Scientific Program

Field Trip

Tentative date: 20 September 2023 Morning: Meet in Lixouri port and embark on the ferry to Argostoli, depart with a bus for SE Cephalonia (Skala, Poros) visit the uplifted coastline during the 1953 earthquakes. Discuss the geological, seismological and geodetic data and the implications for the seismic behavior of the faults. Midday: Depart for selected localities of Paliki Peninsula. Visit the Atheras broadband and GNSS stations, visit the Kouloumaki quarry site, see the active fault and discuss the characteristics of the fault scarps including morphological evidence for long-term evolution. Late dinner near the Kipouria monastery and depart for Lixouri.