Some selected recent publications by academics of the Department of Geosciences.
The list is intended to give a taste of the research that goes on within our Department. More comprehensive lists are available on the research groups website, or on the profile pages of our members of staff.
Bosch-Belmar, M., Azzurro, E., Pulis, K., Milisenda, G., Fuentes, V., Yahia, O.K.D., Micallef, A., Deidun, A. and Piraino, S., 2017. Jellyfish blooms perception in Mediterranean finfish aquaculture. Marine Policy, 76, pp.1-7.
Katsanevakis, S., Mackelworth, P., Coll, M., Fraschetti, S., Mačić, V., Giakoumi, S., Jones, P., Levin, N., Albano, P.G., Badalamenti, F., Brennan, R., Claudet, J., Culibrk, D., D'Anna, G., Deidun, A., Evagelopoulos, A., García-Charton, J., Goldsborough, D., Holcer, D., Jimenez. C., Kark, S., Sørensen, T., Lazar, B., Martin, G., Mazaris, A., Micheli, F., Milner-Gulland, E., Pipitone, C., Portman, M., Pranovi, F., Rilov, G., Smith, R., Stelzenmüller, V., Vogiatzakis, I., Winters, G., 2017. Advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas with the MarCons Action.Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e11884.
Deidun, A., Crocetta, F., Sciberras, A., Sciberras, J., Insacco, G. & Zava, B., 2017. The protected taxon Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) – documenting its well-established presence in the central Mediterranean. The European Zoological Journal, 84:1, 96-103, DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2017.12813
Balistreri, P., Spiga, A., Deidun, A., Gueroun, S.K., & Yahia, M.N.D., 2017. Further spread of the venomous jellyfish Rhopilema nomadica Galil, Spanier & Ferguson, 1990 (Rhizostomeae, Rhizostomatidae) in the western Mediterranean. Bioinvasions Records 6(1).
Deidun, A., Celik, M., 2017. Second record of Lagocephalus sceleratus from Maltese waters In: Lipej et al. Marine Biodiversity Records – March 2017 (Collective Article). Mediterranean Marine Science 18(1): 179-201.
Triki, H.Z., Laabir, M., Lafabrie, C., Malouche, D., Bancon-Montigny, C., Gonzalez, C., Deidun, A., Pringault, O. and Daly-Yahia, O.K., 2017. Do the levels of industrial pollutants influence the distribution and abundance of dinoflagellate cysts in the recently-deposited sediment of a Mediterranean coastal ecosystem? Science of The Total Environment, 595, pp.380-392. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.183
Deidun, A., Sciberras, J., Sciberras, A., Gauci, A., Balistreri, P., Salvatore, A. and Piraino, S., 2017. The first record of the white-spotted Australian jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 from Maltese waters (western Mediterranean) and from the Ionian coast of Italy. Bioinvasions Records 6(2): 119-124.
Corsini-Foka, M., Deidun, A., Insacco, G. and Zava, B., 2017. First occurrence of Erugosquilla massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) in Italian waters (Ionian Sea). Biological Invasions Records. Volume 6.
Drago, A., Ciraolo, G., Capodici, F., Cosoli, S., Gacic, M., Poulain, P.-M., Tarasova, R., Azzopardi, J., Gauci, A., Maltese, A., Nasello, C., La Loggia, G., 2015, ‘CALYPSO – An operational network of HF radars for the Malta-Sicily Channel’, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on EuroGOOS, 28-30 October 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Cosoli, S., Drago, A., Ciraolo, G., Capodici, F., 2015. Tidal Currents in the Malta-Sicily Channel from High-Frequency radar observations, Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 109, pp10-23.
