Authors:
Luca Gasperini, Francesco De Giosa, Alina Polonia Andrea Fresco, Christina Lombardo, Fabio Savelli, Gabriel Tagliaro, Giuseppe Lo Mauro, Nicolò Chizzini, Pietro de Monte
Title:
ALBANIA-2024
Technical Report Adriatic Sea (Nov. 7 – 26, 2024)
R/V Gaia Blu
Page: 26
Year: 2026
ISSN: 2611-4070
Abstract:
This technical report describes the Albania-2024 Marine Geology campaign, carried out between November 7 and 26, 2014, in the Southern Adriatic Sea. The original project, aimed at investigating tectonic structures offshore the Albanian coast, was revised due to delays in obtaining permits from Albanian authorities. Indeed, the campaign focused on the acquisition of geophysical data, including morpho-bathymetric maps and seismic reflection profiles of the Apulian Margin.
The newly acquired data were specifically designed to cross two major tectonic deformation zones extending from east to west across the Apulian margin, near the Gargano and Brindisi areas. In particular, the multichannel seismic profiles fill a significant data gap in a region previously investigated mainly through very shallow penetration CHIRP sub-bottom data or vintage seismic profiles for oil exploration.
Keywords: Southern Adriatic, active tectonics, seismic stratigraphy, Gargano promontory, Multichannel, Seismic profiles
