80.400 (B),
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
Giulio Iovine (1), Salvatore Gabriele (1), con la collaborazione di Vincenzo Basile (2), Claudia Bruno (1), Daniela Distilo (2), Valeria Lupiano (1), Francesco Muto (3), Valeria Rago (1), 2018, Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica, mediante approcci innovativi, lungo la linea RFI Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria, di supporto all’adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e alla progettazione di interventi per la riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico. Sito di Celle di Bulgheria (km 82+047). R.I. 857 – Rapporto RFI n. 21 – gennaio 2018 – Celle di Bulgheria – km 82.047 (A),
2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di ...
Caratterizzazione geologico-tecnica di un sito lungo la linea RFI per l' adozione di provvedimenti di mitigazione e la progettazione di interventi di riduzione del rischio geo-idrologico
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, M. Mercuri, E. Valente, S. Guardia, 2018, Rapporti di prova (numero 82 – Gennaio 2018),
Rapporti di prova - Gennaio 2018/1, 2018,
Abstract
Rapporti di prova. Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica ...
Rapporti di prova. Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, M. Mercuri, E. Valente, S. Guardia, 2018, Rapporti di prova (numero 32 – Febbraio 2018),
Rapporti di prova - Febbraio 2018/2, 2018,
Abstract
Rapporti di prova. Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica ...
Rapporti di prova. Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, M. Mercuri, E. Valente, S. Guardia, 2018, Rapporti di prova (numero 16 (con CB) – Maggio 2018),
Rapporti di prova - Maggio 2018/3, 2018,
Abstract
Rapporti di prova . Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica ...
Rapporti di prova . Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, M. Mercuri, E. Valente, S. Guardia, 2018, Rapporti di prova (numero 20+15=35 (con CB) – Agosto 2018),
Rapporti di prova - Agosto 2018/4, 2018,
Abstract
Rapporti di prova (numero 20+15=35 (con CB) - Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica ...
Rapporti di prova (numero 20+15=35 (con CB) - Attività Laboratorio di Geotecnica
Antronico L., Coscarelli R., De Pascale F., Gullà G., 2018, Approfondimento di Studio – Percezione del rischio da frana e comportamenti resilienti della comunità di Maierato (VV),
Approfondimento di Studio, Agosto 2018/2, 2018,
Abstract
Percezione del rischio da frana e comportamenti resilienti della comunità di Maierato (VV) ...
Percezione del rischio da frana e comportamenti resilienti della comunità di Maierato (VV)
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, 2018, Approfondimento di Studio – Caratterizzazione geotecnica dei geomateriali interessati dalla frana di Maierato_ Prima sintesi.,
Approfondimento di studio, Agosto 2018/1, 2018,
Abstract
Caratterizzazione geotecnica dei geomateriali interessati dalla frana di Maierato_ Prima sintesi. ...
Caratterizzazione geotecnica dei geomateriali interessati dalla frana di Maierato_ Prima sintesi.
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Borrelli, 2018, Terza Relazione Ordinaria – Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio acquisita dal Comune di Maierato e “Approfondimenti di Studio”,
Terza Relazione Ordinaria - Agosto 2018., 2018,
Abstract
Terza Relazione Ordinaria - Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio ...
Terza Relazione Ordinaria - Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio acquisita dal Comune di Maierato e "Approfondimenti di Studio"
Gullà G., L. Aceto, L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli, A.A. Pasqua, O. Petrucci, 2018, RMS_FILIERA-Risk Manegement System-Primo SAL-Relazione CNR-IRPI. Progetto “RMS_Filiera – Risk Management System,
Progetto "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System, Primo SAL, 2018,
Abstract
RMS_FILIERA-Risk Manegement System-Primo SAL-Relazione CNR-IRPI. Progetto "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System" ...
RMS_FILIERA-Risk Manegement System-Primo SAL-Relazione CNR-IRPI. Progetto "RMS_Filiera - Risk Management System"
Di Baldassarre, G., Kreibich, H., Vorogushyn, S., Aerts, J., Arnbjerg-Nielsen, K., Barendrecht, M., Bates, P., Borga, M., Botzen, W., Bubeck, P., De Marchi, B., Llasat, C., Mazzoleni, M., Molinari, D., Mondino, E., Mård, J., Petrucci, O., Scolobig, A., Viglione, A., and Ward, P. J., 2018, Hess Opinions_ An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection,
Hydrology and earth system sciences 22 (2018): 5629–5637. doi_10.5194/hess-2018-333,
DOI: 10.5194%2Fhess-2018-333
Abstract
One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, ...
One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce the probability of flooding at the time of implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. They have shown that increasing the levels of flood protection can attract more settlements and high-value assets in the areas protected by the new measures. Other studies have explored how structural measures can generate a sense of complacency, which can act to reduce preparedness. These paradoxical risk changes have been described as levee effect, safe development paradox or safety dilemma. In this commentary, we briefly review this phenomenon, by critically analysing the intended benefits and unintended effects of flood protection with two main examples, and then propose an interdisciplinary research agenda to uncover these paradoxical dynamics of risk.
