Innovative Multi-disciPlinary European Research training netwOrk on VolcanoEs

Informazioni relative al progetto

IMPROVE

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 858092

DOI

10.3030/858092

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 22 Giugno 2020

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2021

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2025

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 4 043 158,20

Contributo UE

€ 4 043 158,20

Coordinato da

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA
Italy

CORDIS fornisce collegamenti ai risultati finali pubblici e alle pubblicazioni dei progetti ORIZZONTE.

I link ai risultati e alle pubblicazioni dei progetti del 7° PQ, così come i link ad alcuni tipi di risultati specifici come dataset e software, sono recuperati dinamicamente da .OpenAIRE .

Risultati finali

Other (45)

Specialized Short Course 3

Third specialized short course, on “Methods of data analysis and pattern recognition”.

Final Conference

Final IMPROVE Conference, with invitation extended to many (order of tens) relevant representatives from academia and industry external to the project. The IMPROVE activities and results will be presented by the ESRs.

Specialized Short Course 5

Fifth specialized short course, on “From experimental volcanology to fluid-rock interaction: advanced laboratory methods and their applications”.

Network School 1

First network school (open to about 15 external students), on on “Geothermal areas, fluid physics and chemistry, fluid flow circulation”.

Digital Training Module 1

First digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Specialized Short Course 1

"Specialized short course on ""Near surface multiphysics (seismic, electric and EM) and seismic noise imaging techniques""."

Digital Training Module 6

Sixth digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Network School 2

Second network school (open to about 15 external students), on “Time series analysis, signal processing, massive data analysis and pattern recognition”.

First IMPROVE Newsletter

First newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Press release on Etna field experiment

Press release on the Etna field experiment, describing the aims, methods, objectives, and expected results from this EU-sponsored, relevant project activity.

Scientific magazine article 2

The IMPROVE meaningful activities and results will be published in a widely distributed scientific magazine aimed at establishing closer links between scientists and the society.

Sixth IMPROVE Newsletter

Sixth newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Scientific magazine article 3

The IMPROVE meaningful activities and final results will be published in a widely distributed scientific magazine aimed at establishing closer links between scientists and the society.

Press release on Krafla field experiment

Press release describing the aims, activities, first results and expected outcomes from this EU-sponsored, relevant project activity.

Network School 4 Evaluation

"Report evaluating the network school #4 (including anonymous questionnaires to participants)."

Third IMPROVE Newsletter

Third newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Fifth IMPROVE Newsletter

Fifth newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Digital Training Module 9

Ninth digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Krafla open communication day

Senior personnel and ESRs will illustrate the nature of the Krafla volcano/geothermal area in layman terms for both residents and the numerous tourists visiting the area in summer.

Digital Training Module 7

Seventh digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Specialized Short Course 6

Sixth specialized short course, on“Cyber-Physical Systems applied to geothermal areas”.

Press release in conjunction with the Workshop at D6.1

Press release describing the aims and activities within IMPROVE to reinforce the academy-industry links and relationships.

Fourth IMPROVE Newsletter

Fourth newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Second IMPROVE Open Day

The second IMPROVE Open Dat will be organized by the ESRs with supervision by tutoring personnel, and will invite primary and secondary school classes and the general public to a one-day exposition and demonstration on science and technology.

Digital Training Module 2

Second digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Etna open communication and demonstration day

Students from secondary scientific and technical schools will be invited to attend a communication and demonstration day during the Etna field experiment.

Digital Training Module 4

Fourth digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

European Researchers' Night 1

IMPROVE stand during the European Researchers’ Night (limited to the participating organizations adhering to it).

Second IMPROVE Newsletter

Second newsletter published in the web and sent to academies and potentially interested industries.

Specialized Short Course 2

Second specialized short course, on “Techniques to integrate multiparameter geophysical data in geodetic volcano numerical modelling”.

Kick-Off meeting

Kick-off meeting of the project.

Vacancy advertisements

Advertisements publicized in Euraxess, Beneficiaries websites, the IMPROVE website, specialized email lists, social media, the first IMPROVE Newsletter, and personal contacts with international colleagues.

Recruitment

Recruitment calls open and accessible.

PhD award to ESRs

All of the ESRs are expected to obtain a PhD through IMPROVE, subject to the local laws and regulations of their host country. Most PhDs are expected to be awarded after the end of project (after month 48). While INGV is indicated as lead beneficiary in its coordinating role, each individual beneficiary is fully responsible of the achievements of their recruited ESRs.

