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Alessandro Sbrana

Alessandro Sbrana

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Earth Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6819
World Ranking
4747
National Ranking
122

Overview

Alessandro Sbrana is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy, focusing research efforts primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work spans multiple interconnected fields, including Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The research conducted by Alessandro Sbrana extensively covers subfields such as Geophysics, Plant Science, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Engineering. Their contributions are associated with several core topics: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Geological formations and processes, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Recent publication venues where Alessandro Sbrana's work has appeared include:

  • Journal of Maps
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Energies
  • Scientific Reports

Alessandro Sbrana's recent papers include:

  • Volcanic evolution of the Somma-Vesuvius Complex (Italy), 2020, Journal of Maps
  • The Phlegrean Fields volcanological evolution, 2021, Journal of Maps
  • Natural CO2 degassing in the Mount Amiata volcanic-geothermal area, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • The Volcano-Tectonics of the Northern Sector of Ischia Island Caldera (Southern Italy): Resurgence, Subsidence and Earthquakes, 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Analysis of Natural and Power Plant CO2 Emissions in the Mount Amiata (Italy) Volcanic-Geothermal Area Reveals Sustainable Electricity Production at Zero Emissions, 2021, Energies

Collaborations with other researchers have been a notable aspect of Alessandro Sbrana's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Paola Marianelli
  • Giuseppe Pasquini
  • Michele Sbrana
  • Valentina Ciani
  • Beatrice Giuntoli

Best Publications

  • Age and whole rock–glass compositions of proximal pyroclastics from the major explosive eruptions of Somma-Vesuvius: A review as a tool for distal tephrostratigraphy

    Roberto Santacroce;Raffaello Cioni;Paola Marianelli;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Mediterranean Sea Surface Radiocarbon Reservoir Age Changes Since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Giuseppe Siani;Martine Paterne;Elisabeth Michel;Roberto Sulpizio

  • Plio-Pleistocene geological evolution of the geothermal area of Tuscany and Latium

    F Barberi;G Buonasorte;R Cioni;A Fiordelisi

  • Pyroclastic deposits as a guide for reconstructing the multi-stage evolution of the Somma-Vesuvius Caldera

    Raffaello Cioni;Roberto Santacroce;Alessandro Sbrana

  • The phlegraean fields: Structural evolution, volcanic history and eruptive mechanisms

    M. Rosi;A. Sbrana;C. Principe

  • Compositional Layering and Syn-eruptive Mixing of a Periodically Refilled Shallow Magma Chamber: the AD 79 Plinian Eruption of Vesuvius

    Raffaello Cioni;Lucia Civetta;Paola Marianelli;Nicole Metrich

  • Structural evolution of Campi Flegrei caldera in light of volcanological and geophysical data

    F. Barberi;E. Cassano;P. La Torre;A. Sbrana

  • Rare-earth element (REE) behaviour in the alteration facies of the active magmatic hydrothermal system of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    Paolo Fulignati;Anna Gioncada;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Tephrostratigraphy study for the last 18,000 14 C years in a deep-sea sediment sequence for the South Adriatic

    Giuseppe Siani;Roberto Sulpizio;Martine Paterne;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Caldera unrest prior to intense volcanism in Campi Flegrei (Italy) at 4.0 ka B.P.: Implications for caldera dynamics and future eruptive scenarios

    Roberto Isaia;Paola Marianelli;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Shallow and deep reservoirs involved in magma supply of the 1944 eruption of Vesuvius

    Paola Marianelli;Nicole Métrich;Alessandro Sbrana

  • The somma-vesuvius magma chamber: a petrological and volcanological approach

    F. Barberi;H. Bizouard;R. Clocchiatti;N. Metrich

  • Magmatic and phreatomagmatic phases in explosive eruptions of Vesuvius as deduced by grain-size and component analysis of the pyroclastic deposits

    F Barberi;Ra Cioni;Mauro Rosi;Roberto Santacroce

  • The Phlegraean Fields; magma evolution within a shallow chamber

    P. Armienti;F. Barberi;H. Bizojard;R. Clocchiatti

  • Magma chamber of the Campi Flegrei supervolcano at the time of eruption of the Campanian Ignimbrite

    Paola Marianelli;Alessandro Sbrana;Monica Proto

  • Petrology and geochemistry of the ultrapotassic rocks from the Sabatini Volcanic District, central Italy: the role of evolutionary processes in the genesis of variably enriched alkaline magmas

    Sandro Conticelli;Lorella Francalanci;Piero Manetti;Raffaello Cioni

  • The deep structure of the Eolian arc (Filicudi-Panarea-Vulcano sector) in light of gravity, magnetic and volcanological data

    F Barberi;A Gandino;Anna Gioncada;P La Torre

  • Mafic magma batches at Vesuvius: a glass inclusion approach to the modalities of feeding stratovolcanoes

    Paola Marianelli;N Metrich;Roberto Santacroce;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Assessing pyroclastic fall hazard through field data and numerical simulations: Example from Vesuvius

    Raffaello Cioni;Antonella Longo;Giovanni Macedonio;Roberto Santacroce

  • A study of melt inclusions at Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): insights on the primitive magmas and on the volcanic feeding system

    Anna Gioncada;R Clocchiatti;Alessandro Sbrana;P Bottazzi

  • Explanatory notes to the geological map

    C Principe;Mauro Rosi;Roberto Santacroce;Alessandro Sbrana

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Santacroce
Roberto Santacroce University of Pisa
Anna Gioncada
Anna Gioncada University of Pisa
Raffaello Cioni
Raffaello Cioni University of Florence
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
Lucia Gurioli
Lucia Gurioli University of Clermont Auvergne
Roberto Isaia
Roberto Isaia National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Roberto Sulpizio
Roberto Sulpizio University of Bari Aldo Moro
Nicole Métrich
Nicole Métrich Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Lucia Civetta
Lucia Civetta University of Naples Federico II
Daniele Andronico
Daniele Andronico National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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