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Geoparks: Exploring New Trends in Geoeducation and Geotourism Perspectives
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6437 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoparks; geological heritage; geoeducation; geotourism; sustainability conservation cultural heritage; community engagement; sustainable tourism; environmental preservation technological advancements; interdisciplinary collaboration; geological conservation; education innovation; geospatial technology; ecological sustainability; local communities; geological wonders; biodiversity conservation; cultural preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Geohazard Prevention
edited by , Alexandru Aldea and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4604 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical earthquake engineering; geohazard prevention; landslides; earthquakes; soil liquefaction; soil investigation; risk assessment; design codes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Sustainable Development of Rock and Geotechnical Engineering
edited by , Zhanguo Xiu and Feili Wang
submission deadline 27 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep rock engineering; including field monitoring; new test apparatus; method and theory; geothermal energy recovery related topics; such as T-M; T-H-M; and T-H-M-C of rock; rock dynamic related topics such as rockburst and induced seismicity; large-scale rock slope stability; such as the bank slope of reservoir; rock slope of open pit mine; CCUS related topics such as caprock stability; fault reactivation; other topics that are closely related to the sustainable development of Rock mechanics and rock engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
The Tectonic Origins of Sedimentary Basins: Provenance and Evolution Across Geological Time
edited by , , , Lucia Marinangeli and Francesco Brozzetti
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open
Keywords: sedimentary basins; provenance; sediment erosion and transport; paleogeography and paleoclimatology; stratigraphy and tectono-stratigraphy; sedimentary petrography; mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks; three-dimensional geological modeling; tectonics; geo-hazards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)
Geoarchaeology and Geochronology in Quaternary Contexts submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pleistocene; Holocene; Paleolithic; late prehistory; chronometric methods; geomorphology
Remote Sensing Monitoring of Geomorphological Hazards submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10344 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering geology; remote sensing; geomorphology; geomatics; natural hazards; monitoring; InSAR; LiDAR; imaging; photogrammetry; digital image iorrelation; hazard assessment and monitoring; early warning system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Zircon U-Pb Geochronology Applied to Tectonics and Ore Deposits
edited by , and Jillian Aira S. Gabo-Ratio
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3841 | Submission Open
Keywords: zircon U– Pb geochronology; tectonics; magmatic events; geological history; plate tectonics; ore deposits; metallogeny
Geophysical Inversion
edited by , and Xiaolong Wei
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open
Keywords: inverse problems; uncertainty quantification; imaging and inversion; scientific machine learning; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)
Disaster Mitigation Structures for Tsunamis, Floods, and Scour Countermeasures
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural hazards; scour countermeasures for levees and disaster mitigation systems; levee breaching; hybrid defense systems; infrastructure resilience; vegetation management for increasing tsunami mitigation function in coastal zones; ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR); green infrastructure
Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences
edited by William M. White
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open
Keywords: isotope geochemistry; geochronology; isotope analysis; crust– mantle evolution; critical zone processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
Advancing Earthquake Forecasting: Integrating Physics-Based and Statistical Approaches submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open
Keywords: stochastic modeling; earthquake forecasting; probabilistic forecasting; time series analysis; earthquake physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Geodynamic Models Resulting from the Joint Interpretation of Structural Geology and Geophysics Investigations
edited by , and Marcello Viti
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: geophysical data and their analysis; field geology data and their analysis; constraints provided by deep drilling data; geodynamic models’ acquisition and development; seismicity and seismotectonics; active faulting; palaeoseismology; and seismic hazards; tectonic geomorphology and geological hazards; geothermics and rheology of the lithosphere; space geodesy and plate kinematics; formation and occurrence of ore; coal; and hydrocarbon deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)
Earth Observation by GNSS and GIS Techniques submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16532 | Submission Open
Keywords: earth observation; GIS; GNSS; remote sensing; soft computing methods
Advanced Studies in Structural Geology: The Role of Tectonics on Applied Geology Αspects submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13925 | Submission Open
Keywords: faults/fault zones; fault-induced slope failures; underground aquifers; fracture frequency; rock mass rating; fault rupture hazard; hydrocarbons trap and migration; constructions foundations; tunnelling; tectonically controlled ore deposits; hazard mitigation
Petroleum Geochemistry of South Atlantic Sedimentary Basins
