Papers by Riccardo Caputo

2011
  • Lunina O.V., Gladkov A.A., Caputo R., Gladkov A.S. (2011): Razrabotka relyatsionnoy basy dannykh dlya seismotectonicheskogo analiza i otsenki seismicheskoy opasnosti yuga Vostochnoy Sibiri. [Developping a relational database for seismotectonic analysis and seismic hazard assessment of the southern sector of East Siberia]. Geoinformatika, 2, 26-35.
  • Di Bucci D., Caputo R., Mastronuzzi G., Fracassi U., Selleri G., Sansò P. (2011): First evidence of Late Quaternary tectonics from joint analysis in the Southern Adriatic foreland (Italy). J. Geodyn., 51 (2), 141-155, doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.012

2010
  • Caputo R., Catalano S., Monaco C., Romagnoli G., Tortorici G., Tortorici L. (2010): Active faulting on the island of Crete (Greece). Geophys. J. Int., 183, 111-126, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04749.x.
  • Tortorici L., Monaco C., Caputo R. (2010): Late Neogene to Quaternary contractional structures in Crete (Greece). Tectonophys., 483, 203-213, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.05.020.
  • Caputo R. (2010): Why are extension joints more abundant than faults? a conceptual model to estimate their ratio in layered carbonate rocks. J. Struct. Geol., 32 (9), 1257-1270, doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.05.011.
  • Pavlides S., Caputo R., Sboras S., Chatzipetros A., Papathanasiou G., Valkaniotis S. (2010): The Greek catalogue of active faults and database of seismogenic sources. Bull. Geol. Soc. Greece, 43(1), 486-494.
  • Caputo R., Catalano S., Monaco C., Romagnoli G., Tortorici G.,  Tortorici L. (2010): Middle-Late Quaternary geodynamics of Crete, Southern Aegean, and seismotectonic implications. Bull. Geol. Soc. Greece, 43(1), 400-408.
  • Caputo R., Bianca M., D'Onofrio R. (2010): The Ionian marine terraces of Southern Italy:insights for the Quaternary geodynamic evolution of the area. Tectonics, 29, TC4005, doi: 10.1029/2009TC002625.
  • Caputo R., Poli E., Zanferrari A. (2010): Neogene-Quaternary Tectonic Stratigraphy of the eastern Southern Alps, NE Italy. J. Struct. Geol., 32(7), 1009-1027, doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.06.004.
  • Caputo R., Hinzen K.-G., Liberatore D., Schreiber S., Helly B., Tziafalias A. (2010): Quantitative archaeoseismological investigation of the Great Theatre of Larissa, Greece. Bulletin Earthquake Engineering, 9, 347-366, doi: 10.1007/s10518.010.9206.6.

2009
  • Caputo R., Bianca M. (2009): Comment on "Late Cenozoic uplift of southern Italy deduced from fluvial and marine sediments: Coupling between surface processes and lower-crustal flow. by Westaway R. and Bridgland D. (2007), Quat. Int., vol. 175, 86-124.", Quaternary International, 204, 98-102, doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.09.011.
  • Mucciarelli M., Böhm G., Caputo R., Giocoli A., Gueguen E., Klin P., Marello L., Palmieri F., Piscitelli S., Priolo E., Romano G., Rizzo E. (2009): Caratteri geologici e geofisici dell'area di San Giuliano. Italian Geotechnical Journal, XLIII(3), 32-42.

2008
  • Caputo R., Pavlides S.B. (2008): Earthquake Geology: methods and applications. Tectonophysics, 453 (1-4), 1-6, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.01.007.
  • Caputo R., Helly B. (2008): The use of distinct disciplines to investigate past earthquakes. Tectonophysics, 453 (1-4), 7-19, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.05.007.
  • Caputo R., Salviulo L., Bianca M. (2008): The Late Quaternary activity of the Scorciabuoi Fault (Southern Italy) as inferred from morphotectonic investigations and numerical modelling. Tectonics, 27, TC3004, 1-18, doi:10.1029/2007TC002203.
  • Caputo R., Pavlides S., Mucciarelli M. (2008): Magnitude distribution of linear morphogenic earthquakes in the Mediterranean Region: insights from palaeoseismological and historical data. Geophysical Journal International, 174, 930-940, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03834.x.

