Papers by Maurizio D'Orefice
Soil forensics, 2017
Forensic investigations concern locating, identifying, collecting, and cataloging physical eviden... more Forensic investigations concern locating, identifying, collecting, and cataloging physical evidence for the purpose of presenting it in court. One aspect of forensic investigations concerns locating clande stine evidence which is often conceal ed in the subsurface. This task is typically guided by information provided by informants (pathological liars), witnesses, psychics, and sometimes suspects. Resultant searches may be time consuming and frustrating to understaffed departments. Often such searches lead to excavations that destroy evidence. Any nonde structive method used to reduce the time spent on searches and excavations and to increase the probability of locating physical evidence are of prime interest to the law enforcement community. Remote sensing methods, which are nondestructive, are currently being applied with promising results in forensic investigations. Some of the more promising methods, including infrared, magnetics, electromagnetics, and ground penetr ating radar are discussed. Remote sensing meth ods when properl y appli ed can provide the foren sic investigator tremendous savings in time and cost in the search for physical evidence. The forensic investigator must be educated to understand that there is no remote sensing method that will consistently find a body or physical evidence. These methods locate anomalous areas , and the cause of these anomalies will only be fully understood upon examination by others.
Guida al censimento dei fenomeni franosi ed alla loro archiviazione
Presentazione della "Guida al censimento dei fenomeni franosi ed alla loro archiviazione". Risorse e Sviluppo: prospettive per il XXI secolo
IX Congresso Nazionale dei Geologi., 1997
Guida al censimento dei fenomeni franosi ed alla loro archiviazione
Ist. Poligrafico dello Stato (Collana: Miscellanea, vol. VII), 1996
Morphodynamics of the Coastal Landscape and Environmental Aspects of Palude of Torre Flavia (Northern Latium- Italy)
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Apr 1, 2018
Qualità dell'ambiente urbano - XI Rapporto - cap. 2 Suolo e Territorio_par. 2.6 La cartografia geologica delle aree urbane italiane: La Spezia, Parma, Forlì, Pisa, Teramo, Avellino, Crotone
Sistemi Informativi Territoriali e caratterizzazione morfometrica dei bacini idrografici
Carta Geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50000 - Foglio 316, 317, 328,329 Isola d'Elba. Edizioni S.EL.CA srl (FI)
D’Orefice M. et al., Quaternary geomorphological evolution of Carsoli intermontane basin (L’Aquil... more D’Orefice M. et al., Quaternary geomorphological evolution of Carsoli intermontane basin (L’Aquila, Italy). (IT ISSN 03943356, 2010). In the present work the results of a geological and geomorphological study are presented. The study has been carried out in the Carsoli intermontane basin (AQ), a wide depression of tectonic origin, located between Abruzzo and Lazio regions, at the boundary of two different palaeogeographic domains, separated by the “Olevano-Antrodoco” tectonic line. The Carsoli basin is filled with a continental sedimentary succession of considerable thickness and extent, which has been classified into several lithostratigraphic units, mainly on the basis of their lithological, morphological and geochronological characteristics. The oldest continental sediments outcropping within the study area are of lacustrine origin (Bosco di Oricola silts, clays and sands). These sediments, whose deposition has probably occurred in the Lower – Middle Pleistocene, are characterize...
U/Th dating of a Cladocora caespitosa from Capo S. Marco marine Quaternary deposits (Sardinia, Italy)
A whole specimen, not reworked and well preserved of Cladocora caespitosa has been found within t... more A whole specimen, not reworked and well preserved of Cladocora caespitosa has been found within the marine Quaternary deposits, outcropping along the eastern coast of the Capo San Marco Promontory. The U/Th dating of this sample has provided a minimum age of 70 ± 4 ka B.P. This dating allows to state that these marine deposits, containing the coral, are not Holocene in age.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2020
Site effects in consequence of the 2016-2018 Central Italy seismic sequence "marked the fate" of ... more Site effects in consequence of the 2016-2018 Central Italy seismic sequence "marked the fate" of many villages located close to the epicenters along the Apennine chain. Pescara del Tronto, a small settlement located on a mountain slope in the municipality of Arquata del Tronto, (AP) is very representative of such territories since, early after the onset of the seismic sequence, suffered very impressive site effects, including a large seismicallyinduced debris flow and a high number of small volume landslides. This paper describes the main results of the scientific activities carried out by the authors in this locality in the framework of the unprecedented large-scale Seismic Microzonation project funded by Italian Government in Central Italy for 138 territories. Through an intense field activity, the geological and geomorphologic setting of the study area were revised and updated, including a landslide susceptibility assessment that helped the Italian Department of Civil Protection in the emergency management for temporary housing and, later on, was included in the 3rd Level Seismic Microzonation study implemented by authors while the seismic sequence was still ongoing. A very detailed and reliable subsoil model for this municipality was defined, despite difficulties faced in performing direct and indirect investigations due to the safety restrictions for many areas. The Local Seismic Site response was finally assessed for this locality and the results discussed. A key role in the occurrence of strong site effects into Pescara del Tronto has been played by quaternary deposits having an unexpected heterogeneity under the old village.
