GT's work primarily focused on the study of volcanic gases through the application of in-situ and remote sensing techniques for real-time monitoring [1]. He successfully assessed the chemical composition and flux of major volcanic gas species, including H₂O, CO₂, SO₂, H₂S, and H₂, across several volcanoes in Italy and around the globe. His research has significantly enhanced the understanding of degassing dynamics in both closed- and open-conduit volcanoes [2,3], and volcanic lakes [4,5] contributing to the refinement of the global volcanic gas budget and its associated impacts [6]. GT made significant technical contributions, including the development and implementation of a dual UV camera system for SO₂ flux measurements, as well as the installation of operational instruments at Stromboli [7] and Etna [8] volcanoes in Italy. His work on gas sensors encompassed the creation of both permanent and portable instruments for volcanic gas analysis, establishing a monitoring network at Stromboli [9] (Italy), La Soufrière [10] and Monserrat volcanoes (Lesser Antilles). Additionally, he developed RatioCalc [11], a software program, and a web application to facilitate the analysis of gas sensor-based data for monitoring and research purposes. GT is involved in the monitoring activities of diffusive and fumarolic fluxes at Campi Flegrei (Naples, Italy) in current phase of unrest [12]. Recently, GT contributed to validating gas dispersion models through direct measurements of gas concentrations [13], thereby enhancing methodologies for gas hazard assessment. GT contributed to the understanding of the global distribution of deep fluids [14] and geothermal waters [15], exploring how tectonic regimes and geological factors influence their distribution by integrating historical literature data with contemporary global models.
Selected publications linked to the research experience
1. Tamburello, et al. (2011) UV camera measurements of fumarole field degassing (La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island). JVGR, 199 (1-2), pp. 47-52.
2. Tamburello et al. (2012) Passive vs. active degassing modes at an open-vent volcano (Stromboli, Italy). EPSL, 359-360, pp. 106-116.
3. Tamburello et al. (2013). Periodic volcanic degassing behavior: The Mount Etna example. GRL, 40 (18), pp. 4818-4822.
4. Tamburello et al. (2015). Intense magmatic degassing through the lake of Copahue volcano, 2013-2014 JGR: Solid Earth, 120 (9), pp. 6071-6084.
5. Tamburello et al. (2024). CO2 budget from a 3D chemical tomography of a degassing volcanic lake (Lagoa das Furnas, São Miguel, Azores). JVGR, 447, March 2024, 108012.
7.Tamburello et al. (2014). Gas emissions from five volcanoes in northern Chile and implications for the volatiles budget of the Central Volcanic Zone. GRL, 41 (14), pp. 4961-4969.
8. Delle Donne et al. (2017). Exploring the explosive-effusive transition using permanent ultraviolet cameras. JGR: Solid Earth, 122 (6), pp. 4377-4394.
9. Delle Donne et al. (2019). Changes in SO2 Flux regime at mt. Etna captured by automatically processed ultraviolet camera data. Remote Sensing, 11 (10), art. no. 1201.
10. Aiuppa et al. (2021). Volcanic CO2 tracks the incubation period of basaltic paroxysms. Science Advances, 7 (38), art. no. Eabh0191.
11. Moune et al. (2022). Gas Monitoring of Volcanic-Hydrothermal Plumes in a Tropical Environment: The Case of La Soufrière de Guadeloupe Unrest Volcano (Lesser Antilles). Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, art. no. 795760.
12. Tamburello (2015). Ratiocalc: Software for processing data from multicomponent volcanic gas analyzers. Computers and Geosciences, 82, pp. 63-67.
13. Tamburello et al. (2019). Escalating CO2 degassing at the Pisciarelli fumarolic system, and implications for the ongoing Campi Flegrei unrest. JVGR, 384, pp. 151-157.
14. Massaro et al. (2024). Quantification of volcanic degassing and analysis of uncertainties using numerical modeling: the case of Stephanos crater (Nisyros Island, Greece). Bull Volcanol 86, 95.
15. Tamburello et al. (2018). Global-scale control of extensional tectonics on CO 2 earth degassing. Nature Communications, 9 (1), art. no. 4608.
16. Tamburello et al. (2022). Global thermal spring distribution and relationship to endogenous and exogenous factors. Nature Communications, 13 (1), art. no. 6378.