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Roberto Isaia is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular expertise in geophysics. This expertise extends into several subfields, including geophysics, atmospheric science, management, monitoring, policy and law, ocean engineering, and geochemistry and petrology.

Their scientific work covers a range of main topics, such as earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, seismic waves and analysis, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, landslides and related hazards, as well as geophysical methods and applications.

Among Roberto Isaia's recent publications are:

  • The Magnitude of the 39.8 ka Campanian Ignimbrite Eruption, Italy: Method, Uncertainties and Errors (2020), Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Volcano-Tectonic Setting of the Pisciarelli Fumarole Field, Campi Flegrei Caldera, Southern Italy: Insights Into Fluid Circulation Patterns and Hazard Scenarios (2021), Tectonics
  • Radial interpolation of GPS and leveling data of ground deformation in a resurgent caldera: application to Campi Flegrei (Italy) (2020), Journal of Geodesy
  • Fault systems in the offshore sector of the Campi Flegrei caldera (southern Italy): Implications for nested caldera structure, resurgent dome, and volcano-tectonic evolution (2022), Journal of Structural Geology
  • The impact of pyroclastic density currents duration on humans: the case of the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius (2021), Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors in Roberto Isaia's collaborative work include:

  • Stefano Vitale
  • Jacopo Natale
  • Maria Giulia Di Giuseppe
  • Antonio Troiano
  • Guido Giordano

Their research has appeared broadly across several publication venues, particularly:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Best Publications

  • Volcanism and deformation since 12,000 years at the Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

    M.A Di Vito;R Isaia;G Orsi;J Southon

  • Tephrostratigraphy and glass compositions of post-15 kyr Campi Flegrei eruptions: implications for eruption history and chronostratigraphic markers

    V. C. Smith;R. Isaia;N. J. G. Pearce

  • Volcanic hazard assessment at the restless Campi Flegrei caldera

    Giovanni Orsi;Mauro Antonio Di Vito;Roberto Isaia

  • The Agnano-Monte Spina eruption (4100 years BP) in the restless Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

    S de Vita;G Orsi;L Civetta;A Carandente

  • 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

  • Short-term ground deformations and seismicity in the resurgent Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy): an example of active block-resurgence in a densely populated area

    G. Orsi;L. Civetta;C. Del Gaudio;S. de Vita

  • Chemical and Sr-isotopical evolution of the Phlegraean magmatic system before the Campanian Ignimbrite and the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruptions

    L Pappalardo;L Civetta;M D'Antonio;A Deino

  • 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

  • The present state of the magmatic system of the Campi Flegrei caldera based on a reconstruction of its behavior in the past 12 ka

    M D'Antonio;L Civetta;G Orsi;L Pappalardo

  • Fractures and faults in volcanic rocks (Campi Flegrei, southern Italy): insight into volcano-tectonic processes

    Stefano Vitale;Roberto Isaia

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

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

  • Caldera unrest prior to intense volcanism in Campi Flegrei (Italy) at 4.0 ka B.P.: Implications for caldera dynamics and future eruptive scenarios

    Roberto Isaia;Paola Marianelli;Alessandro Sbrana

  • Late-stage volatile saturation as a potential trigger for explosive volcanic eruptions

    Michael J. Stock;Madeleine C. S. Humphreys;Victoria C. Smith;Roberto Isaia

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

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

  • The major and trace element glass compositions of the productive Mediterranean volcanic sources: tools for correlating distal tephra layers in and around Europe

    Emma L. Tomlinson;Victoria C. Smith;Paul G. Albert;Erkan Aydar

  • Quantifying volcanic hazard at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) with uncertainty assessment: 1. Vent opening maps

    Andrea Bevilacqua;Roberto Isaia;Augusto Neri;Stefano Vitale

  • 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

  • Statistical analysis of textural data from complex pyroclastic sequences: implications for fragmentation processes of the Agnano-Monte Spina Tephra (4.1 ka), Phlegraean Fields, southern Italy

    P. Dellino;R. Isaia;La L. Volpe;G. Orsi

  • The Astroni volcano: the only example of closely spaced eruptions in the same vent area during the recent history of the Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

    Roberto Isaia;Massimo D’Antonio;Francesco Dell’Erba;Mauro Di Vito

  • Stratigraphy, structure, and volcano-tectonic evolution of Solfatara maar-diatreme (Campi Flegrei, Italy)

    Roberto Isaia;Stefano Vitale;Maria Giulia Di Giuseppe;Enrico Iannuzzi

  • Quantifying volcanic hazard at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) with uncertainty assessment: 2. Pyroclastic density current invasion maps

    Augusto Neri;Andrea Bevilacqua;Tomaso Esposti Ongaro;Roberto Isaia

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Vitale
Stefano Vitale University of Naples Federico II
Giovanni Orsi
Giovanni Orsi University of Naples Federico II
M. A. Di Vito
M. A. Di Vito National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Biagio Giaccio
Biagio Giaccio Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering
Antonella Bertagnini
Antonella Bertagnini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
Alessandro Sbrana
Alessandro Sbrana University of Pisa
Victoria C. Smith
Victoria C. Smith University of Oxford
Marco Pistolesi
Marco Pistolesi University of Pisa

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