2007
  • Strollo A., Richwalski S.M., Parolai S., Gallipoli M.R., Mucciarelli M., Caputo R. (2007): Site effects of the 2002 Molise earthquake, Italy: analysis of strong motion, ambient noise, and synthetic data from 2D modelling in San Giuliano di Puglia. Bulletin Earthquake Engineering, 5, 3, 347-362, doi: 10.1007/s10518-007-9033-6.
  • Caputo R. (2007): Sea level curves: perplexities of an end-user in morphotectonic applications. Global and Planetary Change, 57, 3-4, 417-423, doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.03.003.
  • Caputo R., Salviulo L., Piscitelli S., Loperte A. (2007) Late Quaternary activity along the Scorciabuoi Fault (Southern Italy) as inferred from electrical resistivity tomographies. Annals of Geophysics, 50, 2, 213-224, doi: 10.4401/ag-3078.
  • Neri C., Gianolla P., Furlanis S., Caputo R. & Bosellini A. (2007): Note Illustrative della Carta Geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000, foglio 029 Cortina d'Ampezzo. APAT, pp. 200, Roma.

2006
  • Papadopoulos G., Caputo R., McAdoo B., Pavlides S., Karastathis V., Fokaefs A., Orfanogiannaki K., Valkaniotis S. (2006): The large tsunami of 26 December 2004: Field observations and eyewitnesses accounts from Sri Lanka, Maldives Is. and Thailand. Earth Planets Space, 58(2), 233-241.
  • Caputo R., Monaco C., Tortorici L. (2006): Multi-seismic cycle deformation rates from Holocene normal fault scarps on Crete (Greece). Terra Nova, 18, 3, 181-190, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00678.x.
  • Caputo R., Helly B., Pavlides S., Papadopoulos G. (2006): Archaeo- and palaeoseismological investigations in Northern Thessaly (Greece): insights for the seismic potential of the region. Natural Hazards, 39, 195–212, doi: 10.1007/s11069-006-0023-9.
  • Pavlides R., Caputo R., Koukouvelas I., Kokkalas S., Chatzipetros A. (2006): Palaeoseismological investigations of Aegean-type active faults. In: Dilek Y. and Pavlides S. (Eds.): Postcollisional tectonics and magmatism in the Mediterranean region and Asia.Geological Society of America, Spec. Paper, 409, 175-188, doi: 10.1130/2006.2409(10).

2005
  • Caputo R., Helly B. (2005): Archaeological evidences of past earthquakes: a contribution to the SHA of Thessaly, Central Greece. Journal Earthquake Engineering, 9, 2, 199-222, doi: 10.1080/13632460509350539.
  • Caputo R. (2005): Stress variability and brittle tectonic structures. Earth-Science Reviews, 70, 1-2, 103-127, doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2004.11.005.
  • Caputo R. (2005): Comment on "Episodic occurrence of strong (Mw6.2) earthquakes in Thessalia area (central Greece)" by E.E. Papadimitriou, V.G. Karakostas [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 215 (2003) 395-409]. Earth Planetary Science Letters, 231, 3-4, 347-352, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.12.012.
  • Corrado R., Caputo R., Filizzola C., Pergola N., Pietrapertosa C., Tramutoli V. (2005): Seismically active area monitoring by robust TIR satellite techniques: a sensitivity analysis on low magnitude earthquakes in Greece and Turkey. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 5(1), 101-108.
  • Caputo R. (2005): Ground effects of large morphogenic earthquakes. Journal of Geodynamics, 40, 2-3, 113-118, doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2005.07.001.
  • Caputo R., Helly B. (2005): The Holocene activity of the Rodia Fault, Central Greece. Journal of Geodynamics, 40, 2-3, 153-169, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2005.07.004.

