2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences

Welcome from the Chair

I am pleased to announce that the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences (IECG 2019) will be held online from 8 to 15 June 2019. This electronic conference offers a forum for researchers engaged in the study of all interdisciplinary aspects of the earth and planetary sciences to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues. This online conference will allow you to participate without having to leave home, saving you time, travel and participation expenses while at the same time gaining new information on current research in geosciences.

This electronic conference concerns all subjects covered by the scope of the journal Geosciences (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/about). In this second edition, the following selected themes will be covered more specifically:

This is a virtual conference held at www.sciforum.net/. Sciforum.net is a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize electronic conferences and to provide our community with technical support for hosting digital conferences.

Participation is free of charge for both authors and attendees. Selected papers will be published in the Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences" in Geosciences. Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of geoscience and future earth and planetary science, published monthly online by MDPI. It is covered by some important databases, such as Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus (Elsevier), GeoRef (American Geosciences Institute), AGORA (FAO), CAS—Chemical Abstracts (ACS) and DOAJ—Directory of Open Access Journals. We have a citescore of 1.97 in Scopus and currently rank Q2 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) in SCImago.

I am looking forward to participating in exciting discussions, hearing new ideas and perspectives in the field, and welcoming all participants to the online conference.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias
Chair of the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences
Editor-in-Chief of Geosciences

Prof. Jesús Martínez Frías

Prof. Jesús Martínez Frías, PhD (Complutense University of Madrid/1986) did several stays of research in the UK (University of Leeds), Canada (University of Toronto), Germany (University of Heidelberg) and the USA (University of California). He is Scientific Researcher at the Geosciences Institute, IGEO (CSIC-UCM); Honorific Professor at the Bioengeneering and Aerospace Engineering Department of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Head of the Research Group of Meteorites and Planetary Geosciences and founder; and Director of the Spanish Planetology and Astrobiology Network (REDESPA). He has participated in more than 40 projects and scientific campaigns (e.g., Antarctica, Mauritania, Iceland, Costa Rica). In 2002, he participated in the NASA flight to study the Leonid Meteor Shower. He is co-I in NASA-MSL (rover Curiosity), ESA-ExoMars and NASA-Mars2020, and in 2016, 2017 and 2018, he was instructor of ESA astronauts in the PANGAEA program (Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark). He has published nine books and more than 200 articles (Science, Nature, Geology, etc.). He was a Former Member of the UN ECOSOC Committee on Natural Resources, Ex-ViceChair of the UNCSTD and Ex-Chair of IUGS-COGE (Commission on Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer). He is an OC Member of the IAU Astrobiology Commission and member of the Inter-Commission C1-F2-F3-H2 WG Education and Training in Astrobiology. Co-founder and President of the International Association for Geoethics (IAGETH). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geosciences (MDPI) and co-editor of the Springer Book Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. He has received several awards and recognitions (i.e., NASA, ESA, GSAf (Goodwill Ambassador), ArabGU, Spanish Association of Scientists).

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Daisy Hu，MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan

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Sponsoring Opportunities

For information regarding sponsoring opportunities, please contact Ms. Daisy Hu.

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Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Jesús Martínez Frías

Instituto de Geociencias, IGEO (CSIC-UCM), C/ Del Doctor Severo Ochoa 7, Facultad de Medicina (Edificio Entrepabellones 7 y 8), 28040 Madrid, Spain

Conference Committee

Professor Michael D. Campbell

Natural Resource Development with Environmental Protection I2M Associates, LLC 1810 Elmen Street, Houston, TX 77019, USA

Professor Ruiliang Pu

School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4204 E Fowler Ave., NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, USA

Prof. Dr. Maria Helena Henriques

Departament of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology (Polo II), University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3039-790 Coimbra, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Stephen A. Macko

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

Dr. Deodato Tapete

Italian Space Agency (ASI), Via del Politecnico snc, 00133 Rome, Italy

Dr. Rohini Kumar

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), 04318 Leipzig, Germany

Dr. Carlos Alves

LandS/Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory (FCT UID/AUR/04509/2013; FEDER COMPETE POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007528) and Earth Sciences Department, School of Sciences, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

