Terrigenous Mass Movements

Author : Biswajeet Pradhan,Manfred Buchroithner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642254949

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Terrigenous Mass Movements by Biswajeet Pradhan,Manfred Buchroithner Pdf

Terrestrial mass movements (i.e. cliff collapses, soil creeps, mudflows, landslides etc.) are severe forms of natural disasters mostly occurring in mountainous terrain, which is subjected to specific geological, geomorphological and climatological conditions, as well as to human activities. It is a challenging task to accurately define the position, type and activity of mass movements for the purpose of creating inventory records and potential vulnerability maps. Remote sensing techniques, in combination with Geographic Information System tools, allow state-of-the-art investigation of the degree of potential mass movements and modeling surface processes for hazard and risk mapping. Similarly, through statistical prediction models, future mass-movement-prone areas can be identified and damages can to a certain extent be minimized. Issues of scale and selection of morphological attributes for the scientific analysis of mass movements call for new developments in data modeling and spatio-temporal GIS analysis. The book is a product of a cooperation between the editors and several contributing authors, addressing current issues and recent developments in GI technology and mass movements research. Its fundamental treatment of this technology includes data modeling, topography, geology, geomorphology, remote sensing, artificial neural networks, binomial regression, fuzzy logic, spatial statistics and analysis, and scientific visualization. Both theoretical and practical issues are addressed.

Author : Vasilios Lykousis,Dimitris Sakellariou,Jacques Locat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402065125

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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences by Vasilios Lykousis,Dimitris Sakellariou,Jacques Locat Pdf

With contributions from leading researchers in science and engineering, this book provides a global perspective on submarine mass movements and their consequences. Authors report on new findings from fundamental as well as site-specific studies from around the world. All studies relied on the most recent technologies, including multi-beam sonar imaging techniques, 3D seismic analysis, slope stability analysis, debris flow, and tsunami modeling.

Author : D.G. Lintern,D.C. Mosher,L.G. Moscardelli,P.T. Bobrowsky,C. Campbell,J.D. Chaytor,J.J. Clague,A. Georgiopoulou,P. Lajeunesse,A. Normandeau,D.J.W. Piper,M. Scherwath,C. Stacey,D. Turmel
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786203823

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Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences by D.G. Lintern,D.C. Mosher,L.G. Moscardelli,P.T. Bobrowsky,C. Campbell,J.D. Chaytor,J.J. Clague,A. Georgiopoulou,P. Lajeunesse,A. Normandeau,D.J.W. Piper,M. Scherwath,C. Stacey,D. Turmel Pdf

The challenges facing submarine mass movement researchers and engineers are plentiful and exciting. This book follows several high-profile submarine landslide disasters that have reached the world’s attention over the past few years. For decades, researchers have been mapping the world’s mass movements. Their significant impacts on the Earth by distributing sediment on phenomenal scales is undeniable. Their importance in the origins of buried resources has long been understood. Their hazard potential ranges from damaging to apocalyptic, frequently damaging local infrastructure and sometimes devastating whole coastlines. Moving beyond mapping advances, the subaqueous mass movement scientists and practitioners are now also focussed on assessing the consequences of mass movements, and the measurement and modelling of events, hazard analysis and mitigation. Many state-of-the-art examples are provided in this book, which is produced under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Program S4SLIDE (Significance of Modern and Ancient Submarine Slope LandSLIDEs).

Author : Jacques Locat,Jürgen Mienert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401000932

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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences by Jacques Locat,Jürgen Mienert Pdf