Digital Training Module 8

Eighth digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Network School 4

Fourth network school (open to about 15 external students), on “Source modelling from integration of multi-disciplinary approaches and multi-parametric data”.

Digital Training Module 3

Third digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

First IMPROVE Open Day

The first IMPROVE Open Dat will be organized by the ESRs with supervision by tutoring personnel, and will invite primary and secondary school classes and the general public to a one-day exposition and demonstration on science and technology.

Press release in conjunction with Final Conference

Press release describing the organization, structure, achievements under IMPROVE, and the ESRs' activities and results.

Network School 3

third network school (open to about 15 external students), on “Inverse methods and forward modelling in geophysical analysis”.

Scientific magazine article 1

The IMPROVE meaningful activities and results will be published in a widely distributed scientific magazine aimed at establishing closer links between scientists and the society.

European Researchers' Night 2

IMPROVE stand during the European Researchers’ Night (limited to the participating organizations adhering to it).

Digital Training Module 5

Fifth digital training module, on a topic selected by ESRs based on their effective research needs.

Workshop on business and industry -oriented science developments

(DIAS, LV + All) Organization of a workshop open to academic and nn-academic sectors, planned to include geothermal, oil, gas and mineral industries, technology-developing enterprises, and major scientific organizations beyond the IMPROVE consortium. The workshop is intended to innovate the relationships between Earth Sciences and industry–related sectors, through the joint definition of a vision and shared strategy; to be a strong element of ESRs’ exposure to non-academic, productive sectors of the society; and to be an element of practical training on science-business relationships.

Specialized Short Course 4

Fourth specialized short course, on “Geochemical techniques and modelling in geothermal fields and volcano monitoring”.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Opening of project website

Project website open to the public

Documents, reports (3)

Network School 3 Evaluation

Report evaluating the network school 3 including anonymous questionnaires to participants

Network School 1 Evaluation

Report evaluating the network school 1 including anonymous questionnaires to participants

Network School 2 Evaluation

"Report evaluating the network school #2 (including anonymous questionnaires to participants)."

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Detection of Lowermost Mantle Heterogeneity Using Seismic Migration of Diffracted S‐Waves

Autori: Jonathan Wolf, Edward Garnero, Benjamin Schwarz, Kuangdai Leng, Yantao Luo, Regina Maass, John D. West
Pubblicato in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Numero 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Editore: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2025jb031367

sGs UnMix: a web application for spatial prediction and mixture modeling with a case study on volcanic soil CO2 fluxes

Autori: Giulio Bini, Giancarlo Tamburello, Stefano Cacciaguerra, Paolo Perfetti
Pubblicato in: Environmental Modelling & Software, Numero 193, 2025, Pagina/e 106652, ISSN 1364-8152
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106652

Soil CO2 emission and stable isotopes (δ13C, δ18O) of CO2 and calcites reveal the fluid origin and thermal energy in the supercritical geothermal system of Krafla, Iceland

Autori: Giulio Bini, Giovanni Chiodini, Tullio Ricci, Alessandra Sciarra, Stefano Caliro, Anette K. Mortensen, Marco Martini, Andrew Mitchell, Alessandro Santi, Antonio Costa
Pubblicato in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Numero 447, 2025, Pagina/e 108032, ISSN 0377-0273
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2024.108032

Seismicity Patterns and Multi‐Scale Imaging of Krafla, N–E Iceland, With Local Earthquake Tomography

Autori: Elisabeth Glück, Stéphane Garambois, Jean Vandemeulebrouck, Titouan Muzellec, Jean Virieux, Anette K. Mortensen, Egill Árni Gudnason, Thorbjörg Ágústsdóttir
Pubblicato in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Numero 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Editore: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024jb030425

Size matters: a new view of the relationship between shape and size for molten volcanic ballistics

Autori: A. Sork, B. Kennedy, L. Watson, J. Taddeucci, R. Fitzgerald, M. Sellier, C. Biensan, D. Andronico, P. Scarlato, E. Del Bello, T. Ricci
Pubblicato in: Bulletin of Volcanology, Numero 87, 2025, ISSN 1432-0819
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-025-01845-w

Joint Bayesian Modeling of Velocity Break Points, Noise Characteristics, and Their Uncertainties in GNSS Time Series: Far-Field Velocity Anomalies Concurrent With Magmatic Activity in Iceland

Autori: Yilin Yang, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Halldór Geirsson
Pubblicato in: Geophysical research Letters, Numero 50, 2023, ISSN 0094-8276
Editore: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2023gl103432

