Geophysics

From January 2015 Rebesco Michele joins the editorial board of the journal Marine Geology, taking over from David Piper as editor-in-chief, along with Gert J. de Lange and John Wells. Michele is a marine geologist at OGS, working as a member of the research group of Geosciences, specialized in the

Dr Angelo Camerlenghi and Dr Mounir Ghribi from OGS participated in the Euro - Mediterranean Forum 28-29 January 2015 in Barcelona at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) as representatives of Italy within the dialogue 5+5. The initiative seeks to strengthening cooperation in

TURBINTERMARS is aimed at exploring the “trade zones” between turbulence and Earth Sciences and it's focused on boundary layer-sediment interactions at different scales, from micro to macro scales, from observatory, experimental to numerical investigations, and applications in hydraulics

The M112 campaign of the German research vessel Meteor, in which OGS is involved, has observed gas emissions from seabed mud volcanoes in Italian waters. The gas bubbles are rising into the ocean from a structure known as Venere Mud Volcanoes, a pair of extrusive cones up to 100 m high that lie in

The German research vessel Meteor sailed today from Catania, on a 5 week campaign to study mud volcanoes and gas hydrates in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The R/V Meteor M112 campaign will begin offshore Calabria, investigating mud volcanoes discovered by OGS in 2005 in the context of the EC

New published research on the geologic history of an area of the Antarctic Peninsula where a large floating ice shelf disintegrated in the early 2000’s indicates that the cataclysmic break-up was primarily a result of a rise in air temperature and melting at the surface of the ice, rather than a

From August 25 to 27 in Veli Lošinj (Croatia) will take place a workshop on "Status and Future of the Geothermal Energy in the Peri-Adriatic Area". The purpose of the workshop (open to all interested persons) is to convene research institutions, public administrations, professionals, operators

On July 7, at 10:00, at seminar room "Antonio Michelato", building "Ferruccio Mosetti" - OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante, Dr. Fausto Ferraccioli (British Antarctic Survey) will present the seminar: : "Esplorazione aerogeofisica in Antartide" Link: http://nettuno.ogs.trieste.it/jungo/caffe_scientifico/en

Geophysics Section (GEO) of OGS was awarded with the IHS Kingdom Educational Grant Program. Since January, 2008, IHS Program has donated thousands of software licenses to over 150 colleges and universities in dozens of countries around the world. Beginning in 2001, yearly grants, including all

On April 8, at 11:00, at seminar room "Antonio Michelato", building "Ferruccio Mosetti" - OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante, Angelo Camerlenghi will present the seminar entitled: "Deep-sea record of Mediterranean Messinian events (DREAM): Perforazione scientifica nel Mediterraneo". Link: http://nettuno.ogs