Chiara’s current research uses seismology to understand the interior of the Earth. She is particularly focused in using tomographic methods to image crust and mantle structure from regional (e.g., East African Rift, Gibraltar Arc System) to global scales.
Selected Recent Publications
Civiero,
C., Armitage, J. J., Goes, S., & Hammond, J. O. S. (2019). The
seismic signature of upper-mantle plumes: application to the northern
East-African Rift (to be submitted).
Civiero,
C., Custódio, S., Rawlinson, N., Strak, V., Silveira, G., Arroucau,
P., & Corela, C. (2019). Thermal nature of mantle upwellings
below the Ibero‐western
Maghreb region inferred from teleseismic tomography. Journal of
Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016531
Civiero,
C., Strak, V., Custódio, S., Silveira, G., Rawlinson, N., Arroucau,
P., & Corela, C. (2018). A common deep source for upper‐mantle
upwellings below the Ibero‐western
Maghreb region from teleseismic P‐wave
travel‐time
tomography. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 157–172.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.024
Civiero,
C., Goes, S., Hammond, J. O. S., Fishwick, S., Ahmed, A., Ayele, A.,
et al. (2016). Small‐scale
thermal upwellings under the northern East African rift from S travel
time tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2010,
1–14. https://doi.org/
10.1002/2016JB013070
Civiero,
C., Hammond, J. O. S., Goes, S., Fishwick, S., Ahmed, A., Ayele, A.,
et al. (2015). Multiple mantle upwellings in the transition zone
beneath the northern East‐African
rift system from relative P‐wave
travel‐time
tomography. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16, 2949–2968.
https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GC005948
The EM group continue its collaboration with the University of Alberta in completing a magnetotelluric profile across the Peruvian Andes. The photo below is along the route to one of our stations. @DIAS_Dublin#DIASdiscovers
Fixed OBS topside satellite and acoustic equipment attached to M6 weather buoy leaving on the Celtic Explorer on 24th May 2019. Bon voyage! @MarineInst@GeolSurvIE#iMARL#DIASdiscovers
Does your school have a seismometer? Read about DIAS and Seismology in Schools program in the Teachers Union of Ireland newsletter! #NextGeneration#DIASdiscovers
Buoy M6 was deployed today (28 May, 10.45am) 400km west of Galway on the edge of the Rockall Trough. Fixed OBS topside satellite and acoustic equipment attached to this weather buoy! Just waiting for the OBS to be deployed in the next few months! @MarineInst#iMARL#DIASdiscovers
Dr. Martin Möllhoff, Director of Seismic Networks, spoke to OceanFM about the event in Donegal yesterday. Hear his interview here: tinyurl.com/y5gxelj6
For details on the seismic event, see insn.ie , which is operated by DIAS with support from @GeolSurvIE
Chris ends with a warning about the speed with which we are changing the environment and appeals for habitat conservation. #diasdiscoversRetweeted by
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Chiara Civiero – Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Name: Chiara Civiero
Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Email: cciviero-at-cp.dias.ie
Homepage link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chiara_Civiero
Qualifications
2016: Ph.D., Seismology, Imperial College London
2011: M. Sc., Geophysics, University of Trieste
Research Interests
Chiara’s current research uses seismology to understand the interior of the Earth. She is particularly focused in using tomographic methods to image crust and mantle structure from regional (e.g., East African Rift, Gibraltar Arc System) to global scales.
Selected Recent Publications
Civiero, C., Armitage, J. J., Goes, S., & Hammond, J. O. S. (2019). The seismic signature of upper-mantle plumes: application to the northern East-African Rift (to be submitted).