Sessions

A. Statistical Seismology
B. Tracers in Hydrogeology
C. Earth Sciences through Earth Observation
D. Paleontology and Biostratigraphy
E. Planetary Geology and Earth Analogs
F. Geologic Materials: Past, Present, and Future
G. Modeling Hazards and Impacts from Extreme Storms
H. Others
I. Poster Session

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission, Peer Review, Revision and Acceptance of Conference Proceedings Papers

Submissions should be done by the authors online by registering with www.sciforum.net, and using the "Start New Submission" function once logged into system.

Scholars interested in participating in the conference can submit their abstract (about 200-250 words covering the areas indicated for the Proceedings issue) online on this website until 18 April 2019 .
The Conference Committee will pre-evaluate, on the basis of the submitted abstract, whether a contribution from the authors of the abstract will be accepted for the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences.
If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author is asked to submit the manuscript, optionally along with a PowerPoint and/or video presentation of his/her paper (only PDF), until the submission deadline of 25 May 2019.
The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available online for discussion during the time of the conference 8–15 June 2019. The accepted papers will be published in the Journal Proceedings. After the conference, the authors are recommended to submit an extended version (30-50%) of the proceeding papers to the journal Geosciences, benefiting from a 20% discount on the APC charges.

Proceedings Paper

Manuscripts for the Proceedings issue must have the following organization:

First page:

Title
Full author names
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
(Acknowledgements)
References

The manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word or any other word processor and should be converted to the PDF format before submission. The publication format will be PDF. The length of the manuscript is maximum 6 pages, and authors are asked to keep their papers as concise as possible.

Presentation Slides

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly in the website using Sciforum.net's proprietary slides viewer. The slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. The slides should be converted to the PDF format before submission so that our process can easily and automatically convert them for online displaying.

Video Presentations

Besides their active participation within the forum, authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. If you are interested in submitting, please contact the conference secretary Daisy Hu at [email protected] to get to know more about the procedure. This is a unique way of presenting your paper and discuss it with peers from all over the world. Make a difference and join us for this project!

Presentation of Posters

Posters will be available on this conference website during and after the event. As for papers presented in the conference, the participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters. Posters that are submitted without a manuscript will not be included in the Proceedings of the conference.

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.sciforum.net/login by registering and logging in to this website.

Microsoft Word

Authors must use the Microsoft Word template to prepare their manuscript. Using the template file will substantially shorten the time to complete copy-editing and publication of accepted manuscripts. Manuscript prepared in MS Word must be converted into a single file before submission. Please do not insert any graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) into a movable frame which can superimpose the text and make the layout very difficult.

Manuscript Preparation

Paper Format: A4 paper format, the printing area is 17.5 cm x 26.2 cm. The margins should be 1.75 cm on each side of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right sides).
Formatting / Style: Papers should be prepared following the style of IECMS2018 template. The full titles and the cited papers must be given. Reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ], and placed before the punctuation; for example [4] or [1-3], and all the references should be listed separately and as the last section at the end of the manuscript.
Authors List and Affiliation Format: Authors' full first and last names must be given. Abbreviated middle name can be added. For papers written by various contributors a corresponding author must be designated. The PubMed/MEDLINE format is used for affiliations: complete street address information including city, zip code, state/province, country, and email address should be added. All authors who contributed significantly to the manuscript (including writing a section) should be listed on the first page of the manuscript, below the title of the article. Other parties, who provided only minor contributions, should be listed under Acknowledgments only. A minor contribution might be a discussion with the author, reading through the draft of the manuscript, or performing English corrections.
Figures, Schemes and Tables: Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color. Full color graphics will be published free of charge. Figure and schemes must be numbered (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, etc.) and a explanatory title must be added. Tables should be inserted into the main text, and numbers and titles for all tables supplied. All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Please supply legends for all figures, schemes and tables. The legends should be prepared as a separate paragraph of the main text and placed in the main text before a table, a figure or a scheme.