edited by , , Igor Martins Venancio Padilha de Oliveira, , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6363 | Submission Open
Keywords: petroleum system; geochemistry; South Atlantic Basins; sedimentary basins; conjugate margins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
Integrated Approaches with Seismic Techniques to Investigate Landslide Areas submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3441 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; applied geophysics; applied seismology; engineering geology; geotechnics; landslide monitoring; landslide characterisation; seismic monitoring; seismic investigations; site effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Geochronology and Chemostratigraphy of Quaternary Environment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical ages; radiometric methods; radiogenic methods; annual increments; age-depth modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
Earthquake Hazard Modelling
edited by Cristiano Fidani, Pan Xiong and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2458 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic hazard modeling; machine learning; ground motion modeling; site response characterization; earthquake forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Pliocene Studies in Paleobiology, Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate
edited by , Rocío Paola Caballero-Gill and Lina C. Pérez-Angel
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open
Keywords: pliocene; climate change; climate dynamics; geochemistry; paleontology; paleobiology; paleoclimate; paleoenvironment; paleoceanography; DEIA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)
Advances in Structural Geology: From Deformational Processes to Geo-Resource Exploration
edited by Chiara Montemagni, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural geology; deformation; microstructural analyses; tectonic evolution; geochronology; fluid– rock interaction; syn-tectonic mineralization; geo-resources; remote sensing
Seismic and Aseismic Deformation in the Brittle Crust
edited by Alexandre Canitano and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: brittle deformation; seismic– aseismic slip partitioning; stress interactions; pore fluid diffusion; fault rheology
Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Socio-Environmental Relationships in the Late Quaternary
edited by Sándor Gulyás and Katarina Botić
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental records; past climate change and human adaptation; human– environment relationship; environmental archaeology; paleoecology; geoarchaeology
Structural Analysis in Volcanic Areas: Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach and Small- to Large-Scale Observations submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open
Keywords: magma transport; hydrothermal fluids migration; geothermal exploration; dyke propagation; analogue modelling; sill emplacement; rift propagation; caldera; volcano collapse; fracture; structural geology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Geology and Tectonics)
Earth Stress and Subsurface Geoengineering
edited by and Ali Yaghoubi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open
Keywords: tectonic stress; subsurface geoengineering; seismic hazard assessment; reservoir-induced seismicity; geomechanical modelling; underground injection techniques; fault reactivation; subsurface stress redistribution; borehole stability; interdisciplinary geosciences; mining
Advances in Paleontology and Classification Methods: From Descriptive Taxonomy to Virtual Imaging and 3D Modelling
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open
Keywords: fossils; evolution; history of life; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)
Discerning Between Tectonic and Climatic Forcing in Landscape Evolution
edited by
submission deadline 8 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; landscape evolution; topography; landslides; geohazards; surface uplift; active tectonics; fluvial morphometry; erosion processes
Hydrological Processes and Climate Change in Eurasia
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological processes; mathematical modelling; climate change; hazards; cryosphere; Eurasia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping, Hazard Assessment and Risk Evaluation
edited by Prabin Kayastha
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide susceptibility mapping; landslide hazard assessment; landslide risk evaluation; landslide vulnerability; disaster management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Advances in Studies of DGSDs and Lateral Spreads submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep-seated gravitational slope deformation; lateral spread; large landslide; geomorphology; geo-hazard; remote sensing; landslide mapping; coastal landslide
Seismology of the Dynamic Deep Earth
edited by Jonathan Wolf, Edward Garnero and Samantha E. Hansen
submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep Earth; core; sublithospheric mantle; Earth structure; Earth dynamics; Earth history; core– mantle boundary; outer core; seismic imaging
Earthquake Geology of Plate Margins and Plate Interiors: Integrating Classical Methods with New Approaches
edited by , Chittenipattu P. Rajendran and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14171 | Submission Open
Keywords: active faults; tectonic geomorphology; earthquake geology; paleoseismology; surface deformation; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: "Trends and Prospects in Geoheritage, Geoparks, and Geotourism" submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6642 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoheritage and geoparks; sustainable geotourism; geoconservation; geological features; geodiversity; geoethics; archaeological prospections; heritage preservation; cultural landscapes; geohazard resilience; field survey techniques; geospatial modeling; data visualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)
