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Il rumore del tempo e la patina dell'architettura
2014
All’interno del libro che intende essere un contributo su un tema complesso e, forse, tra i più travisati della cultura architettonica come quello dell'architettura mediterranea, si inserisce il saggio “Il rumore del tempo e la patina dell’architettura”. In tale scritto l’autore tratteggia il ruolo del tempo, cronologico ed atmosferico, come uno dei materiali più preziosi dell’architettura. Sciascia entra in argomento ricordando il comportamento sui generis del pittore E. Munch che sottoponeva le sue tele alla cosiddetta “cura da cavalli”, lasciandole esposte alle intemperie perché convinto che i colori si combinassero meglio e conclude riferendosi all’esperienza della casa di Luis Barragán…
On the hidden significance of differing micro-sites on tree-ring based climate reconstructions
2015
Tree-ring chronologies are commonly extended back in time by combining samples from living trees with relict material preserved in man-made structures or natural archives (e.g. lakes). Although spatially close, these natural archives and living-tree-sites often comprise different micro-climates. Inhomogeneous growth conditions among these habitats, which may yield offsets in growth-rates, require caution in data processing. Here we assess species-specific growth dynamics in two micro-habitats and their potential effects on long chronologies by combining tree-ring data from different living-tree-sites with an âartificialâ subfossil dataset. Well replicated (nâ>â80) Norway spruce (…
Sulfuric acid speleogenesis (SAS) close to the water table: Examples from southern France, Austria, and Sicily
2016
Caves formed by rising sulfuric waters have been described from all over the world in a wide variety of climate settings, from arid regions to mid-latitude and alpine areas. H2S is generally formed at depth by reduction of sulfates in the presence of hydrocarbons and is transported in solution through the deep aquifers. In tectonically disturbed areas major fractures eventually allow these H2S-bearing fluids to rise to the surface where oxidation processes can become active producing sulfuric acid. This extremely strong acid reacts with the carbonate bedrock creating caves, some of which are among the largest and most spectacular in the world. Production of sulfuric acid mostly occurs at or…
Sulfuric acid caves of Italy: A review
2019
Abstract In Italy, especially along the Apennine Chain, numerous active and inactive sulfuric acid speleogenetic (SAS) caves have been documented in the last two decades. Here we present an overview of these peculiar hypogene systems, illustrating their main geomorphological and mineralogical features, and the microbial signatures observed in the active underground environment. SAS caves are widely distributed in the northern and central Apennines, whereas they are less abundant in the southern Apennines, in the Apulian foreland, in Sicily and in Sardinia. Their location is significantly influenced by lithological and structural rock properties, as they occur in carbonate areas where acidic…
Perheyrityksen muutosprosessi : viestinnän toteutus ja kehittäminen
2014
End Triassic karstification of a south Tethyan carbonate platform: the genesis of the “Libeccio Antico” a famous Baroque dimension stone.
2010
Water transfer from Basilicata to Puglia: a technical, economic and institutional challenge
2007
The necessity of supplying Puglia by transfer of water resources from Basilicata (250 Mm/year mainly for civil use but also for agricultural and industrial uses) and another bordering region (Campania for 200 Mm/year only for civil use) arises from the scarcity of water resources inside Puglia, where precipitation is very low (400 mm/year), rivers are few and with limited watersheds and costal aquifers are overexploited with salt intrusion. Moreover recent droughts have pointed out the need for revising water supply policy in Puglia, looking for the increment of the transfer of water resources from Basilicata (50 Mm/year) and Campania (32 Mm/year) and the development of feasibility studies …
Monitoring of Cueva Larga, Puerto Rico—A First Step to Decode Speleothem Climate Records
2017
This study presents results of an ongoing cave monitoring program at Cueva Larga, Puerto Rico. The monitoring includes monthly analyses of stable isotope ratios of rain and drip water, and trace element ratios of drip water and cave air parameters. Drip sites are above growing speleothems offering the unique chance to calibrate geochemical variations in speleothems in order to reconstruct past climate conditions. Seasonal rainfall patterns above Cueva Larga show characteristic stable isotope values. The wet season is characterized by more negative δ18O and δD values and a maritime deuterium excess (+10‰). The dry season has more positive δ18O and δD values and elevated deuterium excess (>15…
Le Quaternaire franc-comtois. Essai chronologique et paléoclimatique.
1982
Le but de ce travail est d'établir le cadre chronologique et paléoclimatique du Quaternaire en Franche-Comté à partir de l'étude des formations édifiées au cours de cette période.Deux grands types de dépôts ont été plus particulièrement étudiés: ·- Les remplissages karstiques d'avens, de porches de grottes et d'abris sous roche, donnant un éclairage intense, mais ponctuel, de l'environnement physique et biologique, grâce aux faunes abondantes et aux indices climatiques d'ordre sédimentologique.- Les dépôts glaciaires et paraglaciaires (moraines, fluvioglaciaires, glacio-lacustres) qui permettent de situer des coupures climatiques au cours du temps dans l'espace géographique étudié.L'étude d…
Exposition des eaux souterraines peu profondes à Escherichia coli résistant aux antibiotiques : approche hydrochimique pour identifier les sources et…
2016
L'antibiorésistance est une préoccupation croissante en termes de santé humaine et animale au niveau international. Le but du travail est de suivre l'impact sur la qualité de l'eau dans le bassin versant de l’Ouche et évaluer la capacité des E. coli productrices de BLSE de type CTX-M à se propager et survivre dans les eaux. Une stratégie pour l’échantillonnage des eaux de surface et souterraines a été déployée selon les contextes hydrogéologiques, l'utilisation des terres et les STEP. L’approche hydrochimique s’appuie sur l’analyse des paramètres tels que les nitrates et le bore complétés par l’analyse de Terres rares dont le gadolinium et le suivi de produits pharmaceutiques (caféine, carb…