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Antonio Pio Rinaldi is a scientist affiliated with the Swiss Seismological Service in Switzerland. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with notable contributions across geophysics, artificial intelligence, environmental engineering, ocean engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics of Rinaldi's research encompass earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismology and earthquake studies, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, rock mechanics and modeling, as well as hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rinaldi include:

  • "The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes" (2023), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Fault sealing and caprock integrity for CO2 storage: an in situ injection experiment" (2021), published in Solid Earth
  • "Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab - a new underground geoscience research facility" (2022), published in Solid Earth
  • "Shale fault zone structure and stress dependent anisotropic permeability and seismic velocity properties (Opalinus Clay, Switzerland)" (2020), published in Journal of Structural Geology
  • "Combined approach of poroelastic and earthquake nucleation applied to the reservoir-induced seismic activity in the Val d'Agri area, Italy" (2020), published in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Stefan Wiemer
  • Alba Zappone
  • Anne Obermann
  • Domenico Giardini
  • Quinn Wenning

Rinaldi's research has been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Solid Earth
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Computational Geosciences
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Best Publications

  • The November 2017 Mw 5.5 Pohang earthquake: A possible case of induced seismicity in South Korea

    Francesco Grigoli;S Cesca;A.P Rinaldi;A. Manconi

  • Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs,

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frédéric Cappa;George J. Moridis

  • Current challenges in monitoring, discrimination, and management of induced seismicity related to underground industrial activities: A European perspective

    Francesco Grigoli;Simone Cesca;Enrico Priolo;Antonio Pio Rinaldi

  • Fault activation and induced seismicity in geological carbon storage – Lessons learned from recent modeling studies

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frederic Cappa;Frederic Cappa;Pierre Jeanne

  • Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • Modeling of fault activation and seismicity by injection directly into a fault zone associated with hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frédéric Cappa;George J. Moridis

  • Induced seismicity within geological carbon sequestration projects: Maximum earthquake magnitude and leakage potential from undetected faults

    Alberto Mazzoldi;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Andrea Borgia;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Modeling of deep fracture zone opening and transient ground surface uplift at KB-502 CO2 injection well, In Salah, Algeria

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist

  • The Effect of a Mainshock on the Size Distribution of the Aftershocks

    Laura Gulia;Antonio Pio Rinaldi;Thessa Tormann;Gianfranco Vannucci

  • Effects of fault‐zone architecture on earthquake magnitude and gas leakage related to CO2 injection in a multi‐layered sedimentary system

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Pierre Jeanne;Jonny Rutqvist;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • Fault reactivation during CO2 sequestration: Effects of well orientation on seismicity and leakage

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Victor Vilarrasa;Victor Vilarrasa;Jonny Rutqvist;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • On the physics-based processes behind production-induced seismicity in natural gas fields

    Dominik Zbinden;Antonio Pio Rinaldi;Luca Urpi;Stefan Wiemer

  • Coupled THM Modeling of Hydroshearing Stimulation in Tight Fractured Volcanic Rock

    A. P. Rinaldi;J. Rutqvist;E. L. Sonnenthal;T. T. Cladouhos

  • The importance of earthquake interactions for injection-induced seismicity: Retrospective modeling of the Basel Enhanced Geothermal System

    Flaminia Catalli;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Valentin Gischig;Massimo Nespoli

  • Buoyancy Effects on Upward Brine Displacement Caused by CO2 Injection

    Curtis M. Oldenburg;Antonio Pio Rinaldi

  • Hydrothermal instability and ground displacement at the Campi Flegrei caldera

    A.P. Rinaldi;A.P. Rinaldi;M. Todesco;M. Bonafede

  • Modeling of unrest signals in heterogeneous hydrothermal systems

    M. Todesco;A. P. Rinaldi;A. P. Rinaldi;M. Bonafede

  • Modeling of induced seismicity and ground vibrations associated with geologic CO2 storage, and assessing their effects on surface structures and human perception

    Jonny Rutqvist;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Maxime Godano

  • Joint opening or hydroshearing? Analyzing a fracture zone stimulation at Fenton Hill

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Long-term thermal effects on injectivity evolution during CO2 storage

    Víctor Vilarrasa;Víctor Vilarrasa;Antonio Pio Rinaldi;Antonio Pio Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist;Pierre Jeanne;Frédéric Cappa

  • The effect of a mainshock on the size distribution of the aftershocks

    Laura Gulia;Thessa Tormann;Antonio Pio Rinaldi;Gianfranco Vannucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Frédéric Cappa
Frédéric Cappa Université Côte d'Azur
Victor Vilarrasa
Victor Vilarrasa Spanish National Research Council
Torsten Dahm
Torsten Dahm University of Potsdam
John Clinton
John Clinton ETH Zurich
Simone Cesca
Simone Cesca University of Potsdam
Rolf Kipfer
Rolf Kipfer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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