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SIT4ME held a new working meeting to get ready for the last year of the project
Representatives from all four partners of SIT4ME project met together via video-conference last 23rd June for a new working meeting to prepare the last year of the project. Ramon Carbonell (PI), Irene DeFelipe and Juan Alcalde, from ICTJA-CSIC; Alire... Read more
25-06-2020 Research News
From planet Earth to exoplanets: new life research frontiers in astrobiogeology
Is the exoplanet Kepler-452 b, located at fourteen hundred light years from Earth -potentially habitable? At what other places of the Universe can the phenomenon of life have taken place? All these questions on life research inside and outside the So... Read more
22-06-2020 Research News
How seismometers record church bells ringing
A new study has compared the different types of bell ringing to indicate the passage of time used in several European countries using recordings of seismometers installed near bell towers. The study, made by ICTJA-CSIC researcher Jordi Díaz and recen... Read more
16-06-2020 Research News
New PhD thesis sheds light on the dynamics and evolution of double subduction systems with opposite polarity
Mireia Peral defended her PhD Thesis entitled “Dynamics of subduction systems with opposite polarity in adjacent segments: application to the westernmost Mediterranean” on June On 3rd June. The main purpose of the work, which has been supervised by M... Read more
15-06-2020 Research News
Unravelling the causes of the Neotropical biodiversity
It is estimated that the Amazon forest contains more tree species diversity in per square kilometer than do all temperate forests of Europe, North America, and Asia combined. It is just an example of the wondrous biological diversity of the Neotropic... Read more
04-06-2020 Research News
Monitoring the "seismic heartbeat" of the city during the coronavirus lockdown
The lockdown to curtail the spread of the coronavirus has also been reflected in the seismometers records. ICTJA-CSIC researcher, Jordi Díaz, has been analyzing, since last March 13, when lockdown was declared, the variations of the ground vibrations... Read more
30-04-2020 Research News
SERA project comes to an end
After three years, SERA project (Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infraestucture Aliance for Europe) comes to an end. The project final meeting was virtually held on 23 and 24 of April. During the meeting, each working package presented... Read more
27-04-2020 Research News
Las plantaciones forestales han alterado el ciclo del nitrógeno de las lagunas costeras de clima mediterráneo de Chile
Los cambios de uso y cobertura del suelo, y en especial las plantaciones forestales realizadas durante la decada de los 70 del siglo XX, han alterado el ciclo del nitrógeno más que ningún otro cambio climático o las actividades humanas en los últimos... Read more
22-04-2020 Research News
EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online
This year, and due to the coronavirus outbreak, the physical edition of EGU General Assembly has been cancelled. Instead, EGU Council have come up with a more online-friendly emergency alternative for this year: EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online (# ... Read more
17-04-2020 Research News
Valentí Rull analyzes the impact of Quaternary climate changes on the biosphere evolution in his new book
Quaternary is the geological period that started 2.6 million years ago, and it is defined by the glacial cycles. Valentí Rull, researcher at ICTJA-CSC, explains in his new book ‘Quaternary, ecology, evolution and biogeography’ the responses of organi... Read more
15-04-2020 Research News
Videoconference allowed ICTJA-CSIC researchers to attend SEISMIX 2020
Juan Alcalde and Ramon Carbonell attended online the XIXth edition of the Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continent and their Margins (SEISMIX 2020) international simposyum, which was held in Freemantle (Australia) between 15 and 19 March. ... Read more
27-03-2020 Research News
Desarrollan un modelo de alta resolución de velocidades sísmicas de Costa Rica a partir del ruido sísmico
Costa Rica ya tiene un modelo de alta resolución de la distribución de velocidades de ondas S de la corteza superior de todo el país realizado mediante tomografía 3D a partir del ruido sísmico. Este nuevo modelo es el principal resultado de la tesis ... Read more
26-03-2020 Research News
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
Geochronological and geochemical data from fracture-filling calcites from the Lower Pedraforca thrust sheet
Cruset, D., Cantarero, I., Benedicto, A., John, C. M., Vergés, J., Albert, R., Gerdes, A., & Travé, A. (2020). Geochronological and geochemical data from fracture-filling calcites from the Lower Pedraforca thrust sheet (SE Pyrenees). Data in Brief, 31, 105896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105896
Read moreEcology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society
Lima, M., Gayo, E. M., Latorre, C., Santoro, C. M., Estay, S. A., Cañellas-Boltà, N., Margalef, O., Giralt, S., Sáez, A., Pla-Rabes, S., & Chr. Stenseth, N. (2020). Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1929), 20200662. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0662
Read moreChurch bells and ground motions
Diaz, J. (2020). Church bells and ground motions. Journal of Seismology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-020-09935-2
Read moreLong lifetime of the E1u in-plane infrared-active modes of h-BN
Segura, A., Cuscó, R., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., & Artús, L. (2020). Long lifetime of the E1u in-plane infrared-active modes of h-BN. Physical Review B, 101(23), 235203. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.235203
Read moreSignificance of Fracture-Filling Rose-Like Calcite Crystal Clusters in the SE Pyrenees
Cruset, D.; Ibáñez-Insa, J.; Cantarero, I.; John, C.M.; Travé, A. Significance of Fracture-Filling Rose-Like Calcite Crystal Clusters in the SE Pyrenees. Minerals 2020, 10, 522.
