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Feedback responses between endogenous and exogenous processes at Campi Flegrei caldera dynamics, Italy

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The Campi Flegrei caldera is characterized by the phenomenon of bradyseism, as evidenced by stratigraphic records of alternate oceanic and continental sediments dating back over a thousand years. Since 2005, the caldera has been in a phase of unrest, which is increasing volcanic deformations and associated seismicity around the region, resulting in a growing concern over the dense population in the inhabitation. Recent studies have highlighted that the caldera dynamics are driven by a combination of endogenous processes and modulation phenomena induced by exogenous processes, e.g., rainfall, atmospheric pressure, and tidal loading. Although the complex feedback mechanisms of both endogenous and exogenous processes are still under debate, the present study is focused on the increased potential of modulation due to exogenous processes with the increase or evolution in the degree of inflation of the magma chamber. Specifically, Campi Flegrei volcanic system shows sensitivity to seasonal hydrological cycles during slower rates of inflation and to short-period tidal modulations during higher rates of inflation. The observed seasonal modulations of seismic activity are explained in terms of water infiltration into the shallow aquifers, basins, and vent depression system of the caldera. The rainfall-induced pore pressure build-up also favours the instability of the brittle cap rock, promoting seismicity. In addition, this study suggests that the tidal loadings provide horizontal NS extensions to the mostly NW–SE, NE–SW, and EW-oriented scattered fractures and further contribute towards fracture propagation. During this process, a cyclic opening and sealing of fractures by volatile outgassing and silicate settling may, respectively, produce the episodic behaviour of the seismicity. The seismicity in relation to exogenous processes imposed by seasonal rainfall and tidal loadings shows that the degree of correlation depends on the different rates of inflation. The long-period seasonal modulations and short-period tidal modulations during the evolution of the degree of inflation are finally interpreted in the framework of the fault resonance destabilization model, under rate-and-state dependant frictional formalism.

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Abbreviations

CF:

Campi Flegrei

Mc:

Magnitude completeness

SRI:

Slower rate of inflation

HRI:

Higher rate of inflation

RSF:

Rate and state friction

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This work has been performed within the framework of Sambit Sahoo’s PhD thesis at NIT Rourkela under the supervision of Dr. Bhaskar Kundu. We acknowledge Batakrushna Senapati from the Tectonic Geodesy Lab (https://www.tectonicgeodesylab.in/) for his help in fault resonance modelling. We would also like to thank Dr. Nico Fournier, Editor, and the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions, which significantly improved the quality of the work.

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SS is supported by the CSIR-UGC fellowship. DT is financially supported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, through grant no. MoES/P.O.(Seismo)/1(349)/2018. R.K.Y. is thankful to National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India for the support. This is NGRI publication number NGRI/Lib/2024/Pub-26. This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project (grant no. 12073012).

National Natural Science Foundation of China-Henan Joint Fund,12073012,Shuanggen **

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B. K. and S.P. provided research ideas. S.S. performed all the analysis. D.T. performed the pore-pressure modelling from the GPM dataset. B. K. and R.K.Y. performed the GNSS inversion modelling. S.S. and S.P. wrote the original draft. B. K., S.P., and S.J. reviewed and edited the draft and interpreted the results. All authors contributed equally and took part in finalizing the manuscript.

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Sahoo, S., Kundu, B., Petrosino, S. et al. Feedback responses between endogenous and exogenous processes at Campi Flegrei caldera dynamics, Italy. Bull Volcanol 86, 22 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-024-01719-7

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