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Guido Giordano

Guido Giordano

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Overview

Guido Giordano is a researcher affiliated with Roma Tre University in Italy, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on geophysics, contributing extensively to the understanding of volcanic phenomena and magmatic systems.

The research topics covered by Giordano include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Landslides and Related Hazards

Their published papers span several key subjects within volcanology and geophysics. Notable recent publications include:

  • "The summer 2019 basaltic Vulcanian eruptions (paroxysms) of Stromboli," 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "Classification of ignimbrites and their eruptions," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Determining the State of Activity of Transcrustal Magmatic Systems and Their Volcanoes," 2022, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Giordano has also contributed to other interdisciplinary research efforts, which include volcanological, geothermal, and geophysical investigations.

Frequent co-authors working alongside Giordano include:

  • R. A. F.
  • J. V. Wright
  • Alessandro Vona
  • Federico Lucci
  • Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

Their work has appeared in multiple scientific journals, with repeated publications in venues such as:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Geothermics
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In addition to journal articles, Giordano has authored a book titled "Volcanology," published by Springer International Publishing in 2024.

Their contributions encompass a significant focus on volcanology and the dynamics of magmatic processes. This body of work is supported by a broad interdisciplinary approach that integrates geophysical methods and geochemical analysis for a comprehensive understanding of Earth's planetary behavior.

Best Publications

  • Calderas and magma reservoirs

    Katharine V. Cashman;Guido Giordano

  • The Colli Albani mafic caldera (Roma, Italy): Stratigraphy, structure and petrology

    Guido Giordano;A A De Benedetti;A Diana;G Diano

  • The Albano Maar Lake (Colli Albani volcano, Italy): recent volcanic activity and evidence of pre-Roman age catastrophic lahar events

    R Funiciello;Guido Giordano;D. De Rita

  • Isotope geochemistry (Sr–Nd–Pb) and petrogenesis of leucite-bearing volcanic rocks from “Colli Albani” volcano, Roman Magmatic Province, Central Italy: inferences on volcano evolution and magma genesis

    Elena Boari;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Leone Melluso;Guido Giordano

  • The flow dynamics of an extremely large volume pyroclastic flow, the 2.08-Ma Cerro Galán Ignimbrite, NW Argentina, and comparison with other flow types

    Ray A. F. Cas;Heather M. N. Wright;Heather M. N. Wright;Christopher B. Folkes;Chiara Lesti

  • Shoshonite and sub-alkaline magmas from an ultrapotassic volcano: Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data on the Roccamonfina volcanic rocks, Roman Magmatic Province, Southern Italy

    Sandro Conticelli;Sara Marchionni;Davide Rosa;Guido Giordano

  • The 2002–2003 submarine gas eruption at Panarea volcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): Volcanology of the seafloor and implications for the hazard scenario

    Alessandra Esposito;Guido Giordano;Marco Anzidei

  • Leucite-bearing (kamafugitic/leucititic) and –free (lamproitic) ultrapotassic rocks and associated shoshonites from Italy: constraints on petrogenesis and geodynamics

    Sandro Conticelli;Marinella A. Laurenzi;Guido Giordano;Massimo Mattei

  • Volcanology, history and myths of the Lake Albano maar (Colli Albani volcano, Italy)

    A.A. De Benedetti;R. Funiciello;G. Giordano;G. Diano

  • Structural control on geothermal circulation in the Cerro Tuzgle-Tocomar geothermal volcanic area (Puna plateau, Argentina)

    Guido Giordano;Annamaria Pinton;Paola Cianfarra;Walter Ariel Baez

  • Calibrating the pTRM and charcoal reflectance (Ro%) methods to determine the emplacement temperature of ignimbrites: Fogo A sequence, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal, as a case study

    Alessandra Pensa;Massimiliano Porreca;Massimiliano Porreca;Sveva Corrado;Guido Giordano

  • Volcano tectonic setting of the intraplate, Pliocene-Holocene, Newer Volcanic Province (southeast Australia) : Role of crustal fracture zones

    C Lesti;Guido Giordano;F Salvini;Raymond Alexander Fernand Cas

  • Valley pond and ignimbrite veneer deposits in the small-volume phreatomagmatic ‘Peperino Albano’ basic ignimbrite, Lago Albano maar, Colli Albani volcano, Italy: influence of topography

    Guido Giordano;Donatella De Rita;Ray A F Cas;Stefan Rodani

  • The summer 2019 basaltic Vulcanian eruptions (paroxysms) of Stromboli

    G. Giordano;G. De Astis

  • Volcanological and structural evolution of Roccamonfina volcano (Italy): origin of the summit caldera

    Donatella De Rita;G. Giordano

  • The eruption, pyroclastic flow behaviour, and caldera in-filling processes of the extremely large volume (1290 km3), intra- to extra-caldera, Permian Ora (Ignimbrite) Formation, Southern Alps, Italy

    Madelaine Ann Willcock;Raymond Alexander Fernand Cas;Guido Giordano;C Morelli

  • Reappraisal of Los Humeros Volcanic Complex by New U/Th Zircon and 40Ar/39Ar Dating: Implications for Greater Geothermal Potential

    G. Carrasco‐Núñez;J. P. Bernal;P. Dávila;B. Jicha

  • Volcanoes and human history

    Katharine V Cashman;G Giordano

  • Shift from lamproite-like to leucititic rocks: Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data from the Monte Cimino volcanic complex vs. the Vico stratovolcano, Central Italy

    Sandro Conticelli;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Giampiero Poli;Eleonora Braschi

  • Anatomy of the magmatic plumbing system of Los Humeros Caldera (Mexico): implications for geothermal systems

    Federico Lucci;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Federico Rossetti;Thomas Theye

  • Large volume phreatomagmatic ignimbrites from the Colli Albani volcano (Middle Pleistocene, Italy)

    Donatella De Rita;G. Giordano;A. Esposito;M. Fabbri

  • Structural features of the July–August 2001 Mount Etna eruption: evidence for a complex magma supply system

    G Lanzafame;M Neri;Valerio Acocella;A Billi

Frequent Co-Authors

Renato Funiciello
Renato Funiciello Roma Tre University
Massimo Mattei
Massimo Mattei Roma Tre University
Sveva Corrado
Sveva Corrado Roma Tre University
José Viramonte
José Viramonte National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Claudia Romano
Claudia Romano Roma Tre University
Sandro Conticelli
Sandro Conticelli University of Florence
Federico Rossetti
Federico Rossetti Roma Tre University
Marco Anzidei
Marco Anzidei National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Luca Aldega
Luca Aldega Sapienza University of Rome

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