A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO GLOBAL CORRELATION AND GEOCHRONOLOGY. THE CRETACEOUS SHALLOW-WATER CARBONATES OF SOUTHERN APENNINES, ITALY

2004 ◽  
pp. 103-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRUNO D’ARGENIO ◽  
VITTORIA FERRERI ◽  
HELMUT WEISSERT ◽  
SABRINA AMODIO ◽  
FRANCESCO P. BUONOCUNTO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Southern Apennines ◽  
Global Correlation

Shallow-water facies setting around the Kačák Event: a multidisciplinary approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 423 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Königshof ◽  
A. C. Da Silva ◽  
T. J. Suttner ◽  
E. Kido ◽  
J. Waters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Water Facies

scholarly journals Studying a Subsiding Urbanized Area from a Multidisciplinary Perspective: The Inner Sector of the Sarno Plain (Southern Apennines, Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3323
Author(s):  
Ettore Valente ◽  
Vincenzo Allocca ◽  
Umberto Riccardi ◽  
Giovanni Camanni ◽  
Diego Di Martire
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Ground Deformation ◽  
Structural Data ◽  
Geodetic Data ◽  
Groundwater Pumping ◽  
Fault Activity ◽  
Southern Apennines ◽  
Urbanized Area ◽  
Anthropogenic Contribution ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective

Defining the origin of ground deformation, which can be a very challenging task, may be approached through several investigative techniques. Ground deformation can originate in response to both natural (e.g., tectonics) and anthropic (e.g., groundwater pumping) contributions. These may either act simultaneously or be somewhat correlated in space and time. For example, the location of structurally controlled basins may be the locus of enhanced human-induced subsidence. In this paper, we investigate the natural and anthropic contributions to ground deformation in the urbanized area of the inner Sarno plain, in the Southern Apennines. We used a multidisciplinary approach based on the collection and analysis of a combination of geomorphological, stratigraphical, structural, hydrogeological, GPS, and DInSAR datasets. Geomorphological, stratigraphical, and structural data suggested the occurrence of a graben-like depocenter, the Sarno basin, bounded by faults with evidence of activity in the last 39 ka. Geodetic data indicated that the Sarno basin also experienced ground deformation (mostly subsidence) in the last 30 years, with a possible anthropogenic contribution due to groundwater pumping. Hydrogeological data suggested that a significant portion of the subsidence detected by geodetic data can be ascribed to groundwater pumping from the alluvial plain aquifer, rather than to a re-activation of faults in the last 30 years. Our interpretation suggested that a positive feedback exists between fault activity and the location of area affected by human-induced subsidence. In fact, fault activity caused the accumulation of poorly consolidated deposits within the Sarno basin, which enhanced groundwater-induced subsidence. The multidisciplinary approach used here was proven to be successful within the study area and could therefore be an effective tool for investigating ground deformation in other urbanized areas worldwide.

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