Antonio Pepe
Antonio Pepe
Antonio
Pepe
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+39 081-76206 17
Director of Research

Activity

My research activity concerns the development of advanced DInSAR algorithms for the analysis and monitoring of earth surface deformation through radar sensors mounted onboard to satellite platforms. The received deformation signals are relevant to various geophysical contexts (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, slow-moving landslides, etc ...). In particular, over the yerars the interest has been focused on: i) the developments of phase unwrapping algorithms working in the time/space domain; ii) the integration of interferometric data coming from different radar sensors. More recently, I have conducted studies aimed at tuning complex DInSAR processing chains to work with the new-generation synthetic aperture radar sensors, characterized by improved spatial resolutions and reduced revisit times. Currently, my major interests are: i) the identification of optimized configurations of DInSAR interferograms to improve mapping performances, ii) the development of time-domain noise-filtering approaches, iii) the integration of SAR and optical data for Earth Observation (EO) purposes.     

 

Curriculum

Scientific production

Lundgren, P., F. Casu, M. Manzo, A. Pepe, P. Berardino, E. Sansosti, and R. Lanari (2004), “Gravity and magma induced spreading of Mount Etna volcano revealed by satellite radar interferometry”, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L04602, doi: 10.1029/2003GL018736.

 Borgia, A., P. Tizzani, G. Solaro, M. Manzo, F. Casu, G. Luongo, A. Pepe, P. Berardino, G. Fornaro, E. Sansosti, G. P. Ricciardi, N. Fusi, G. Di Donna, R. Lanari (2005): “Volcanic spreading of Vesuvius, a new paradigm for interpreting its volcanic activity”, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L03303, doi:10.1029/2004GL022155.

 Antonio Pepe, Eugenio Sansosti, Paolo Berardino and Riccardo Lanari: “On the Generation of ERS/ENVISAT DinSAR Time-Series via the SBAS technique”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol 2, numero 3, pp. 265-269, July 2005, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2005.848497

 Pepe A, Lanari R: “On the Extension of the Minimum Cost Flow Algorithm for Phase Unwrapping of Multitemporal Differential SAR Interferograms”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and remote sensing, Vol 44, Issue 9, Pages: 2374-2383, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.873207

 A . Perrone, G. Zeni, S. Piscitelli, A. Pepe, A. Loperte, V. Lapenna, R. Lanari: “Joint analysis of SAR Interferometry and Electrical Resistivity Tomography surveys for investigating ground deformations: the case-study of Satriano di Lucania (Potenza, Italy)”,  special issue of Engineering Geology on “Remote sensing and ground-based geophysical techniques for recognition, characterisation and monitoring of unstable slopes, 88(2006) pp. 260-273. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.09.016

 R. Lanari, F. Casu, M. Manzo, G. Zeni, P. Berardino, M. Manunta, A. Pepe (2007): “An overview of the Small Baseline Subset Algorithm: a DInSAR Technique for Surface Deformation Analysis”, in Pure And Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), vol. 164, 4, pp. 637-661, doi: 10.1007/s00024-007-0192-9.

 E. Trasatti, F. Casu, C. Giunchi, S. Pepe, G. Solaro, S. Tagliaventi, P. Berardino, M. Manzo, A. Pepe, G. P. Ricciardi, E. Sansosti, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni, and R. Lanari (2008), The 2004–2006 uplift episode at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy): Constraints from SBAS-DInSAR ENVISAT data and Bayesian source inference, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 35, L073078, doi:10.1029/2007GL033091.

 A. Pepe, M. Manzo, F. Casu, G. Solaro, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni, S. Pepe: “ Surface Deformation of Active Volcanic Areas Retrieved with the SBAS-DInSAR Technique: an Overview”, Annals of Geophysics, vol.51, n. 1, pp. 247-263, doi:10.4401/ag-3046

 Casu, F., Manzo, M., Pepe, A., Lanari R. (2008), SBAS-DInSAR Analysis of Very Extended Areas: First Results on a 60,000 km2 Test Site, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2008.916199.

