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Geosciences | Invitation to Read the 2021 Editor’s Choice Articles

Geosciences | Invitation to Read the 2021 Editor’s Choice Articles

9 August 2023
  1. “How Academics and the Public Experienced Immersive Virtual Reality for Geo-Education”
    by Fabio L. Bonali, Elena Russo, Fabio Vitello, Varvara Antoniou, Fabio Marchese, Luca Fallati, Valentina Bracchi, Noemi Corti, Alessandra Savini, Malcolm Whitworth et al.
    Geosciences 2022, 12(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12010009
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/1/9
  1. “Visitation Rate Analysis of Geoheritage Features from Earth Science Education Perspective Using Automated Landform Classification and Crowdsourcing: A Geoeducation Capacity Map of the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand“
    by Boglárka Németh, Károly Németh and Jon N. Procter
    Geosciences 2021, 11(11), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11110480
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/11/480
  1. “Lithosphere–Atmosphere–Ionosphere Coupling Effects Based on Multiparameter Precursor Observations for February–March 2021 Earthquakes (M~7) in the Offshore of Tohoku Area of Japan”
    by Masashi Hayakawa, Jun Izutsu, Alexander Schekotov, Shih-Sian Yang, Maria Solovieva and Ekaterina Budilova
    Geosciences 2021, 11(11), 481; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11110481
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/11/481
  1. “The Suitability of the Pacific Islands for Harnessing Ocean Thermal Energy and the Feasibility of OTEC Plants for Onshore or Offshore Processing”
    by Hyeon-Ju Kim, Ho-Saeng Lee, Seung-Taek Lim and Michael Petterson
    Geosciences 2021, 11(10), 407; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11100407
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/10/407
  1. “From Geoheritage to Geoeducation, Geoethics and Geotourism: A Critical Evaluation of the Greek Region”
    by George Zafeiropoulos, Hara Drinia, Assimina Antonarakou and Nikolaos Zouros
    Geosciences 2021, 11(9), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11090381
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/9/381
  1. “Sediment-Peridotite Reaction Controls Fore-Arc Metasomatism and Arc Magma Geochemical Signatures”
    by Michael W. Förster, Yannick Bussweiler, Dejan Prelević, Nathan R. Daczko, Stephan Buhre, Regina Mertz-Kraus and Stephen F. Foley
    Geosciences 2021, 11(9), 372; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11090372
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/9/372
  1. “Spatial-Temporal Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Urban Areas Using Remote Sensing Images and GIS Analysis: The Case Study of Opole, Poland”
    by Barbara Wiatkowska, Janusz Słodczyk and Aleksandra Stokowska
    Geosciences 2021, 11(8), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11080312
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/8/312
  1. “Biopolymers as Green Binders for Soil Improvement in Geotechnical Applications: A Review”
    by Hadi Fatehi, Dominic E. L. Ong, Jimmy Yu and Ilhan Chang
    Geosciences 2021, 11(7), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11070291
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/291
  1. “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Simplified Empirical Formulation for Predicting the Vibration Periods of Structural Units in Aggregate Configuration”
    by Nicola Chieffo, Antonio Formisano, Giovanni Mochi and Marius Mosoarca
    Geosciences 2021, 11(7), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11070287
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/287
  1. “Multiscale Characterization of Fracture Patterns: A Case Study of the Noble Hills Range (Death Valley, CA, USA), Application to Geothermal Reservoirs”
    by Arezki Chabani, Ghislain Trullenque, Béatrice A. Ledésert and Johanne Klee
    Geosciences 2021, 11(7), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11070280
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/280
  1. “Fissure Ridges: A Reappraisal of Faulting and Travertine Deposition (Travitonics)”
    by Andrea Brogi, Enrico Capezzuoli, Volkan Karabacak, Mehmet Cihat Alcicek and Lianchao Luo
    Geosciences 2021, 11(7), 278; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11070278
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/278
  1. “CPT Data Interpretation Employing Different Machine Learning Techniques”
    by Stefan Rauter and Franz Tschuchnigg
    Geosciences 2021, 11(7), 265; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11070265
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/265
  1. “Mitigation of Uranium Mining Impacts—A Review on Groundwater Remediation Technologies”
    by Maria de Lurdes Dinis and António Fiúza
    Geosciences 2021, 11(6), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11060250
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/6/250
  1. “Sensitivity of Earthquake Damage Estimation to the Input Data (Soil Characterization Maps and Building Exposure): Case Study in the Luchon Valley, France”
    by Rosemary Fayjaloun, Caterina Negulescu, Agathe Roullé, Samuel Auclair, Pierre Gehl and Marta Faravelli
    Geosciences 2021, 11(6), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11060249
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/6/249
  1. “The Volcanic Relief within the Kos-Nisyros-Tilos Tectonic Graben at the Eastern Edge of the Aegean Volcanic Arc, Greece and Geohazard Implications”
    by Paraskevi Nomikou, Pavlos Krassakis, Stavroula Kazana, Dimitrios Papanikolaou and Nikolaos Koukouzas
    Geosciences 2021, 11(6), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11060231
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/6/231
  1. “Spatial Assessment of Wildfires Susceptibility in Santa Cruz (Bolivia) Using Random Forest”
    by Marcela Bustillo Sánchez, Marj Tonini, Anna Mapelli and Paolo Fiorucci
    Geosciences 2021, 11(5), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11050224
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/5/224
  1. “On the Poroelastic Biot Coefficient for a Granitic Rock”
    by A. P. S. Selvadurai
    Geosciences 2021, 11(5), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11050219
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/5/219
  1. “Exploring Combined Influences of Seasonal East Atlantic (EA) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on the Temperature-Precipitation Relationship in the Iberian Peninsula”
    by Fernando S. Rodrigo
    Geosciences 2021, 11(5), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11050211
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/5/211
  1. “Root Reinforcement in Slope Stability Models: A Review”
    by Elena Benedetta Masi, Samuele Segoni and Veronica Tofani
    Geosciences 2021, 11(5), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11050212
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/5/212
  1. “Calcerous Tufa as Invaluable Geotopes Endangered by (Over-)Tourism: A Case Study in the UNESCO Global Geopark Swabian Alb, Germany”
    by Heidi Elisabeth Megerle
    Geosciences 2021, 11(5), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11050198
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/5/198
  1. “Integrating Towed Underwater Video and Multibeam Acoustics for Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping and Fish Population Estimation”
    by Alexander R. Ilich, Jennifer L. Brizzolara, Sarah E. Grasty, John W. Gray, Matthew Hommeyer, Chad Lembke, Stanley D. Locker, Alex Silverman, Theodore S. Switzer, Abigail Vivlamore et al.
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040176
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/176
  1. “Dynamics of Stone Habitats in Coastal Waters of the Southwestern Baltic Sea (Hohwacht Bay)”
    by Gitta Ann von Rönn, Knut Krämer, Markus Franz, Klaus Schwarzer, Hans-Christian Reimers and Christian Winter
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040171
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/171
  1. “Coseismic Ground Displacement after the Mw2 Earthquake in NW Croatia Determined from Sentinel-1 and GNSS CORS Data”
    by Olga Bjelotomić Oršulić, Danko Markovinović, Matej Varga and Tomislav Bašić
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040170
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/170
  1. “The Tetrapod Fossil Record from the Uppermost Maastrichtian of the Ibero-Armorican Island: An Integrative Review Based on the Outcrops of the Western Tremp Syncline (Aragón, Huesca Province, NE Spain)”
    by Manuel Pérez-Pueyo, Penélope Cruzado-Caballero, Miguel Moreno-Azanza, Bernat Vila, Diego Castanera, José Manuel Gasca, Eduardo Puértolas-Pascual, Beatriz Bádenas and José Ignacio Canudo
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 162; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040162
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/162
  1. “Constraining the Passive to Active Margin Tectonics of the Internal Central Apennines: Insights from Biostratigraphy, Structural, and Seismic Analysis”
    by Giovanni Luca Cardello, Giuseppe Vico, Lorenzo Consorti, Monia Sabbatino, Eugenio Carminati and Carlo Doglioni
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040160
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/160
  1. “Definitions and Concepts for Quantitative Rockfall Hazard and Risk Analysis”
    by Didier Hantz, Jordi Corominas, Giovanni B. Crosta and Michel Jaboyedoff
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040158
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/158
  1. “Territorial Assessment of the East Kazakhstan Geo/Ecotourism: Sustainable Travel Prospects in the Southern Altai Area”
    by Jiri Chlachula, Nazgul Zh. Zhensikbayeva, Anna V. Yegorina, Nazym K. Kabdrakhmanova, Jolanta Czerniawska and Sanat Kumarbekuly
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 156; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040156
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/156
  1. “The Shape of Fluvial Gravels: Insights from Fiji’s Sabeto River”
    by S. J. Gale
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040161
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/161
  1. “Site Amplification Analysis of Dushanbe City Area, Tajikistan to Support Seismic Microzonation”
    by Farkhod Hakimov, Gisela Domej, Anatoly Ischuk, Klaus Reicherter, Lena Cauchie and Hans-Balder Havenith
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040154
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/154
  1. “Modelling of Coupled Hydro-Thermo-Chemical Fluid Flow through Rock Fracture Networks and Its Applications”
    by Chaoshui Xu, Shaoqun Dong, Hang Wang, Zhihe Wang, Feng Xiong, Qinghui Jiang, Lianbo Zeng, Leon Faulkner, Zhao Feng Tian and Peter Dowd
    Geosciences 2021, 11(4), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11040153
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/4/153
  1. “Hydrogen Emanations in Intracratonic Areas: New Guide Lines for Early Exploration Basin Screening”
    by Isabelle Moretti, Emyrose Brouilly, Keanu Loiseau, Alain Prinzhofer and Eric Deville
    Geosciences 2021, 11(3), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030145
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/145
  1. “Remote Sensing of Snow Cover Variability and Its Influence on the Runoff of Sápmi’s Rivers”
    by Sebastian Rößler, Marius S. Witt, Jaakko Ikonen, Ian A. Brown and Andreas J. Dietz
    Geosciences 2021, 11(3), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030130
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/130
  1. “The Gavorrano Monzogranite (Northern Apennines): An Updated Review of Host Rock Protoliths, Thermal Metamorphism and Tectonic Setting”
    by Andrea Brogi, Alfredo Caggianelli, Domenico Liotta, Martina Zucchi, Amalia Spina, Enrico Capezzuoli, Alessandra Casini and Elena Buracchi
    Geosciences 2021, 11(3), 124; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030124
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/124
  1. “Theory of Effective Stress in Soil and Rock and Implications for Fracturing Processes: A Review”
    by Vincenzo Guerriero and Stefano Mazzoli
    Geosciences 2021, 11(3), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030119
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/119
  1. “Review of Local and Global Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions and Disaster Management Practices: The Indonesian Example”
    by Mukhamad N. Malawani, Franck Lavigne, Christopher Gomez, Bachtiar W. Mutaqin and Danang S. Hadmoko
    Geosciences 2021, 11(3), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030109
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/109
We would like to thank all of the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contributions to Geosciences (ISSN: 2076-3263). You are welcome to circulate this announcement among your colleagues or through your network.
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