2004
  • Pavlides S., Caputo R. (2004): Magnitude versus faults’ surface parameters: quantitative relationships from the Aegean. Tectonophysics, 380, 3-4, 159-188, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.09.019.
  • Caputo R., Helly B., Pavlides S., Papadopoulos G., Troja O., Gueli A. (2004): Palaeoseismological trenches across the Tyrnavos Fault, Central Greece. Studi Geologici Camerti, Spec. Issue 2004, 53-60.
  • Bianca M., Caputo R. (2004): A morphotectonic analysis of the Agri Valley, Southern Italy: alluvial and marine terraces as indicators of active tectonics. Studi Geologici Camerti, Special Issue 2004, 33-37.
  • Oliveto A.N., Mucciarelli M., Caputo R. (2004): HVSR prospections in multi-layered environments: an example from the Tyrnavos Basin (Greece). Journal of Seismology, 8, 395-406.
  • Marella C., Caputo R., Bosellini A. (2004): Growth and subsidence of carbonate platforms: numerical modelling and application to the Dolomites, Italy.Annals of Geophysics, 47, 5, 1581-1595, doi: 10.4401/ag-3361.
  • Caputo R., Helly B., Pavlides S., Papadopoulos G. (2004): Palaeoseismological investigation of the Tyrnavos Fault (Thessaly, Central Greece). Tectonophysics, 394, 1, 1-20, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2004.07.047.

2003
  • Caputo R., Piscitelli S., Oliveto A., Rizzo E., Lapenna V. (2003): The use of electrical resistivity tomography in Active Tectonic. Examples from the Tyrnavos Basin, Greece. Journal of Geodynamics, 36, 1-2, 19-35, doi: 10.1016/S0264-3707(03)00036-X.
  • Mucciarelli M., Masi A., Vona M., Gallipoli M.R., Harabaglia P., Caputo R., Piscitelli S., Rizzo E., Picozzi M., Albarello D., Lizza C. (2003): Quick survey of the possible causes of damage enhancement observed in San Giuliano after the 2002 Molise, Italy seismic sequence. Journal Earthquake Engineering, 7, 4, 599-614, doi: 10.1080/13632460309350466.
  • Bianca M., Caputo R. (2003): Analisi morfotettonica ed evoluzione quaternaria della Val d'Agri, Appennino meridionale. Il Quaternario, 16, 2, 158-170.
  • Stefani M., Caputo R. (2003): Synvolcanic carbonate production at Middle Triassic scalloped platform margin: examples from the Catinaccio Buildups (Dolomites, Italy). TransAlp Conference, Trieste, February 10-12, 2003, Memorie di Scienze Geologiche, 54, 143-146.
  • Caputo R., Stefani M. (2003): Understanding polynucleated carbonate platforms based on palinspastic restorations: examples from the Middle Triassic of the Dolomites. TransAlp Conference, Trieste, February 10-12, 2003, Memorie di Scienze Geologiche, 54, 147-150.
  • Caputo R., Poli M.E., Zanferrari A. (2003): Neogene-Quaternary twist tectonics in the eastern Southern Alps, Italy. TransAlp Conference, Trieste, February 10-12, 2003, Memorie di Scienze Geologiche, 54, 155-158.

2002
  • Helly B., Bravard J.-P., Caputo R. (2000-2002): La Plaine orientale de Thessalie: mobilité des paysages historiques et évolution tecto-sédimentaire. Thessaliko Imerologhio, 38 (2000), 3-35, 39 (2001), 73-96, 40 (2001), 145-164, 41 (2002), 165-190, Larissa (in Greek).

2000
  • Caputo R., Helly B. (2000): Archéosismicité de l'Égée: étude des failles actives de la Thessalie. Bull. Correspondance Hellenique, 124, 2, 560-588, Athens.

1999
  • Caputo R., Hancock P.L. (1999): Crack-jump mechanism of microvein formation and its implications for stress cyclicity during extension fracturing. J. Geodyn., 27, 1, 45-60, Oxford.
  • Caputo R., Stefani M., Dal Piaz G. (1999): Contractional and transcurrent tectonics in the Marmolada Group (Dolomites, Italy). Memorie Scienze Geologiche, 51, 1, 63-77, Padova.