Digging Deeper: Insights and Innovations in Rock Mechanics submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock mechanics; rock mass; laboratory testing; geomechanical survey; digital twin; numerical modeling; tunnel; statistical analysis
Arctic Geoarchaeology and Environmental Archaeology submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13367 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-environment relationship; geoarchaeology; environmental archaeology; landscape archaeology; site taphonomy; archaeometry; Arctic and Subarctic; climate change
Landslides Runout: Recent Perspectives and Advances
edited by , Alessia Giarola, Stella Maris Moreiras and Roberto J. Marin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; runout; landslides hazard; landslides risk; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “New Horizons in Geophysics: From Theory to Applications” submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquakes; volcanoes; rainfall; tornado; tsunamis; geomagnetic storms; risk assessment; forecasting and early warning; satellite observations and applications; geological data analysis and modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)
Geochemistry in the Development of Geothermal Resources submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2784 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; geochemical analysis; fluid chemistry; isotopic composition; geothermal fluids; rock geochemistry; alteration minerals; geothermal reservoirs
Applied Geophysics for Geohazards Investigations
edited by , and Mohammed Farfour
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied geophysics; geohazards; electromagnetics; seismic; geoelectric; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Natural Hazards submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open
Keywords: hazard assessment; risk mitigation; emergency response; forecasting techniques; post-disaster recovery; in situ instrumentation; remote sensing; hazard modeling; geological hazards; environmental hazards; resilience strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Socioeconomic Resilience to Climate Change in Coastal Regions submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience to climate change; coastal geomorphology; storm pattern prediction; stability of rocky cliffs; shore erosion; infrastructure in coastal areas
Navigating Hydrological Challenges in a Changing Climate: Lessons and Innovations submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology; climate change; water resources; machine learning; artificial intelligence; water quality; extreme events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy” submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment composition; texture; and structure; contamination of modern sediments; sedimentary structures; facies analysis; depositional systems; sequence stratigraphy; basin analysis; paleoenvironments; palaeoclimate; stratigraphic correlation; lithostratigraphy; biostratigraphy; geochronology; chronostratigraphy; magnetostratigraphy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)
Insights in Planetary Geology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open
Keywords: planetary geology; meteorites; analogues; machine learning; NEO; astrobiology; returned samples
Challenges and Research Trends of Geoheritage and Geoconservation submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoheritage; geoconservation; geodiversity; geoeducation; geotourism; sustainable management; GIS; remote sensing; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties in Geoheritage and Geosites
edited by , Eduardo Antonio Gomes Marques and Emilio Velloso Barroso
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: petrophysical properties; mechanical properties; geoheritage and geosites; preservation and conservation; protection; stability; promotion; design and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)
Geoinfrastructure: A Comprehensive Review of Current Trends, Challenges and Future Perspectives
edited by Yongfeng Deng, and Zi Ying
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: geomaterial behavior; geoinfrastructure; long-term performance; countermeasure of climate change; environmental effect; soil and structure interaction; Multi3 (phase; filed and sacle) analysis; disaster prevention; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Long-Term Signature of Carbon Cycle in Marine Systems: Evidence from Geochemistry
edited by , Qiannan Xu, and Xiaoqi Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: paleoclimate; paleo oceanic condition; organic carbon accumulation; biomarkers; terrigenous element transportation; multiple geological depostional process; microbiology in extreme environments; inorganic and organic carbon isotopes
Latest Developments in Mineralogy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineralogy; crystallography; mineral chemistry; solid solutions; silicate minerals; non-silicate minerals; new minerals; applied mineralogy; economic geology; geobiology
Advanced Development in Geotechnical Engineering and Rock Engineering from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by , Wen Nie and Junlong Shang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable geotechnical engineering; rock fracture mechanics; deep excavation; construction safety; environmental impact assessment; economic analysis; sustainable infrastructure
Landslide Dynamics and Analysis: From the State of the Art to New Perspectives submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide detection and monitoring; landslide risk assessment; remote sensing techniques; in situ measurements; big data management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
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