Did you know that the Grand Bank earthquake of 1929 triggered a huge submarine mass movement which broke submarine cables over a distance of up to 1000 km from its source and generated a tsunami which devastated a small village in Newfoundland killing 27 people? The same happened in Papua New Guinea in 1998 with more than 2000 casualties. Submarine mass movements of various sizes and styles are shaping the sea floor and are of concern for many facets of human activities both onshore and offshore. These include the development of natural resources, energy and communication transport, coastal infrastructures and communities. This book provides a world-wide perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. This has been made possible by assembling excellent contributions from active researchers, groups, or institutions, thus providing full coverage of the many scientific and engineering aspects of this type of marine and coastal geo-hazard. It covers fundamental as well as site specific studies from many areas including the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, inner seas like the Mediterranean Sea, and fjords using the most recent technologies from multibeam sonar imaging techniques, 3D seismic analysis, slope stability analysis, to debris flow and tsunami modeling. Audience: This book is of interest to any researcher in the field of marine and coastal geo-hazards. It will be useful for planners, scientists and engineers involved in the development of offshore and near-shore resources and also to those in charge of the management and mitigation of coastal hazards. For graduate students, this book provides an up-to-date vision of the process of submarine mass movements and their consequences from both a scientific and an engineering standpoint, and it includes a unique collection of the existing literature on marine geo-hazards. CD-Rom included This volume contains a CD-Rom which in addition to an electronically searchable version of the contributions, has full colour versions of figures which are printed in black and white in the book.

Author : S. Saxov,NATO Workshop on Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements,J.K. Nieuwenhuis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461333623

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Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements by S. Saxov,NATO Workshop on Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements,J.K. Nieuwenhuis Pdf

Svend Saxov* and J.K. Nieuwenhuis** *Laboratory of Geophysics, Aarhus University Finlandsgade 6, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark **Ministry of Transport and Public Works Rijkswaterstaat, Deltadienst Van Alkemadelaan 400, 2597 AT the Hague The Netherlands The NATO Science Committee Special Programme Panel on Marine Sciences decided in September 1979 that a work ing group should prepare a document dealing with the prob lems of marine slides. The working group submitted to the Panel a proposal for the arrangement of an interdisciplinary workshop on Marine Slides and other Mass Movements, and the Panel decided to fund such a workshop. Mass movement of soils and rocks on subaerial slopes is a subject which has been intensely studied over the past fifty years, and its literature is becoming extens ive. The submarine phenomenon, although similar in its pbysical basis, is much less studied, but has become an important subject (particularly during the past decade) because of the increase of man's use of the coastal en vironment and the intensified exploration for oil and minerals on the continental margins and ocean basins.

Author : Tongxin Zhu,Xiangzhou Xu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030811518

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Watershed Erosion Processes by Tongxin Zhu,Xiangzhou Xu Pdf

This monograph is a fundamental study of watershed erosion and runoff processes. It utilizes decades of soil erosion data to take a comprehensive and balanced approach in covering various watershed erosion processes. While there are many works on soil erosion and conservation, this book fills the gaps in previously published research by focusing more on mass movement, gully erosion, soil piping/tunnel erosion, and the spatial interactions of different erosion processes. Additionally, the book examines erosion processes in extreme rainfall events, something typically absent in short-term studies but discussed in detail here as the book draws on 60 years of research and observations, including 30 years of the author's own investigations of erosion under a wide range of rainfall conditions. The book is divided into 3 parts, and is intended for soil erosion researchers and practitioners, and postgraduate students studying soil erosion and water conservation. Part 1 opens with a comprehensive and critical review of existing literature on soil erosion processes, discusses this book's place among existing literature, and examines the major erosion processes (rainwash, gully erosion, tunnel erosion, and mass movements) including their controlling factors and mechanisms. Part 2 explores the spatial interactions of these different erosion processes to provide a prerequisite for effective design of comprehensive soil erosion control measures in a watershed. Part 3 evaluates the relative significance of these erosion processes in sediment production, the effectiveness of comprehensive soil and water conservation programs, and the applications of watershed modelling in determining the impact of land-use changes on soil erosion and other ecological processes.

Author : Sebastian Krastel,Jan-Hinrich Behrmann,David Völker,Michael Stipp,Christian Berndt,Roger Urgeles,Jason Chaytor,Katrin Huhn,Michael Strasser,Carl Bonnevie Harbitz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319009728

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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences by Sebastian Krastel,Jan-Hinrich Behrmann,David Völker,Michael Stipp,Christian Berndt,Roger Urgeles,Jason Chaytor,Katrin Huhn,Michael Strasser,Carl Bonnevie Harbitz Pdf