Crise, A., Kaberi, H., Ruiz, J., Zatsepin, A., Arashkevich, E., Giani, M., Karageorgis, A.P., Prieto, L., Pantazi, M., Gonzalez-Fernandez, D., Ribera d'Alcalà, M., Tornero, V., Vassilopoulou, V., Durrieu de Madron, X., Guieu, C., Puig, P., Zenetos, A., Andral, B., Angel, D., Altukhov, D., Ayata, S.D., Aktan, Y., Balcıoğlu, E., Benedetti, F., Bouchoucha, M., Buia, M.C., Cadiou, J.F., Canals, M., Chakroun, M., Christou, E., Christidis, M.G., Civitarese, G., Coatu, V., Corsini-Foka, M., Cozzi, S., Deidun, A., Dell'Aquila, A., Dogrammatzi, A., Dumitrache,C, Edelist, D., Ettahiri, O., Fonda-Umani, S., Gana, S., Galgani, F., Gasparini, S., Giannakourou, A., Gomoiu, M.T., Gubanova, A., Gücü, A.C., Gürses, Ö., Hanke, G., Hatzianestis, I., Herut, B., Hone, R., Huertas E, Irisson JO, İşinibilir, M., Jimenez, J.A., Kalogirou, S., Kapiris, K., Karamfilo, V., Kavadas, S., Keskin, Ç., Kideyş, A.E., Kocak, M., Kondylatos, G., Kontogiannis, C., Kosyan, R., Koubbi, P., Kušpilić, G., La Ferla, R., Langone, L., Laroche, S., Lazar, L., Lefkaditou, E., Lemeshko, I.E., Machias, A., Malej, A., Mazzocchi, M.G., Medinets, V., Mihalopoulos, N., Miserocchi, S., Moncheva, S., Mukhanov, V., Oaie, G., Oros, A., Öztürk, A.A., Öztürk, B., Panayotova, M., Prospathopoulos, A., Radu, G., Raykov, V., Reglero, P., Reygondeau, G., Rougeron, N., Salihoglu, B., Sanchez-Vidal, A., Sannino, G., Santinelli, C., Secrieru, D., Shapiro, G., Simboura, N., Shiganova, T., Sprovieri, M., Stefanova, K., Streftaris, N., Tirelli, V., Tom, M., Topaloğlu, B., Topçu, N.E., Tsagarakis, K., Tsangaris, C., Tserpes, G., Tuğrul, S., Uysal, Z., Vasile, D., Violaki, K., Xu, J., Yüksek, A., Papathanassiou, E. (2015), MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience. Marine Pollution Bulletin 95(1): 28-39.
Drago, A., Azzopardi, J., Gauci, A., Tarasova, R., & Bruschi, A., 2013. Assessing the offshore wave energy potential for the Maltese islands. The ISE Annual Conference, Qawra, Malta. pp.16.
Schroeder, K., Millot, C., Bengara, l., Ben Ismail, S., Bensi, M., Borghini, M., Budillon, G., Cardin, V., Coppola, L., Curtil, C., Delgado, J., Drago, A., El Moumni, B., Font, J., Fuda, J.L., García-Lafuente, L., Gasparini, G.P., Kontoyiannis, H., Lefevre, D., Puig, P., Raimbault, P., Rougier, G., Salat, J., Sammari, C., Sanchez-Roman, A., Sparnocchia, S., Tamburini, C., Taupier-Letage, I., Theocharis, A., Vargas-Yáñez, M., Vetrano, A., 2013. Long-term monitoring of the hydrological variability in the Mediterranean Sea: a first overview of the HYDROCHANGES network, Ocean Science, volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 301-324.
Gauci, A., Zarb Adami, K., Abela, J., Cohanim, B.E., 2013. Genetic optimisation for radio interferometer configurations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, February 2013.
Azzopardi, J., Deidun, A., Gianni, F., Gauci, A.P., Pan, B.A., & Cioffi, M., 2013. Classification of the coastal water bodies of the Maltese islands through the assessment of a decadal ocean colour data set. Journal of Coastal Research, (65), 1343-1343-1348.
Deidun, A., Gauci, R., Schembri, J.A., Segina, E., Gauci, A., Gianni, F., Gutierrez, J.A., Sciberras, A., Sciberras J., 2013. Comparative median grain size assessment through three different techniques for sandy beach deposits on the Maltese islands (Central Mediterranean). Journal of Coastal Research, (65):1757-1761.
Deidun, A., Drago, A., Gauci, A., Galea, A., Azzopardi, J., Melin, F., 2011. A first attempt at testing correlation between MODIS ocean colour data and in situ chlorophyll-a measurements within Maltese coastal waters. Proc. of SPIE: Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2011, 8175. (81750J)
Aquilina, N.J., Delgado-Saborit, J.M., Gauci A., Baker, S., Meddings, C., Harrison, R.M., Comparative modelling approaches for personal exposure to particle-associated PAH. Environmental science and technology, 44(24):9370{9376, December 2010.
