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Antonio Rovelli is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research predominantly spans Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular focus on the subfields of Geophysics and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their work centers on topics related to seismic phenomena, including:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies

Rovelli has contributed to several scholarly publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Directional Amplification at Rock Sites in Fault Damage Zones, 2023, Applied Sciences
  • Directional amplification across the San Jacinto fault zone, CA, 2024, Geophysical Journal International
  • Site Effects of Onna during the 2009 L'Aquila (Central Italy) Seismic Sequence: Constraints on Bedrock Depth and 1D Local Velocity Structure from Aftershock Seismograms, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

In these studies, Rovelli has collaborated frequently with co-authors including:

  • Marta Pischiutta
  • Francesco Salvini
  • J. B. Fletcher
  • M. K. Savage
  • Lawrence M. Baker

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Sciences
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Can Seismic Waves Be Trapped inside an Inactive Fault Zone? The Case Study of Nocera Umbra, Central Italy

    Antonio Rovelli;Arrigo Caserta;Fabrizio Marra;Vittorio Ruggiero

  • Predominant-period site classification for response spectra prediction equations in Italy

    Carola Di Alessandro;Luis Fabian Bonilla;David M. Boore;Antonio Rovelli

  • Azimuth‐dependent amplification of weak and strong ground motions within a fault zone (Nocera Umbra, central Italy)

    Giovanna Cultrera;Antonio Rovelli;Giuliana Mele;Riccardo Azzara

  • Scaling laws and spectral parameters of the ground motion in active extensional areas in Italy

    Antonio Rovelli;Ornella Bonamassa;Massimo Cocco;Massimo Di Bona

  • Recorded motions of the 6 April 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila, Italy, earthquake and implications for building structural damage: Overview

    Mehmet Çelebi;Paolo Bazzurro;Lauro Chiaraluce;Paolo Clemente

  • Shear wave attenuation in the lithosphere beneath Italy and surrounding regions: Tectonic implications

    Giuliana Mele;Antonio Rovelli;Dogan Seber;Muawia Barazangi

  • Evidence for the variation of stress drop between normal and thrust faulting earthquakes in Italy

    Massimo Cocco;Antonio Rovelli

  • Site Amplifications Observed in the Gubbio Basin, Central Italy: Hints for Lateral Propagation Effects

    D. Bindi;S. Parolai;F. Cara;G. Di Giulio

  • Deriving Wavefield Characteristics and Shear-Velocity Profiles from Two- Dimensional Small-Aperture Arrays Analysis of Ambient Vibrations in a Small-Size Alluvial Basin, Colfiorito, Italy

    Giuseppe Di Giulio;Cecile Cornou;Matthias Ohrnberger;Marc Wathelet

  • Topographic effects on the hill of Nocera Umbra, central Italy

    Marta Pischiutta;Giovanna Cultrera;Arrigo Caserta;Lucia Luzi

  • Explosion, earthquake, and ambient noise recordings in a Pliocene sediment-filled valley: Inferences on seismic response properties by reference- and non-reference-site techniques

    L. Malagnini;P. Tricarico;A. Rovelli;R. B. Herrmann

  • Compressional velocity structure and anisotropy in the uppermost mantle beneath Italy and surrounding regions

    Giuliana Mele;Antonio Rovelli;Dogan Seber;Thomas M. Hearn

  • Effects of the bandwidth limitation of stress drops estimated from integrals of the ground motion

    Massimo Di Bona;Antonio Rovelli

  • Attenuation parameters for Friuli region from strong-motion accelerogram spectra

    R. Console;A. Rovelli

  • Horizontal polarization of ground motion in the Hayward fault zone at Fremont, California: dominant fault-high-angle polarization and fault-induced cracks

    M. Pischiutta;F. Salvini;J. B. Fletcher;A. Rovelli

  • Edge-Diffracted 1-Sec Surface Waves Observed in a Small-Size Intramountain Basin (Colfiorito, Central Italy)

    Antonio Rovelli;Laura Scognamiglio;Fabrizio Marra;Arrigo Caserta

  • A Study on Seismic Noise Variations at Colfiorito, Central Italy:Implications for the Use of H/V Spectral Ratios

    Fabrizio Cara;Giuseppe Di Giulio;Antonio Rovelli

  • On the frequency dependence of Q in friuli from shortperiod digital records

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  • Stochastic Simulation of Strong-Motion Records from the 26 September 1997 (Mw 6), Umbria-Marche (Central Italy) Earthquake

    Raúl R. Castro;Antonio Rovelli;Massimo Cocco;Massimo Di Bona

  • Evidence of Amplification Effects in Fault Zone Related to Rock Mass Jointing

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  • Site amplification estimates in the Garigliano valley, central Italy, based on dense array measurements of ambient noise

    L. Malagnini;A. Rovelli;S. E. Hough;L. Seeber

  • Edge-Diffracted 1-Sec Surface Waves Observed in a Small-Size

    A. Rovelli;L. Scognamiglio;F. Marra;A. Caserta

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Marra
Fabrizio Marra National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Enzo Boschi
Enzo Boschi University of Bologna
Luca Malagnini
Luca Malagnini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Massimo Cocco
Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Francesca Pacor
Francesca Pacor National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
Lucia Luzi
Lucia Luzi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Dino Bindi
Dino Bindi University of Potsdam
Aybige Akinci
Aybige Akinci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Marco Neri
Marco Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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