Submarine mass movements are a hidden geohazard with large destructive potential for submarine installations and coastal areas. This hazard and associated risk is growing in proportion with increasing population of coastal urban agglomerations, industrial infrastructure, and coastal tourism. Also, the intensified use of the seafloor for natural resource production, and deep sea cables constitutes an increasing risk. Submarine slides may alter the coastline and bear a high tsunamogenic potential. There is a potential link of submarine mass wasting with climate change, as submarine landslides can uncover and release large amounts greenhouse gases, mainly methane, that are now stored in marine sediments. The factors that govern the stability of submarine slopes against failure, the processes that lead to slope collapses and the collapse processes by themselves need to be better understood in order to foresee and prepare society for potentially hazardous events. This book volume consists of a collection of cutting edge scientific research by international experts in the field, covering geological, geophysical, engineering and environmental aspects of submarine slope failures. The focus is on understanding the full spectrum of challenges presented by this major coastal and offshore geohazard.

Author : Jon R. Rotzien,Cindy A. Yeilding,Richard A. Sears,F. Javier Hernández-Molina,Octavian Catuneanu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780323919210

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Deepwater Sedimentary Systems by Jon R. Rotzien,Cindy A. Yeilding,Richard A. Sears,F. Javier Hernández-Molina,Octavian Catuneanu Pdf

Deepwater Sedimentary Systems: Science, Discovery and Applications helps readers identify, understand and interpret deepwater sedimentary systems at various scales – both onshore and offshore. This book describes the best practices in the integration of geology, geophysics, engineering, technology and economics used to inform smart business decisions in these diverse environments. It draws on technical results gained from deepwater exploration and production drilling campaigns and global field analog studies. With the multi-decadal resilience of deepwater exploration and production and the nature of its inherent uncertainty, this book serves as the essential reference for companies, consultancies, universities, governments and deepwater practitioners around the world seeking to understand deepwater systems and how to explore for and produce resources in these frontier environments. From an academic perspective, readers will use this book as the primer for understanding the processes, deposits and sedimentary environments in deep water – from deep oceans to deep lakes. This book provides conceptual approaches and state-of-the-art information on deepwater systems, as well as scenarios for the next 100 years of human-led exploration and development in deepwater, offshore environments. The students taught this material in today’s classrooms will become the leaders of tomorrow in Earth’s deepwater frontier. This book provides a broad foundation in deepwater sedimentary systems. What may take an individual dozens of academic and professional courses to achieve an understanding in these systems is provided here in one book. Presents a holistic view of how subsurface and engineering processes work together in the energy industry, bringing together contributions from the various technical and engineering disciplines Provides diverse perspectives from a global authorship to create an accurate picture of the process of deepwater exploration and production around the world Helps readers understand how to interpret deepwater systems at various scales to inform smart business decisions, with a significant portion of the workflows derived from the upstream energy industry

Author : Osvaldo Gervasi,Beniamino Murgante,Sanjay Misra,Elena Stankova,Carmelo M. Torre,Ana Maria A.C. Rocha,David Taniar,Bernady O. Apduhan,Eufemia Tarantino,Yeonseung Ryu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319951683

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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2018 by Osvaldo Gervasi,Beniamino Murgante,Sanjay Misra,Elena Stankova,Carmelo M. Torre,Ana Maria A.C. Rocha,David Taniar,Bernady O. Apduhan,Eufemia Tarantino,Yeonseung Ryu Pdf

The five volume set LNCS 10960 until 10964 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2018, held in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2018.Apart from the general tracks, ICCSA 2018 also includes 34 international workshops in various areas of computational sciences, ranging from computational science technologies, to specific areas of computational sciences, such as computer graphics and virtual reality.The total of 265 full papers and 10 short papers presented in the 5-volume proceedings set of ICCSA 2018, were carefully reviewed and selected from 892 submissions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031251382

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Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin, O'Neill Unit by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerhard Einsele
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662040294

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Sedimentary Basins by Gerhard Einsele Pdf

This completely revised and enlarged second edition provides an up-to-date overview of all major topics in sedimentary geology. It is unique in its quantitative approach to denudation-accumulation systems and basin fillings, including dynamic aspects. The relationship between tectonism and basin evolution as well as the concepts of sequence cycle and event stratigraphy in various depositional environments are extensively discussed. Numerous, often composite figures, a well-structured text, brief summaries in boxes, and several examples from all continents make the book an invaluable source of information for students, researchers and professors in academia as well as for professionals in the oil industry.