Tommaso Caloiero, Roberto Coscarelli, Ennio Ferrari, 2018, Application of the Innovative Trend Analysis Method for the Trend Analysis of Rainfall Anomalies in Southern Italy,
Water resources management 32 (2018): 4971–4983. doi_10.1007/s11269-018-2117-z,
DOI: 10.1007%2Fs11269-018-2117-z
Abstract
In this paper, an investigation of the temporal rainfall variability, in a large area of ...
In this paper, an investigation of the temporal rainfall variability, in a large area of southern Italy, has been carried out using a homogeneous monthly rainfall dataset of 559 rain gauges with more than 50 years of observation. The area under investigation is a large portion of the Italian peninsula, ranging from the Campania and the Apulia regions in the North, to Sicily in the South, and covering an area of about 85,000 km2. Possible trends in seasonal and annual rainfall values have been detected by means of a new graphical technique, ?en's method, which allows the trend identification of the low, medium and high values of a series. Moreover, the Mann-Kendall test has been also applied. As a result, different values and tendencies of the highest and of the lowest rainfall data have emerged among the five regions considered in the analysis. In particular, at seasonal scale, a negative trend has been detected especially in winter and in autumn in the whole study area, whereas not well defined trend signals have been identified in summer and spring.
J.A. Guijarro, E. Aguilar, T. Caloiero, G. Caroletti,
S. Carvalho, R. Coscarelli, M. Curley, E. Engstrom, L. Lledò,
J. Ramon, G. van der Schrier, J. Sigrò, P. Stepanek,
P. Zahradnicek, M.A. Valente, 2018, Evaluation of daily series homogenization methods within the INDECIS project,
18 Congreso de la Asociacion Espanola de Climatolog?a (Cartagena, 17-19 de Octubre de 2018), Cartagena, SPAIN, 17-19/10/2018,
Petrucci O., 2018, Available databases on the impact of Damaging Hydrogeological Events in Mediterranean regions,
16th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Risks, Universita Paul Valerie Montpellier, 10/10/2018,
Abstract
Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs) can be defined as episodes of severe weather conditions, during which
meteorological ...
Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs) can be defined as episodes of severe weather conditions, during which
meteorological phenomena -such as rainfall, wind and hail- trigger damaging landslides, floods, and sea storms.
During storms, these phenomena can be triggered almost simultaneously, and may amplify economic damage and
harms to people, often delaying emergency management actions.
Data on current DHE impact can be obtained by the systematic review of regional daily newspapers and using a
series of daily Google alerts concerning rainfall-related phenomena. Moreover, data about the impact of historical
DHE can be obtained by performing specific historical research in local archives, in order to fill data gaps affecting
older epochs.
This work presents a series of databases concerning the impact of DHE in Calabria (Italy) and in study areas
located in the Mediterranean basin. Specifically, the databases presented are the following_
1) ASICAL. It concerns DHE that occurred in Calabria in the past century, and contains about 5000 records freely
available.
2) NEW ASICAL. It is similar to ASICAL in terms of contents but the study period covers the time span
between 1800 and 2018, and it is available on request.
3) FLOODHYMEX. Is the database of catastrophic floods that occurred in five Mediterranean regions_
Calabria, Catalonia, Balearic Islands, South France and Greece, between 1980 and 2014. It is in English and is
available at the Hymex website.
4) PEOPLE. It is the database of the effects of DHE on people in Calabria between 1980 and 2016. It is
in English and published on the Mendeley website. Damage severity is sorted in three levels. Fatalities, who are
people killed, injured, who are people harmed, and involved people, that are people facing the accident and not
killed neither hurt.
5) SLIDE-CAL. It is the database of rain-triggered landslides in Calabria. It covers the period 1921-2010,
is in Italian and available on request.
6) SEA STORM CAL contains data about damage related to storm surges and it is available on request.
7) BRIDGECAL. It is the database concerning the damage caused by damaging hydrogeological events to
bridges in Calabria between 1900 and nowadays.
The presentation will describe the main characteristics of the listed databases and presents some published
results highlighting the usefulness of collected data in the study of the impact of damaging hydrogeological events
in Mediterranean countries.
Tansi C., D'Angelo L., Maletta R., Maraniello M., Mendicino M., Perrotta P., Petrucci P., Versace P., 2018, Integrated Disaster Management system based on geographical information and mobile communication networks,
EGU Plinius Topical Conference Series on Mediterranean Storms 16 (2018).,
Abstract
Calabria is one of the region of Italy most exposed to natural hazards due to ...
Calabria is one of the region of Italy most exposed to natural hazards due to the complex hydro-geomorphological
nature of the territory. The major threats include landslides, floods, storms, droughts and earthquakes. Most of these
risks, when combined with intense rainfall and a high levels of territorial vulnerability, usually result in disasters
and damages to the population.
In these scenarios, the Calabria Region has re-organized the system of functional procedures used in civil protection
activities, through an implementation of an integrated System that includes not only information technology (IT),
but also social communication networks and organising structures for emergency response. The complexity of the
system, the dynamic of the environmental risk, in which the system is embedded, and its technical constraints
imply important coordination activities.
