Istituto Nazionale di Geosifica e Vulcanologia - Sezione di Catania

CURRICULUM VITAE

Rosalba Napoli received her degree in Geological Sciences at the University of Catania (Italy) in 1992. Her research activity has always been addressed to improve the investigative capability of the magnetic method, in different possible applications in volcanic areas. In particular, extensive and detailed ground and marine magnetic surveys were performed to detect and define the geometry and dynamics of the main geological structures characterizing Sicilian volcanic areas (the lower East side of Etna, Hyblean Plateau, Ustica Island). She deals with the magnetic monitoring of active Sicilian volcanoes (Etna and Stromboli) through the development and management of magnetic permanent monitoring networks. The research has also been devoted to the study of pre-eruptive and eruptive volcanic processes through the implementation of analytical techniques for detection and characterization of local variations in the short and medium term, in the time series of magnetic and electrical fields, and to the interpretation of magnetic anomalies by numerical modeling to define the spatial and temporal evolution of eruptive phenomena.

Selected Publications

Del Negro C. and Napoli R. (2002) Ground and marine magnetic surveys of  the lower eastern flank of Etna volcano (Italy). J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. Vol. 114/3-4, 357-372.

Del Negro C., G. Currenti, R. Napoli and A. Vicari (2004), Volcanomagnetic changes accompanying the Onset of the 2002-2003 Eruption of Mt. Etna (Italy), Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 229, 1-2, 1-14.

Napoli R.,  G. Currenti and C. Del Negro (2007), Internal structure of Ustica volcanic complex (Italy) based on a 3D inversion of magnetic data. Bulletin of Volcanology. DOI 10.1007/s00445-007-0115-8.

Napoli R., G. Currenti, C. Del Negro, F. Greco, D. Scandura (2008), Volcanomagnetic evidence of the magmatic intrusion on 13th May 2008 Etna eruption, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L22301, doi:10.1029/2008GL035350.

Currenti G., Del Negro C.,  Di Stefano A., Napoli R (2009) Numerical simulation of stress induced piezomagnetic fields at Etna volcano, Geophys. J. Int. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04381.x.

Currenti G., Napoli R., Di Stefano A., Greco F., Del Negro C. (2011) 3D integrated geophysical modeling for the 2008 magma intrusion at Etna: constraints on rheology and dike overpressure. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 168, 88–96.

Currenti G., Napoli, R., Del Negro, C. (2011) Toward a realistic deformation model of the 2008 magmatic intrusion at Etna from combined DInSAR and GPS observations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.058, 312, 22–27. 

Napoli R, Currenti G, Del Negro C, Di Stefano A, Greco F, Boschi E. (2011) Magnetic features of the magmatic intrusion  that occurred in the 2007 eruption at Stromboli Island (Italy). Bull Volcanol, DOI 10.1007/s00445-011-0473-0.

Currenti G, Solaro G, Napoli R, Pepe A, Bonaccorso A, Del Negro C, Sansosti E. (2012) Modeling of ALOS and COSMO-SkyMed satellite data at Mt Etna: Implications on relation between seismic activation of the Pernicana fault system and volcanic unrest. Remote Sensing of Environment 125 64–72 doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.07.008.

Bonaccorso A., Calvari S., Currenti G., Del Negro C., Ganci G., Linde A., Napoli R., Sacks S., Sicali A. (2013) From Source to Surface: Dynamics of Etna’s Lava Fountains investigated by Continuous Strain, Magnetic, Ground and Satellite Thermal Data. Bull Volcanol 75:690 DOI 10.1007/s00445-013-0690-9.