简介:Geotopesorgeologicalsitesprovideinformationontheevolution,structureandpropertiesoftheEarth'scrustandonthegeologicalpast.Theyalsorepresentthegreatvarietyoffeaturesthatcharacterizealandscape,Forthisreason,theirpreservationisofspecialconcerntogeosciences.Asearlyasinthe19thcentury,outstandingrockformationsbecameimportanttouristsitesalthoughthemodernterms""geosites""and""geotourism""wereunknown.ThepaperdescribestheGermaninitiativesongeotopeconservationandtheimplementationofNationalGeoParksinGermanyandtheiruseforeducationandtourism.
简介:UNAVCOsupportsgeoscienceresearchat113USacademicMemberinstitutions,andanother104AssociateMemberinstitutionsincludeinternationaluniversities,laboratories,observatories,academiesofscience,andamuseum.ThisdiversemembershipsharesUNAVCO’spurposeathomeandabroad,givingUNAVCOglobalreachinadvancinggeodesy.Sincethemid-1980s,moderngeodesyhasevolvedintoacutting-edge,multi-facetedtoolboxwithremarkablydiverseresearchandreal-worldapplications,includingstudiesandobservationorforecastingofsolid-Earthhazards,thedynamicsoftheatmosphere,climate,near-Earthspaceenvironment,andofkeyenvironmentalparameterssuchaswaterstorage,soilmoisture,andseaandlake-levelchanges.UNAVCOoperatesfacilitiesonbehalfoftheU.S.NationalScienceFoundationtosupportinvestigatorswhousegeodetictoolsacrossalloftheseEarthandatmosphericdomains.UNAVCOhasbuiltanumberoflargedenseregionalnetworksofGPSstations,includingtheEarthScopePlateBoundaryObservatoryinNorthAmerica,theCOCONetCaribbeannetwork,TLALOCNetinMexico,GNETinGreenland,andANETinAntarctica.Goingforward,UNAVCOplanstofederatethePlateBoundaryObservatory(USA),TLALOCNet(Mexico),andCOCONet(Caribbean)GPSnetworksastheNetworkoftheAmericas,withupgradestostate-of-the-art,multi-sensor,multi-GNSSobservations.WhileUNAVCOcommunityscientistsactivelyengageinusingspaceandterrestrialgeodetictechniquestostudygeodynamicsatallscales,thisproliferationofcontinuousnetworksisthebasisforasuiteofrecentcontributionsthatfocusonimproveddailypositioningtosenseEarth’selasticresponseandotherperturbationstoloadingbyatmosphericandsurfacewater,oceans,andice.Day-to-dayandsub-dailyvariationsintheGPSverticalandhorizontalcorrelatetoincreasinglywell-understoodshort-termmassvariability,suchasmonsoonalfloodinginBangladesh,sub-dailychangesintidalloadingatcontinentscales,day-to-daysurfacewaterandicestorageinthewesternU.S
简介:Recentdramaticadvancesintechnologiessuchascomputer,datamanagement,andcommunicationhaverevolutionizedthewaygeologistscollect,disseminate,andutilizegeosciencedata.Aftersummarizedthecharacteristicsandfusionofgeo-data,severalmajorfielddatacapturesystemsadoptedinNorthAmericahavebeenintroduced.GeoscienceinformationdisseminationanddistributionviathewebtechnologyandGISpackagehavealsobeendiscussed.Inaddition,multisourcesgeo-dataintegrationandtheirapplicationstomineralexploration,geologicalhazardriskassessment,andnationallandresourcesprotectionandutilizationhavebeenaddressedbyconcreteexamples.
简介:AttheInternationalGeologicalCongressheldinFlorence,ItalyinAugust2004theIUGSCouncilapprovedtheformationofanewCommissiononGeoscienceforEnvironmentalManagement.ThisnewCommissionwasformedtocontinueIUGSactivitiesintheenvironmentfollowingtheclosureoftheIUGSCommissiononGeologicalSciencesforEnvironmentalPlanning(COGEOENVIRONMENT)whichhadcompleteditsterm(refertoseparatearticleinthisissue).
简介:GeoscienceinstructioninIndiaisfacingaseriouscrisis-instancesareknownofwell-establisheduniversitygeologydepartmentswithmorethanascoreofseniorteachershavingjustacoupleofM.Sc.students.Thisprofoundlackofdemandforgeosciencestudiesisadirectconsequenceofthepaucityofemploymentopportunitiesfortradition-ally-trainedgeosciencegraduateswhich
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简介:Althoughmanycountries,especiallyfromthedevelopingworld,sharethemostexcitinggeologicalfeatures,geologicalstructuresandnaturalresources,researchactivitiesatvariousinstitutionsareundertakeninisolation.TheIGCPisuniqueasaninternationalProgrammethatbringstogetherseveralthousandsofscientistsfromdifferentdisciplines,tostimulatedialogueandfacilitatecommunicationamong
简介:In1989workbeganonmergingfiniteanddiscreteelements.During1990algorithmicsolutionsforthenewcombinedmethodweredeveloped,togetherwithaC-basedimplementationknownastheYcode.In2004thesedevelopmentsandimplementationswerepublishedasatextbook.QueenMaryUniversityofLondon(QMUL)andImperialCollegearecurrentlyengagedinaresearchprojecttomakeYcodesinboth2Dand3DavailableinOpenSourceformatandwithmainlygeoscienceproblemsinmind.TheresultisasetofOpenSourcetoolsforGeoscience(VGW),keycomponentsofwhicharesummarisedinthispaper,togetherwithillustrativerangeofsimulationresults.
简介:利用InCites数据库,对南京师范大学ESIGeoscience学科2007—2017年间发表的论文,从发文量、被引频次、发文作者、合作机构等方面进行了数据整理和分析统计,从学科规范化影响力(CNCI)和篇均被引等方面同其他院校进行了对比分析,以全面了解南京师范大学Geoscience学科目前的发展状况,提出了推进该学科ESI排名提升的措施与建议。