Civiero, C., Custódio, S., Rawlinson, N., Strak, V., Silveira, G., Arroucau, P., & Corela, C. (2019). Thermal nature of mantle upwellings below the Ibero‐western Maghreb region inferred from teleseismic tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016531
Civiero, C., Strak, V., Custódio, S., Silveira, G., Rawlinson, N., Arroucau, P., & Corela, C. (2018). A common deep source for upper‐mantle upwellings below the Ibero‐western Maghreb region from teleseismic P‐wave travel‐time tomography. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 157–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.024
Civiero, C., Goes, S., Hammond, J. O. S., Fishwick, S., Ahmed, A., Ayele, A., et al. (2016). Small‐scale thermal upwellings under the northern East African rift from S travel time tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2010, 1–14. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/2016JB013070
Civiero, C., Hammond, J. O. S., Goes, S., Fishwick, S., Ahmed, A., Ayele, A., et al. (2015). Multiple mantle upwellings in the transition zone beneath the northern East‐African rift system from relative P‐wave travel‐time tomography. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16, 2949–2968. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GC005948
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The EM group continue its collaboration with the University of Alberta in completing a magnetotelluric profile across the Peruvian Andes. The photo below is along the route to one of our stations. @DIAS_Dublin #DIASdiscovers
Fixed OBS topside satellite and acoustic equipment attached to M6 weather buoy leaving on the Celtic Explorer on 24th May 2019. Bon voyage! @MarineInst @GeolSurvIE #iMARL #DIASdiscovers
Does your school have a seismometer? Read about DIAS and Seismology in Schools program in the Teachers Union of Ireland newsletter! #NextGeneration #DIASdiscovers
Buoy M6 was deployed today (28 May, 10.45am) 400km west of Galway on the edge of the Rockall Trough. Fixed OBS topside satellite and acoustic equipment attached to this weather buoy! Just waiting for the OBS to be deployed in the next few months! @MarineInst #iMARL #DIASdiscovers
Great to see Sergei Lebedev, Assistant Professor of Seismology at @dias_geophysics having his co-authored paper published in @NatureGeosci today! You can read the paper at: bit.ly/2Jqxoz2 @iCRAGcentre @scienceirel
Excellent work by @TellusGSI. twitter.com/TellusGSI/stat…
Magnetotelluric survey in County Limerick. Using high quality instrumentation by @PhoenixGeoLTD
An interview on RTE Radio 1 about yesterdays Donegal earthquake can be accessed here tinyurl.com/yytb3odw @DIAS_Dublin @GeolSurvIE
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M2.1 quake on 29th April 21:18:23 in south Donegal. Confirmed by Irish National Seismic Network operated @DIAS_Dublin in co-operation with @GeolSurvIE. Details tinyurl.com/y4bewx3h @k_verbruggen @rtenews @IrishTimes @Independent_ie @highlandradio @OceanFmIreland @dgldemocrat
Correction: Successful candidates will be notified by email by mid May!
Summer Internship within DIAS Geophysics studying Earthquakes, Volcano imaging and Marine Seismology. Closing date is May 3rd. Please share.
You can listen to Dr. Martin Möllhoffs recent interview on RTÉ Radio 1 here bit.ly/2uSHwYf discussing the seismic event in Donegal.
Dr. Martin Möllhoff, Director of Seismic Networks, spoke to OceanFM about the event in Donegal yesterday. Hear his interview here: tinyurl.com/y5gxelj6 For details on the seismic event, see insn.ie , which is operated by DIAS with support from @GeolSurvIE
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred on the 7th April 2019 at 22:58:19 UTC (23:58:19 local time) in Donegal Bay. The event was felt by several members of the public. For details insn.ie/2019-04-07-m2-… @DIAS_Dublin @k_verbruggen @GeolSurvIE @rtenews @IrishTimes @Independent_ie
A week ago, leaving Isabela island at the end of our #IGUANAproject work, with @hernarado and @dias_geophysics, @GeosciencesEd @IGecuador... Retweeted by DIAS Geophysics
Chris ends with a warning about the speed with which we are changing the environment and appeals for habitat conservation. #diasdiscovers Retweeted by DIAS Geophysics
Chris emphasizes importance of plate tectonics and hydrothermal vents for life. @DIAS_Dublin #diasdiscovers Retweeted by DIAS Geophysics
Chris Bean starts his talk and states that like Schrödinger he is going outside his comfort zone #diasdiscovers @DIAS_Dublin Retweeted by DIAS Geophysics
Meanwhile @dias_geophysics lads hard at work somewhere in the caldera Retweeted by DIAS Geophysics