Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations in Molise region (Italy): novel inventory and main geomorphological features

This paper focuses on Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations (DSGSDs) identified inthe Molise region (Italy), along the central-southern sector of the Apennines chain. Thesephenomena were detected and mapped through a combination of aerial-photointerpretation, morphological analyses, andfield surveys, integrated through satellite SARinterferometry (InSAR). The obtained general map is organized in different sections:inventory map with identification of DSGSDs and main geological and orographic features,geostructural scheme, representative cross sections, list and characteristics of DSGSDs,geomorphometric maps, landslides map, and seismotectonic setting. This study allowed usto realize a complete inventory of DSGSDs in the Molise region and define the maincharacteristics of each phenomenon. Through this research, it was possible to establish ageneral correlation between the analyzed deformations and the geological andgeomorphological setting of the region as well as with its geodynamic context.