stefano.serafin(at)univie.ac.at
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), 1090 Vienna
Roomnumber: 2G556
T: +43-1-4277-537 13
- 2020: Senior Scientist, University of Vienna
- 2018: National scientific qualification (Italy), disciplines 04/A4 (Geophysics) and 02/C1 (Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences)
- 2018: Project leader, University of Innsbruck
- 2010: Assistant professor, University of Vienna
- 2006: Doctorate in Environmental Engineering, University of Trento (Italy)
- 2002: Project scientist, CETEMPS/University of L'Aquila (Italy)
- 2002: Degree in Environmental Science, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy)
- Complete curriculum vitae
Research Interests
- Mountain meteorology
- Dynamic meteorology
- Numerical weather prediction
- Boundary-layer meteorology
Projects
- 2024-2028: FWF (Austrian Science Fund) Stand-alone project P 37259, "DEmonstrating Parameter Estimation with eNsemble-based Data Assimilation for Boundary-Layer modElling over mountains"
- 2018-present: TEAMx (Multi-scale transport and exchange processes in the atmosphere over mountains – Programme and experiment)
- 2018-2022: FWF (Austrian Science Fund) Stand-alone project P 30808, "Multiscale Interactions in Convection Initiation in the Alps"
- 2012-2015: FWF (Austrian Science Fund) Stand-alone project P 24726, "STABLEST: Stable boundary layer separation and turbulence"
Links
- ORCID / ResearcherID / Scopus profiles
- Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN), University of Innsbruck
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento
- CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila
Publications
Identifying large vulnerable water reservoirs using passive seismic monitoring
- Author(s)
- Richard Kramer, Yang Lu, Q.-Y. Wang, Stefano Serafin, A. Ceppi, Götz Bokelmann
- Abstract
Seismic waves capture important insights into subsurface behavior. We introduce an adapted coda-wave interferometry approach to monitor the spatial variability of semi-daily periodic seismic velocity changes on a regional scale, applied to data collected across South and Central Europe. Our results reveal a broad spatial correlation between seismic velocity changes and air pressure fluctuations, suggesting that air pressure is the dominant driving force. Specifically, air pressure fluctuations modulate saturation levels within the capillary zone through the dynamic interplay between fluid and gaseous phases, producing significant seismic velocity changes. The mechanism explains the large variations observed in regions with high connectivity between the surface and saturated zone. We associate this enhanced interaction with the high vulnerability of shallow water resources. We propose inspecting semi-daily periodic seismic velocity changes as a new tool for gaining a regional view of water reservoir vulnerability.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Meteorology and Geophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), Politecnico di Milano
- Journal
- Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Volume
- 653
- ISSN
- 0012-821X
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119223
- Publication date
- 2025
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105122 Seismic
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/18d43fc8-116b-42dd-926c-95fe8a51242c