Open AccessGeodirnetric Control across the Straits of Messina
Author(s) -
Caputo M.,
Folloni G.,
Fieri L.,
Unguendoli M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1974.tb04104.x
Subject(s) - quadrilateral , geology , geodesy , diagonal , seismology , geography , geometry , mathematics , engineering , finite element method , structural engineering
Summary A report is given of the results of six measurement sets taken from September 1970 to September 1973 across the Straits of Messina. The measurements were taken by means of a Mod. 8 AGA laser geodimeter of the length of the sides and diagonals of a quadrilateral with two points in Calabria and two in Sicily. The results seem to indicate a reciprocal displacement of the two coasts in the period between the first two measurements and a steady situation in the following period. This seems to be a confirmation of the plate tectonic theory in the considered area.