Publication Date:
2024-05-02
Description:
Phlegraean Fields is a large, active caldera located in the densely populated westernmost
sector of Naples’s Bay (Southern Italy). Several Bouguer anomaly surveys are available for this area
with different resolution and accuracy; gravity data derive from the integration of stations placed
below and above the sea level as the caldera develops both onshore and offshore. The comparison
of these maps with the Digital Elevation Model shows a still remaining Terrain Effect hiding the
shallower and deep caldera structure’s signal. This effect has an impact on the modelling of the gravity
source’s depth and geometry. In this research, we apply a geologically constrained terrain correction
method to the higher resolution Free Air dataset available for the study area to enhance the complete
Bouguer reduction. The correlation analysis between the residual and the topography allows us to
assess the quality of the outcomes. The results represent an improvement in the anomalies’ isolation
and clearly show a continuous circular-like clustering of maxima related to the geometry of the
caldera rim. The minima are associated with volcano-tectonic depression filled with pyroclastic and
sediment. Furthermore, features alignments overlap the fault systems, along which the volcanic
activity occurred.
Description:
Published
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209
Description:
OSA1: Variazioni del campo magnetico terrestre, imaging crostale e sicurezza del territorio
Description:
OSA4: Ambiente marino, fascia costiera ed Oceanografia operativa
Description:
JCR Journal
Keywords:
phlegraean fields; bouguer anomaly; gravimetric terrain correction; phlegraean fields
;
Phlegraean Fields Bouguer Anomalies
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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