About the Authors
- Marco Brunoldi
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* E-mail: brunoldi@fisica.unige.it
Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Giorgio Bozzini
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Alessandra Casale
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Pietro Corvisiero
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Daniele Grosso
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Nicodemo Magnoli
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Jessica Alessi
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Carlo Nike Bianchi
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Alberta Mandich
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Carla Morri
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Paolo Povero
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Maurizio Wurtz
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Affiliation Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Christian Melchiorre
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Affiliation SOFTECO Sismat S.r.l, Genova, Italy
- Gianni Viano
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Affiliation SOFTECO Sismat S.r.l, Genova, Italy
- Valentina Cappanera
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Affiliation Area Marina Protetta di Portofino, Ministry for the Environment and for the Protection of Territory and Sea, Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Italy
- Giorgio Fanciulli
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Affiliation Area Marina Protetta di Portofino, Ministry for the Environment and for the Protection of Territory and Sea, Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Italy
- Massimiliano Bei
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Affiliation Direzione Marittima di Genova, Ministry for the Infrastructures and Transport, Genova, Italy
- Nicola Stasi
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Affiliation Direzione Marittima di Genova, Ministry for the Infrastructures and Transport, Genova, Italy
- Mauro Taiuti
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Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Competing Interests
The commercial IT company Softeco Sismat S.r.l. is one of the three associated beneficiaries of the EU LIFE+ project named ARION (grant number: LIFE09 NAT/IT/000190 ARION). The European Commission is the funding organization that provided support in the form of salaries for authors or research materials. The contribution of the authors employed by this commercial company (C. Melchiorre, GV) mainly consists of the production of data analysis tools (automated detection alarm generation, creation of the detection database, etc.) and web platforms for data sharing (smartphone app, project web site, etc.). No restrictions are applied by this commercial company on any kind of product regarding this study. This commercial affiliation does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT MW. Performed the experiments: M. Brunoldi GB AC DG MT JA PP VC GF NS M. Bei. Analyzed the data: M. Brunoldi GB AC DG MT JA PC NM CNB C. Morri AM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Brunoldi GB AC DG MT C. Melchiorre GV. Wrote the paper: M. Brunoldi GB AC DG MT JA CNB C. Morri PP VC. Designed and developed the official project website: C. Melchiorre GV. Created database and web tools for data sharing and analysis (detection database, detection alarm generation, smartphone app): C. Melchiorre GV.