Dr Francesca Cigna

Dr Francesca Cigna Remote Sensing Geoscientist

Location: Keyworth

Tel: 0115 936 3551

E-mail Dr Francesca Cigna

Biography

  •  2012 –To date :  Remote Sensing Geoscientist, British Geological Survey
  •  2011 –2012 :  Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florence, Italy
  •  2009 –2010 :  Visiting Researcher, University of Miami, USA
  •  2008 –2011 :  PhD Earth Sciences & Remote Sensing, University of Florence, Italy
  •  2005 –2007 :  MEng Environmental Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy
  •  2002 –2005 :  BEng Environmental Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy

Current projects and collaboration

  •  EC-FP7 EVOSS: European Volcano Observatory Space Services [2010-2013]
  •  EC-FP7 PanGeo: Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES [2011-2014]
  •  EC-FP7 SubCoast: Assessing and monitoring subsidence hazards in coastal lowland around Europe [2010-2013]
  •  ESA-GMES Terrafirma: A pan-European ground motion hazard information service [2009-2013]
  •  BGS-NERC OF: InSAR feasibility for nationwide monitoring of geohazards in Great Britain [2012-2013]
  •  ESA-Cat1: Archaeological and environmental studies in the Nasca region using C- and L-band SAR imagery [2012-2014]
  •  ESA-Cat1: Enhancing landslide research in Britain using InSAR and Persistent Scatterers techniques [2013-2016]
  •  ESA-IAP LiveLand: Predicting, Monitoring and Alerting of Landslides and Subsidence Affecting the Transport Infrastructure [2012-2013]

Boards and committees

  •  RSPSoc - Disaster Mapping SIG (Secretary)

Research interests

  •  Earth Observation and Monitoring
  •  Radar Interferometry and Persistent Scatterers
  •  Landslides and ground subsidence mapping with radar and optical remote sensing
  •  InSAR and PSI monitoring of geohazards affecting urban and rural environments

Published outputs

Key papers

CIGNA, F, BIANCHINI, S and CASAGLI, N. In Press. How to assess landslide activity and intensity with Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI): the PSI-based matrix approach. Landslides, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10346-012-0335-7.

BIANCHINI, S, CIGNA, F, RIGHINI, G, PROIETTI, C and CASAGLI, N. 2012. Landslide HotSpot Mapping by means of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry. Environmental Earth Sciences, 67(4), 1155-1172. doi: 10.1007/s12665-012-1559-5.

CIAMPALINI, A, CIGNA, F, DEL VENTISETTE, C, MORETTI, S, LIGUORI, V and CASAGLI, N. 2012. Integrated geomorphological mapping in the north-western sector of Agrigento (Italy). Journal Of Maps, 8(2), 136-145. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2012.680775.

CIGNA, F, DEL VENTISETTE, C, GIGLI, G, MENNA, F, AGILI, F, LIGUORI, V and CASAGLI, N. 2012. Ground instability in the old town of Agrigento (Italy) depicted by on site investigations and Persistent Scatterers data. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 3589-3603. doi: 10.5194/nhess-12-3589-2012.

CIGNA, F, OSMANOĞLU, B, CABRAL-CANO, E, DIXON, T H, ÁVILA-OLIVERA, J A, GARDUÑO-MONROY, V H, DEMETS, C and WDOWINSKI, S. 2012. Monitoring land subsidence and its induced geological hazard with Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry: a case study in Morelia, Mexico. Remote Sensing of Environment, 117, 146-161. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.005.

CIGNA, F, TAPETE, D and CASAGLI, N. 2012. Semi-automated extraction of Deviation Indexes (DI) from satellite Persistent Scatterers time series: tests on sedimentary volcanism and tectonically-induced motions. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 19, 643-655. doi: 10.5194/npg-19-643-2012.

GIGLI, G, FRODELLA, W, MUGNAI, F, TAPETE, D, CIGNA, F, FANTI, R, INTRIERI, E and LOMBARDI, L. 2012. Instability mechanisms affecting cultural heritage sites in the Maltese Archipelago. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12(6), 1883-1903. doi: 10.5194/nhess-12-1883-2012.

HÖLBLING, D, FÜREDER, P, ANTOLINI, F, CIGNA, F, CASAGLI, N and LANG, S. 2012. A Semi-Automated Object-Based Approach for Landslide Detection Validated by Persistent Scatterer Interferometry Measures and Landslide Inventories. Remote Sensing, 4(5), 1310-1336. doi: 10.3390/rs4051310.

RASPINI, F, CIGNA, F and MORETTI, S. 2012. Multi-temporal mapping of land subsidence at basin scale exploiting Persistent Scatterer Interferometry: case study of Gioia Tauro plain (Italy). Journal Of Maps, 8(4), 514-524. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2012.743440.

TAPETE, D and CIGNA, F. 2012. Rapid mapping and deformation analysis over cultural heritage and rural sites based on Persistent Scatterer Interferometry. International Journal of Geophysics, ID 618609, 19 p. doi: 10.1155/2012/618609.

CIGNA, F, DEL VENTISETTE, C, LIGUORI, V and CASAGLI, N. 2011. Advanced radar-interpretation of InSAR time series for mapping and characterization of geological processes. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11(3), 865-881. doi: 10.5194/nhess-11-865-2011.

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