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Geosciences, Volume 7, Issue 2

June 2017 - 26 articles

Cover Story: The Betic Ophiolites originated along an ultra-slow mid-ocean ridge located at the westernmost end of the Tethys Ocean. This oceanic floor was developed, according to SHRIMP dating of their igneous zircons, from the Lower Jurassic, just at the beginning of the Pangaea break-up between the Iberia–European and the Africa–Adrian plates. Subsequently, the oceanic spreading migrated northeastward, to form the Ligurian and Alpine Tethys oceans, from Middle Jurassic times according to the same dating method (Figures 6–9). In the cover, CL images of zircons, from representative outcrops of eclogitized Betic Ophiolites, show their igneous ages and some of their eoalpine metamorphic ones. View this paper
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Articles (26)

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,384 Views
21 Pages

The stable carbon isotope ratios of coalbed methane (CBM) demonstrate diagnostic changes that systematically vary with production and desorption times. These shifts can provide decisive, predictive information on the behaviour and potential performan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,495 Views
14 Pages

The disposal of heat-generating radioactive waste in deep underground facilities requires a sparing use of spatial resources on the one side and favorable temperature conditions over the project lifetime on the other side. Under heat-sensitive condit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,304 Views
13 Pages

Magnetotelluric-Geochemistry Investigations of Blawan Geothermal Field, East Java, Indonesia

  • Sukir Maryanto,
  • Cinantya N. Dewi,
  • Vanisa Syahra,
  • Arief Rachmansyah,
  • James Foster,
  • Ahmad Nadhir and
  • Didik R. Santoso

An integrated magnetotelluric (MT) and geochemical study of the Blawan geothermal field has been performed. The character of the hot springs, the reservoir temperature, and geothermal reserve potential of Blawan geothermal field are assessed. MT meas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
20,400 Views
19 Pages

Fusion of Satellite Multispectral Images Based on Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Data for the Investigation of Buried Concealed Archaeological Remains

  • Athos Agapiou,
  • Vasiliki Lysandrou,
  • Apostolos Sarris,
  • Nikos Papadopoulos and
  • Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis

The paper investigates the superficial layers of an archaeological landscape based on the integration of various remote sensing techniques. It is well known in the literature that shallow depths may be rich in archeological remains, which generate di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
9,573 Views
16 Pages

Inventory of Onshore Hydrocarbon Seeps in Romania (HYSED-RO Database)

  • Artur Ionescu,
  • Pierfrancesco Burrato,
  • Calin Baciu,
  • Giuseppe Etiope and
  • Boglarka-Mercedesz Kis

Seeps are the expression of the migration of hydrocarbons from subsurface accumulations to the surface in sedimentary basins. They may represent an important indication of the presence of petroleum (gas and oil) reservoirs and faults, and are a natur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,056 Views
9 Pages

Geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste pose significant challenges for robust monitoring of environmental conditions within the engineered barriers that surround the waste canister. Temperatures are elevated, due to the presence of heat...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
9,720 Views
20 Pages

Comparing Manual and Semi-Automated Landslide Mapping Based on Optical Satellite Images from Different Sensors

  • Daniel Hölbling,
  • Clemens Eisank,
  • Florian Albrecht,
  • Filippo Vecchiotti,
  • Barbara Friedl,
  • Elisabeth Weinke and
  • Arben Kociu

Object-based image analysis (OBIA) has been increasingly used to map geohazards such as landslides on optical satellite images. OBIA shows various advantages over traditional image analysis methods due to its potential for considering various propert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
7,871 Views
16 Pages

Assessment of Landslide Pre-Failure Monitoring and Forecasting Using Satellite SAR Interferometry

  • Serena Moretto,
  • Francesca Bozzano,
  • Carlo Esposito,
  • Paolo Mazzanti and
  • Alfredo Rocca

In this work, the ability of advanced satellite interferometry to monitor pre-failure landslide behaviours and the potential application of this technique to Failure Forecasting Methods (FFMs) are analysed. Several limits affect the ability of the te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,079 Views
12 Pages

Although the first petroleum fields in the Mozambique basin were discovered more than 60 years ago, the composition and origin of petroleum fluids in this basin are largely unknown. We studied the geochemical composition of petroleum gases and liquid...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,978 Views
29 Pages

Gases contained within near-surface marine sediments can be derived from multiple sources: shallow microbial activity, thermal cracking of organic matter and inorganic materials, or magmatic-mantle degassing. Each origin will display a distinctive hy...

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