10 Hz GPS seismology for moderate magnitude earthquakes: the case of the Mw 6.3 L’Aquila (Central Italy) event

The 2009 April 6th Mw 6.3 L'Aquila destructive earthquake was successfully recorded by closely spaced 10-Hz and 1-Hz recording GPS receivers and strong motion accelerometers located above or close to the 50° dipping activated fault. We retrieved both static and dynamic displacements from Very High-Rate GPS (VHRGPS) recordings by using Precise Point Positioning kinematic analysis. We compared the GPS positions time series with the closest displacement time series obtained by doubly-integrating strong motion data, first, to assess the GPS capability to detect the first seismic arrivals (P waves) and, secondly, to evaluate the accelerometers capability to detect co-seismic offsets up to ~45 s after the earthquake occurrence. By comparing seismic and VHRGPS frequency contents, we inferred that GPS sampling rates greater than 2.5 Hz (i.e. 5 or 10 Hz) are required in the near-field of moderate magnitude events to provide “alias-free” solutions of coseismic dynamic displacements. Finally, we assessed the consistency of the dynamic VHRGPS results as a constraint on the kinematic rupture history of the mainshock. These results suggested that the high-rate sampling GPS sites in the near field can be as useful as strong motion station for earthquake source studies

Understanding photothermal interactions will help expand production range and increase genetic diversity of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)

Lentil is a staple in many diets around the world and growing in popularity as a quick-cooking, nutritious, plant-based source of protein in the human diet. Lentil varieties are usually grown close to where they were bred. Future climate change scenarios will result in increased temperatures and shifts in lentil crop production areas, necessitating expanded breeding efforts. We show how we can use a daylength and temperature model to identify varieties most likely to succeed in these new environments, expand genetic diversity, and give plant breeders additional knowledge and tools to help mitigate these changes for lentil producers.This research was conducted as part of the ‘Application of Genomics to Innovation in the Lentil Economy (AGILE)' project funded by Genome Canada and managed by Genome Prairie. We are grateful for the matching financial support from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, Western Grains Research Foundation, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the University of Saskatchewan. We acknowledge the support from our international partners: University of Basilicata (UNIBAS) in Italy; Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS) in Spain; Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Morocco, India and Bangladesh; Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) in Nepal; and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA CRIS Project 5348-21000-017-00D) in the USA, for conducting field experiments in their respective countries

Variabilità genetica in una collezione di frumento duro (Triticum durum Desf.) per marcatori morfologici, biochimici e molecolari

The changed growing conditions and the new focus on typical local products have proposed the opportunity to reintroduce the old local varieties in cultivation to recreate the income opportunities in marginal agriculture areas, moreover to ensure the typicality is important to have traceability procedures able to provide consumers with quality and food safety. 130 accessions of old traditional populations have been reported in Basilicata and characterized by qualitative and quantitative morphological, biochemical and molecular characters. The collection showed variability for morphological characters. 49 accessions had the g-42 band. 35 accessions had the g-45 band. The gluteinic analysis provided 19 different patterns. 25 SSR alleles was identified in the durum wheat collection, 17 widely distributed and 8 rare. The joint analysis of data have allowed to assess the genetic diversity in the entire collection and the profile singleness obtained provided a useful tool for genetic traceability of food products

Very high rate (10 Hz) GPS seismology for moderate-magnitude earthquakes: The case of theMw6.3 L'Aquila (central Italy) event

The 2009 April 6th Mw 6.3 L'Aquila destructive earthquake was successfully recorded by closely 23 spaced 10-Hz and 1-Hz recording GPS receivers and strong motion accelerometers located above or 24 close to the 50° dipping activated fault. We retrieved both static and dynamic displacements from 25 Very High-Rate GPS (VHRGPS) recordings by using Precise Point Positioning kinematic analysis. 26 We compared the GPS positions time series with the closest displacement time series obtained by 27 doubly-integrating strong motion data, first, to assess the GPS capability to detect the first seismic 28 arrivals (P waves) and, secondly, to evaluate the accelerometers capability to detect co-seismic 29 offsets up to ~45 s after the earthquake occurrence. By comparing seismic and VHRGPS frequency 30 contents, we inferred that GPS sampling rates greater than 2.5 Hz (i.e. 5 or 10 Hz) are required in 31 the near-field of moderate magnitude events to provide “alias-free” solutions of coseismic dynamic 32 displacements. Finally, we assessed the consistency of the dynamic VHRGPS results as a constraint 33 on the kinematic rupture history of the mainshock. These results suggested that the high-rate 34 sampling GPS sites in the near field can be as useful as strong motion station for earthquake source 35 studies.PublishedB02305JCR Journalope

Very high rate (10 Hz) GPS seismology for moderate-magnitude earthquakes: The case of theMw6.3 L'Aquila (central Italy) event

The 2009 April 6th Mw 6.3 L'Aquila destructive earthquake was successfully recorded by closely 23 spaced 10-Hz and 1-Hz recording GPS receivers and strong motion accelerometers located above or 24 close to the 50° dipping activated fault. We retrieved both static and dynamic displacements from 25 Very High-Rate GPS (VHRGPS) recordings by using Precise Point Positioning kinematic analysis. 26 We compared the GPS positions time series with the closest displacement time series obtained by 27 doubly-integrating strong motion data, first, to assess the GPS capability to detect the first seismic 28 arrivals (P waves) and, secondly, to evaluate the accelerometers capability to detect co-seismic 29 offsets up to ~45 s after the earthquake occurrence. By comparing seismic and VHRGPS frequency 30 contents, we inferred that GPS sampling rates greater than 2.5 Hz (i.e. 5 or 10 Hz) are required in 31 the near-field of moderate magnitude events to provide “alias-free” solutions of coseismic dynamic 32 displacements. Finally, we assessed the consistency of the dynamic VHRGPS results as a constraint 33 on the kinematic rupture history of the mainshock. These results suggested that the high-rate 34 sampling GPS sites in the near field can be as useful as strong motion station for earthquake source 35 studies