Airspace Contamination by Volcanic Ash from Sequences of Etna Paroxysms: Coupling the WRF-Chem Dispersion Model with Near-Source L-Band Radar Observations

Autori: Umberto Rizza, Franck Donnadieu, Mauro Morichetti, Elenio Avolio, Giuseppe Castorina, Agostino Semprebello, Salvatore Magazu, Giorgio Passerini, Enrico Mancinelli, Clothilde Biensan
Pubblicato in: Remote Sensing, Numero 15, 2025, Pagina/e 3760, ISSN 2072-4292
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/rs15153760

Gas equilibrium in the H2O-H2-CO2-CO-CH4 system for wet-steam geothermal-well fluids and their sources: A case study from Krafla, Iceland

Autori: Giulio Bini, Matteo Lelli, Stefano Caliro, Tullio Ricci, Anette K. Mortensen, Ásgerður K. Sigurðardóttir, Alessandro Santi, Antonio Costa
Pubblicato in: Geothermics, Numero 130, 2025, Pagina/e 103322, ISSN 0375-6505
Editore: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2025.103322

Improving passive reflection seismic imaging in complex geological settings through site effect reduction: application to Krafla volcano, Iceland

Autori: Regina Maass, Ka Lok Li, Christopher J Bean
Pubblicato in: Geophysical Journal International, Numero 241, 2025, Pagina/e 756-769, ISSN 0956-540X
Editore: Geological Society by Blackwell Scientific
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggaf072

Heat from dyke intrusions released by boiling of warm groundwater and steaming into the atmosphere during the 1975–1984 eruptive and intrusive activity at Krafla, Iceland

Autori: Patricia Fehrentz, Magnús T. Gudmundsson, Hannah I. Reynolds, Anette K. Mortensen, Sydney R. Gunnarson, Joaquin M.C. Belart, Michaela A. Chodora
Pubblicato in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Numero 466, 2025, Pagina/e 108396, ISSN 0377-0273
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108396

Role of tectonic stress and topography on repeated lateral dikes: application to the 1975–1984 Krafla and 2023–2025 Svartsengi rifting episodes in Iceland

Autori: Yilin Yang, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Halldór Geirsson, Joachim Gottsmann
Pubblicato in: Bulletin of Volcanology, Numero 87, 2025, ISSN 1432-0819
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-025-01897-y

sGs UnMix: a web application for spatial prediction and mixture modeling with a case study on volcanic soil CO2 fluxes

Autori: Giulio Bini, Giancarlo Tamburello, Stefano Cacciaguerra, Paolo Perfetti
Pubblicato in: Environmental Modelling & Software, Numero 193, 2025, Pagina/e 106652, ISSN 1364-8152
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106652

Gas equilibrium in the H2O-H2-CO2-CO-CH4 system for wet-steam geothermal-well fluids and their sources: A case study from Krafla, Iceland

Autori: Giulio Bini, Matteo Lelli, Stefano Caliro, Tullio Ricci, Anette K. Mortensen, Ásgerður K. Sigurðardóttir, Alessandro Santi, Antonio Costa
Pubblicato in: Geothermics, Numero 130, 2025, Pagina/e 103322, ISSN 0375-6505
Editore: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2025.103322

Seismicity Patterns and Multi‐Scale Imaging of Krafla, N–E Iceland, With Local Earthquake Tomography

Autori: Elisabeth Glück, Stéphane Garambois, Jean Vandemeulebrouck, Titouan Muzellec, Jean Virieux, Anette K. Mortensen, Egill Árni Gudnason, Thorbjörg Ágústsdóttir
Pubblicato in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Numero 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Editore: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024jb030425

Stacking of Distributed Dynamic Strain Reveals Link Between Seismic Velocity Changes and the 2020 Unrest in Reykjanes

Autori: Regina Maass, Sven Schippkus, Céline Hadziioannou, Benjamin Schwarz, Philippe Jousset, Charlotte Krawczyk
Pubblicato in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Numero 129, 2024, ISSN 2169-9313
Editore: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2023jb028320

In flight fragmentation reduces bomb size range and hazard during explosive volcanic eruptions

Autori: C. Biensan, J. Taddeucci, M. Alatorre-Ibarguengoitia, P. Scarlato, D. Andronico, T. Ricci, E. Del Bello, L. D’Auria, M. Asensio-Ramos, D. M. Palladino
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, Numero 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20900-2