The system is devoted to support all phases of the disaster management cycle (before, during and after the event).
The main aim of all the activity is to make the alarm system and regional management of emergencies more
efficient by a proper simplification and optimization of communication processes.
The system allows the management of several aspect such as_ disasters events, territorial data referred to the human
and instrumental resources, and decision-making processes, based on the type of risk. Moreover an interactive
communication channel with citizens has been developed with the purpose to promote civil protection culture in
the population, to strengthen the crowdsourcing and to increase its resilience
Alvioli M.(1), Donnini M.(1), Fiorucci F.(1), Gariano S.(1), Lollino P.(2), Melillo M.(1), Petrucci O.(3), Pisano L.(2), Reichenbach P.(1), Santaloia F.(2), 2018, Relazione sullo stato di avanzamento delle attività dell’azione B11 – Primo anno,
Azione B1.1, 2018,
Abstract
Il presente documento descrive il lavoro svolto nell'ambito dell'attività "B.1.1 Dimensioni territoriali e indicatori finalizzati ...
Il presente documento descrive il lavoro svolto nell'ambito dell'attività "B.1.1 Dimensioni territoriali e indicatori finalizzati all'analisi dei rischi e delle condizioni di sicurezza ai fini della protezione civile" prevista dal "Programma per il supporto al rafforzamento della governance in materia di riduzione del rischio ai fini di protezione civile_ rischio idrogeologico e idraulico", a valere sul PON Governance e capacità istituzionale 2014-2020 (PON idro). Nel documento sono riportate le attività svolte durante l'affiancamento alle Regioni Sicilia, Puglia, Calabria e Campania presso gli uffici_ 1) Centro Funzionale Decentrato Multirischio Integrato (CFDMI) della Regione siciliana; 2) Centro Funzionale Decentrato Sezione Protezione Civile della Regione Puglia; 3) Protezione Civile della Regione Calabria; 4) Protezione Civile della Regione Campania.
Alvioli M.(1), Donnini M.(1), Fiorucci F.(1), Gariano S.(1), Lollino P.(2), Melillo M.(1), Petrucci O.(3), Pisano L.(2), Reichenbach P.(1), Santaloia F.(2), 2018, Relazione sullo stato di avanzamento delle attività dell’azione A11 – Primo anno,
Azione A1.1, 2018,
Abstract
Il presente documento descrive il lavoro svolto nell'ambito dell'attività "A.1.1 Dimensioni territoriali e indicatori finalizzati ...
Il presente documento descrive il lavoro svolto nell'ambito dell'attività "A.1.1 Dimensioni territoriali e indicatori finalizzati all'analisi dei rischi e delle condizioni di sicurezza ai fini della protezione civile" prevista dal "Programma per il supporto al rafforzamento della governance in materia di riduzione del rischio ai fini di protezione civile_ rischio idrogeologico e idraulico", a valere sul PON Governance e capacità istituzionale 2014-2020 (PON idro). L'attività A.1.1 ha due obiettivi principali_ il primo è finalizzato alla verifica di coerenza fra le diverse dimensioni territoriali adottate dai piani di Gestione del Rischio Alluvioni dell'Appennino meridionale e della Regione Siciliana e le aree afferenti ai centri operativi di protezione civile; il secondo alla definizione di indicatori per la dimensione territoriale adottata a riferimento finalizzati ad individuare livelli di rischio, capacità di fronteggiare condizioni di emergenza, e più in generale, livello di sicurezza in termini di protezione civile. Le attività si sono state effettuate in particolare nelle seguenti regioni destinatarie dei servizi_ Regione Calabria, Regione Campania, Regione Puglia e Regione Sicilia.
Caloiero T., Coscarelli R., Ferrari E., Sirangelo B., 2018, Seasonal and annual trend analysis of SPI in Calabria,
XXXVI Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Ancona, 12-14/09/2018,
Abstract
Among the more adversely impacting climate events, drought phenomena play a significant role in socio-economic ...
Among the more adversely impacting climate events, drought phenomena play a significant role in socio-economic and health terms, even though their impact on populations depends on the vulnerable elements (Wilhite et al., 2000). The impacts can be particularly significant for areas already under stress and suffering from a water shortage due to a dry climate and a growing water demand, as in the case of the Mediterranean area (De Luis et al., 2000). Understanding of drought phenomena is paramount for an appropriate planning and management of water resources. Usually, drought severity is evaluated by means of drought indices since they facilitate communication of climate anomalies to diverse user audiences; they also allow scientists to assess quantitatively climate anomalies in terms of their intensity, duration, frequency, recurrence probability and spatial extent (Wilhite et al., 2000, Tsakiris et al., 2007). One of the most diffused indexes for analysing meteorological droughts at different time-scales is the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), which allows the investigation of different drought categories (McKee et al., 1993). Also due to its intrinsic probabilistic nature, the SPI can be reliably assumed for carrying out drought risk analysis (Guttmann, 1999; Cancelliere et al., 2007). Several authors focused on SPI trend (Bordi et al., 2009; Golian et al., 2015; Buttafuoco et al., 2015), mainly adopting non-parametric tests, which are better suited to deal with non-normally distributed hydrometeorology data than the parametric ones. Recently, ?en (2012) proposed the Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) technique that allows a graphical trend evaluation of the low, medium, and high values in the data. This technique has been largely applied to the trend detection of several hydrological variables, among which temperature data (?en, 2014; Ay & Kisi, 2015), annual maximum rainfall series (Haktanir & Citakoglu, 2014), water quality parameters (Kisi & Ay, 2014), heat waves (Martínez-Austria et al., 2015), monthly pan evaporations (Kisi, 2015) and streamflow data (Tabari & Willems, 2015).