Hicklin, W., Farrugia, P.S. and Sinagra, E., Investigations of VOCs in and around buildings close to service stations, Atmospheric Environment, 172, 93–101, 2018.
Contribution of 2017 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M., WDCGG No 42 GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/ World Meteorological Organization, October 2018.
Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M., Munao, D., Scollo, S., Prestefilippo, M., Salerno, G., Caltabiano, T., Jalkanen, J.P., Johansson, and Ellul, R., Volcanic and Ship emissions in the Central Mediterranean. Proceedings of 18th TFMM meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, May 3-5, 2017.
Contribution of 2016 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M. WDCGG No 41 GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/ World Meteorological Organization, March 2017.
Global methane emission estimates for 2000 – 2012 from Carbon Tracker Europe – CH4 v 1.0. Tsuruta, A., Aalto, T., Backman, L., Hakkarainen, J., van der Laan-Luijkx, I.T., Krol, M.C., Spahni, R., Houweling, S., Laine, M., Dlugokencky, E., Gomez-Palaez, A.J., van der Schoot, M., Langenfelds, R., Ellul, R., Arduini, J., Apadula, F., Gerbig, C., Feist, D.G., Kivi, R., Yoshida, Y. and Peters, W., Geoscientific Model Development 10, 1261 – 1289, 2017.
Contribution of 2015 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M. WDCGG No 40, GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/ World Meteorological Organization, March 2016.
Contribution of 2014 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M. WDCGG No 39, GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/ World Meteorological Organization, March 2015.
Gridded Global Surface Ozone Metrics for Atmospheric Chemistry Model Evaluation. Sofen, E.D., Bowdalo, D., Evans, M.J., Apadula, F., Bonasoni, P., Cupeiro, M., Ellul, R., Galbally, I.E., Girgzdiene, R., Luppo, S., Mimouni, M., Nahas, A.C., Saliba, M., and Torseth, K. Earth System Science Data Discussions, Vol.8, pp 603 – 647, 2015.
Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M., 2015. Contribution of 2014 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. - WDCGG No 39, GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/World Meteorological Organization, March 2015.
Sofen, E.D., Bowdalo, D., Evans, M.J., Apadula, F., Bonasoni, P., Cupeiro, M., Ellul, R., Galbally, I.E., Girgzdiene, R., Luppo, S., Mimouni, M., Nahas, A. C., Saliba, M., Torseth, K., 2015. Gridded Global Surface Ozone Metrics for Atmospheric Chemistry Model Evaluation, Earth System Science Data Discussions, Vol.8, pp 603 – 647.
Ellul, R., Azzopardi, F., Saliba, M., 2014. Contribution of 2013 data set for Trace gases to WMO, WDCGG Data summary. WDCGG No 38, GAW Data Volume IV Greenhouse gases and other Atmospheric Gases. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency/ World Meteorological Organization, March 2014.
Azzopardi, F., Smyth, A., Saliba, M., Azzopardi, M., Azzopardi, J., Sciare, J., DuLac, F., Scollo, S., Prestifilippo, M., Jalkanen, J., Johansson, L., Pribylova, P., Ellul, R., 2014. Giordan Lighthouse –A GAW station on the island of Gozo in the Central Mediterranean; Summary of results obtained regarding shipping emissions, volcanic plumes and other anthropogenic emissions. Presented at The 9th International Conference on Air Quality Science and Application, March 24-28, 2014, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Germany.
Cristofanelli, P., Scheel, H.E., Steinbacher, M., Saliba, M., Azzopardi, F., Ellul, R., Frohlich, M., Calzolari, F., Duchi, R., Landi, T.C., Marinoni A., Bonasoni, P., 2014. Long term surface Ozone variability at the Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global station (2165 m a.s.l., Italy). Atmospheric Environment, Vol 101, (2015) 23-33(2015) 23-33.
Di Iorio, T., Anello, F., Bommarito, C., Cacciani, M., Denjean, C., De Silvestri, L., Di Biagio, C., Di Sarra, A., Ellul, R., Formenti, P., Gomez-Amo, J.L., Martinez-Lozano, J.A., Meloni, D., Monteleone, D., Pace, G., Piacentino, S., Schioppo, R., Sferlazzo, V. (2013) Long range transport of smoke particles from Canadian forest fires to the Mediterranean basin during June 2013. Proceedings of American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, USA, 9-13, December 2013.
