Off the shelf - Recent (since 2020) peer-reviewed contributions

Verbatim from the special volume: “The main goal of geothermal exploration is to identify favourable reservoirs that may be exploited for energy extraction. While drilling is the only direct method to access the subsurface structure of a given system (and its physical state), various techniques have been developed to investigate the targeted reservoir before drilling [1]. The most reliable methods for investigating geological structures at depth are geological field observations, structural geology, exhumed analogues, and geophysical methods. Parameters such as temperature or permeability can be inferred mainly from hydrogeological, geochemical, petrographic, or geophysical investigations. The information retrieved from each of these methods is a piece of a complex puzzle. Gathering and combining these pieces is the key for a comprehensive interpretation of the investigated system [2–8]. That is why, as much as possible, data coming from various disciplines are combined to enhance the understanding of a geothermal area. A multifaceted workflow is the most envisaged approach to understand the dynamics driving fluid flow at depth. However, the more data are available the more complex is the interpretation. This is because geothermal systems are characterized by the interaction of complex nonlinear physical process.“ 

Have a look at the special issue we edited with italian and French colleagues on effective exploration methods for geothermal systems: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/geofluids/si/986915/

Geothermal and structural features of La Palma island (Canary Islands) imaged by ambient noise tomography. Cabrera-Pérez, I., Soubestre, J., D’Auria, L., Barrancos, J., Martín-Lorenzo, A., Martínez van Dorth, D., D. Padilla, G., Przeor, M., M. Pérez N. Nature scientific reports, 13, 12892, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39910-z

Roverato, M., Farina, F., Lupi, M., Ovtcharova, M., Montanari, A., Bonini, M., Montanari, D. Upper Miocene volcanic layers from central Italy: tracking down the volcanic source. Bullettin of Volcanology, Volume 86, article 86, 2024.

Munoz Burbano, F., Calo’, M., Savard., G., Reyes-Ozorco, V., Lupi, M. Using time-lapse seismic velocity changes to monitor the Domo de San Pedro geothermal field, Mexico. 2024, Geothermics, Volume 120, 103010.

Collignon, M., Pioli, L., Trippanera, D., Carrier, A. and Lupi, M., 2023. Conduit Processes at the Haukadalur Geyser‐Hosting Hydrothermal Field (Iceland) Revealed by In Situ Temperature and High‐Speed Camera Measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(11), p.e2022JB026140.

Jiwani-Brown, E. A., Koulakov, I., Muñoz-Burbano, F., Pacheco, J. F., Mora, M. M., Savard, G., & Lupi, M. Subsurface anatomy of the Irazú-Turrialba volcanic complex, inferred from the integration of local and ambient seismic tomographic methods. Geophysical Journal International, ggae054, 2024.

Rifting-Driven Magmatism Along the Dead Sea Continental Transform Fault. Haddad, A., Chiarabba, C., Lazar, M., Mazzini, A., Polonia, A., Gasperini, C., Lupi, M. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, 4, 2023, doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099964. 

New findings on compositionally distinct maar volcanoes: A case study from Acıgöl (Nevşehir) caldera (Central Anatolia, Turkey). Uslular, G., Gençalioğlu Kuşcu, G., Begue, F., Ruch, J., Lupi, M., Higgins, O.J., and Caricchi, L. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022, v. 10, p. 909951.

Geysers, Boiling Groundwater and Tectonics: The 3D Subsurface Resistive Structure of the Haukadalur Hydrothermal Field, Iceland. Lupi, M., Collignon, M., Fischanger, F., Carrier, A., Trippanera, D., Pioli, L. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2023, doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024040, 2022.

Magmatic and tectonic domains of central Costa Rica and the Irazu’-Turrialba volcanic complex revealed by ambient noise tomography. Jiwani-Brown, E. A., Planes, T., Pacheco, J.F., Mora, M.M., Lupi, M. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2022, doi: 10.1029/2022JB024575.

Deep fluids migration and submarine emersion of the Kalang Anyar mud volcano (Java, Indonesia): A multidisciplinary study. Mazzini, A, Sciarra, A., Lupi, M., Ascough, P., Akhmanov, G., Karyono, K., Husein, A. Marine and Petroleum Geology, In Press, doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105970.

Insights into the dynamics of the Nirano Mud Volcano through seismic characterization of drumbeat signals and V/H analysis. Antunes, V., Planès, T., Obermann, A., Panzera, F., D'Amico, S., Mazzini, A., Sciarra A., Ricci, T., Lupi, M. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 431, 2022.

Northward migration of the Javanese volcanic arc along thrust faults. Lupi, M., De Gori, P., Valoroso, L., Baccheschi, P., Minetto, R., Mazzini, A. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 577, 117258, 2022.

3D Deep Electrical Resistivity Tomography of the Lusi Eruption Site in East Java. Mazzini, A., Carrier, A., Sciarra, A., Fischanger, F., Winarto-Putro, W., Lupi, M. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, 18, 2021.