In the present work, the trend behaviour of the seasonal droughts of Calabria (southern Italy) has been analysed by applying the SPI on 3- and 12-month time scale on a homogeneous database of 24 monthly rainfall series observed in the period 1951-2016.
Roberto Coscarelli, Tommaso Caloiero, Gerard van der Schrier, Enric Aguilar, Joan Ramon Coll, Francesco Fusto, Raffaele Niccoli, 2018, Assessing the Italian climate and the European perspective,
1° Congresso Nazionale AISAM, pp. 232–233, Bologna, 10-13/09/2018,
Abstract
The European Climate Assessment & Dataset (ECA&D) aims to provide daily meteorological station-based data and ...
The European Climate Assessment & Dataset (ECA&D) aims to provide daily meteorological station-based data and their analyses for scientific research in and outside the climate sciences. An important contribution to this activity is the E-OBS, which is the gridded data set with daily maps of temperature, precipitation and pressure for Europe, based on ECA&D.
The relatively poor data coverage in the Mediterranean region is one of the drawbacks of ECA&D and translates in a large uncertainty for the estimates of daily temperature and precipitation in the E-OBS. The main aim of one of the WPs included in the European Project INDECIS ("Integrated approach for the development across Europe of user oriented climate indicators for GFCS high-priority sectors_ agriculture, disaster risk reduction, energy, health, water and tourism") is to conduct Data Rescue (DARE) missions to increase the ECA&D station coverage in the Mediterranean basin, especially over Southern Italy and the Balkan peninsula. For a region of Southern Italy (Calabria), a collaboration started between the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and the Centro Regionale Funzionale Multirischi Sicurezza del Territorio (Arpacal) of the Regione Calabria which collects and upgrades the regional climatic database managed by the former Italian Hydrographic Service. In particular, the actual station network covers the whole region with about 150 rain gauges and about 100 temperature stations. Besides rainfall and temperature, other climatic variables (humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind velocity and direction, etc.) are also measured but in few stations. By means of the cited collaboration, the daily rainfall and temperature data from about 70 stations, with an observation period that can reach 90 years, were joint with the ECA&D database (an average of about 30,000 rescue daily data - about 82 years - per station).
In this communication the latest changes in ECA&D station coverage and products are shown. These improvements to the station coverage allow for a meaningful comparison of the Italian climate with that of surrounding European countries. Finally, the latest developments in efforts to further improve the quality of the gridded data, in terms of preservation of extremes and internal consistency, are discussed. A new approach to gridding the pan-European E-OBS data is presented, along with a demonstration of some of the improvements.
The authors welcome comments and suggestions by users and data providers alike.
Perez-Zanon N., Sigró J., Aguilar E., Guijarro J.A., Van Der Schrier G., Stepanek P., Zahradnicek P., Coscarelli R., Engström E., Curley M., Caloiero T., Lledó L., Ramon J., Valente M.A., Carvalho S., 2018, First Steps towards a Benchmarking Experiment in Quality Control and Homogenization of Observed Data,
EMS Annual Meeting_ European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Budapest, 3-7/09/2018,
Abstract
Working group number 3 (WP3) of INDECIS project (Integrated approach for the development across Europe ...
Working group number 3 (WP3) of INDECIS project (Integrated approach for the development across Europe of user oriented climate indicators for Global Framework for Climate Services high-priority sectors_ agriculture, disaster risk reduction, energy, health, water and tourism) is charged of ensure the adequacy of the data used through the rest of the project. For this reason, a benchmarking experiment applying the Quality Control Softwares and the homogenization software is desired.
The scheme WP3 can be divided in six steps_ 1) to define one or more regions to develop our benchmark experiment as well as the climatic variables of interest; 2) to obtain pairs of real series to create test-datasets in order to characterize non-climatic perturbations that could be found; 3) an ideal series representing the study area climate is created; 4) the ideal databases (DDBB) can be perturbed using real information generated in step 2; 5) a synthetic but realistic perturbed DDBB' can be utilized to test quality control and homogenization methods, plus to obtain a new DDBB" free of perturbations; 6) a final comparison of the latest obtained DDBB" and the original nonperturbed DDBB will characterize the present capabilities of the quality control and homogenization procedures.
In order to contribute to the development of climate knowledge, pooling efforts and resources, we take advantage of ECA&D project (European Climate Assessment & Dataset Project), using its variables. Two regions have been selected by the moment_ the south of Sweden and Slovenia. These regions show a high density of observatories in ECA&D database.
