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2a. edição Observações, Viagens, Estudos de Geociências e Humanidade na Amazônia, realizada por pesquisadores de várias instituições que trabalham na região.

Background The objective of this systematic review is to identify characteristics, trends, and gaps in measurement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education research. Methods We searched across several peer-reviewed sources, including a book, similar systematic reviews, conference proceedings, one online repository, and...

I am happy to invite you to contribute an original research paper to an upcoming Special Issue on the "Seismic Hazard Assessment and Earthquake Risk Mitigation". Seismic hazard assessment is the international standard practice for the optimized earthquake-resistant design of structures and mitigation of seismic risk. Its importance has increased si...

Data assimilation (DA) and uncertainty quantification (UQ) are extensively used in analysing and reducing error propagation in high-dimensional spatial-temporal dynamics. Typical applications span from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to geoscience and climate systems. Recently, much effort has been given in combining DA, UQ and machine learning...

This article describes a teaching strategy that synergizes computing and management, aimed at the running of complex projects in industry and academia, in the areas of civil engineering, physics, geosciences, and a number of other related fields. The course derived from this strategy includes four parts: (a) Computing with a selected set of modern...

Abou reassessment of a spatial connection between elements of the funerary architecture and means of tomb construction in LH Kefalonia

The potential applications of microCT scanning in the field of archaeobotany are only just beginning to be explored. The imaging technique can extract new archaeobotanical information from existing archaeobotanical collections as well as create new archaeobotanical assemblages within ancient ceramics and other artefact types. The technique could ai...

Através de Geoparques, a UNESCO busca preservar locais com extrema importância científica, cultural e ecológica. O objetivo geral do presente trabalho foi discorrer sobre os impactos positivos do Projeto Geopark Uberaba – Terra de Gigantes sobre a comunidade escolar do município de Uberaba e região. O procedimento metodológico utilizado foi o de pe...

Low-temperature thermochronology is a powerful tool for constraining the thermal evolution of rocks and minerals in relation to a breadth of tectonic, geodynamic, landscape evolution, and natural resource formation processes through deep time. However, complexities inherent to these analytical techniques can make interpreting the significance of re...

Geoscience disciplines play a pivotal role in the assessment of the conservation state of Cultural Heritage to orient the subsequent restoration interventions. In this report, we exemplify the potential of petrographic and thermographic analyses for the evaluation of the conservation state of a unique symbol of the architectural heritage in the cha...

Supplement to Naturhistorica 164/165: 3-28. Available from: http://www.n-g-h.org/pages/publikationen/naturhistorica---berichte-der-ngh/naturhistorica-164-165-supplement.php

The Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is an important product used in geosciences, but its extraction in dense forest areas is still a challenge. One of the major difficulties in extracting a DTM via remote sensors is in dense forest areas, as the generated information becomes degraded due to the fact that the most commonly used techniques can only measu...

This is reminder for International Conference on Recent Trends in Geoscience Research and Applications 2023 Belgrade, Serbia & virtual 23-27 October 2023

This essay presents Challenge-Based Learning with a student-oriented perspective in Geoscience showing how digital mapping constitutes a useful tool for teaching geomatic, geographical, urban and tourism disciplines. Focused on real-life case studies, it stimulates students to acquire integrated hard and soft skills in an active and collaborative w...

Transformative experience represents a deep-engagement construct and refers to experiences in which students use science content to see and experience the world in meaningful new ways outside the classroom. Such experiences are associated with deep learning (e.g., transfer) and engagement (e.g., academic and career choice) outcomes. However, resear...

In 2023, the ESA’s Swarm constellation mission celebrates 10 years in orbit, offering one of the best ever surveys of the topside ionosphere. Among its achievements, it has been recently demonstrated that Swarm data can be used to derive space-based geomagnetic activity indices, similar to the standard ground-based geomagnetic indices monitoring ma...

Peer review is the key to ensuring that the articles published in scientific journals such as JGR: Planets are based on sound scientific principles, follow state‐of‐the‐art techniques, and present exciting discoveries or novel understanding of the fundamental processes that affect solar system objects. JGR: Planets covers an extraordinarily broad r...

The massive eruption of the Hunga Volcano on 15 January 2022 provides an ideal test case for reviewing established methods to discriminate and analyse source processes. Discriminating source mechanisms and identifying their origins is a key task when analysing suspicious events in the frame of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Earthquakes...

The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt includes a series of chapters written by highly qualified group of researchers whose expertise is recognized and appreciated not only in Egypt, but also in the world over. The chapters span a wide range of geological subdisciplines including tectonics, paleogeography, stratigraphy, sedimentolog...

