A gravity investigation was carried out in the Somma-Vesuvius complex
area (Campania, Italy) based on a dataset recently enlarged with
new measurements. These cover the volcanic top and fill some other
important spatial gaps in previous surveys. Besides the new gravity
map of the Vesuvius, we also present the results of a 3D inverse
modelling, carried out by using constraints from deep well exploration
and seismic reflection surveys. The resulting density model provides
a complete reconstruction of the top of the carbonate basement. This
is relevant mostly on the western side of the survey area, where
no significant information was previously available. Other new information
regards the Somma-Vesuvius structure. It consists of an annular volume
of rocks around the volcanic vent and that extends down to the carbonate
basement. It results to be denser with respect to the surrounding
sedimentary cover of the Campanian Plain and to the material located
just along the central axis of the volcanic structure. The coherence
between these features and other geophysical evidences from previous
studies, will be discussed together with the other results of this
research.
%0 Journal Article
%1 cella_etal:2007
%A Cella, F.
%A Fedi, M.
%A Florio, G.
%A Grimaldi, M.
%A Rapolla, A.
%D 2007
%J Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
%K geophysics
%N 4
%P 303--317
%R 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.12.013
%T Shallow structure of the Somma-Vesuvius volcano from 3D inversion
of gravity data
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.12.013
%V 161
%X A gravity investigation was carried out in the Somma-Vesuvius complex
area (Campania, Italy) based on a dataset recently enlarged with
new measurements. These cover the volcanic top and fill some other
important spatial gaps in previous surveys. Besides the new gravity
map of the Vesuvius, we also present the results of a 3D inverse
modelling, carried out by using constraints from deep well exploration
and seismic reflection surveys. The resulting density model provides
a complete reconstruction of the top of the carbonate basement. This
is relevant mostly on the western side of the survey area, where
no significant information was previously available. Other new information
regards the Somma-Vesuvius structure. It consists of an annular volume
of rocks around the volcanic vent and that extends down to the carbonate
basement. It results to be denser with respect to the surrounding
sedimentary cover of the Campanian Plain and to the material located
just along the central axis of the volcanic structure. The coherence
between these features and other geophysical evidences from previous
studies, will be discussed together with the other results of this
research.
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abstract = {A gravity investigation was carried out in the Somma-Vesuvius complex
area (Campania, Italy) based on a dataset recently enlarged with
new measurements. These cover the volcanic top and fill some other
important spatial gaps in previous surveys. Besides the new gravity
map of the Vesuvius, we also present the results of a 3D inverse
modelling, carried out by using constraints from deep well exploration
and seismic reflection surveys. The resulting density model provides
a complete reconstruction of the top of the carbonate basement. This
is relevant mostly on the western side of the survey area, where
no significant information was previously available. Other new information
regards the Somma-Vesuvius structure. It consists of an annular volume
of rocks around the volcanic vent and that extends down to the carbonate
basement. It results to be denser with respect to the surrounding
sedimentary cover of the Campanian Plain and to the material located
just along the central axis of the volcanic structure. The coherence
between these features and other geophysical evidences from previous
studies, will be discussed together with the other results of this
research.},
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author = {Cella, F. and Fedi, M. and Florio, G. and Grimaldi, M. and Rapolla, A.},
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title = {Shallow structure of the Somma-Vesuvius volcano from 3D inversion
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