In south Sweden, 200 pairs of series have been identified (42 for maximum and minimum temperature, 31 for precipitation, 16 for relative humidity, pressure and wind speed, 34 for snow depth and 3 for sunshine). The differences of quantiles for each pair of series are being analysed to quantify the possible relocation impact as well as the frequency of break points due to a inhomogenization in individual series.
On the other hand, the Euro-CORDEX simulations have been considered to play the role of ideal series. In this case, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO) versión 2 driven by Hadley Global Environment Model 2 - Earth System (MOHC-HadGEM2-ES) has been selected. The requirements stablished were_ the highest spacial resolution of 0.11 degrees, daily time step and a correspondence of the output variables with the ECA&D variables of study. The simulations comprise the historical experiment (1950 a 2005) and have been obtained for south Sweden and Slovenia.
The Project INDECIS is part of ERA4CS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by FORMAS (SE, DLR (DE), BMWFW (AT), IFD (DK), MINECO (ES), ANR (FR) with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462.
Guijarro J.A., Aguilar E., Caloiero T., Coscarelli R., Curley M., Perez-Zanon N., 2018, Homogenization of daily Essential Climatic Variables with Climatol 3.1 within the INDECIS project,
EMS Annual Meeting_ European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Budapest, 3-7/09/2018,
Abstract
After the successful inter-comparison of methods for the homogenization of climate series carried out in ...
After the successful inter-comparison of methods for the homogenization of climate series carried out in the COST Action ES0601 (HOME), many of them kept improving their algorithms and new ones emerged, suggesting the need of performing new benchmarking exercises. The Spanish MULTITEST project provided updated results for those methods that could be run in a completely automatic way, but the focus was still placed on monthly series of temperature and precipitation. However, a growing interest is being directed to the homogenization of daily series, which is more challenging due to their lower signal/noise ratio. After some first attempts by the end of the HOME Action, Killick (2016) coordinated some blind inter-comparisons on simulated daily temperature series.
The European project INDECIS* (Integrated approach for the development across Europe of user oriented climate indicators for GFCS high-priority sectors_ agriculture, disaster risk reduction, energy, health, water and tourism) needs quality controlled and homogenized daily series of extreme temperatures, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed and solar radiation to produce climate indices for their target economical sectors. Therefore, the Work Package 3 team of the project is devoted to provide these high quality series from their raw versions stored at the European Climate Assessment and Dataset (ECA&D).
As a first step, a benchmarking exercise was designed in order to test available methodologies on two target areas_ Southern Sweden and Slovenia (see Pérez-Zanón et al. in this EMS meeting). This communication will be focused in presenting the results obtained with the Climatol R package (version 3.1), both in the benchmarking stage and in its application to real series from ECA&D, discussing the problems derived from the different statistical characteristics of the studied climatic variables.
Angela Aurora Pasqua, Olga Petrucci, 2018, Eventi alluvionali in Calabria nel decennio 1980-1989,
2018,
Abstract
Questo nuovo volume arricchisce la bibliografia* degli scritti sugli eventi alluvionali che hanno colpito la ...
Questo nuovo volume arricchisce la bibliografia* degli scritti sugli eventi alluvionali che hanno colpito la Calabria nei secoli scorsi. La raccolta dati è stata effettuata mediante lo spoglio sistematico della testata giornalistica La Gazzetta del Sud presso la biblioteca Civica di Cosenza. Sono state raccolte anche notizie riguardanti i periodi siccitosi e gli effetti di scosse sismiche.
I dati sono organizzati in schede, presentate in ordine cronologico e raccolte in capitoli per anno. L'unità territoriale di riferimento è in genere il comune, anche se negli eventi più gravi le segnalazioni vengono spesso riportate per settori regionali più ampi.
Il volume, costituito da 724 schede su un arco temporale di dieci anni, rappresenta una importante fonte di informazione per i ricercatori che studiano i fenomeni di dissesto idrogeologico in Calabria, utile nella ricostruzione degli scenari di evento e nell'individuazione delle aree sistematicamente dissestate.
Caloiero T, Coscarelli R, Ferrari E,, 2018, Analysis of monthly rainfall trend in Calabria (southern Italy) through the application of statistical and graphical techniques,
Proceedings (MDPI) 2 (2018). doi_10.3390/proceedings2110629,
DOI: 10.3390%2Fproceedings2110629
Abstract
One of the most evident consequences of global atmospheric warming is the modification of the ...
One of the most evident consequences of global atmospheric warming is the modification of the water cycle. Precipitation plays a crucial role in the process and its variations can affect water resources, natural environments and human activities. In this paper, an investigation of the temporal rainfall variability in the Calabria region (southern Italy) has been carried out using a homogeneous and gap-filled monthly rainfall dataset of 129 rain gauges with more than 50 years of observation in the period 1951-2006. Possible trends in monthly and annual rainfall values have been detected by means of the Mann-Kendall test and of a new graphical technique (?en's method), which allows the trend identification of the low, medium and high values of a series. As a result, a different behavior of both the highest and the lowest rainfall values emerged among the five Rainfall Zones (RZs) that were considered in the analysis. Moreover, from the comparison of the trend methodologies, different trends results (increasing, decreasing, or trendless time series) have been identified. In particular, this study shows that the ?en's method could be successfully used in the evaluation of peak and low values of data for the trend analysis of rainfall values.