A whole specimen, not reworked and well preserved of Cladocora caespitosa has been found within t... more A whole specimen, not reworked and well preserved of Cladocora caespitosa has been found within the marine Quaternary deposits, outcropping along the eastern coast of the Capo San Marco Promontory. The U/Th dating of this sample has provided a minimum age of 70 ± 4 ka B.P. This dating allows to state that these marine deposits, containing the coral, are not Holocene in age.
Land, 2022
Landscape evolution over the last 8000 years in three areas located along Tuscany, Latium, and Ca... more Landscape evolution over the last 8000 years in three areas located along Tuscany, Latium, and Campania coasts (central Tyrrhenian) has been deduced through a morphological, stratigraphical, and historical approach considering the physical evolution and human activity. Between 8000 and 6000 yr BP, the Sea Level Rise (SLR) dominated and, near the river mouths, inlets occurred. In the Tuscany area, Mt. Argentario was an island and to SE of the Ansedonia promontory a lagoon occurred. The areas were covered by a dense forest and the human influence was negligible. Between 6000 and 4000 yr BP, humans organized settlements and activities, and a general coastline progradation occurred. A tombolo linked Mt. Argentario to the mainland. In the Tiber and Campania areas, coastal lakes and a strand plain developed. Between 4000 and 3000 yr BP, near Mt. Argentario, two tombolos enclosed a wide lagoon. At the SE of the Ansedonia promontory, the lagoon split into smaller water bodies. In the Tiber ...
Landscape evolution around Minturnae
RENDICONTI ONLINE DELLA SOCIETÀ GEOLOGICA ITALIANA, Aug 1, 2012
E. Chiarini, M. D'Orefice & R. Graciotti, Reference stratigraphic units for mapping Plio-Quat... more E. Chiarini, M. D'Orefice & R. Graciotti, Reference stratigraphic units for mapping Plio-Quaternary continental deposits in the CARG Project: examples from Alps, Po Plain, Sardinia. Plio-Quaternary continental deposits have an important role in the new Geological Map of Italy at 1:50.000 scale (CARG Project). The Geological Survey of Italy suggests mapping such deposits through the unconformity-bounded stratigraphic units (UBSU), after adaptations. In this work, examples from different areas in northern Italy and Sardinia are analysed and compared. The results are: a) a standard rule for use of the UBSU is not applicable; b) the UBSU provide a tool for regional or interregional syntheses only in a few cases (e.g. in the large sedimentary Po basin), while for minor basins (e.g. the alpine valleys) they represent a local meaning; c) consequence problems in hierarchy and correlation of units of neighbouring areas occur also. Parole chiave: Cartografia geologica, Unità a limiti inco...
Il vulcanismo monogenico medio-pleistocenico della conca di Carsoli (l'Aquila)
L'area di Oricela-Carsoli-Rocca di Botte (AQ) e Camerata Nuova (Roma) è sede di un vulcanism... more L'area di Oricela-Carsoli-Rocca di Botte (AQ) e Camerata Nuova (Roma) è sede di un vulcanismo monogenico associato alla risalita di magma secondo un trend regionale appenninico su cui si allineano piccoli maar, anelli di tufo e coni, datati a 531 ka. La ...
Landscape change around Minturnae and Garigliano river mouth
Le vulcaniti del Bosco di Oricola (L'Aquila): Caratteristiche geolitologiche, petrostrutturali ed isotopiche
Quaternary continental deposits record spatio-temporal changes of the landscape and offer insight... more Quaternary continental deposits record spatio-temporal changes of the landscape and offer insights for drainage network analysis and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This paper focuses on the Turano River, a left tributary of the Velino River, which flows in the southwestern Abruzzo area at the boundary with Lazio Region. Its basin preserves lithological and morphological field evidence particularly suitable for reconstructing the long-term geomorphological evolution of the Central Apennines and the drainage network development. In detail, the Turano River was investigated through a drainage basin-scale analysis incorporating morphometric analysis, field mapping, continental deposits analysis, and integrated drainage network analysis. This approach allowed us to define a drainage network reversal process, clearly highlighted by the spatial arrangement of continental deposits, spanning from Upper Pliocene to Holocene. The results also indicated tectonic activity as the main factor...
Annals of Geophysics, 2009
This paper contains the results of a series of geophysical investigations carried out on the larg... more This paper contains the results of a series of geophysical investigations carried out on the largest debris flow to have taken place in Tavernole, S. Felice a Cancello (Caserta, Southern Italy). The landslide occurred in concurrence with other catastrophic events in the Sarno Mountains in May 1998. This research project is part of a series of geological, geomorphological and geotechnical studies whose purpose is to improve the knowledge of this type of phenomenon. The project also tested and compared various survey methods in the sample area of S. Felice a Cancello. Geophysical surveying allowed us to collect information regarding the physical features and thickness of the materials affected by landslide phenomena and to verify the applicability and effectiveness of the various indirect surveying methods adopted. The preliminary results of the study enabled us to generate a series of suggestions which could prove useful in formulating the correct approach to this type of problem to be adopted in ordinary professional practice. These indications concerned the type of geophysical surveying to be conducted and, where applicable, the means of implementation. In general, seismic refraction was found to be the best technique for collecting information on the area studied.
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