Francesco Rappisi
@seismofra.bsky.social
Seismologist at European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (Lux 🇱🇺)
Born in Italy 🤌🏻
Proud European 🇪🇺
Earthquakes | Volcanoes | Nature | Books | Politics
Born in Italy 🤌🏻
Proud European 🇪🇺
Earthquakes | Volcanoes | Nature | Books | Politics
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Francesco Rappisi
@seismofra.bsky.social
· Jun 12
Ani-MR25: the Mediterranean in 3-D 🫵
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
Earthquakes at #MountEtna reveal magma ascent from deep to shallow crust. 🌋
Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system.
Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org
Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system.
Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org
Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution at Mount Etna sheds light on magma ascent in the volcano’s plumbing system
Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution tracks magma ascent from the deep crust to the surface.
www.science.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Earthquakes at #MountEtna reveal magma ascent from deep to shallow crust. 🌋
Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system.
Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org
Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system.
Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org
A strong #earthquake struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula the night of July 29–30, triggering a #tsunami warning in Pacific.
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
July 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A strong #earthquake struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula the night of July 29–30, triggering a #tsunami warning in Pacific.
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
In the Northern Hemisphere people talk about #climatechange only from June to September.
July 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In the Northern Hemisphere people talk about #climatechange only from June to September.
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
Ever wondered how #seismic #anisotropy unveils the hidden dynamics of the #Mediterranean? 🌍
Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow.
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!
Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow.
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!
June 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ever wondered how #seismic #anisotropy unveils the hidden dynamics of the #Mediterranean? 🌍
Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow.
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!
Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow.
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!
Ani-MR25: the Mediterranean in 3-D 🫵
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
June 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ani-MR25: the Mediterranean in 3-D 🫵
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.
🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#Etna is speaking loudly today
Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains.
This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.
Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains.
This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.
June 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#Etna is speaking loudly today
Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains.
This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.
Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains.
This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
🔴 L' #Etna ha generato un flusso piroclastico dal Cratere di Sud-Est, senza superare la Valle del Leone.
In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati.
Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata.
(segui t.me/BlueDotNews)
#eruzione #Sicilia #allerta
In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati.
Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata.
(segui t.me/BlueDotNews)
#eruzione #Sicilia #allerta
June 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🔴 L' #Etna ha generato un flusso piroclastico dal Cratere di Sud-Est, senza superare la Valle del Leone.
In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati.
Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata.
(segui t.me/BlueDotNews)
#eruzione #Sicilia #allerta
In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati.
Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata.
(segui t.me/BlueDotNews)
#eruzione #Sicilia #allerta
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity..."
― Marie Curie
Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
― Marie Curie
Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
March 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity..."
― Marie Curie
Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
― Marie Curie
Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
A few scenes of the new Strombolian activity at #Etna 's Southeast Crater during the night of 15-16 March 2025, seen from 5 km distance. Looks big, but actually this is a rather modest activity for Etna standards.
March 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A few scenes of the new Strombolian activity at #Etna 's Southeast Crater during the night of 15-16 March 2025, seen from 5 km distance. Looks big, but actually this is a rather modest activity for Etna standards.
I’m a big fan of @specfem.org
I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking!
#Seismology
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking!
#Seismology
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
Artificial age-independent seismic anisotropy, slab thickening and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic tomography
SUMMARY. Seismic anisotropy is key to constrain mantle flow, but it is challenging to image and interpret it. Existing large-scale tomography models of sei
doi.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I’m a big fan of @specfem.org
I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking!
#Seismology
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking!
#Seismology
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
March 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You had it coming, mommy 🍦
4-year-old boy calls 911 after ‘bad mom’ eats his ice cream
4-year-old boy calls 911 after ‘bad mom’ eats his ice cream
Facebook / Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department(MOUNT PLEASANT, WI) -- I scream, you scream, a 4-year-old boy has called the cops after his mother ate his ice cream, police have said.The incident...
southernillinoisnow.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
You had it coming, mommy 🍦
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
Your last chance to register for our Ocean Bottom Geophysics meeting on Friday at the Royal Astronomical Society, London. We have an exciting lineup of presentations. You can also join our meeting online.
Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain!
ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain!
ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives
RAS Meetings | Friday, 14 of March 2025 - 10:30 | Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives
ras.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Your last chance to register for our Ocean Bottom Geophysics meeting on Friday at the Royal Astronomical Society, London. We have an exciting lineup of presentations. You can also join our meeting online.
Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain!
ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain!
ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
Today's view of Etna volcano in Sicily.
Image taken by Sentinel-2.
Image taken by Sentinel-2.
March 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today's view of Etna volcano in Sicily.
Image taken by Sentinel-2.
Image taken by Sentinel-2.
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
Initial results from the Cascadia2021 experiment (cascadia2020.uoregon.edu) is out at JGR: Solid Earth. This paper shows a 3-D shore-crossing velocity model of the south-central Cascadia subduction zone at unprecedented high-resolutions. Link: doi.org/10.1029/2024...