For further inquiries please contact the Conference Secretariat.

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Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section. It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a Communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).

List of accepted submissions (36)

Id	Title	Authors	Presentation
sciforum-025346	Statistical analysis of the Taiwanese shallow seismicity by using fractal and spectral methods Luciano Telesca , Chien-chih Chen Submitted: 15 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Luciano Telesca , Chien-chih Chen	N/A	Show Abstract
The whole and aftershock-depleted shallow (depth ≤30 km) seismicity of Taiwan from 1990 to 2017 was investigated by using fractal and spectral methods. The global and local coeﬃcient of variation and the Allan Factor showed that the time distribution of both the whole and aftershock-depleted seismic catalogues are characterized by time-clustering structures. In particular, at small timescales the seismicity of the whole and aftershock-depleted catalogues can be represented as a Poisson process. Persistent time fluctuations have been identified in the interevent time series, while weak persistence or randomness in the magnitude series. By applying the singular spectrum analysis to the daily number of events of the aftershock-depleted catalogue, quasi-monthly and bi-weekly periodicities were revealed. Furthermore, the correlation between the Taiwanese seismic activity and Earth’s tides was suggested by the appearance of quasi-annual and quasi-semestral periodicities.
sciforum-025236	APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SALT WEATHERING OF GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS Carlos Alves , Carlos Figueiredo Submitted: 04 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Carlos Alves , Carlos Figueiredo	N/A	Show Abstract
Salt weathering affects diverse geological materials in historical and contemporary structures. Its characterization is important to evaluate the hazard level to the materials and the measures to remediate or at least to mitigate their effects. The present communication reviews different approaches to the study of salt weathering along two main lines: - simulation experiences (including exposure experience and laboratory tests) which are based on ad hoc conditions specifically designed for the goal of assessing the impact of salt weathering; - case studies of real structures based, mostly, in fieldwork, which might be complemented by laboratory analyses of the products of salt weathering and the potential sources of salt contaminants. Our goal is to discuss the usefulness and limitations of these approaches to the research of the main issues related to this subject such as the migration and concentration of salt pollutants and their relation with the development of decay features affecting building stones applied in fieldwork the built environment.
sciforum-025203	PSInSAR Processing for Volcanic Ground Deformation Monitoring over Fogo Island Arun Babu , Shashi Kumar Submitted: 02 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Arun Babu , Shashi Kumar	N/A	Show Abstract
Persistent Scatterer SAR interferometry (PsInSAR) has been widely used in the precise measurement of ground deformation due to anthropogenic and natural disturbance of the Earth's surface. The present study has utilized the spaceborne C-band Sentinel-1 data for PsInSAR processing to generate a displacement map due to the volcanic eruption of Pico do Fogo volcano of the Fogo Island. An eruption was recorded in the year 2014-15 and the Fogo volcano became active on November 23, 2014. It was observed that the intensity of volcanic eruption during 2014-15 had approached the intensity of the volcanic eruption of 1951 which was recorded as one of the strongest eruptions on the island. The volcanic eruption continued for 77 days and it stopped on February 8, 2015. To find the mean line of sight displacement from PsInSAR processing, a total of 7 SLC products of Sentinel-1 data in the interferometric mode was used. The SLC product of the SAR data which was acquired before starting the volcanic eruption was chosen as the master image and all the remaining 6 slave images were precisely coregistered. Selection of persistent scatterers (PS) is the most important step in PsInSAR processing. The initial