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Tommaso Caltabiano is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, Caltabiano's work extends into several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The scientist's main topics of research cover a variety of areas related to volcanic and atmospheric phenomena, notably:

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Caltabiano's publication record includes articles in several peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Science Advances
  • Scientific Reports
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Notable recent papers by Caltabiano feature topics on volcanic activity monitoring and atmospheric impact:

  • Near Real-Time Monitoring of the Christmas 2018 Etna Eruption Using SEVIRI and Products Validation, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The VEI 2 Christmas 2018 Etna Eruption: A Small But Intense Eruptive Event or the Starting Phase of a Larger One?, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network, 2023, Remote Sensing
  • Intense overpressurization at basaltic open-conduit volcanoes as inferred by geochemical signals: The case of the Mt. Etna December 2018 eruption, 2021, Science Advances
  • Small-scale volcanic aerosols variability, processes and direct radiative impact at Mount Etna during the EPL-RADIO campaigns, 2020, Scientific Reports

Collaboration appears central to Caltabiano's work, with several frequent co-authors across multiple publications. These include:

  • Giuseppe Salerno
  • Alessandro La Spina
  • Pasquale Sellitto
  • Simona Scollo
  • Cinzia Federico

Best Publications

  • A multi-disciplinary study of the 2002-03 Etna eruption: insights into a complex plumbing system

    Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca;Sonia Calvari;Michael Burton

  • SO2 flux measurements at Mount Etna (Sicily)

    Tommaso Caltabiano;Romolo Romano;Gennaro Budetta

  • Total volatile flux from Mount Etna

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;G. Giudice;S. Gurrieri;M. Liuzzo

  • Etna 2004–2005: An archetype for geodynamically-controlled effusive eruptions

    Michael R. Burton;Marco Neri;Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca

  • Effusive to explosive transition during the 2003 eruption of Stromboli volcano

    Maurizio Ripepe;Emanuele Marchetti;Giacomo Ulivieri;Andrew Harris

  • Three-years of SO2 flux measurements of Mt. Etna using an automated UV scanner array: Comparison with conventional traverses and uncertainties in flux retrieval

    G.G. Salerno;G.G. Salerno;M.R. Burton;C. Oppenheimer;T. Caltabiano

  • Unusually large magmatic CO2 gas emissions prior to a basaltic paroxysm

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Mike Burton;Tommaso Caltabiano;Gaetano Giudice

  • SO2 flux from Stromboli during the 2007 eruption: Results from the FLAME network and traverse measurements

    M.R. Burton;T. Caltabiano;F. Murè;G. Salerno

  • Deformation and eruptions at Mt. Etna (Italy) : A lesson from 15 years of observations

    Marco Neri;Francesco Casu;Valerio Acocella;Giuseppe Solaro

  • SO2∶HCl ratios in the plumes from Mt. Etna and Vulcano determined by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy

    Peter Francis;Adam Maciejewski;Clive Oppenheimer;Charles Chaffin

  • Volcanic Gas Emissions from the Summit Craters and Flanks of Mt. Etna, 1987–2000

    Tommaso Caltabiano;Michael Burton;Salvatore Giammanco;Patrick Allard

  • Monitoring the December 2015 summit eruptions of Mt. Etna (Italy): Implications on eruptive dynamics

    R.A. Corsaro;D. Andronico;B. Behncke;S. Branca

  • Degassing of SO2 and CO2 at Mount Etna (Sicily) as an indicator of pre-eruptive ascent and shallow emplacement of magma

    Nicola Bruno;Tommaso Caltabiano;Salvatore Giammanco;Romolo Romano

  • Sulphur dioxide fluxes from Mount Etna, Vulcano, and Stromboli measured with an automated scanning ultraviolet spectrometer

    A. J. S. McGonigle;C. Oppenheimer;A. R. Hayes;B. Galle

  • Novel retrieval of volcanic SO2 abundance from ultraviolet spectra

    G.G. Salerno;G.G. Salerno;M.R. Burton;C. Oppenheimer;T. Caltabiano

  • Major eruptive style changes induced by structural modifications of a shallow conduit system: the 2007–2012 Stromboli case

    S. Calvari;A. Bonaccorso;P. Madonia;M. Neri

  • First observational evidence for the CO2-driven origin of Stromboli's major explosions

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;M. Burton;P. Allard;P. Allard;T. Caltabiano

  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network

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  • Measuring volcanic degassing of SO2 in the lower troposphere with ASTER band ratios

    Robin Campion;Giuseppe Giovanni Salerno;Giuseppe Giovanni Salerno;Pierre-François Coheur;Daniel Hurtmans

  • SO2 emissions at Mt. Etna with particular reference to the period 1993–1995

    N. Bruno;T. Caltabiano;R. Romano

  • Dynamics of a lava fountain revealed by geophysical, geochemical and thermal satellite measurements: The case of the 10 April 2011 Mt Etna eruption

    A. Bonaccorso;T. Caltabiano;G. Currenti;C. Del Negro

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Salerno
Giuseppe Salerno National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Mike Burton
Mike Burton University of Manchester
Salvatore Giammanco
Salvatore Giammanco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Marco Neri
Marco Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Simona Scollo
Simona Scollo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Clive Oppenheimer
Clive Oppenheimer University of Cambridge
Pierre Briole
Pierre Briole École Normale Supérieure
Gaetano Giudice
Gaetano Giudice National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Andrew J. L. Harris
Andrew J. L. Harris University of Clermont Auvergne

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