 J. Fernandez, P. Tizzani, M. Manzo, A. Borgia, P. J. Gonzales, J. Marti, A. Pepe, A. G. Camacho, F. Casu, P. Berardino, J. F. Prieto, R. Lanari (2009): “Gravity-driven deformation of Tenerife measured by InSAR time series analysis”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 36, L04306, doi: 10.1029/2008GL036920.

Guzzetti F., Manunta M., Ardizzone F., Pepe A., Cardinali M., Zeni G., Reichenbach P. & Lanari R. (2009) Analysis of ground deformation detected using the SBAS-DInSAR technique in Umbria, Central Italy. Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 166, doi: 10.1007/s00024-009-0491-4.

 J. Hunstad, A. Pepe, S. Atzori, C. Tolomei, S. Salvi, and R. Lanari: "Surface deformation in the Abruzzi region, Central Italy, from multi-temporal DInSAR analysis", Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04284.x

 J. Ruch, A. Manconi, G. Zeni, G. Solaro, A. Pepe, M. Shirzaei, T. R. Walter, and R. Lanari(2009), Stress transfer in the Lazufre volcanic area, central Andes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L22303, doi:10.1029/2009GL041276.

 R. Lanari, P. Berardino, M. Bonano, F. Casu, A. Manconi, M. Manunta, M. Manzo, A. Pepe, S. Pepe, E. Sansosti, G. Solaro, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni: "Surface displacements associated with the L’Aquila 2009 Mw 6.3 earthquake (Central Italy): new evidences from DInSAR time series analysis”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 37, L20309, doi:10.1029/2010GL044780

 P. Tizzani, A. Manconi, G. Zeni, A. Pepe, M. Manzo, A. Camacho, and J. Fernández (2010), Long‐term versus short‐term deformation processes at Tenerife (Canary Islands), Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, B12412, doi:10.1029/2010JB007735.

 L. Euillades, Pablo A Euillades, A. Pepe, Mauro H. Blanco, Jorge H. Baron: "On the generation of late ERS deformation time-series through Small Doppler and Baseline Subsets Differential SAR Interferograms”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 8, n° 2, pp. 238-242, March 2011, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2010.2060466

 F. Casu, A. Manconi, A. Pepe and R. Lanari: "Deformation time-series generation in areas characterized by large displacement dynamics: the SAR amplitude Pixel-Offset SBAS technique”, IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 49, n° 7, pp. 2752-2763, July 2011. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2104325

G. Zeni, M. Bonano, F. Casu, M. Manunta, M. Manzo, M. Marsella, A. Pepe, and R. Lanari: "Long-term deformation analysis of historical buildings through the advanced SBAS-DInSAR technique: the case study of the city of Rome, Italy", Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, vol. 8, n° 3, August 2011, doi:10.1088/1742-2132/8/3/S01

A. Pepe, L. D. Euillades, M. Manunga, R. Lanari: "New Advances of the Extended Minimum Cost Flow Phase Unwrapping Algorithm for SBAS-DInSAR Analysis at Full Spatial Resolution", IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 49, n° 10, October 2011, pp. 4062-4079, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2135371

A. Pepe, A. B. Ortiz, P. R. Lundgren, P. A. Rosen, R. Lanari: "The Stripmap-ScanSAR SBAS Approach to Fill Gaps in Stripmap Deformation Time-Series With ScanSAR data", IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 49, n° 12, pp. 4788-4804, December 2011, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2167979

A. Pepe, P. Berardino, M. Bonano, L. D. Euillades, R. Lanari,  and E. Sansosti: " SBAS-based Satellite Orbit Correction for the Generation of DInSAR time-series: Application to RADARSAT-1 data”,  ,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 49, pp. 5150 - 5165, December 2001, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2155069

G. Currenti, G. Solaro, R. Napoli, A. Pepe, A. Bonaccordo, C. Del Negro, E. Sansosti: "Modeling of ALOS and COSMO-SkyMed satellite data at Mt. Etna: Implications on relation between seismic activiation of the Pernicana fault system and volcanic unrest", Remote Sensing of Environment, 125, pp. 64-72, October 2012, doi:10.1016/jrse.2012.07.008

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