set of PS was identified by amplitude stability index and the phase analysis was performed to estimate the phase stability of each resolution cell. After PS identification, 3D phase unwrapping was performed. The unwrapping step involved the low-pass filtering of the complex phase difference and time series in the frequency domain using a Gaussian window. The phase difference between each filtered data point is then calculated. The unwrapped phase of the interferogram was used to generate a displacement map for the volcanic field. The PsInSAR based line of sight displacement was measured in the range of -34 mm to +35 mm and the standard deviation of the displacement was ranging from +2 mm to +30 mm.
sciforum-025385	Prioritization of Erosion Prone Micro-watersheds using Morphometric Analysis coupled with Multi-Criteria Decision Making S. Nitheshnirmal , Ashutosh Bhardwaj , C. Dineshkumar , S. Abdul Rahaman Submitted: 18 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	S. Nitheshnirmal , Ashutosh Bhardwaj , C. Dineshkumar , S. Abdul Rahaman	N/A	Show Abstract
Soil erosion is a serious environmental threat amongst the prevailing major natural hazards which affects the livelihood of millions of people around the world. The deterioration of nutrient-rich topsoil can affect the sustainability of agriculture and various ecosystems by decreasing soil productivity. Conservation measures should be implemented in those regions which are critical to soil erosion. Identification of areas susceptible to soil erosion through prioritization of watershed can help in proper planning and implementation of suitable conservational measures. Therefore, in this study, prioritization of 23 micro-watersheds present in the Dnyanganga watershed of Tapti River basin is carried out based on morphometric parameters and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). TanDEM-X 90m openly accessible DEM generated from SAR interferometry is obtained through DLR is used for determining the morphometric parameters. These parameters are grouped into linear, areal and relief aspects. Initially, the relative weights of various morphometric parameters used in TOPSIS were determined using Saaty’s Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Thereafter, the MCDM package in R software was utilized to implement TOPSIS. The micro-watersheds were classified into very high (0.459 - 0.357), high (0.326 – 0.240), moderate (0.213 – 0.098), and low (0.096 – 0.088) prioritisation levels based on the TOPSIS highest closeness (C_i⁺) to ideal solution. It is evident from the results that micro-watersheds (MW10, MW18, MW19, MW2, MW11, and MW17) are highly susceptible to soil erosion and thus, conservation measures can be carried out in these micro-watersheds on priority to ensure the sustainability of future agriculture by preventing excessive soil loss through erosion.
sciforum-025197	Nonlinear Dynamics of seismicity and fault zone strain around large dam: the case of Enguri dam, Caucasus. Tamaz Chelidze Submitted: 02 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Tamaz Chelidze		Show Abstract
Monitoring of seismic activity in the area of large dam is a unique tool for understanding the intimate connections between earthquakes generation and man-made regular quasi-periodic strains in the Earth, created by seasonal water load-unload in the reservoir. We can consider large dams’ area as a large natural laboratory, providing possibility of studying seismic process in almost controlled (repeated) conditions. The 271 m high Enguri arc dam was built in the canyon of Enguri river in West Georgia. It is located in a zone of high seismicity (M7.5). The water level high in the lake varies seasonally by 100 m, which means that Enguri reservoir can activate Reservoir-Triggered Seismicity (RTS). Due to a high seismic activity of the region, the seismic station’s network was installed in the area of Enguri dam well before its construction with the aim of studying possible reservoir-triggered activity. The RTS pattern in the Enguri area should depend on the Water Level (WL) variation regime in the lake. The main goal of the paper is to apply new methods of complexity analysis (DFA, RQA and LZC) in order to assess in a quantitative way the correlation between WL variations and local seismicity and assess the impact of man-made activity on the local seismicity pattern.

