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Antonio Paonita

Antonio Paonita

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35
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3130
World Ranking
7791
National Ranking
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Overview

Antonio Paonita is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and geochemical analysis. Their research spans topics that include geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their scientific output includes work on seismic waves and analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, as well as earthquake detection and analysis. Their contributions also touch on geology and paleoclimatology research and atmospheric science, incorporating both traditional and innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence.

Antonio Paonita has published multiple articles across notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Among their recent papers are:

  • Multiple hazards and paths to eruptions: A review of the volcanic system of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy), 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network, 2023, Remote Sensing
  • New Insights Into the Recent Magma Dynamics Under Campi Flegrei Caldera (Italy) From Petrological and Geochemical Evidence, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Intense overpressurization at basaltic open-conduit volcanoes as inferred by geochemical signals: The case of the Mt. Etna December 2018 eruption, 2021, Science Advances
  • Meso- to nano-scale evidence of fluid-assisted co-seismic slip along the normal Mt. Morrone Fault, Italy: Implications for earthquake hydrogeochemical precursors, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Co-authorship is an important aspect of Antonio Paonita's research activity, with frequent collaborators including Michel Pichavant, Cinzia Federico, Stefano Caliro, Alessandra Correale, and Stefano Branca. These partnerships have contributed to interdisciplinary investigations within volcanology and geochemical monitoring.

In addition to articles, Antonio Paonita has contributed to scholarly books, such as the publication "Volcanic Islands - A Challenge for Volcanology" released in 2022 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Magmas near the critical degassing pressure drive volcanic unrest towards a critical state

    Giovanni Chiodini;Antonio Paonita;Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Antonio Costa

  • Magmatic degassing of multicomponent vapors and assessment of magma depth: application to Vulcano Island (Italy)

    P.M. Nuccio;P.M. Nuccio;A. Paonita

  • Geochemical modeling of mixing between magmatic and hydrothermal gases: the case of Vulcano Island, Italy

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  • S, Cl and F degassing as an indicator of volcanic dynamics: The 2001 eruption of Mount Etna

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Cinzia Federico;Antonio Paonita;Giovannella Pecoraino

  • The episodic and abrupt geochemical changes at La Fossa fumaroles (Vulcano Island, Italy) and related constraints on the dynamics, structure, and compositions of the magmatic system

    A. Paonita;C. Federico;P. Bonfanti;G. Capasso

  • Plume chemistry provides insights into mechanisms of sulfur and halogen degassing in basaltic volcanoes

    A. Aiuppa;C. Federico;G. Giudice;S. Gurrieri

  • Evidence of deep magma degassing and ascent by geochemistry of peripheral gas emissions at Mount Etna (Italy): Assessment of the magmatic reservoir pressure

    Antonio Caracausi;Francesco Italiano;Antonio Paonita;Andrea Rizzo

  • Geochemical evidences of magma dynamics at Campi Flegrei (Italy)

    S. Caliro;G. Chiodini;A. Paonita

  • Geochemical evidence for mixing between fluids exsolved at different depths in the magmatic system of Mt Etna (Italy)

    Antonio Paonita;Antonio Caracausi;Giada Iacono-Marziano;Mauro Martelli

  • Changes in fluid geochemistry and physico-chemical conditions of geothermal systems caused by magmatic input: The recent abrupt outgassing off the island of Panarea (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    A. Caracausi;M. Ditta;F. Italiano;M. Longo

  • Mount Etna: Geochemical signals of magma ascent and unusually extensive plumbing system

    A. Caracausi;R. Favara;S. Giammanco;F. Italiano

  • Genesis of fumarolic emissions as inferred by isotope mass balances: CO2 and water at Vulcano Island, Italy

    A. Paonita;R. Favara;P.M. Nuccio;P.M. Nuccio;F. Sortino

  • New insights into magma dynamics during last two eruptions of Mount Etna as inferred by geochemical monitoring from 2002 to 2005

    A. Rizzo;A. Caracausi;R. Favara;M. Martelli

  • Evidence of a recent input of magmatic gases into the quiescent volcanic edifice of Panarea, Aeolian Islands, Italy

    S. Caliro;A. Caracausi;G. Chiodini;M. Ditta

  • Investigation of the noble gas solubility in H2O–CO2 bearing silicate liquids at moderate pressure II: the extended ionic porosity (EIP) model

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  • Noble gas solubilities in silicate melts: New experimental results and a comprehensive model of the effects of liquid composition, temperature and pressure

    Giada Iacono-Marziano;Giada Iacono-Marziano;Antonio Paonita;Andrea Rizzo;Bruno Scaillet

  • Elemental and isotope covariation of noble gases in mineral phases from Etnean volcanics erupted during 2001–2005, and genetic relation with peripheral gas discharges

    P.M. Nuccio;A. Paonita;A. Rizzo;A. Rosciglione

  • Genesis of chlorine and sulphur in fumarolic emissions at Vulcano Island (Italy): assessment of pH and redox conditions in the hydrothermal system

    V Di Liberto;P.M Nuccio;A Paonita

  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network

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  • Multiple hazards and paths to eruptions: A review of the volcanic system of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    J. Selva;C. Bonadonna;S. Branca;G. De Astis

  • A new view of the He–Ar–CO2 degassing at mid-ocean ridges: Homogeneous composition of magmas from the upper mantle

    Antonio Paonita;Mauro Martelli

  • Review of the evolution of geochemical monitoring, networks and methodologies applied to the volcanoes of the Aeolian Arc (Italy)

    Salvatore Inguaggiato;Iole Serena Diliberto;Cinzia Federico;Antonio Paonita

  • A two-component mantle source feeding Mt. Etna magmatism: Insights from the geochemistry of primitive magmas

    Alessandra Correale;Antonio Paonita;Mauro Martelli;Andrea Rizzo

  • Effects of steam-heating processes on a stratified volcanic aquifer: Stable isotopes and dissolved gases in thermal waters of Vulcano Island (Aeolian archipelago)

    C. Federico;G. Capasso;A. Paonita;R. Favara

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Luca Rizzo
Andrea Luca Rizzo University of Milano-Bicocca
Antonio Caracausi
Antonio Caracausi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Francesco Italiano
Francesco Italiano National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Cinzia Federico
Cinzia Federico University of Palermo
Stefano Caliro
Stefano Caliro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Michel Pichavant
Michel Pichavant University of Orléans
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Salvatore Inguaggiato
Salvatore Inguaggiato National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans

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