Advances in Geophysical Approaches in Volcanic and Geothermal Areas
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 417
Special Issue Editors
Interests: potential fields and geoelectrical methods; direct and inverse modeling in active geodynamic systems; GIS data integration; marine and submarine volcanism; geo-structural surveys; sinkhole and landslide risk evaluation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: marine geomorphology; coastal and marine volcanism; cartography; hazard; coastal archaeology; coastal and marine pollution
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geophysical prospecting is a powerful and versatile tool for investigating the Earth’s interior at various depth scales and for diverse purposes, including geotechnical, mining, and scientific applications. By leveraging different physical properties, geophysical methods illuminate a range of crustal sectors from regional to local that would otherwise remain undetectable.
In volcanic and geothermal settings, this approach becomes even more critical for unraveling their inner structure, understanding their interactions with both natural and anthropogenic environments, and monitoring their temporal variations.
Over the past few decades, rapid technological advancements have driven significant progress in data acquisition, positioning, processing, and modeling. These developments have substantially enhanced the resolution and accuracy of interpretative models, improving both monitoring and exploitation. The integration of spatial variations in different physical properties into unified and holistic geophysical models has helped in reducing the inherent ambiguities in such interpretations.
This Special Issue aims at bringing together cutting-edge research focusing on the integration of advanced measurement and modeling techniques, such as the joint inversion of geophysical data. We warmly welcome contributions that explore well-established methodologies in volcanological research as well as their new approaches, both in terms of novel techniques and their application to case studies.
Dr. Riccardo De Ritis
Dr. Salvatore Passaro
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- geophysical prospection
- deep volcanic structures
- joint inversion
- physical properties spatial and time variation
- holistic model
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