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A. Statistical Seismology

This section is intended to provide statisticians, seismologists, and geophysicists with an opportunity to present their latest research in the field of the statistical analysis of seismic series. As complex phenomena, earthquakes require the application of different statistical methods to be fully understood. Since earthquakes are processes that evolve in the space-time-magnitude domain, different statistical methods are required to analyse them in each domain. Fractal, multifractal, informational, topological, and non-extensive methods are just some of the most recent methods used to identify the different properties of seismicity.

Papers that focus on the different aspects of the statistical behaviour of earthquakes in time, space, and magnitude, earthquake physics, seismic hazard estimation, and time-dependent earthquake forecasting are welcome.

Session Chair

Dr. Luciano Telesca, Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council, C.da S.Loja, 85050 Tito (PZ), Italy

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B. Tracers in Hydrogeology

Hydrogeology investigates how water interacts with geological systems. It also assesses the quality and chemical composition of the surface and groundwater. Solutes represent the net effect of many processes, from the incorporation of precipitation into groundwater recharge, to weathering reactions, and a wide variety of water-rock interactions that have taken place in the aquifer.

Tracers continue to provide an important tool that can contribute to:

a) The determination of the origin of water masses and conditions during formation:

The identification and separation of water components;
The determination of groundwater recharge areas, flow paths, and mixing;
The determination of the origin of contaminants.

b) The determination of the residence time of water in the system ("water age"):

The calculation of flow velocities, assessing mining and dispersion;
The determination of water fluxes, recharge rates, and exchange rates;
The study of the transport and degradation of contaminants.

Papers for this Section include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

Applied hydrogeology;
Environmental tracers;
The transport and degradation of contaminants;
Water-rock interaction;
The Hydrology and Hydrogeology cycle.

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Maurizio Barbieri, Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Rome, Italy

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C. Earth Sciences through Earth Observation

This session aims to attract contributions that showcase the state-of-the-art of Earth Observation techniques to investigate dynamic natural processes and anthropogenic activities shaping Planet Earth.

Papers that deal with the following areas of study are therefore welcome:

Geological processes
Lithological mapping
Natural hazards
Coastal processes
Anthropogenic use of land and Earth resources
Urban environments
Infrastructure asset monitoring
Cultural and natural heritage

Papers should make use of remote sensing data including, but not limited to, the following:

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Interferometric SAR (InSAR)
Optical remote sensing
Hyperspectral sensors
Thermal imagery

Moreover, papers that present research undertaken with data from current and novel space missions (e.g., Copernicus Sentinels, Gaofen-3) are particularly welcome.

Session Chair

Dr. Deodato Tapete, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Via del Politecnico snc, 00133 Rome, Italy

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D. Paleontology and Biostratigraphy

Paleontological studies are of major relevance to support the establishment of temporal landmarks on Earth´s history and to reconstruct past environments. The International Chronostratigraphic Chart is being built using the latest results on the taxonomy and evolution of fossils and microfossils, which are subjects of study by paleontologists worldwide, in both academic and industrial settings. However, fossils also attract non-specialized people, representing an important tool to stimulate pupils to deepen their studies in earth sciences, and/or a commercial object that can endanger the paleontological and stratigraphical heritage of the earth. Papers for this section on paleontology and stratigraphy include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

The taxonomy and evolution in the fossil record;
High resolution biostratigraphy and the international chronostratigraphic chart;
Integrated biostratigraphy, biocorrelation, and paleobiogeography;
Paleontological and s tratigraphical heritage as educational resources: case studies.

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Maria Helena Henriques, Departament of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology (Polo II), University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3039-790 Coimbra, Portugal

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E. Planetary Geology and Earth Analogs

The constant improvement of space technologies and payloads, together with the ambitious planetary exploration goals in the foreseeable future—such as human missions to Mars, a permanent station on the Moon surface and detailed investigations of the outer Solar System—have made planetary geology and Earth analogue studies a primary role in space science. Indeed, planetary geologists can now have easy access to spectacular high resolution remotely sensed data on an increasing number of planetary and minor bodies and to remarkable in situ observations and measurements on Mars and the Moon. This continuously provides an impressive amount of data that must be compared to laboratory analyses of analogue samples in order to be fully understood. In addition, studies of Earth analogues are increasingly needed on different kinds of geological environments to evaluate and physically mimic future robotic and human missions to planetary bodies. All these activities cover the full spectrum of Geosciences in which covers countless research themes. This session aims to bring together expertize from any planetary mission science activities involving geological research, laboratory analyses on planetary analogues, studies on Earth analogues characterization and fidelity assessment.