Ciarlo`, J.M., Aquilina, N.J., 2015. An analysis of teleconnections in the Mediterranean region using RegCM4. International Journal of Climatology. doi: 10.1002/joc.438
Solazzo, E., Di Sabatino, S., Aquilina, N., Dudek, A., Britter, R., 2010. Coupling Mesoscale Modelling with a Simple Urban Model: The Lisbon Case Study. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 137(3): 441-457.
Berndt, C., Micallef, A., 2019. Could offshore groundwater rescue coastal cities? Nature, 574, 36.
Camerlenghi, A., Del Ben, A., Hübscher, C., Forlin, E., Geletti, R., Brancatelli, G., Micallef, A., Saule, M., Facchin, L., 2019. Seismic markers of the Messinian salinity crisis in the deep Ionian Basin. Basin Research.
Clare, M., Chaytor, J., Dabson, O., Gamboa, D., Georgiopoulou, A., Eady, H., Hunt, J., Jackson, C., Katz, O., Krastel, S., León, R., Micallef, A., Moernaut, J., Moriconi, R., Moscardelli, L., Mueller, C., Normandeau, A., Patacci, M., Steventon, M., Urlaub, M., Völker, D., Wood, L., Jobe, Z., 2019. A consistent global approach for the morphometric characterization of subaqueous landslides. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 477(1), 455-477.
Micallef, A., Georgiopoulou, A., Green, A., Maselli, V., 2019. Impact of sea level fluctuations on the sedimentation patterns of the SE African margin: Implications for slope instability. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 500, SP500-2019-2172.
Mueller, C., Micallef, A., Spatola, D., Wang, X., 2019. The tsunami inundation hazard of the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean Sea): A submarine landslide and earthquake tsunami scenario study. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
Prampolini, M., Foglini, F., Micallef, A., Soldati, M., Taviani, M., 2019. Malta's submerged landscapes and landforms. In: R. Gauci, J. Schembri (Eds.), Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 117-128.
Watson, S.J., Mountjoy, J.J., Barnes, P.M., Crutchley, G.J., Lamarche, G., Higgs, B., Hillman, J., Orpin, A.R., Micallef, A., Neil, H., Mitchell, J., Pallentin, A., Kane, T., Woelz, S., Bowden, D., Rowden, A.A., Pecher, I.A., 2019. Focused fluid seepage related to variations in accretionary wedge structure, Hikurangi margin, New Zealand. Geology.
Cutajar, D., Farrugia, P.S., Micallef, A. 'An integrated approach to the study of heritage sites', Journal of Cultural Heritage, 37, 1–8, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2018.10.014.
Farrugia, P.S., Gatt, R., Zammit Lonardelli, E., Grima, J.N., Evans, K.E., 'Different Deformation Mechanisms Leading to Auxetic Behavior Exhibited by Missing Rib Square Grid Structures', Physica Status Solidi (B), 256, 1800186, 2019, DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201800186.
Farrugia, P.S., Gatt, R. and Grima, J.N., 'A Novel Three-Dimensional Anti-Tetrachiral Honeycomb', Physica Status Solidi (B), 256(1), 1800473, 2019, DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201800473.
Mizzi, L., Attard, D., Gatt, R., Farrugia, P.S., Grima, J.N., 'An analytical and finite element study on the mechanical properties of irregular hexachiral honeycombs', Smart Materials and Structures, 27, 105016, 2018.
Persico, R., D'Amico, S., Matera, L., Colica, E., De Giorgio, C., Alescio, A., Sammut, C. and Galea, P., 2019. Investigation at St John's Co‐cathedral in Valletta, Malta. Near Surface Geophysics. 17, 213-229 https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12046
Baruah, S., D’Amico S., Saikia, S., Gautam, J.L., Mrinalinee Devi, R.L., Boruah, G.K., Sharma, A., Abdelwahed, M., 2018. Study of fault plane solutions and stress drop using local broadband network data: the 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake of Mw 6.9 and its aftershocks, Annals of Geophysics, 61, 1, SE107, DOI:10.4401/ag-7367
Kerstens, J., Berndt, C., Urlaub, M., Watt, S.F.L., Micallef, A., Ray, M., Klaucke, I., Muff, S., Klaeschen, D., Kuhn, M., Roth, T., Bottner, C., Schramm, B., Eldger, J., Brune, S., 2019. From gradual spreading to catastrophic collapse - Reconstruction of the 1888 Ritter Island volcanic sector collapse from high-resolution 3D seismic data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517, 1-13.
