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Overview

Enzo Rizzo is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their research primarily interfaces with the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a strong focus on Geophysics and applications related to Ocean and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study and development of geophysical methods and engineering applications, publishing 29 papers related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and 20 in Engineering. Subfields of particular attention include Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Space and Planetary Science.

The main topics covered in Rizzo's work include geophysical methods and applications, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, seismic waves and analysis, archaeological research and protection, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and groundwater and isotope geochemistry.

Recent notable papers by Enzo Rizzo include:

  • Deep Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Geophysical Investigations: The State of the Art and Future Directions, 2022, published in Geosciences
  • Seawater Intrusion Proneness and Geophysical Investigations in the Metaponto Coastal Plain (Basilicata, Italy), 2020, published in Water
  • Review of Ground Penetrating Radar Applications for Bridge Infrastructures, 2024, published in NDT
  • ERT and GPR Prospecting Applied to Unsaturated and Subwater Analogue Archaeological Site in a Full Scale Laboratory, 2022, published in Applied Sciences
  • Geoelectrical Measurements to Monitor a Hydrocarbon Leakage in the Aquifer: Simulation Experiment in the Lab, 2022, published in Geosciences

Rizzo frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, indicating active engagement in interdisciplinary research projects. Frequent collaborators include Luigi Capozzoli, Gregory De Martino, Valeria Giampaolo, Giacomo Fornasari, and V. Lapenna.

Publication distribution reflects a consistent output in specific venues such as Geosciences, Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Water, and NDT. This points to focused research dissemination in journals specializing in geophysical and environmental studies.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater redox conditions and conductivity in a contaminant plume from geoelectrical investigations

    V. Naudet;A. Revil;E. Rizzo;J.-Y. Bottero

  • 2D electrical resistivity imaging of some complex landslides in Lucanian Apennine chain, southern Italy

    Vincenzo Lapenna;Pietro Lorenzo;Angela Perrone;Sabatino Piscitelli

  • Self-potential signals associated with pumping tests experiments

    E. Rizzo;B. Suski;A. Revil;S. Straface

  • The use of electrical resistivity tomographies in active tectonics: examples from the Tyrnavos Basin, Greece

    Riccardo Caputo;Sabatino Piscitelli;Antonio Oliveto;Enzo Rizzo

  • High-resolution geoelectrical tomographies in the study of Giarrossa landslide (southern Italy)

    Vincenzo Lapenna;Pietro Lorenzo;Angela Perrone;Sabatino Piscitelli

  • High-resolution electrical imaging of the Varco d'Izzo earthflow (southern Italy)

    A. Perrone;A. Iannuzzi;V. Lapenna;P. Lorenzo

  • A potential-based inversion of unconfined steady-state hydraulic tomography.

    M. Cardiff;Warren Barrash;P. K. Kitanidis;Bwalya Malama

  • Inner structure of La Fossa di Vulcano (Vulcano Island, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) revealed by high-resolution electric resistivity tomography coupled with self-potential, temperature, and CO2 diffuse degassing measurements

    A. Revil;A. Revil;A. Revil;A. Finizola;A. Finizola;S. Piscitelli;E. Rizzo

  • High Resolution Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) in a Transition Zone Environment: Application for Detailed Internal Architecture and Infilling Processes Study of a Rhône River Paleo-channel

    Grégoire M. Maillet;Enzo Rizzo;André Revil;Claude Vella

  • High-resolution imaging of the High Agri Valley Basin (Southern Italy) with electrical resistivity tomography

    A. Colella;V. Lapenna;E. Rizzo

  • Hydrogeological insights at Stromboli volcano (Italy) from geoelectrical, temperature, and CO2 soil degassing investigations.

    Anthony Finizola;Anthony Finizola;André Revil;Enzo Rizzo;Sabatino Piscitelli

  • Reconstruction of the water table from self-potential data: a bayesian approach.

    A. Jardani;A. Revil;Warren Barrash;A. Crespy

  • Some examples of GPR prospecting for monitoring of the monumental heritage

    Nicola Masini;Raffaele Persico;Enzo Rizzo

  • High-resolution images of the fault-controlled High Agri Valley basin (Southern Italy) with deep and shallow electrical resistivity tomographies

    E. Rizzo;A. Colella;V. Lapenna;S. Piscitelli

  • Magnetic mapping, ground penetrating radar surveys and magnetic susceptibility measurements for the study of the archaeological site of Serra di Vaglio (southern Italy)

    Domenico Chianese;Mariagrazia D'Emilio;Saverio Di Salvia;Vincenzo Lapenna

  • Transport infrastructure surveillance and monitoring by electromagnetic sensing: the ISTIMES project.

    Monica Proto;Massimo Bavusi;Romeo Bernini;Lorenzo Bigagli

  • Magnetic, GPR and geoelectrical measurements for studying the archaeological site of ‘Masseria Nigro’ (Viggiano, southern Italy)

    E. Rizzo;D. Chianese;V. Lapenna

  • Combined NDT techniques in civil engineering applications: Laboratory and real test

    Luigi Capozzoli;Enzo Rizzo

  • GPR and microwave tomography for detecting shallow cavities in the historical area of ‘‘Sassi of Matera’’ (southern Italy)

    Sabatino Piscitelli;Enzo Rizzo;Filippo Cristallo;Vincenzo Lapenna

  • New geological insights and structural control on fluid circulation in La Fossa cone (Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    Stéphanie Barde-Cabusson;Anthony Finizola;Anthony Finizola;A. Revil;T. Ricci

  • Insights into fluid circulation across the Pernicana Fault (Mt. Etna, Italy) and implications for flank instability

    A. Siniscalchi;S. Tripaldi;M. Neri;S. Giammanco

  • An inverse procedure to estimate transmissivity from heads and SP signals.

    Salvatore Straface;Carmine Fallico;Salvatore Troisi;Enzo Rizzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincenzo Lapenna
Vincenzo Lapenna National Research Council (CNR)
Nicola Masini
Nicola Masini National Research Council (CNR)
André Revil
André Revil Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Rosa Lasaponara
Rosa Lasaponara National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Soldovieri
Francesco Soldovieri National Research Council (CNR)
Ilaria Catapano
Ilaria Catapano National Research Council (CNR)
Andrew Binley
Andrew Binley Lancaster University
Marco Mucciarelli
Marco Mucciarelli University of Basilicata
Andreas Kemna
Andreas Kemna University of Bonn
Warren Barrash
Warren Barrash Boise State University

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