Geosciences
Lithological effects on rocky coastline stability Introduction Coastline stability is an issue of concern to coastal planners, management, and engineers as the coast serves as home to between 23% and … Read More
Describe plate–mantle convection and explain two of the primary driving forces of plate motion. Researchers are in general agreement that some type of convection—where hot mantle rocks rise and cold, … Read More
Domes and Basins Broad uplifting of crystalline basement rock may deform the overlying cover of sedimentary strata and generate large folds. When this upwarping produces a circular or slightly elongated … Read More
Introduction Understanding and forecasting the conditions leading to propagation or arrest of fractures in crustal segments composed of contrasting layers is a fundamental unsolved problem in Earth Sciences. The solution … Read More
Introduction The Meretschibach catchment (Fig. 1), situated in the Swiss Alps, canton Valais, near the village of Agarn (620 m.a.s.l.), has been investigated due to dynamic processes of erosion, deposition … Read More
Introduction In landslide prone areas, risk mitigation must often face problems related to economical resources, environmental impact and logistic issues. This is particularly true for structural counter-measures, which aim at … Read More
Introduction: research context and objectives Cities provide opportunities for economic growth, cultural and social development and scientific and technological innovation. Yet they have often developed without coordination and integration of … Read More
What are trilobites? Trilobites are a fossil group of extinct marine arthropods with a heavily calcified external skeleton that populated the oceans from about 520 million years ago to about … Read More
Introduction Methods of hydrogeological investigation for karst catchments have long been established. Traditional techniques include tracers (Baedke and Krothe, 2000, Goldscheider et al., 2008), spring hydrograph analysis (Fiorillo, 2009) and … Read More
Introduction The physics of the earthquake and post-shock process remains vague. The nature of changes occurring in the rocks on the threshold of a large earthquake, in the main shock … Read More