The establishment of the UNESCO Global Network of Geoparks was one of the most significant initiatives in the field of geoconservation. A geopark is an area with clearly defined boundaries for the protection and promotion of not only geoheritage objects but also all other natural and cultural-historical values. Djerdap is one of Serbia's most geolo...

A dataset to describe exposed bedrock and surficial geology of Antarctica has been constructed by the GeoMAP Action Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and GNS Science. Our group captured existing geological map data into a geographic information system (GIS), refined its spatial reliability, harmonised classification, an...

Coupled Modelling of Brine Availability in Salt-Based Disposal Facilities: Learning from DECOVALEX 2023

O Professor Setembrino Petri, especialista nas áreas de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia, foi um dos maiores geocientistas do Brasil. Nascido em 25 de setembro de 1922 na cidade de Amparo, faleceu em 1 de março de 2023, em São Paulo.A maior parte de sua carreira científica desenvolveu-se na Universidade de São Paulo, onde foi consagrado como professor...

The increasing use of deep learning techniques has reduced interpretation time and, ideally, reduced interpreter bias by automatically deriving geological maps from digital outcrop models. However, accurate validation of these automated mapping approaches is a significant challenge due to the subjective nature of geological mapping and the difficul...

Introducción: La zona nororiental de Venezuela es tectónicamente compleja, con una geodinámica particular, que forma parte del límite sur de la placa del Caribe y el borde norte de la placa Sudamericana. En consecuencia, la primera produce movimientos de desgarre destrales y la segunda, se mueve hacia occidente alejándose de la dorsal mesoatlántica...

Geomorphometric modeling is widely used in geosciences. However, geomorphometric modeling and mapping of Antarctic oases has not been performed so far. This article presents the first results of our work on geomorphometric modeling and mapping of several Antarctic oases including the Larsemann Hills, Thala Hills, Schirmacher oasis, and Fildes Penin...

As Australia and the world transition to net zero emissions, hydrogen will continue to grow in importance as a clean energy source, with underground hydrogen storage (UHS) expected to be a key component of this new industry. Salt (halite) caverns are a preferred storage option for hydrogen, given their scale, stability and the high injection and wi...

The efficiency of the PV systems connected to the network depends not only on the efficiency of the PV module and the natural potential of solar radiation at the place of installation but also on several other factors related to the installation, temperature of the modules, nature and quality of the national or regional electrical network, inverter...

Three-dimensional (3D) city modeling is an essential component of 3D geoscience modeling, and window detection of building facades plays a crucial role in 3D city modeling. Windows can serve as structural priors for rapid building reconstruction. In this article, we propose a framework for detecting window lines. The framework consists of two parts...

Dear Colleagues --- Satellite and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) remote sensing provide essential observations for geoscientists to better understand the earth system and the interaction between human activities and our living environment. The advancement of remote sensing in geosciences encompasses efforts spanning from the development of remote se...

Poster "Assessment of aerosols over five cities of Angola based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data" (by Pascoal M.D. Campos, José C.M. Pires and Anabela A. Leitão) presented at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2023 in Vienna (Austria), in the session AS5.13 “Emerging techniques for diverse air quality applications in Africa and...

The BM08-XAFS/XRF beamline at SESAME synchrotron light source started its operational phase in 2018. In present work, the optical layout and experimental setups available at the BM08-XAFS/XRF beamline are described along with a few examples of X-ray absorption and X-ray fluorescence data, recently published. The scientific results published so far...

Workshop numerIcal aNalysis, porous media and waTer ResoUrceS: a fruItful cOntamiNation- INTRUSION 2023. Reliable models for forecasting and managing water resources in an ecological transition framework ask for accurate and robust numerical methods for dealing with critical zone modeling. To this purpose, this workshop aims at bridging the gap a...

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As part of the editorial workflow of The Geology of Colombia: Multivolume book, a complete editorial guideline was developed to ensure editorial consistency and the correct use of scientific and geological terms. The guideline contains rules and recommendations from the best and most broadly renowned manuals of style and geological publications, su...

As part of the construction of The Geology of Colombia: Multivolume book, a complete editorial guideline was developed to ensure stylistic consistency and the correct use of technical and geological terms. The guideline contains rules and recommendations from the best and most recognized manuals of style and guides related to the discipline, which...

Technological advancements and the appearance of low-cost Raspberry Shake seismographs have enabled the development of citizen science seismic networks in many areas worldwide. These networks can help reduce seismic risk and increase citizens’ understanding of seismology and earthquakes. Such a network exists in Bucharest, one of the cities in Euro...

Heavy mineral techniques have been successfully used as exploration vectors to ore deposits around the world. However, heavy mineral exploration case studies and pre-competitive datasets relevant to Australian conditions are relatively limited. The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia (HMMA) project, part of Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Futur...