Caloiero T.; Sirangelo B.; Coscarelli R.; Ferrari E., 2018, Occurrence probabilities of wet and dry periods in Southern Italy through the SPI evaluated on synthetic monthly precipitation series,
Water (Basel) 10 (2018). doi_10.3390/w10030336,
DOI: 10.3390%2Fw10030336
Abstract
The present article investigates dry and wet periods in a large area of the Mediterranean ...
The present article investigates dry and wet periods in a large area of the Mediterranean basin. First, a stochastic model was applied to a homogeneous database of monthly precipitation values of 46 rain gauges in five regions of southern Italy. In particular, after estimating the model parameters, a set of 104 years of monthly precipitation for each rain gauge was generated by means of a Monte Carlo technique. Then, dry and wet periods were analyzed through the application of the standardized precipitation index (SPI) over 3-month and 6-month timespan (short-term) and 12-month and 24-month period (long-term). As a result of the SPI application on the generated monthly precipitation series, higher occurrence probabilities of dry conditions than wet conditions have been detected, especially when long-term precipitation scales are considered.
Iovine, Giulio (1); Aubrecht, Christoph (2); Cohen, Denis (3); Pastor, Manuel (4), 2018, Recent innovations in hazard and risk analysis,
Natural hazards (Dordr.) 91 (2018): S1–S5. doi_10.1007/s11069-018-3274-3,
DOI: 10.1007%2Fs11069-018-3274-3
Tommaso Caloiero, Roberto Coscarelli, Ennio Ferrari, 2018, Analysis of monthly rainfall trend in Calabria (southern Italy) through the application of statistical and graphical techniques,
3rd EWaS International Conference Insights on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, pp. 489–497, Lefkada (Greece), 27-30/06/2018,
Abstract
One of the most evident consequences of global atmospheric warming is the modification of the ...
One of the most evident consequences of global atmospheric warming is the modification of the water cycle. Precipitation plays a crucial role in the process and its variations can affect water resources, natural environments and human activities. In this paper, an investigation of the temporal rainfall variability in the Calabria region (southern Italy) has been carried out using a homogeneous and gap-filled monthly rainfall dataset of 129 rain gauges with more than 50 years of observation in the period 1951-2006. Possible trends in monthly and annual rainfall values have been detected by means of the Mann-Kendall test and of a new graphical technique (?en's method), which allows the trend identification of the low, medium and high values of a series. As a result, a different behavior of both the highest and the lowest rainfall values emerged among the five Rainfall Zones (RZs) that were considered in the analysis. Moreover, from the comparison of the trend methodologies, different trends results (increasing, decreasing, or trendless time series) have been identified. In particular, this study shows that the ?en's method could be successfully used in the evaluation of peak and low values of data for the trend analysis of rainfall values.
R. Coscarelli, L. Antronico, F. De Pascale, 2018, LE CONOIDI ALLUVIONALI LUNGO LA COSTA DEGLI DEI IN CALABRIA_ ANALISI DI ALCUNI EVENTI DANNOSI RECENTI E DELLA PERCEZIONE DEL RISCHIO DA PARTE DELLA POPOLAZIONE,
Seminari sulle Tecniche per la Difesa del Suolo e dall'Inquinamento, pp. 495–508, Terme Luigiane (Guardia Piemontese - CS), 20-23/06/2018,
Abstract
Le conoidi alluvionali inattive sono di frequente sedi di insediamenti abitativi,
strutture turistiche, vie di comunicazione, ...
Le conoidi alluvionali inattive sono di frequente sedi di insediamenti abitativi,
strutture turistiche, vie di comunicazione, attività agricole, originando così situazioni di elevato
rischio. La presente memoria focalizza l'attenzione su un?area lungo la costa tirrenica della Calabria,
denominata, per le bellezze naturali, "Costa degli Dei", dove sono presenti numerose conoidi
alluvionali intensamente urbanizzate. Lo studio, oltre a presentare la descrizione degli
eventi di colate detritiche e alluvioni innescati da eventi piovosi, avvenuti negli anni compresi tra
il 2009 e il 2011, con danni agli edifici privati e alle infrastrutture presenti, illustra i principali
risultati di un'indagine sulla percezione del rischio da parte della popolazione, che vive o lavora
nell'area di studio. La ricerca ha messo in evidenza che i residenti di dette aree sono abbastanza
coscienti della situazione di rischio in cui vivono, che addebitano maggiormente all'abusivismo
edilizio e, in generale, alla scarsa attenzione da parte degli enti preposti verso le problematiche
del territorio e la sua manutenzione. Gli intervistati hanno così palesato una scarsa fiducia nei
propri amministratori, a cui addebitano anche la mancanza di formazione e di informazione della
popolazione.