Author : Binita Phartiyal,Rahul Mohan,Supriyo Chakraborty,Venkatesh Dutta,Anil Kumar Gupta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031131196

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Climate Change and Environmental Impacts: Past, Present and Future Perspective by Binita Phartiyal,Rahul Mohan,Supriyo Chakraborty,Venkatesh Dutta,Anil Kumar Gupta Pdf

Earth’s climate varies even without human influence but the acceleration in the changing pattern with cause and effect by/to the civilisation is a matter of concern to scientists. These patterns are lessons to understand future trends and ways and means for mitigation. The extreme weather events in almost every region of the globe involving excessive loss of human life and property are causing anxiety in society and posing challenges before scientists and planners. Cyclical variations in the Earth’s climate occur at multiple time scales, from years to decades, centuries, and millennia. Cycles at each scale are caused by a variety of physical mechanisms. In the last 65 Ma only, there have been several cycles of glacial advances and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era and human civilization. A multidisciplinary approach in studying the Earth’s changing climate will provide a holistic view and guide us in future planning and programming.

Author : Riyanti Djalante,Mizan B. F. Bisri,Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030555634

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Integrated Research on Disaster Risks by Riyanti Djalante,Mizan B. F. Bisri,Rajib Shaw Pdf

This book is a collection of works written by young scientists involved in the Integrated Disaster Risk Research (IRDR). Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) is a decade-long research programme co-sponsored by the International Science Council (merged by International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). It is a global, multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with the challenges brought by natural disasters, mitigating their impacts, and improving related policy-making mechanisms. The book examines multidisciplinary research and actions related to disaster risk reduction internationally. The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Young Scientists programme is: • A sub-programme within IRDR which promotes capacity building of young professionals and encourages them to undertake innovative and need-based research which makes science–policy and science–practice linkages stronger. • IRDR Young Scientists Programme was started in late 2016. Currently, it is a community of 115 young researchers from over 40 countries after 3 batches of application. • IRDR network and partners provide academic advice and training courses, workshops, and programmes for IRDR young scientists. • IRDR young scientists contribute to innovative research in the field of disaster risk reduction and participate in conferences and/or social media as the ambassador of IRDR. The book is of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of governance of sustainability and environmental governance. Postgraduate students will benefit this book within courses on environmental governance, on climate change governance, and on transformation and social change processes. Societal actors in climate change adaptation and other environmental governance fields on local, national, and international levels can benefit from the focus on societally relevant findings in the past 10 years of research on adaptiveness.

Author : Dilip Kumar,R.B. Singh,Ranjeet Kaur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319580395

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Spatial Information Technology for Sustainable Development Goals by Dilip Kumar,R.B. Singh,Ranjeet Kaur Pdf

This textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. The book improves understanding of the spatial database and explains how to extract information from this for planning purposes. To enhance the knowledge of geoscientists and environmentalists, the book describes the basic fundamental concepts to advance techniques for spatial data management and analysis and discusses the methodology. The Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) are presented in an integrated manner for the planning of resources and infrastructure. The management of these systems is discussed in a very lucid way to develop the reader's skills. The proper procedure for map making and spatial analysis are included along with case studies to the reader. Where the first part of the book discusses the conceptual background, the second part deals with case studies using these applications in different disciplines. The presented case studies include land use, agriculture, flood, watershed characterization and infrastructure assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Author : Pravat Kumar Shit,Hamid Reza Pourghasemi,Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pulakesh Das,Adimalla Narsimha
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030751975

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Geospatial Technology for Environmental Hazards by Pravat Kumar Shit,Hamid Reza Pourghasemi,Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pulakesh Das,Adimalla Narsimha Pdf

The book demonstrates the geospatial technology approach to data mining techniques, data analysis, modeling, risk assessment, visualization, and management strategies in different aspects of natural and social hazards. This book has 25 chapters associated with risk assessment, mapping and management strategies of environmental hazards. It covers major topics such as Landslide Susceptibility, Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater, Earthquake Risk Management, Open Cast Mining, Soil loss, Flood Susceptibility, Forest Fire Risk, Malaria prevalence, Flood inundation, Socio-Economic Vulnerability, River Bank Erosion, and Socio-Economic Vulnerability. The content of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers, whose work involves environmental hazards and related solutions.