The Rock Garden is a new on-campus field skills training resource at Ghent University, developed to increase the accessibility of and opportunities for students’ geological field skills training. Developing specific field skills is integral to geoscience education and is typically concentrated into whole-day or longer field courses. These field cou...

Inspired by the extensive applicability of solitons in nonlinear optics, advanced telecommunication industry, trans-continental, and trans-oceanic systems, coupled with the copious functionality of viscoelastic models in highway engineering pavement theory, civil engineering, and solid mechanics, unique closed-form solutions have been obtained for...

In recent years, photogrammetric models have gained widespread use in geosciences due to their ability to reproduce natural surfaces. These models offer a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to other systems, such as LiDAR, for creating 3D point clouds. On the other hand, rockfalls pose a significant risk to society, as they are the most c...

Numerical simulations focusing on groundwater age have not yet been carried out in the Buda Thermal Karst system (BTK) (Hungary), although isotopic and chemical data from thermal springs [e.g. Fórizs et al., 2019] are available to compare calculated and measured results. The main objective of this study was to improve understanding of regional-scal...

Mineralogical analysis is critical for understanding the origins and properties of various rock types. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence technologies, particularly supervised deep learning, have transformed qualitative and quantitative mineral analysis. However, current deep-learning approaches require high-quality annotated datasets t...

The International GNSS Service (IGS) analysis centers (ACs) for the third time issued the results of the reprocessing campaign (IGS Repro3) of all the GNSS network solutions backward starting from 1994. The Repro3 products provided the IGS contribution to the latest International Terrestrial Reference Frame realization ITRF2020. Unlike the previous...

Ein neu entdeckter Grabbau der Römerzeit aus Ägypten Feiern mit den Toten – so heißt ein von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft gefördertes Projekt am Niedersächsischen Landesmuseum Hannover, das sich mit dem Totenkult in der Nekropole von Tuna el-Gebel beschäftigt. Es ist ein Mammutunternehmen, denn die geophysikalischen Untersuchungen, die in K...

This journal (Drone Systems and Applications; DSA) conducted a targeted “horizon scan” during 2022 within our team of editors and associate editors. We asked— Which research areas currently under-represented in Drone Systems and Applications would you like to see more heavily represented in the future? The process highlighted five areas of interest...

Recent advancement in deep generative models (GANs) has brought the attention of many researchers to explore the feasibility of using realistic synthetic data as (i) a digital twin of the original dataset and (ii) a new approach to augment the original dataset. Previous works highlighted that GANs can replicate both esthetical and statistical chara...

The traditional advancing front technique algorithm encounters many problems due to the complex geometric characteristics of the front edge shape. These problems include poor quality, a slow algorithm, low robustness, and the inability of the mesh unit to converge. To address these problems, an optimized adaptive triangular mesh dynamic generation...

Modern seismology can benefit from a rapid and reliable earthquake catalog preparation process. In recent years Deep Learning (DL)-based methods attracted seismologists' attention to keep up with the constantly increasing seismic data for maximally processing and locating the recorded events. This study focuses on deploying an optimized workflow th...

Some previous studies have already highlighted the importance of Quaternary sediments as geoheritage, although the related knowledge remains incomplete and geographically biased. Unique Quaternary features are often overlooked in areas famous for their pre-Quaternary geoheritage. Moreover, the already established high-value linked to pre-Quaternary...

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The toxicity of ultraviolet radiation in wavelength range 100-280 nm (UV-C) is well documented. UV-C irradiation can cause skin cancer, premature aging, visual problems and blindness. Prolonged exposure to UV radiation can kill both plants and animals, including entire forests. There are numerous assertions in the medical, public health, and geosci...

In a science-based site selection process (StandAV), the Federal Republic of Germany searches for the site with the best possible safety for a repository of high-level waste (HLW) over a period of one million years. For this purpose, the geological subsurface of the German federal territory must be investigated and evaluated. Challenges include th...

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS/drones) have proven to be valuable tools in geological fieldwork/research. However, collecting ad hoc UAS imagery is time-consuming, generates enormous datasets, and prevents researchers from utilizing imagery to its full potential. UAS can supply geologists with a wide range of data such as elevation models for landf...

Citation: Lollino, P.; Ugenti, A.; de Lucia, D.; Parise, M.; Vennari, C.; Allasia, P.; Fazio, N.L. Failure Mechanism of a Rainfall-Triggered Landslide in Clay Slopes. Geosciences 2023, 13, 125. https://doi. Abstract: In December 2013, a portion of a large and deep ancient landslide on the southern slope of the Montescaglioso town (Basilicata, South...