Gullà G., L. Aceto, 2018, Seconda Relazione Ordinaria – Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio acquisita del Comune di Maierato,
2018,
Abstract
Seconda Relazione Ordinaria - Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio ...
Seconda Relazione Ordinaria - Attività di approfondimento conoscitivo con riferimento alla Rete Integrata di Monitoraggio acquisita del Comune di Maierato.
Borrelli L., Nicodemo G., Ferlisi S., Peduto D., Di Nocera S., Gullà G., 2018, Geology, slow-moving landslides, and damages to building in Verbicaro area (north-western Calabria region, southern Italy),
Journal of maps (Stud. ed.) 14 (2018): 32–44. doi_10.1080/17445647.2018.1425164,
DOI: 10.1080%2F17445647.2018.1425164
Abstract
This paper presents a mass movement inventory map at 1_5000 scale of the Verbicaro area
(about ...
This paper presents a mass movement inventory map at 1_5000 scale of the Verbicaro area
(about 13 km2) located in the Calabria region (southern Italy). The Main Map results from the
visual interpretation of aerial photographs, multi-temporal geomorphological field surveys,
and field investigations of damage suffered by buildings. Some 53% of the study area is
affected by a total of 252 landslides, comprising different types, state of activity, and size.
The mapped landslides, mainly complex type, involve low-grade metamorphic rocks; among
these, 15% are active and slow-move on pre-existing sliding surfaces. Moreover, out of 492
surveyed buildings, 347 are located on landslide-affected areas and experienced damages
covering a broad range of severity levels. The Main Map can represent a useful tool for
authorities in charge of land-use planning and urban management and can be used to
pursue landslide risk analyses.
Borrelli, Luigi; Ciurleo, Mariantonetta; Gullà, Giovanni, 2018, Shallow landslide susceptibility assessment in granitic rocks using GIS-based statistical methods_ the contribution of the weathering grade map,
Landslides (Berl., Print) 15 (2018): 1143–1144. doi_10.1007/s10346-018-0955-7,
DOI: 10.1007%2Fs10346-018-0955-7
Abstract
Shallowlandslides(i.e.,slide,flow,andcomplex)arewidespreadaroundtheworld,affectingthesoilmantleandupperregolith as a result of the weathering of granitic bedrock, and periodically cause enormous social ...
Shallowlandslides(i.e.,slide,flow,andcomplex)arewidespreadaroundtheworld,affectingthesoilmantleandupperregolith as a result of the weathering of granitic bedrock, and periodically cause enormous social and economic damages. Shallow landslide hazards are predominantly due to the scarcity of warning signs during the pre-failure stage, high velocities reached in the postfailure phase, and an increase in mobilized volumes caused by the entrapment of material in the downhill path of the phenomena. Owing to the abovementioned aspects, susceptibility assessment of shallow landslides in weathered granitic rocks is a relevant issue for landuseplanninganddesignpurposes.Thisstudyproposesathreestepmethodologyforthesusceptibilityassessmentofthesephenomena. The methodology has been tested and validated at the 1_10,000 scaleovera30.4-km2areainsouthernItaly,whereweatheredgranitic rocks are periodically affected by shallow landslides. This methodology is divided into three successive steps_ step 1 consists of database creation, with an emphasis on the weathering grade map (including five weathering classes, from class II to class VI, each one characterized by comparable mechanical behavior), and steps 2 and 3 focus respectively on susceptibility map calibration and validation through statistical analyses. The area under the ROC curve (AUC)showsvalues rangingfrom0.95instep 2 (calibration)to0.88 instep3(validation)andisatestamenttothegoodoverallpredictive accuracyofthemethodology.Theobtainedresultsdemonstrateboth the effectiveness and the consistency of the proposed methodology inperformingsusceptibilitymappingofshallowlandslidesinweathered granitic rocks, as well as the important role played by the weathering grade map.
Biondino, Deborah; Borrelli, Luigi; Critelli, Salvatore; Muto, Francesco; Gullà, Giovanni, 2018, The interplay of structural pathway and weathering intensity in forming mass-wasting processes in deeply weathered gneissic rocks (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy),
Journal of maps 14 (2018): 242–256. doi_10.1080/17445647.2018.1456489,
DOI: 10.1080%2F17445647.2018.1456489
Abstract
This paper presents a detailed map (Main Map) showing geology, tectonics, weathering intensity and spatial ...
This paper presents a detailed map (Main Map) showing geology, tectonics, weathering intensity and spatial distribution of landslides in the San Pietro in Guarano study area (about 7.5km(2)), located in the north-western sector of Calabria (southern Italy). In this area, deeply weathered high-grade metamorphic rocks and different types/categories of mass movements are widespread. The Main Map, at 1_5000 scale, results from the combination of information gathered via analysis and interpretation of aerial photographs at different times and scales, multi-temporal geostructural and geomorphological surveys, field investigations and mapping of weathering grade in outcrop - through observation of geologically distinctive characteristics and qualitative and semi-quantitative engineering geological tests - integrated by means of the analysis of both weathering profiles on cutslopes and boreholes logs. The Main Map can represent a useful tool for authorities in charge of land-use planning and can profitably concur to typify landslides and to assess quantitative landslide risk.