1998
  • Caputo R., Santarato G. (1998): Extensional joints and faults: a 3D model for quantifying their ratio. Part 1: theory. In: Rossmanith H.-P. (Ed.), Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rocks, 133-138, Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Caputo R., Santarato G. (1998): Extensional joints and faults: a 3D model for quantifying their ratio. Part 2: applications. In: Rossmanith H.-P. (Ed.), Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rocks, 139-144, Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Calamita F., Caputo R., Pizzi A., Scisciani V. (1998): Caratterizzazione cinematica ed evoluzione deformativa delle faglie quaternarie con attività olocenica: esempi dall'Appennino centrale. Il Quaternario, 10, 2, 615-620.
  • Stefani M., Caputo R. (1998): Stratigrafia triassica e tettonica alpina nel Gruppo Marmolada-Costabella (Dolomiti Centrali). Memorie Società Geologiche Italiane, 53, 263-293, Roma.

1997
  • Boccaletti M., Caputo R., Mountrakis D., Pavlides S., Zouros N. (1997): Palaeoseismicity of the Souli Fault, Epirus, Western Greece. Journal of Geodynamics, 24, 1-4, 117-127, Oxford.
  • Helly B., Tamru B., Fouache E., Salvador P.-G., Caputo R. (1997): Dynamique des écosystèmes et des systèmes sociaux dans la plaine orientale de Thessalie (Grèce): l'apport de la télédétection. Photo-interprétation, 1997/1-2, 77-79 e 127-140, Paris.
  • Caputo R. (1997): The puzzling regmatic system of Eastern Dolomites, Italy. Memorie di Scienze geologiche, 49, 27-36, Padova.
  • Kondopoulou D., Caputo R. (1997): Palaeomagnetic evidence of non rotational deformation along the Nea Anchialos Fault System, Central Greece. Annali di Geofisica, XL, 4, 823-831, doi: 10.4401/ag-3879.

1996
  • Caputo R. (1996): The active Nea Anchialos Fault System (Central Greece): comparison of geological, morphotectonic, archaeological and seismological data. Annali di Geofisica, 39, 3, 557-574, doi: 10.4401/ag-3992.
  • Caputo R. (1996): Evidenze di una deformazione tettonica polifasica in Dolomiti orientali. (Nota preliminare). Atti Ticinensi di Scienze della Terra, Serie speciale, 4, 129-133, Pavia.
  • Caputo R., Sato H. (1996): An integrated study to recent tectonics in Central Japan: seismological, geodetic, morphotectonic and structural data compared. Tectonophysics, 262, 1-4, 133-157, Amsterdam.
  • Bartolini C., Caputo R., Pieri M. (1996): Pliocene-Quaternary sedimentation in the Northern Apennine Foredeep and related denudation. Geological Magazine, 132, 3, 255-273, Cambridge.
  • Caputo R. (1996): The polyphase tectonics of Eastern Dolomites. Memorie di Scienze geologiche, 48, 93-106, Padova.

1995
  • Caputo R. (1995): Evolution of orthogonal sets of coeval extension joints. Terra Nova, 7, 4, 479-490, Oxford.
  • Caputo R. (1995): Inference of a seismic gap from geological data: Thessaly (Central Greece) as a case study. Annali di Geofisica, 38, 1, 1-19, doi: 10.4401/ag-4127.

1994
  • Caputo R., Bosellini A. (1994): La flessura pedemontana del Veneto centrale: una anticlinale di rampa a sviluppo bloccato dai condotti vulcanici. Atti Ticinensi di Scienze della Terra, Serie speciale, 1, 255-268, Pavia.
  • Pavlides S., Caputo R. (1994): The North Aegean Region: a Tectonic Paradox? Terra Nova, 6, 1, 37-44, Oxford.
  • Caputo R., Bravard J.-P., Helly B. (1994): The Pliocene-Quaternary tecto-sedimentary evolution of the Larissa Plain (Eastern Thessaly, Greece). Geodinamica Acta, 7, 4, 219-231.
  • Caputo R. (1994): A possible seismic gap of Northern Thessaly, Greece, as inferred from geological data. Bulletin Geological Society of Greece, XXX, 5, 263-272, Thessaloniki.
  • Caputo R. (1994): Late Quaternary faulting in Thessaly, Greece. Int. Congr. Recent Crustal Movements, Kobe, December 6-11, 1993, Journal Geodetic Society Japan Spec. issue, 397-399, Kobe.
  • Caputo R. (1994): Geometrie deformative lungo il settore occidentale della Flessura pedemontana del Veneto centrale. Rendiconti Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali Accademia dei Lincei, s. 9, 5, 145-157, Bologna.