Micallef, A., Camerlenghi, A., Georgiopoulou, A., Garcia-Castellanos, D., Gutscher, M.-A., Lo Iacono, C., Huvenne, V.A.I., Mountjoy, J.J., Paull, C.K., Le Bas, T., Spatola, D., Facchin, L., Accettella, D., 2019. Geomorphic evolution of the Malta Escarpment and implications for the Messinian evaporative drawdown in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Geomorphology, 327, 264-283.
Micallef, A., Spatola, D., Caracausi, A., Italiano, F., Barreca, G., D'Amico, S., Petronio, L.R.M., Coren, F., Facchin, L., Blanos, R., Pavan, A., Paganini, P., Taviani, M., 2019. Active degassing across the Maltese Islands (Mediterranean Sea) and implications for its neotectonics. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 104, 361-374.
Watt, S.F.L., Kerstens, J., Micallef, A., Berndt, C., Urlaub, M., Ray, M., Desai, A., Sammartini, M., Klaucke, I., Bottner, C., Day, S., Downes, H., Kuhn, M., Elger, J., 2019. From catastrophic collapse to multi-phase deposition: flow transformation, seafloor interaction and triggered eruption following a volcanic-island landslide. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517, 135-147.
Mountjoy, J.J., Howarth, J.D., Orpin, A.R., Barnes, P.M., Bowden, D.A., Rowden, A.A., Schimel, A.C.G., Holden, C., Horgan, H.J., Nodder, S.D., Patton, J.R., Lamarche, G., Gerstenberger, M., Micallef, A., Pallentin, A., Kane, T., 2018. Earthquakes drive large-scale submarine canyon development and sediment supply to deep-ocean basins. Science Advances, 4(3).
Farrugia, D., Galea, P., D’Amico, S., & Paolucci, E., 2017. Sensitivity of ground motion parameters to local shear-wave velocity models: The case of buried low-velocity layers. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 100, 196-205.
Pischiutta, M., Villani, F., D'Amico, S., Vassallo, M., Cara, F., Di Naccio, D. & Mercuri, A., 2017. Results from shallow geophysical investigations in the northwestern sector of the island of Malta. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 98, 41-48.
Micallef, A., Krastel, S., Savini, A., 2017 Submarine Geomorphology. Springer.
Micallef, A., Georgiopoulou, A., Mountjoy, J., Huvenne, V., Lo Iacono, C., Le Bas, T., Del Carlo, P., Cunarro Otero, D., 2016. Outer shelf seafloor geomorphology along a carbonate escarpment: The eastern Malta Plateau, Mediterranean Sea. Continental Shelf Research, 131, 12-27.
Gross, F., Krastel, S., Urlaub, M., Geersen, J., Berhmann, J.H., Papenberg, C., Bialas, J., Koch, S., Crutchley, G.J., Micallef, A., Ridente, D., Maisto, F., Chiocci, F.L., 2016. Coupled volcano edifice and continental margin deformation and instability at Mt Etna, Italy, Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit., Kiel, pp. 43.
Lecours, V., Dolan, M.F.J., Micallef, A., Lucieer, V.L., 2016. A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor.Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20(8), 3207-3244.
Micallef, A., Masson, D.G., Berndt, C., Stow, D.A.V., 2016. Submarine spreading in the Storegga Slide, Norwegian Sea. In: J.A. Dowdeswell, M. Canals, M. Jakobsson, B.J. Todd, E.K. Dowdeswell, K.A. Hogan (Eds.), Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms: Modern, Quaternary and Ancient. Geological Society of London.
Munari, V., Camerlenghi, A., Rebesco, M., Facchin, L., Accettella, D., Micallef, A., 2016. Evidence of bottom current-controlled Quaternary sedimentation on the Eastern Sicily margin (Ionian Sea), Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit., Kiel.
Gross, F., Krastel, S., Geersen, J., Behrmann, J.H., Ridente, D., Chiocci, F., Bialas, J., Papenberg, C., Cukur, D., Urlaub, M., Micallef, A.,'The limits of seaward spreading and slope instability at the continental margin offshore Mt Etna, imaged by high-resolution 2D seismic data.' Tectonophysics.