Global warming enhances atmospheric moisture loading and will likely affect monsoon strength in Vietnam. Without a long written history in Vietnam, we need to rely on geoarchives such as lake sediments to reconstruct past monsoon variability and regional paleoenvironmental fluctuations and evaluate current climatic trends. Natural lakes in the Cent...

Im Rahmen des 20jährigen Bestehens des Arbeitstreffens deutschsprachiger Echinodermenforschender wurden bisher sechs Treffen in dieser Reihe im deutschsprachigen Inland und an der Ostsee abgehalten. Diesjährig tagt das Treffen nun zum siebten Mal erstmalig an der Nordsee in der Seestadt Bremerhaven im gemeinschaftlichen Thünen-lnstitut für Seefisch...

A 3-year PhD fellowship is proposed by the Laboratory of Oceanology and Geosciences LOG (Wimereux, France) on the water quality variability by multi-sensors remote sensing in an Inland water/estuarine/deltaic environments. Application to 1) Hauts-de-France watershed up to estuaries and 2) Lower Mekong watershed up to the delta. Objectives Multisens...

As for sport climbing, also for outdoor activities such as rafting and canyoning, a strong connection with geofeatures on a long and short time scale exists. For investigating this, three river segments were selected in the Sesia hydrographic basin (Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark, Northwest Italy). Here, commercial rafting and canyoning act...

CorelKit is developed with the built-in VBA environment of CorelDraw®, and is a new plug-in in CorelDraw for geological and geochemical drawing. CorelKit can help users quickly and easily draw geological and geochemical graphs, such as scatterplot, triangular scatterplot, line chart, histogram, bar chart, box plot, pie graph, etc. In order to adapt...

X. Lu, X. Wang and G.M. Dipple (2023): Characterizing reactivity of ultramafic minerals and tailings in British Columbia for carbon capture and storage; in Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2022: Minerals, Geoscience BC, Report 2023-01, p. 45–54.

RESUMO Diante do presente cenário de pandemia COVID-19, o perfil tradicional dos discentes e docentes tem enfrentado mudanças radicais, os quais têm buscado incessantemente estratégias de ensino visando atratividade e inovação para a disseminação do conhecimento. O desafio é reinventar a escola como um espaço relevante de aprendizagem para que cump...

The third International Virtual Workshop on Global Seismology and Tectonics (IVWGST) was hosted virtually from 20th-30th September, 2022 by the Geosciences and Technology Division of the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat via Microsoft Teams With thirteen speakers from various leading geo-scientific institutes...

In the field of geoscience, the meso-scale tool to conduct weather forecast, which is also termed as Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) package, is commonly used for simulating the urban boundary layer in the scale of 1 km~100 km. In the field of wind engineering, the Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation tool is most popular for investigati...

In Geosciences a class of phenomena that is widely studied given its real impact on human life are the tectonic faults slip. These landslides have different ways to manifest, ranging from aseismic events of slow displacement (slow slips) to ordinary earthquakes. An example of continuous slow slip event was identified in Cascadia, near the island of...

The course aims to familiarize scientists with the focussed ion beam (FIB) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques and demonstrate the capabilities and applications in geology and adjacent disciplines. Who can attend? The course suits researchers, instrument technicians, industry professionals, and postgraduate students working on ge...

Motivated by the foam displacement in porous media with linear adsorption, we extended the existing framework for two-phase flow containing an active tracer described by a non-strictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws. We solved the global Riemann problem by presenting possible wave sequences that composed this solution. Although the problems...

Atmospheric CH 4 is the second-largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming. However, its emissions, components, spatial-temporal variations and projected changes still remain largely uncertain from city to national scales. CH 4 emissions from waste treatment (including solid waste landfills, solid waste incineration and sewage) account for...

The Mediterranean Sea sustains a rich and fragile ecosystem currently threatened by multiple anthropogenic impacts that include, among others, warming, pollution, and changes in seawater carbonate speciation associated to increasing uptake of atmospheric CO 2. This environmental change represents a major risk for marine calcifiers such as planktoni...

Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) are useful to trace processes in the Earth sciences as well as in forensic, archaeological, palaeontological, and ecological sciences. As very few large-scale Sr isoscapes exist in Australia, we have identified an opportunity to determine 87Sr/86Sr ratios on archived fluvial sediment samples from the low-density Natio...

Surrogate models are widely used to improve the computational efficiency in various geophysical simulation problems by reducing the number of model runs. Conventional one-layer surrogate representations are based on global (e.g. polynomial chaos expansion, PCE) or on local kernels (e.g., Gaussian process emulator, GPE). Global representations omit...

Naturally fractured reservoirs are indescribable systems to characterize and difficult to produce and forecast. For the development of such reservoirs, the role of naturally forming fractures in the different development stages needs to be recognized, especially for the pressure maintenance and enhanced oil recovery stages. Recent development in th...