1993
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1993): Physical interpretation of the Phlegrean Fields soil deformation. Memorie Società Geologica Italiana, XLI (1988), 2, 929-933, Roma.
  • Caputo R.(1993): Morphotectonics and kinematics along the Tyrnavos Fault, northern Larissa Plain, mainland Greece. In: Stewart I., Vita-Finzi C., Owen L.A. (eds), Neotectonics and active faulting, Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F., Suppl.-Bd. 94, 167-185, Stuttgart.
  • Caputo R., Pavlides S. (1993): Late Cainozoic geodynamic evolution of Thessaly and surroundings (Central-Northern Greece). Tectonophysics, 223, 3-4, 339-362, Amsterdam.
  • Caputo R., Zouros N. (1993): Examples of Alpide deformation from Epirus: local anomalies or need to re-evaluate the amount of shortening in the Western Hellenides? Bulletin Geological Society of Greece, XXVIII, 1, 315-326, Athens.
  • Caputo R. (1993): The Rodia Fault: an active complex shear zone (Larissa Basin, Central Greece). Bulletin Geological Society of Greece, XXVIII, 1, 447-456, Athens.
  • Caputo R. (1993): Morphogenic earthquakes: a proposal. Bull. INQUA, Neotectonics Commission, 16, 24, Stockholm.

1991
  • Caputo R. (1991): A comparison between joints and faults as brittle structures used for evaluating the stress field. Annales Tectonicae, 5, 1, 74-84, Firenze.
  • Caputo R., Pavlides S. (1991): Neotectonics and structural evolution of Thessaly. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, XXV, 3, 119-133, Thessaloniki (in Greek).
  • Caputo V. & Caputo R. (1991): Statuti di Comacchio, sec. XV. Accademia delle Scienze di Ferrara, suppl. vol. 68, 175 pp., Ferrara.

1990
  • Caputo R. (1990): Studio geologico-strutturale delle deformazioni fragili recenti ed attive dei bacini neogenico-quaternari della Tessaglia (Grecia centrale). Tesi di Dottorato, 180 pp, Biblioteche Nazionali di Roma e Firenze.
  • Caputo R. (1990): Geological and structural study of the recent and active brittle deformation of the Neogene-Quaternary basins of Thessaly (Central Greece). Scientific Annals, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 255 pp., 5 encl., 2 vol., Thessaloniki.
  • Caputo V. & Caputo R. (1990): L'Università degli scolari di medicina e d'arti dello Studio ferrarese (sec. XV- XVIII). Accademia delle Scienze di Ferrara, suppl. vol. 67, 137 pp., Ferrara.

1989
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1989): Estimate of the regional stress field using joint systems. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, XXIII, 1, 101-118, Athens.
  • Caputo R. (1989): FAULT: a programme for structural analysis. Operating manual, 55 pp, Florence.

1988
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1988): Structural Analysis: new mathematical approach and applications. Annales Tectonicae, 2, 2, 84-89, Firenze.
  • Caputo R. (1988): The Neogenic Dextral Transcurrent System of Corfu (Central Mediterranean). Annales Géologiques du Pays Helleniques, 33, 1987/1988, 327-335, Athens.
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1988): Frequency of occurrence of earthquakes with stick-slip mechanism and regional displacement. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica e Applicata, XXX, 119, 395-411, Trieste.
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1988): Piccole mutazioni della geografia mediterranea causate dal vulcanismo sottomarino. Geografia, XI, 1, 12-20, Roma.

1987
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1987): The free air corrections of the normal gravity field: rigor and consequences. Annali dell'Università di Ferrara, Sez. IX, IX, 4, 1-8, Ferrara.
  • Caputo M., Caputo R. (1987): Contribution for the study of tectonic activity of the Mediterranean Sea from volcanic activity at sea and new islands emerged in historic times. Accademia delle Scienze di Ferrara, Atti, 65, 1-15, Ferrara.

1986
  • Caputo R. (1986): Analisi mesostrutturale lungo un settore della Linea di Corfù. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 105, 3/4, 297-305, Roma.