Farrugia, D., Paolucci, E., D'Amico, S., & Galea, P., 2016. Inversion of surface-wave data for subsurface shear-wave velocity profiles characterised by a thick buried low-velocity layer. Geophysical Journal International, ggw204.
Farrugia, D., Paolucci, E., D’Amico, S., Galea, P., 2015. Inversion of surface wave data for shear-wave velocity profiles: Case studies of a thick buried low-velocity layer in Malta. Submitted to Geophysical Journal International.
Agius, M., Galea, P., D’Amico, S., 2015. The Easter Sunday 2011 Earthquake Swarm offshore Malta – a good example of citizen response. Earthquakes and their impact on society, D'Amico, S. ed. Springer Natural Hazards.
Paolucci, E., Albarello, D., D’Amico, S., Lunedei, E., Martelli, L., Mucciarelli, M., Pileggi, D., 2015. 'A large scale ambient vibration survey in the area damaged by May-June 2012 seismic sequence in Emilia Romagna, Italy.' Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, doi:10.1007/s10518-015-9767-5
Orecchio, B., Presti, D., Totaro, C., D’Amico, S., Neri, G., 2015. Seismological analyses in the Calabrian Arc region (southern Italy): investigating the northern edge of the Ionian slab. Journal of Geodynamics, 88, 23-35, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2015.04.003
De Pascale, F., Bernardo, M., Muto, F., D’Amico, S., Zumbo, R., Galea, P., Agius, M., 2015. Neogeography and seismic risk perception. A comparison between two case studies: Calabria, Southern Italy and Malta. European Journal of Geography, 6, 64-83
Agius, M. R., D’Amico, S., Galea, P., Panzera, F., 2014. 'Performance evaluation of Wied Dalam (WDD) seismic station in Malta. Xjenza, 04/2014; 2(1):78-86.
Galea P., D’Amico S., Farrugia D., 2014. Dynamic characteristics of an active coastal spreading area using ambient noise measurements (Anchor Bay, Malta), Geophysical Journal International, 199, 1166–1175. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu318
D’Amico, S., Cammarata, L., Cangemi, M., Cavallaro, D., Di Martino, R., Firetto Carlino, M. 2014. Seismic moment tensors and regional stress in the area of the December2013-January 2014, Matese earthquake sequence (Central Italy). Journal of Geodynamics, 82, 118–124, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2014.09.008
D’Amico, S., 2014. Source parameters related to a small earthquake swarm off-shore of Malta (central Mediterranean). Development in Earth Science, 2, 8-13
Agius, M.R., Lebedev S., 2014. Shear-velocity structure, radial anisotropy and dynamics of the Tibetan crust. Geophysical Journal International, 199(3):1395-1415.
Vella, A., Galea, P., D'Amico, S., 2013. Site frequency response characterisation of the Maltese islands based on ambient noise H/V ratios. Engineering Geology. 163, 89-100, doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2013.06.006
Agius, M.R., Galea, P., 2011. A single-station automated earthquake location system at Wied Dalam Station, Malta. Seismological Research Letters, 82(4), 545-559
Micallef, A., Mountjoy, J., Barnes, P.M., Canals, M., Lastras, G., 2014. Geomorphic response of submarine canyons to tectonic activity: Insights from the Cook Strait canyon system, New Zealand. Geosphere 10, 905-929.
Micallef, A., Le Bas, T.P., Huvenne, V.A.I, Blondel, P., Hühnerbach, V., Deidun, A., 2012. A multi-method approach for benthic habitat mapping of shallow coastal areas with high resolution multibeam data, Continental Shelf Research, 39-40, 14-26.
Micallef, A., Mountjoy, J.J., 2011. A topographic signature of a hydrodynamic origin for submarine gullies, Geology, 39, 115-118.
Micallef, A., Masson, D.G., Berndt, C., Stow, D.A.V., 2009. Development and mass movement processes of the north-eastern Storegga Slide, Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(5-6), 433-448.
Micallef, A., Berndt, C., Masson, D.G., Stow, D.A.V., 2007. A technique for the geomorphometric characterization of submarine landscapes, as exemplified by debris flows in the Storegga Slide, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 112, F02001.
