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Zollo, A., Judenherc, S., Auger, E., D'Auria, L., Virieux, J., Capuano, P., Chiarabba, C., de Franco, R., Makris, J., Michelini, A. and Musacchio, G. (2003). Evidence for the buried rim of Campi Flegrei caldera from 3-d active seismic imaging. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2003GL018173. issn: 0094-8276. |
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An extended marine, active seismic survey has been performed on September, 2001 in the gulfs of Naples and Pozzuoli by recording about 5000 shots at a network of 62 sea bottom and 72 on shore seismographs. 3-D images of the shallow caldera structure are obtained from the tomographic inversion of about 77000 first P arrival times using the Benz et al. <1996> tomographic technique. The buried rim of the Campi Flegrei caldera is clearly detected at about 800--2000 m depth, as an anular high P-velocity and high density body. It has a diameter of about 8--12 km and a height of 1--2 km. According to stratigraphic and sonic log data from deep boreholes and tomographic P velocities, the rim is likely formed by solidified lavas and/or tuffs with interbedded lava. This study confirms the existence for a depressed limestone basement beneath the caldera at less than 4 km depth, while no evidence are found for shallower magmatic bodies. |
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Keywords
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Marine seismics, Seismology, Volcano seismology, Tectonophysics, Tomography |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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