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias, Instituto de Geociencias, IGEO (CSIC-UCM), C/ Del Doctor Severo Ochoa 7, Facultad de Medicina (Edificio Entrepabellones 7 y 8), 28040 Madrid, Spain

F. Geologic Materials: Past, Present, and Future

The use of geological objects for the preparation of tools is one of the hallmarks of the rising of the Homo genus. Geologic materials have been applied in diverse ways throughout history, and they surely will play an important role in the future of humankind. Although it is firmly grounded in geology, this session is also open to receiving relevant submissions with valuable contributions from a great diversity of other study domains such as archaeology, architecture, biology, chemistry, economy, engineering, environmental studies, geography, history, land management, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physics, psychology, sociology, statistics, tourism, and all others that can complement and further geological studies.

Some potential subjects include the following:

Techniques for the characterization of geologic materials both in the field and in the laboratory, with special attention to non-destructive procedures;
The relationship between physical and chemical properties and petrographic characteristics (mineralogy, texture, and structure);
The relationship between materials utilization and their physical and chemical characteristics;
The cultural meaning of geologic materials;
Geologic materials’ characteristics and geophysical surveys of buried sites;
Provenance studies;
Geologic materials as dating tools;
Geologic materials in the built environment (including earth construction);
Climatic comfort associated with the use of geologic materials;
The contribution of geologic materials to tourism;
Geologic materials and territory development;
Methods for exploration and extraction of geologic materials;
Industrial applications of geologic materials;
New geologic materials, i.e., geologic materials that have been neglected in the past and that have found applications or whose applications are foreseeable;
New uses of traditional geologic materials;
Geologic materials as analogues for new, synthetic materials;
The health impact of geologic materials, including positive impacts from its uses for human treatment and negative impacts related to extraction and use;
The relationship between organisms and geologic materials;
The durability of geologic materials;
The sustainability of geologic materials;
The environmental impact of geologic materials extraction and use;
Geologic materials for environmental remediation;
The economy of geologic materials.

However, relevant contributions regarding other subjects related to the main theme of this session are welcome as well.

Session Chair

Dr. Carlos Alves, LandS/Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory (FCT UID/AUR/04509/2013; FEDER COMPETE POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007528) and Earth Sciences Department, School of Sciences, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

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G. Modeling Hazards and Impacts from Extreme Storms

Significant costs and damages associated with recent extreme weather across the globe continue to remind communities of their vulnerability to natural hazards. This session will highlight recent advancements in models and techniques focusing on the prediction of the fundamental processes underlying weather disasters and their impacts that typically evolve over multiple temporal and spatial scales. An improved understanding of the hazards associated with extreme weather and modeling tools will provide practitioners with actionable information to better prepare communities for future risks. Contributions are solicited on various hazard and impact modeling approaches including those that are numerical, statistical, or empirical in nature. Presentations may include method development leading to improved predictability of extreme weather events, new applications of existing modeling tools, and case studies. We also invite contributions describing innovative visualization methods, including 3D visualizations of infrastructure and objects such as buildings and bridges, for more effective hazard risk assessment and communication.

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Isaac Ginis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA

H. Others

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I. Poster Session

If you just prepared the abstract and presentation , you could submit the abstract to related section and upload the presentation to the Poster Section.

2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences

Part of the International Electronic Conference on Geosciences series

8–15 Jun 2019

Welcome from the Chair

Conference Secretariat

Sponsoring Opportunities

Conference Chairs

Conference Committee

Sessions

Instructions for Authors

List of accepted submissions (36)

Sponsors and Partners

Sponsors

A. Statistical Seismology

Submissions

B. Tracers in Hydrogeology

Submissions

C. Earth Sciences through Earth Observation

Submissions

D. Paleontology and Biostratigraphy

Submissions

E. Planetary Geology and Earth Analogs

F. Geologic Materials: Past, Present, and Future

Submissions

G. Modeling Hazards and Impacts from Extreme Storms

H. Others

Submissions

I. Poster Session