Some research activities
2015
This field campaign took place in the FP7 framework of the Med-Suv Project and was supervised by Ricci, T. (INGV) and Finizola, A. (GéoSciences Réunion). It aims at performing an electrical resistivity tomography of the active summit part of Etna. The methods included also self-potential, gas (concentration and flux), radon and temperature measurements for identifying the preferential fluid flows within the volcanic edifice, and for highlighting the weakness zones and magma bodies.
Publication in preparation.
Vesuvius (Italy)
This project was supervised by Macedonio, G. and Ricci, T. (INGV) in collaboration with the Cerema, GéoSciences Réunion, LMV labs and the University of Padova. This study aimed at carrying out a cross-section profile of the actual Vesuvius summit area by means of self-potential, temperature and electrical resistivity tomography for imaging the shallow part of the cone. In parallel, a muon station performed a resistivity tomography for comparing the data in term of resistivity body revealed by the tomographies.
Pisciarelli (Italy)
This project was supervised by Ricci, T. (INGV) in collaboration with the Cerema and GéoSciences Réunion labs. The recent fumarolic activity at Pisciarelli (Phlegrean Fields volcano, Italy) is located near Naples, and implies a high volcanic hazard on inhabitants and infrastructure. The aim of this study was to identify the fluid circulations related to this fumarole. We carried out self-potential, gas (Concentration and flux), radon , temperature, permeability measurements together with a photogrammetry survey.
2014
Haveluy (France)
This project was supervised by Antoine, R. (Cerema) and Finizola, A. (GéoSciences Réunion). The study focused on a "Terril" in combustion in Haveluy, located in the northern part of France. A "terril" is a small hill made of carbon mine wastes. The aim is to reveal the inner structure and the fluid flows of the terril by coupling 3 geophysical methods such as the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), soil CO2 concentration and temperature.
Formica Leo
Formica Leo is a small scoriae cone formed at the base of the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano, Reunion Island. The project was supervised by Finizola, A. (GéoSciences Réunion) and Delcher, E. (Stratagem974), which aimed at imaging the inner structure of the cone, crucial for numerically modelling the emplacement and dating the cone. We carried out an electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) profile.
L'Aquila
This project was supervised by Ricci, T. (INGV) and Finizola, A. (GéoSciences Réunion). The area of L'Aquila (Italy) is affected by violent earthquakes such as in 2009. For better understanding the geological processes occurring beneath the region, we carried out this field campaign to achieve a previous survey (2009). We coupled 2 geophysical methods : the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and soil CO2 concentration.
Vesuvius (Italy)
This project took place in the FP7 framework of the Med-Suv Project in 2014 and was supervised by Finizola, A. (GéoSciences Réunion), Ricci, T. (INGV) and Delcher, E. (Stratagem974). This field campaign and the relative data composed my Master's training (6months). It follows that I was responsible of the collected data and the post-processing that lead to the upcoming results. Vesuvius volcano, located in Naples, implies a high volcanic hazard on the 800,000 inhabitants living in the vicinity or on the slopes. This study aimed at identifying the hydrothermal system of the edifice by highlighting the main fluid flows within the complex. We coupled 4 geophysical methods, such as the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), self-potential, soil CO2 concentration and temperature.
2nd Publication in preparation
3rd Publication in preparation
2013
Irene's Station
This 2-months project was supervised by Sivakumar, V. (GGM - University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), and aimed at studying the ozone (O3) over a high strategical African target, the Irene's station. Indeed, every year the station is substantially affected by diverse flows (e.g. human activities or mass burning) that may influence the O3 budget. For this study, I compared 10 years of "in situ" measurements with 10 years of satellite data (Aura/MLS) for highlighting seasonal and annual variability of O3 over the Irene station.