Gullà G.; Calcaterra S.; Gambino P.; Borrelli L.; Muto F., 2018, Long-term measurements using an integrated monitoring network to identify homogeneous landslide sectors in a complex geo-environmental context (Lago, Calabria, Italy),
Landslides (Berl., Print) (2018): 1–19. doi_10.1007/s10346-018-0974-4,
DOI: 10.1007%2Fs10346-018-0974-4
Abstract
Mass movements of different thicknesses and types affect the slope where the Greci and Piscopie ...
Mass movements of different thicknesses and types affect the slope where the Greci and Piscopie villages lie (Lago, Calabria, Italy). The study concerns a moderately urbanized area where the lithological, structural, and hydrogeological conditions have produced a large and complex unstable area. In the study area, a multi-temporal field survey has allowed for detailed landslide inventory mapping and definition of the geometric and kinematic characteristics of mass movements with long-term monitoring. In particular, an integrated monitoring network was progressively put in place, since 1996 to measure superficial and deep displacements (GPS stations and inclinometers). The network dataset shows that the mass movements in the study area are characterized by an extremely slow or very slow rate of displacement. The elements acquired by a long-term monitoring of the deep displacements point out that the landslide bodies are prone to develop new failure surfaces progressively shallower, with a consequent increase of the hazard. Moreover, medium-deep and deep-seated landslides may rapidly accelerate in relation to rainfall conditions and significantly affect structures and infrastructures. The integration of the geological and geomorphological knowledges with the monitoring data allows for distinguishing six different homogeneous sectors on the slope, as well as the relative geometric and kinematic characteristics, and the type of mass movements. In the study area, which is representative of several aspects of other areas, the method proposed and the knowledge acquired by long-term monitoring could be useful to define mass movement mechanisms, geotechnical models, and risk mitigation strategies.
Tommaso Caloiero, Roberto Coscarelli, Ennio Ferrari, 2018, Analysis of dry events in Calabria (southern Italy),
11th HyMeX Workshop, Lecce, 29/05/2018-02/06/2018,
Abstract
Drought phenomena are one of the greatest damaging climate events and play a significant role ...
Drought phenomena are one of the greatest damaging climate events and play a significant role in socio-economic and health terms. The analysis of the main characteristics of drought events (intensity, duration, recurrence probability, spatial extent, etc.) can be useful in order to alleviate the impacts of these phenomena. In this study, the drought features of Calabria (southern Italy) are analysed by means of a long homogeneous database, updated until the most recent months. The drought events have been evaluated on both daily and monthly scale. For the former, the frequency of long dry spells was analysed; for the latter scale, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has been calculated on several time-ranges. Dry event frequencies were also evaluated using stochastic models by which a high number of synthetic data series has been generated. Moreover, possible trends of drought events have been also evaluated by means of a non-parametric test and graphical approaches. As a result, a general increase in the occurrence frequency of extreme drought events has been detected in the last decades of the past century and at the beginning of the current one. This result was confirmed also by the application of the stochastic approach, which revealed a tendency towards a strong reduction (about 50%) of the return period estimated for long dry spells. Moreover, results of the SPI trend analysis showed a general reduction of the index values, thus evidencing a tendency towards heavier droughts.
Ennio FERRARI, Roberto COSCARELLI, Beniamino SIRANGELO, 2018, Correlation Analysis of Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation in a Region of Southern Italy,
Geosciences (Basel) 8 (2018). doi_10.3390/geosciences8050160,
DOI: 10.3390%2Fgeosciences8050160
Abstract
The investigation of the statistical links between changes in temperature and rainfall,
though not widely achieved ...
The investigation of the statistical links between changes in temperature and rainfall,
though not widely achieved in the past, is an interesting issue because their physical interdependence
is difficult to point out. Aiming at detecting possible trends with a pooled approach, a correlative
analysis of temperature and rainfall has been carried out by comparing changes in their standardized
anomalies from two different 30-year time periods. The procedure has been applied to the time series
of seasonal mean temperature and cumulative rainfall observed in four sites of the Calabria region
(Southern Italy), with reference to the series which verify the normality hypothesis. Specifically,
the displacements of the ellipses, representing the probability density functions of the bivariate normal
distribution assumed for the climatic variables, have been quantified and tested for each season,
passing from the first subperiod to the following one. The main results concern a decreasing trend of
both the temperature and the rainfall anomalies, predominantly in the winter and autumn seasons.
A.A. Pasqua, C. Bruno, S. Guardia, E. Valente, O. Petrucci, 2018, La mareggiata del 21 marzo 2018 sulla costa Tirrenica Calabrese,
2018,
Abstract
Il volume tratta della mareggiata del 21 marzo 2018 che ha colpito le coste Tirreniche ...
Il volume tratta della mareggiata del 21 marzo 2018 che ha colpito le coste Tirreniche Calabresi. Viene presentata una selezione di notizie di danni tratte dalla stampa e da vari siti web, verificate poi da sopralluoghi effettuati dal personale IRPI.
