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  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Giovanni Macedonio is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered in their research include earthquake and tectonic studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, GNSS positioning and interference, Seismic Waves and Analysis, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Giovanni Macedonio has contributed extensively to the scientific community through numerous publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • FALL3D-8.0: a computational model for atmospheric transport and deposition of particles, aerosols and radionuclides - Part 1: Model physics and numerics (2020) published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • Geophysical precursors of the July-August 2019 paroxysmal eruptive phase and their implications for Stromboli volcano (Italy) monitoring (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Pre- and Co-Eruptive Analysis of the September 2021 Eruption at Cumbre Vieja Volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands) Through DInSAR Measurements and Analytical Modeling (2022) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • FALL3D-8.0: a computational model for atmospheric transport and deposition of particles, aerosols and radionuclides - Part 2: Model validation (2021) published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • Continuous radon monitoring during seven years of volcanic unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) (2020) published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Scientific Reports, Bulletin of Volcanology, Frontiers in Earth Science, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Giovanni Macedonio collaborates regularly with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Flora Giudicepietro, Antonio Costa, Arnau Folch, Federico Di Traglia, and Walter De Cesare.

In recognition of their contributions, they have been named a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2019.

Best Publications

  • A three-dimensional Eulerian model for transport and deposition of volcanic ashes

    A. Costa;G. Macedonio;A. Folch

  • Developing an Event Tree for probabilistic hazard and risk assessment at Vesuvius

    A. Neri;W. Aspinall;R. Cioni;R. Cioni;A. Bertagnini

  • FALL3D: A computational model for transport and deposition of volcanic ash

    A. Folch;A. Costa;G. Macedonio

  • Multiparticle simulation of collapsing volcanic columns and pyroclastic flow

    Augusto Neri;Tomaso Esposti Ongaro;Giovanni Macedonio;Dimitri Gidaspow

  • NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COLLAPSING VOLCANIC COLUMNS

    Flavio Dobran;Augusto Neri;Giovanni Macedonio

  • A numerical model for simulation of tephra transport and deposition: Applications to May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption

    P. Armienti;G. Macedonio;M. T. Pareschi

  • A model for the numerical simulation of tephra fall deposits

    T. Pfeiffer;A. Costa;G. Macedonio

  • Magma degassing as a trigger of bradyseismic events: The case of Phlegrean Fields (Italy)

    Giovanni Chiodini;Micol Todesco;Stefano Caliro;Carlo Del Gaudio

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

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

  • A computer model for volcanic ash fallout and assessment of subsequent hazard

    G. Macedonio;A. Costa;A. Longo

  • The role of magma composition and water content in explosive eruptions: 1. Conduit ascent dynamics

    Paolo Papale;Augusto Neri;Giovanni Macedonio

  • Magma injection beneath the urban area of Naples: a new mechanism for the 2012-2013 volcanic unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera

    Luca D’Auria;Susi Pepe;Raffaele Castaldo;Flora Giudicepietro

  • Tephra fallout hazard assessment at the Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

    A. Costa;F. Dell’Erba;M. A. Di Vito;R. Isaia

  • Numerical modelling of tephra fallout associated with dome collapses and Vulcanian explosions: application to hazard assessment on Montserrat

    Costanza Bonadonna;Giovanni Macedonio;R. S. J Sparks

  • Results of the eruptive column model inter-comparison study

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Y. J. Suzuki;M. Cerminara;B. J. Devenish

  • Transient dynamics of vulcanian explosions and column collapse

    A. B. Clarke;B. Voight;A. Neri;G. Macedonio

  • Ash fallout scenarios at Vesuvius: Numerical simulations and implications for hazard assessment

    G. Macedonio;A. Costa;A. Folch

  • A model for wet aggregation of ash particles in volcanic plumes and clouds: 1. Theoretical formulation

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Arnau Folch;Giovanni Macedonio

  • Mapping the tephra fallout risk: an example from Vesuvius, Italy

    F. Barberi;G. Macedonio;M. T. Pareschi;R. Santacroce

  • Erosion processes in volcanic conduits and application to the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius

    Giovanni Macedonio;Flavio Dobran;Augusto Neri

  • Developing an Event Tree for Probabilistic Hazard and Risk Assessment at Vesuvius, J. Volcanol. Geoth. Research,

    A Neri;W.P Aspinall;R Cioni;A Bertagnini

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Costa
Antonio Costa National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Flora Giudicepietro
Flora Giudicepietro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Arnau Folch
Arnau Folch Spanish National Research Council
Roberto Santacroce
Roberto Santacroce University of Pisa
Jacopo Selva
Jacopo Selva National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Laura Sandri
Laura Sandri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Roberto Sulpizio
Roberto Sulpizio University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Barry Voight
Barry Voight Pennsylvania State University

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