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Biagio Giaccio is affiliated with the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions in geophysics and atmospheric science, alongside work in archaeology, earth-surface processes, and paleontology.

The scope of Giaccio's work covers multiple specialized areas. These include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Giaccio has published extensively, with over 110 contributions to Earth and Planetary Sciences. Subfields that appear frequently in their publications are geophysics (46 works) and atmospheric science (40 works), among others.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • "An end to the Last Interglacial highstand before 120 ka: Relative sea-level evidence from Infreschi Cave (Southern Italy)" (2020) in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Tephrochronology of the central Mediterranean MIS 11c interglacial (∼425-395 ka): New constraints from the Vico volcano and Tiber delta, central Italy" (2020) in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Lake Ohrid's tephrochronological dataset reveals 1.36 Ma of Mediterranean explosive volcanic activity" (2021) in Scientific Data
  • "The 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius: A lesson from the past and the need of a multidisciplinary approach for developments in volcanology" (2022) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Holocene tephra record of Lake Veliko jezero, Croatia: implications for the central Mediterranean tephrostratigraphy and sea level rise" (2020) in Boreas

The main publication venues for Giaccio's research include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews (9 publications)
  • Boreas (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts (3 publications)
  • Earth-Science Reviews (2 publications)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Giaccio's work. They frequently co-author with:

  • Giovanni Zanchetta (26 co-authored works)
  • Lorenzo Monaco (18 co-authored works)
  • Danilo M. Palladino (14 co-authored works)
  • Gianluca Sottili (14 co-authored works)
  • Sébastien Nomade (12 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • High-precision 14 C and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating of the Campanian Ignimbrite (Y-5) reconciles the time-scales of climatic-cultural processes at 40 ka

    Biagio Giaccio;Irka Hajdas;Roberto Isaia;Alan Deino

  • Early Upper Paleolithic in Eastern Europe and Implications for the Dispersal of Modern Humans

    M. V. Anikovich;A. A. Sinitsyn;John F. Hoffecker;Vance T. Holliday

  • The Campanian Ignimbrite and Codola tephra layers: Two temporal/stratigraphic markers for the Early Upper Palaeolithic in southern Italy and eastern Europe

    Biagio Giaccio;Roberto Isaia;Francesco G. Fedele;Emanuele Di Canzio

  • Mediterranean winter rainfall in phase with African monsoons during the past 1.36 million years

    Bernd Wagner;Hendrik Vogel;Alexander Francke;Alexander Francke;Tobias Friedrich

  • Quantifying volcanic ash dispersal and impact of the Campanian Ignimbrite super-eruption

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;A. Folch;G. Macedonio;B. Giaccio

  • Timescales and cultural process at 40,000 BP in the light of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption, Western Eurasia.

    Francesco G. Fedele;Biagio Giaccio;Irka Hajdas

  • The Paganica Fault and Surface Coseismic Ruptures Caused by the 6 April 2009 Earthquake (L'Aquila, Central Italy)

    E Falcucci;S Gori;E Peronace;Giandomenico Fubelli

  • The 2009 central Italy earthquake seen through 0.5 Myr-long tectonic history of the L’Aquila faults system

    Paolo Galli;Biagio Giaccio;Paolo Messina

  • The Campanian Ignimbrite Eruption, Heinrich Event 4, and Palaeolithic Change in Europe: A High-Resolution Investigation

    Francesco G. Fedele;Biagio Giaccio;Roberto Isaia;Giovanni Orsi

  • Sedimentological processes and environmental variability at Lake Ohrid (Macedonia, Albania) between 637 ka and the present

    Alexander Francke;Bernd Wagner;Janna Just;Niklas Leicher

  • From the Bay of Naples to the River Don: the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption and the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in Eastern Europe

    John F. Hoffecker;Vance T. Holliday;M.V. Anikovich;A.A. Sinitsyn

  • The 100-133 ka record of Italian explosive volcanism and revised tephrochronology of Lago Grande di Monticchio

    Sabine Wulf;Jörg Keller;Martine Paterne;Jens Mingram

  • Extremely rapid directional change during Matuyama-Brunhes geomagnetic polarity reversal

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Giancarlo Scardia;Biagio Giaccio;Joseph C. Liddicoat

  • CO2-driven large mafic explosive eruptions: the Pozzolane Rosse case study from the Colli Albani Volcanic District (Italy)

    Carmela Freda;Mario Gaeta;Mario Gaeta;Biagio Giaccio;Fabrizio Marra

  • Ecosystem Impact of the Campanian Ignimbrite Eruption in Late Pleistocene Europe

    Francesco G. Fedele;Biagio Giaccio;Roberto Isaia;Giovanni Orsi

  • Palaeoseismology of the L'Aquila faults (central Italy, 2009, Mw 6.3 earthquake): implications for active fault linkage

    Paolo A.C. Galli;Biagio Giaccio;Paolo Messina;Edoardo Peronace

  • Duration and dynamics of the best orbital analogue to the present interglacial

    Biagio Giaccio;Eleonora Regattieri;Giovanni Zanchetta;Sebastien Nomade

  • Middle and late Pleistocene glaciations in the Campo Felice Basin (central Apennines, Italy)

    Carlo Giraudi;Giulia Bodrato;Marianna Ricci Lucchi;Nicola Cipriani

  • First integrated tephrochronological record for the last ∼190 kyr from the Fucino Quaternary lacustrine succession, central Italy

    Biagio Giaccio;Elizabeth M. Niespolo;Elizabeth M. Niespolo;Alison Pereira;Sebastien Nomade

  • Major explosive activity in the Monti Sabatini Volcanic District (central Italy) over the 800–390 ka interval: geochronological–geochemical overview and tephrostratigraphic implications

    F. Marra;G. Sottili;M. Gaeta;M. Gaeta;B. Giaccio

  • Early uplift history of the Abruzzi Apennines (central Italy): available geomorphological constraints

    Fabrizio Galadini;Paolo Messina;Biagio Giaccio;Andrea Sposato

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Zanchetta
Giovanni Zanchetta University of Pisa
Sébastien Nomade
Sébastien Nomade Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Fabrizio Galadini
Fabrizio Galadini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Bernd Wagner
Bernd Wagner University of Cologne
Paul R. Renne
Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center
Russell N. Drysdale
Russell N. Drysdale University of Melbourne
Fabrizio Marra
Fabrizio Marra National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Paolo Galli
Paolo Galli Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
Laura Sadori
Laura Sadori Sapienza University of Rome
Hendrik Vogel
Hendrik Vogel University of Bern

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