Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations in Molise region (Italy): novel inventory and main geomorphological features

Discenza, Marco Emanuele; Esposito, Carlo; Di Luzio, Emiliano; Delchiaro, Michele; Di Martire, Diego; Minnillo, Mariacarmela; Rouhi, Javad; Martino, Salvatore; Della Seta, Marta; Troiani, Francesco; Calcaterra, Domenico; Mugnozza, Gabriele Scarascia

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.21948533.v1

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Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations in Molise region (Italy): novel inventory and main geomorphological features

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posted on 2023-01-24, 18:00 authored by Marco Emanuele Discenza, Carlo Esposito, Emiliano Di Luzio, Michele Delchiaro, Diego Di Martire, Mariacarmela Minnillo, Javad Rouhi, Salvatore Martino, Marta Della Seta, Francesco Troiani, Domenico Calcaterra, Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

This paper focuses on Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations (DSGSDs) identified in the Molise region (Italy), along the central-southern sector of the Apennines chain. These phenomena were detected and mapped through a combination of aerial-photo interpretation, morphological analyses, and field surveys, integrated through satellite SAR interferometry (InSAR). The obtained general map is organized in different sections: inventory map with identification of DSGSDs and main geological and orographic features, geostructural scheme, representative cross sections, list and characteristics of DSGSDs, geomorphometric maps, landslides map, and seismotectonic setting. This study allowed us to realize a complete inventory of DSGSDs in the Molise region and define the main characteristics of each phenomenon. Through this research, it was possible to establish a general correlation between the analyzed deformations and the geological and geomorphological setting of the region as well as with its geodynamic context.