A High‐Resolution 3‐D P‐Wave Velocity Structure of the South‐Central Cascadia Subduction Zone From Wide‐Angle Shore‐Crossing Seismic Refraction Data
The transition between various onshore accreted terranes is associated with significant crustal velocity changes The deformation zone between the Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates in the subducting s...
doi.org
February 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Initial results from the Cascadia2021 experiment (cascadia2020.uoregon.edu) is out at JGR: Solid Earth. This paper shows a 3-D shore-crossing velocity model of the south-central Cascadia subduction zone at unprecedented high-resolutions. Link: doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
New platform, same passion! 🌋 Just landed on Bluesky and it's time to repopulate my feed—starting with some 'vintage' research! Throwback to our 2024 paper on anisotropic #seismictomography of #EtnaVolcano, unraveling its complex dynamics. Still a hot topic!🔥
#AguPubs #GRL
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#AguPubs #GRL
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New platform, same passion! 🌋 Just landed on Bluesky and it's time to repopulate my feed—starting with some 'vintage' research! Throwback to our 2024 paper on anisotropic #seismictomography of #EtnaVolcano, unraveling its complex dynamics. Still a hot topic!🔥
#AguPubs #GRL
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#AguPubs #GRL
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Reposted by Francesco Rappisi
5 March 1823 16:37 UT
Mw5.8 earthquake and tsunami hit the northern coast of Sicily (Italy), already affected in 1818 and 1819, causing the death of 22 people, 19 of them in Palermo. Felt in the entire island.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
gallica.bnf.fr
Mw5.8 earthquake and tsunami hit the northern coast of Sicily (Italy), already affected in 1818 and 1819, causing the death of 22 people, 19 of them in Palermo. Felt in the entire island.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
gallica.bnf.fr
March 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
5 March 1823 16:37 UT
Mw5.8 earthquake and tsunami hit the northern coast of Sicily (Italy), already affected in 1818 and 1819, causing the death of 22 people, 19 of them in Palermo. Felt in the entire island.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
gallica.bnf.fr
Mw5.8 earthquake and tsunami hit the northern coast of Sicily (Italy), already affected in 1818 and 1819, causing the death of 22 people, 19 of them in Palermo. Felt in the entire island.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
gallica.bnf.fr
Is this the level we’re at? 🤌
If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
March 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Is this the level we’re at? 🤌
Preprint Alert 🚨
It was time for a new tomography covering the entire Mediterranean!
3-D Mantle Flow and Structure from Combined P-wave and Splitting Intensity Anisotropic Tomography (Rappisi et al., 2025 - under review)
essopenarchive.org/users/603719...
It was time for a new tomography covering the entire Mediterranean!
3-D Mantle Flow and Structure from Combined P-wave and Splitting Intensity Anisotropic Tomography (Rappisi et al., 2025 - under review)
essopenarchive.org/users/603719...
March 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Preprint Alert 🚨
It was time for a new tomography covering the entire Mediterranean!
3-D Mantle Flow and Structure from Combined P-wave and Splitting Intensity Anisotropic Tomography (Rappisi et al., 2025 - under review)
essopenarchive.org/users/603719...
It was time for a new tomography covering the entire Mediterranean!
3-D Mantle Flow and Structure from Combined P-wave and Splitting Intensity Anisotropic Tomography (Rappisi et al., 2025 - under review)
essopenarchive.org/users/603719...
#SeismicTomography reveals Slab Geometry and Mantle Flow Patterns beneath the Central Mediterranean
doi.org/10.1029/2021...
doi.org/10.1029/2021...
Slab Geometry and Upper Mantle Flow Patterns in the Central Mediterranean From 3D Anisotropic P‐Wave Tomography
P-wave tomography resolves three-dimensional (3D) isotropic and anisotropic structures in the Central Mediterranean A 3D reconstruction of the main slabs reveals their complex geometry resulting ...
doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#SeismicTomography reveals Slab Geometry and Mantle Flow Patterns beneath the Central Mediterranean
doi.org/10.1029/2021...
doi.org/10.1029/2021...
Check out the groundbreaking results from the collaborative work between @ingvvulcani.bsky.social, Univ. of Padova, and @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Don't miss it!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Don't miss it!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Crustal Structure of Etna Volcano (Italy) From P‐Wave Anisotropic Tomography
This study conducts the first P-wave anisotropic tomography using local earthquakes recorded in the area of Etna volcano The tomography resolves three-dimensional (3D) isotropic and anisotropic s...
doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Check out the groundbreaking results from the collaborative work between @ingvvulcani.bsky.social, Univ. of Padova, and @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Don't miss it!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Don't miss it!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#SeismicAnisotropy Our paper explores artificial age-independent #anisotropy, #slab thickening, and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic #tomography
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
Artificial age-independent seismic anisotropy, slab thickening and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic tomography
SUMMARY. Seismic anisotropy is key to constrain mantle flow, but it is challenging to image and interpret it. Existing large-scale tomography models of sei
doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#SeismicAnisotropy Our paper explores artificial age-independent #anisotropy, #slab thickening, and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic #tomography
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
doi.org/10.1093/gji/...