Geomorphological research in Spain

Gutiérrez, Francisco; Harvey, Adrian; Ruiz, José María García; Silva, Pablo G.; Cendrero, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.12.014

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“…On the other hand, in the field, these shallow channels are clearly visible and easy to recognize. Debris flows are readily identified by their deep, sinuous channels with parallel levees (Gutiérrez, 2013) and are visible in aerial photographs. These penetrate deep into the forest environment, sometimes reaching the valley floor as debris cones (Jacob, 2001;Jobin, 2019).…”

Section: 1 | Extraction Of Primary Morphometric Variablesmentioning

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Environmental drivers of paraglacial time duration and intensity for scree slopes dynamics in forested environments

Germain

Stabile‐Caillé

2023

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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The highly fissile lithology of the rockwalls and the diversity of mass-wasting processes provide a specific character to the active talus slopes of the northern Gaspé Peninsula since deglaciation. At a regional scale, the geology of the rockwalls, the patterns and modalities of deglaciation and the evolution towards a cold temperate morphoclimatic regime in a maritime context still influence the geomorphological dynamics of scree slopes today. At a local scale, the south-north orientation of the main coastal valleys influences insolation and exposure to prevailing winds, which in turn influence the snow cover regime and the occurrence of freeze-thaw cycles. The statistical analyses carried out from the mapping of 43 talus slopes and their geometric variables allowed the identification of significant environmental factors for the characterization of the dominant geomorphic processes: snow avalanches, frostcoasted clast flows, debris flows and rockfalls. Slope aspect appears to be a key parameter in the nature of the processes acting on the talus slopes. East-and northfacing talus slopes are generally covered by a significant snowpack in winter and the dominant processes are snow avalanches and debris flows. West-and south-facing talus slopes face prevailing winds and insolation and are subject to frost-coated clast flows, the main driver for forest regression, and rockfalls. However, the evolution of scree slopes in forested environments remains extremely complex due to the multiscale components that affect their evolution in the short, medium and long term.

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Section: 1 | Extraction Of Primary Morphometric Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental drivers of paraglacial time duration and intensity for scree slopes dynamics in forested environments

Germain

Stabile‐Caillé

2023

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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“…The study area is amongst the driest regions of Europe [73] which makes it an ideal place to learn and enjoy about the geology and geomorphology as the vegetation cover is rather limited allowing many geomorphological and geological features to be observed easily [71]. The region is characterized by a series of mountain ranges or Sierras (Betic chain, resulting from the Alpine orogeny and mainly consisting of hard Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks) and uplifted Cenozoic basins dominated by unconsolidated sediments [74][75][76][77]. From a lithological point of view, volcanic, sedimentary and metamorphic rock types outcrop in the area [78][79][80][81][82], resulting in diverse landform types.…”

Section: Geomorphological and Geological Setting Of The Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a lithological point of view, volcanic, sedimentary and metamorphic rock types outcrop in the area [78][79][80][81][82], resulting in diverse landform types. The region is also tectonically active [74,75,[82][83][84] which allows to observe active faults, horst and graben landforms as well as volcanic features [77,[83][84][85][86]. Erosional and depositional features include various types of mass movements, gullies, badlands, fans and landforms resulting from fluvial and coastal dynamics [87][88][89].…”

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The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

Tessema

Poesen

Verstraeten

et al. 2021

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Scenic beauty is one of the most-commonly used indicators in the inventory and assessment of geosites for geoconservation, geoheritage management and geotourism development. It is an important driver of tourists to visit natural areas and it also provides support for the protection of natural heritage. Previous studies on scenic beauty mainly focused on landscape preference and physical characteristics of geosites that affect scenic beauty appreciation. The relationships between the scenic beauty of geosites, their scientific value and the geoscience knowledge of tourists has not been empirically investigated in detail. Hence, this study investigates this relationship using 34 geosites from southeastern Spain. For this purpose, 29 respondents with a geoscience background and who all visited the 34 geosites, 43 respondents with a geoscience background but who did not visit the geosites, and 104 respondents with no geoscience background and who did not visit the geosites, participated in a survey. The first group rated the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites based on a direct field visit during which the scientific background of these geosites was given. On the other hand, the latter two groups rated scenic beauty using representative photos of the geosites. A five-point Likert scale was used to rate the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites. We found a significant relationship between the scenic beauty of geosites and their scientific value, and this relationship becomes more significant if the geoscientific knowledge of the respondents increases. One-way ANOVA results indicated that a geoscience background contributed to higher perceived scenic beauty, especially for those geosites that in general were considered as more scenic by all the respondent groups. It was also found that geosites with viewpoints received in general higher scenic beauty and scientific value ratings.

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“…Los sectores donde predomina la elevación tectónica se encuentran dominados por secuencias escalonadas de terrazas marinas y abanicos aluviales, muy a menudo asociados a acantilados rocosos de diferente entidad. En estas costas también es característico el desarrollo de deltas relacionados con la progradación de los sistemas fluviales a partir de la transgresión flandriense (Gutiérrez et al, 2013). Por el contrario, en las costas atlánticas del Golfo de Cádiz se desarrollan importantes estuarios y marismas asociadas a los sistemas fluviales más importantes (Guadalquivir, Guadiana, Tinto, Odiel, etc.…”

Section: El Periodo Cuaternario En La Península Y La Instalación De Lunclassified

El Periodo Cuaternario: La Historia Geológica de la Prehistoria

Barroso

Bardajı́

Roquero

et al. 2017

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ResumenEste trabajo presenta una síntesis de la estratigrafía y geocronología del Periodo Cuaternario tras la actualización cronoestratigráfica aprobada por la Comisión Internacional de Estratigrafía (ICS-IUGS) y la Unión Internacional para el Estudio del Cuaternario (INQUA). Se aportan los datos más recientes sobre estratigrafía, cronología y paleoclimatología de este periodo en la Península Ibérica, así como los esquemas o fuentes bibliográficas más clásicas. Se da una visión general de la Prehistoria enmarcándola dentro de los episodios o eventos climáticos más característicos del Pleistoceno final, Holoceno y Antropoceno. Esta síntesis pretende ser una guía resumida de la cronología cuaternaria para todos aquellos investigadores que, trabajando en el Periodo Cuaternario, no poseen una formación científica adecuada al respecto.

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Geomorphological research in Spain

Cited by 11 publications

References 92 publications

Environmental drivers of paraglacial time duration and intensity for scree slopes dynamics in forested environments

Environmental drivers of paraglacial time duration and intensity for scree slopes dynamics in forested environments

The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

El Periodo Cuaternario: La Historia Geológica de la Prehistoria

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