Evaluation of Neotectonic Activities Using Geomorphological Indicators: A Case Study of Sadrabad Basin, Taft [PDF]
Tectonic geomorphology, or morphotectonics, studies the changes and the activity of faults using the geomorphic indicators belonging to the Quaternary period.
Mohammad Sharifi +2 more
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Evaluation of subsidence in western cities of Hamadan province Using radar images [PDF]
IntroductionLand subsidence is commonly referred to as vertical downward movements of the earth's surface that can be accompanied by a slight horizontal vector. Land subsidence is a global problem and a morphological phenomenon.
Masoumeh Rajabi +2 more
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The glacial geomorphology of western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
Reconstructing the response of present-day ice sheets to past global climate change is important for constraining and refining the numerical models which forecast future contributions of these ice sheets to sea-level change.
J. C. H. Newall +8 more
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Sand transverse dune aerodynamics: 3D Coherent Flow Structures from a computational study [PDF]
The engineering interest about dune fields is dictated by the their interaction with a number of human infrastructures in arid environments. Sand dunes dynamics is dictated by wind and its ability to induce sand erosion, transport and deposition.
Bruno, Luca, Fransos, Davide
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Morphometric Analysis of Sand Dunes and the Speed of Their Displacement in Sistan Plain [PDF]
The characteristics of Sistan plain, such as river sedimentation, blowing of erosive winds, especially 120-day winds, and the droughts in the past 20 years have made a suitable situation for wind erosion.
Mahdi Heydari Nasab +3 more
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Long-Term Dynamics of Land Use in the Romanian Plain—The Central Bărăgan, Romania
Changes in land use and agricultural landscapes are primarily the result of socio-political and economic changes. This research is based on the analysis of old maps, pertaining to different historical periods, aiming to capture the dynamics of the ...
Adriana Bianca Ovreiu +4 more
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Spatiotemporal patterns, triggers and anatomies of seismically detected rockfalls [PDF]
Rockfalls are a ubiquitous geomorphic process and a natural hazard in steep landscapes across the globe. Seismic monitoring can provide precise information on the timing, location and event anatomy of rockfalls, which are parameters that are otherwise
M. Dietze +3 more
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Evaluation of Scientific and Additional Value of Pole-dokhtar Wetlands Geomorphosites [PDF]
During the last two decades, a lot of efforts in different grounds have taken for completing and developing of geomorphological inheritances. One of the natural attractions of Lorestan Province is beautiful Pole-dokhtar wetlands which define as a ...
zeinab Bahrami, Shahram Roostaei
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Transferring Google Earth observations to GIS-software : example from gully erosion study [PDF]
High-resolution images available on Google Earth are increasingly being consulted in geographic studies. However, most studies limit themselves to visualizations or on-screen measurements.
Frankl, Amaury +3 more
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The Optimal Location of the Lighvan Village Landfill Using Analytic Network Process (ANP) [PDF]
Environmental protection in rural areas is of the necessities in rural development. One of the important issues in rural areas is to find the appropriate landfill site. In this article, in order to assess the proper places for landfill in Lighvan village,
seyadasadolah Hejazi, Fariba Hemmati
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