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Alessio Piatanesi is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Geophysics. Other subfields include Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Archeology.

The scientist's research covers multiple main topics related to seismology and tectonics. These include earthquake and tectonic studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Alessio Piatanesi has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals. The frequent publication venues are:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Nature Communications
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Probabilistic tsunami forecasting for early warning," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "From Seismic Monitoring to Tsunami Warning in the Mediterranean Sea," 2021, Seismological Research Letters
  • "Tsunami Source of the 2021 M W 8.1 Raoul Island Earthquake From DART and Tide-Gauge Data Inversion," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The 2018 Mw 6.8 Zakynthos (Ionian Sea, Greece) earthquake: seismic source and local tsunami characterization," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Testing Tsunami Inundation Maps for Evacuation Planning in Italy," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent co-authors with whom Alessio Piatanesi has collaborated include:

  • Fabrizio Romano
  • Stefano Lorito
  • Manuela Volpe
  • Roberto Basili
  • Roberto Tonini

Best Publications

  • Limited overlap between the seismic gap and coseismic slip of the great 2010 Chile earthquake

    S. Lorito;F. Romano;S. Atzori;X. Tong

  • Rupture history of the 2009 L'Aquila (Italy) earthquake from non‐linear joint inversion of strong motion and GPS data

    A. Cirella;A. Piatanesi;M. Cocco;E. Tinti

  • A Kinematic Source-Time Function Compatible with Earthquake Dynamics

    Elisa Tinti;Eiichi Fukuyama;Alessio Piatanesi;Massimo Cocco

  • Earthquake‐generated tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea: Scenarios of potential threats to Southern Italy

    Stefano Lorito;Mara Monica Tiberti;Roberto Basili;Alessio Piatanesi

  • Tsunami threat in the Indian Ocean from a future megathrust earthquake west of Sumatra

    John McCloskey;Andrea Antonioli;Alessio Piatanesi;Kerry Sieh

  • Numerical modelling of tsunami generation and propagation from submarine slumps: the 1998 Papua New Guinea event

    Ph. Heinrich;A. Piatanesi;H. Hébert

  • Very high rate (10 Hz) GPS seismology for moderate-magnitude earthquakes: The case of theMw6.3 L'Aquila (central Italy) event

    A. Avallone;M. Marzario;A. Cirella;A. Piatanesi

  • The 28 December 1908 Messina Straits Earthquake (MW 7.1): A Great Earthquake throughout a Century of Seismology

    Nicola Alessandro Pino;Alessio Piatanesi;Gianluca Valensise;Enzo Boschi

  • Probabilistic hazard for seismically induced tsunamis: accuracy and feasibility of inundation maps

    S. Lorito;J. Selva;R. Basili;F. Romano

  • Fast Determination of Moment Tensors and Rupture History: What Has Been Learned from the 6 April 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake Sequence

    Laura Scognamiglio;Elisa Tinti;Alberto Michelini;Douglas S. Dreger

  • Quantification of source uncertainties in Seismic Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis (SPTHA)

    Jacopo Selva;Roberto Tonini;Irene Molinari;Mara Monica Tiberti

  • A revision of the 1693 eastern Sicily earthquake and tsunami

    Alessio Piatanesi;Stefano Tinti

  • Rupture Process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake from Tsunami Waveform Inversion

    Alessio Piatanesi;Stefano Lorito

  • Clues from joint inversion of tsunami and geodetic data of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake

    F. Romano;A. Piatanesi;S. Lorito;N. D'Agostino

  • Complexity of the rupture process during the 2009 L’Aquila, Italy, earthquake

    A. Cirella;A. Piatanesi;E. Tinti;M. Chini

  • A global search inversion for earthquake kinematic rupture history: Application to the 2000 western Tottori, Japan earthquake

    Alessio Piatanesi;Antonella Cirella;Paul Spudich;Massimo Cocco

  • Probabilistic tsunami forecasting for early warning.

    J Selva;S Lorito;M Volpe;F Romano

  • Near‐field modeling of the July 17, 1998 tsunami in Papua New Guinea

    Philippe Heinrich;Alessio Piatanesi;Emile Okal;Hélène Hébert

  • The slip distribution of the 1992 Nicaragua Earthquake from tsunami run‐up data

    Alessio Piatanesi;Stefano Tinti;Ivan Gavagni

  • Far‐field simulation of tsunami propagation in the Pacific Ocean: Impact on the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

    Hélène Hébert;Philippe Heinrich;François Schindelé;Alessio Piatanesi

  • Structural control on the Tohoku earthquake rupture process investigated by 3D FEM, tsunami and geodetic data

    F. Romano;E. Trasatti;S. Lorito;C. Piromallo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacopo Selva
Jacopo Selva National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Massimo Cocco
Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Roberto Basili
Roberto Basili National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Stefano Tinti
Stefano Tinti University of Bologna
Alberto Michelini
Alberto Michelini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Roberto Basili
Roberto Basili University of Rome Tor Vergata
Finn Løvholt
Finn Løvholt Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Alessandro Amato
Alessandro Amato National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Gianluca Valensise
Gianluca Valensise National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Enzo Boschi
Enzo Boschi University of Bologna

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