Gulf of Naples

Coastal cliffs of Coroglio, Naples
The MOSYS (MOnitoring SYStem) is an experimental monitoring system of the tuffaceous cliff of Coroglio, Naples (40° 47′ 53.96″ N, 14° 10′ 34.17 E) operating since 2014, capable of acquiring, managing, and storing remote data from a multi-instrumental network (crack meters, tiltmeters, velocimeters, thermometers, and fiber-optic sensors) for monitoring geo-hydrological instability phenomena.

A number of parameters related to the physical and geotechnical characteristics of the tuffaceous rock mass (fracture openness and angular variations of rock blocks, surface temperature), continuous “seismic noise,” and “seismic” events above a predetermined threshold have been recorded every 30 minutes since 2014. The measurement time series provide a detailed understanding of the behavior of the tuffaceous rock mass in response to certain weather-climate forcings with the ability to process and calibrate alert thresholds related to the magnitude of measured displacements in relation to rainfall and temperature variations and seismic inputs for fault prediction.

Databases of data measured by the two “static” and “dynamic” acquisition systems can be accessed at the links: