Analyzing geological profiles is of great importance for various applications such as natural resource management, environmental assessment, and mining engineering projects. This study presents a novel geostatistical approach for subsurface geologica...
In this study, we focused on the bedrock-dependent effects of climate change on terricolous lichen communities along elevational gradients in the Alps. In particular, we contrasted between carbonatic and siliceous bedrock, hypothesizing more favourab...
The Parys Mountain copper mining district (Anglesey, North Wales) hosts exposed pyritic bedrock, solid mine waste spoil heaps, and acid drainage (ochre sediment) deposits. Both natural and waste deposits show elevated trace element concentrations, in...
Climate and geological diversity have been proven to make an important contribution to biodiversity. Volcanic ecosystems often have a long geological history and diverse bedrock, thus shaping a variety of habitats. Understanding the relative importan...
Most research on vegetation in mountain ranges focuses on elevation gradients as climate gradients, but elevation gradients are also the result of geological processes that build and deconstruct mountains. Recent findings from the Luquillo Mountains,...
The effect of the epikarst on the development of drawdown dolines and subsidence dolines is described. For this, the resistivity values of the bedrock determined by Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) measurements were used. The higher resistivities b...
In marked contrast to alluvial rivers, few studies have examined the physical and geochemical controls on the spatial distribution of toxic trace metals along bedrock channels. This study examined the factors controlling the geographical pattern of s...
Basal melt in the Dome A region will influence the deep-ice-core drilling at Kunlun Station. The melting point (wet bedrock) has a higher reflectivity than the surrounding area, which can be assessed using radar echoes from the bedrock. This paper us...
The weathered bedrock aquifer in the Jurassic coalfield of northern Shaanxi Province is a direct water-bearing aquifer, and accurately predicting its water-bearing properties is essential for preventing and controlling water hazards in mining operati...
Using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), we measured and estimated the ice thickness of the Baishui River Glacier No. 1 of Yulong Snow Mountain. According to the position of the reflected media from the GPR image, combined with the radar waveform amplit...
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) poses significant environmental challenges globally, particularly due to mercury (Hg) use. As an example, in Ecuador, Hg use still persists, despite its official ban in 2015. This study investigated the ge...
The effective characterization of landscape water balance components—evapotranspiration, runoff, recharge, and soil storage—is critical for understanding the integrated effects of the water balance on vegetation dynamics, water availabili...
Understanding how fast glaciers erode their bedrock substrate is one of the key elements in reconstructing how the action of glaciers gives mountain ranges their shape. By combining cosmogenic nuclide concentrations determined in glacially abraded be...
This study demonstrates the results of Russian airborne radio-echo sounding (RES) investigations and also seismic reflection soundings carried out in 1971–2020 over a vast area of coastal part of East Antarctica. It is the first comprehensive s...
In this study, the evolution process of a landslide model under continuous rainfall conditions with a rainfall intensity of 30 mm/h is studied in depth based on an outdoor rainfall model test of a colluvial slope as the research material. The respons...
Since the end of the last glaciation, the United Kingdom’s land surface has been altered by isostatic rebound, rising in the north and sinking in the south. Numerous studies have been published documenting the impact of isostatic rebound on rel...
Septic systems are a common contributor of contaminants to groundwater that have implications for source water protection, particularly in fractured sedimentary bedrock environments. Two 24-h tracer experiments were performed that applied (1) the dye...
A three-dimensional (3D) geologic model was developed for Quaternary deposits in southern Walworth County, WI using Petrel, a software package primarily designed for use in the energy industry. The purpose of this research was to better delineate and...
Rock slope stability is commonly dominated by locked patches along a potential slip surface. How naturally heterogeneous locked patches of different properties affect the rock slope stability remains enigmatic. Here, we simulate a rock slope with two...
Understanding the distribution and characterization of natural and non-natural materials on the surface and near-subsurface is important for the development of infrastructure projects. This may be a challenge in highly urbanized areas, where outcrops...
1 December 2017
Approximately one million people in the UK are served by private water supplies (PWS) where main municipal water supply system connection is not practical or where PWS is the preferred option. Chronic exposure to contaminants in PWS may have adverse...
Unprecedented, long-term pumping is occurring in aquifers worldwide, necessitating a greater understanding of the impacts from significant water table drawdown. Drawdown-induced hydraulic disconnection can significantly alter rates of inter-aquifer e...
The elastic response of solid earth to glacier and ice sheet melting, the most important consequences of climate change, is a contemporaneous uplift. Here, we use interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) measurements to detect crustal deforma...
This study uses three periods of airborne laser scanning (ALS) digital elevation model (DEM) data to analyze the short-term erosional features of the Tsaoling landslide triggered by the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan. Two methods for calculating t...
Regolith, or unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock, exists as an active zone for many geological, geomorphological, hydrological and ecological processes. This zone and its processes are foundational to wide-ranging human needs and activities su...
We assess if variations in the in situ cosmogenic 26Al/10Be production ratio expected from nuclear physics are consistent with empirical data, knowledge critical for two-isotope studies. We do this using 313 samples from glacially transported boulder...
The majority of each year′s overwinter baseflow (i.e., winter streamflow) in a third-order eastern slopes tributary is generated from annual melting of high-elevation snowpack which is transmitted through carbonate and siliciclastic aquifers. The Lit...
The concentric impact rings of the Vredefort Crater contain rocks with elevated uranium concentrations resulting from the geological signature of a meteoric impact. The decay of this uranium was estimated to lead to elevated indoor radon concentratio...
In situ remediation is usually restricted by temperature, lack of substrate for reductive dechlorination (anaerobic respiration), the presence of dehalogenating microorganisms, and specific bedrock conditions. In this work, trichloroethene (TCE) degr...
This study focused on landslide susceptibility analysis mapping of the Xulong hydropower station reservoir, which is located in the upstream of Jinsha River, a rapidly uplifting region of the Tibetan Plateau region. Nine factors were employed as land...
Debris-covered glaciers are common features on the eastern Pamir and serve as important indicators of climate change promptly. However, mapping of debris-covered glaciers in alpine regions is still challenging due to many factors including the spectr...
Elevational climatic heterogeneity, complex terrains, and varying subsurface properties affect the sensitivity of evapotranspiration (ET) in dryland mountain forests to hydrometeorological changes. However, the elevational distribution of ET sensitiv...
The Yizhong River Basin, located in an alpine gorge on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, experiences recurrent landslide-derived debris flows originating from moraine-covered source areas. This study integrates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based geo...
Cloud observation serves as the fundamental bedrock for acquiring comprehensive cloud-related information. The categorization of distinct ground-based clouds holds profound implications within the meteorological domain, boasting significant applicati...
The abundant water resources of the Northern Ladoga region are subject to anthropogenic pressures and geogenic influences associated with the distinctive geochemistry of the bedrock. Spring water is widely used for domestic purposes, including drinki...
There is a general agreement in referring the deposition of calcareous tufa to climatic causes. Warm climates are believed to favor calcareous tufa formation due to higher concentrations of biogenic CO2 in soils, enhancing the dissolution rates of Ca...
Mountain regions are vulnerable to climate change but information about the climate sensitivity of seasonally snow-covered, subalpine ecosystems is still lacking. We investigated the impact of climatic conditions and pedogenesis on the C and N cyclin...
12 September 2018
Understanding the heavy metal (HM) contamination in alpine mountain headwaters regions is important to maintaining the ecosystem stability of the basin. A total of 119 water samples and 104 sediment samples were collected along tributaries and the ma...
Glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau are an important indicator of climate change. Automatic glacier facies mapping utilizing remote sensing data is challenging due to the spectral similarity of supraglacial debris and the adjacent bedrock. Most of the av...
Terrestrial carbonates provide important archives for reconstructing paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic and hydrogeological conditions in semi-arid to arid continental basins. This study investigates the origin, mineralogical characteristics and geoch...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil inorganic carbon (SIC) are key components of soil carbon pools in arid ecosystems, playing a crucial role in regional carbon cycling and climate change mitigation. However, the interactions between these two forms o...
Hadrian’s Villa is an ancient Roman archaeological site built over an ignimbritic tuff and characterized by abundant iron oxides, strong remnant magnetization, and elevated magnetic susceptibility. These properties account for the high-amplitud...
Saffron is regarded as the most expensive spice, mainly because of its laborious harvest. Only a few countries dominate the global saffron market, with Iran producing by far the most saffron, and the saffron production of all other countries thus bei...
Land surface temperature (LST) is crucial for understanding winter landslide evolution. This study combines Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry and infrared thermography (IRT) to monitor winter landslides in China’s Wumeng Mountain reg...
Gossans are surficial deposits that form in host bedrock by the alteration of sulphides by acidic and oxidizing fluids. These deposits are typically a few meters to kilometers in size and they constitute important vectors to buried ore deposits. Hund...
Investigation of sea-level positions during the highly-dynamic Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3: 29–61 kyrs BP) proves difficult because: (i) in stable and subsiding areas, coeval coastal sediments are currently submerged at depths of few to several ten...
Due to rapid urbanization, the development of megacities and metropolises worldwide is creating water scarcity, social-environmental risk, and challenges to the regions where water supply from rivers and alluvial aquifers is insufficient and unstable...
Because the failure potential of a landslide is difficult to assess, a motorway landslide that has obviously deformed was used as a case study in this research. Several multi-integrated geotechniques, including field investigation, drilling, electric...
This study aims to investigate hydrogeochemical characteristics and groundwater quality in the Bashang Area in Chengde and to discuss factors controlling the groundwater quality. A total of 91 groundwater samples were collected and a fuzzy synthetic...
The influence of seismic waves induced by explosion sources on the dynamic response characteristics of rock slope sites is one of the most important problems affecting engineering construction. To investigate the wave propagation characteristics and...
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