Read moreCharacteristics and emplacement mechanisms of the Coranzulí ignimbrites (Central Andes)
Guzmán, S., Doronzo, D. M., Martí, J., & Seggiaro, R. (2020). Characteristics and emplacement mechanisms of the Coranzulí ignimbrites (Central Andes). Sedimentary Geology, 405, 105699. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105699
Read moreIntroduction: Handling uncertainty in the geosciences: identification, mitigation and communication.
Pérez-Díaz, L., Alcalde, J., & Bond, C. E. (2020). Introduction: Handling uncertainty in the geosciences: identification, mitigation and communication. Solid Earth, 11(3), 889–897. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-889-2020
Read moreAnalog and numerical experiments of double subduction systems with opposite polarity in adjacent segments.
Peral, M., Ruh, J., Zlotnik, S., Funiciello, F., Fernàndez, M., Vergés, J., & Gerya, T. ( 2020). Analog and numerical experiments of double subduction systems with opposite polarity in adjacent segments. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21, e2020GC009035. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009035
Read moreControls of magma chamber zonation on eruption dynamics and deposits stratigraphy: The case of El Palomar fallout succession (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
Martí, J., Zafrilla, S., Andújar, J., Jiménez-Mejías, M., Scaillet, B., Pedrazzi, D., Doronzo, D., & Scaillet, S. (2020). Controls of magma chamber zonation on eruption dynamics and deposits stratigraphy: The case of El Palomar fallout succession (Tenerife, Canary Islands). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 106908. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106908
Read moreIsotopic Disorder: The Prevailing Mechanism in Limiting the Phonon Lifetime in Hexagonal BN
Cuscó, R., Edgar, J. H., Liu, S., Li, J., & Artús, L. (2020). Isotopic Disorder: The Prevailing Mechanism in Limiting the Phonon Lifetime in Hexagonal BN. Physical Review Letters, 124(16), 167402. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.167402
Read moreOn the Anthropocene formalization and the proposal by the Anthropocene Working Group.
Soriano, C., 2020. On the Anthropocene formalization and the proposal by the Anthropocene Working Group. Geologica Acta, 18.6, 1-10. DOI: 10.1344/GeologicaActa2020.18.6
Read moreA combined approach to establishing the timing and magnitude of anthropogenic nutrient alteration in a mediterranean coastal lake- watershed system.
Fuentealba, M., Latorre, C., Frugone-Álvarez, M. et al. A combined approach to establishing the timing and magnitude of anthropogenic nutrient alteration in a mediterranean coastal lake- watershed system. Scientific Reports 10, 5864 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62627-2
Read moreDeciphering the metamorphic evolution of the Pulo do Lobo metasedimentary domain (SW Iberian Variscides)
Pérez-Cáceres, I., Jesús Martínez Poyatos, D., Vidal, O., Beyssac, O., Nieto, F., Simancas, J. F., Azor, A., & Bourdelle, F. (2020). Deciphering the metamorphic evolution of the Pulo do Lobo metasedimentary domain (SW Iberian Variscides). Solid Earth, 11(2), 469–488. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-469-2020
Read moreTectono‐Sedimentary Evolution of Jurassic‐Cretaceous diapiric structures: Miravete anticline, Maestrat Basin, Spain.
Vergés, J., Poprawski, Y., Almar, Y., Drzewiecki, P.A., Moragas, M., Bover‐Arnal, T., Macchiavelli, C., Wright, W., Messager, G., Embry, J.‐C. and Hunt, D. (2020),Tectono‐Sedimentary Evolution of Jurassic‐Cretaceous diapiric structures: Miravete anticline, Maestrat Basin, Spain. Basin Research. doi:10.1111/bre.12447
Read moreNeotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes
Rull, V.; Carnaval, A.C.(ed)(2020). Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes. Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-31166-7
Read moreMaking a qualitative volcanic-hazards map by combining simulated scenarios: An example for San Miguel Volcano (El Salvador)
Jiménez, D., Becerril, L., Bartolini, S., Escobar, D., & Martí, J. (2020). Making a qualitative volcanic-hazards map by combining simulated scenarios: An example for San Miguel Volcano (El Salvador). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 395, 106837. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106837
Read moreδD and δ18O variations of the magmatic system beneath Deception Island volcano (Antarctica): Implications for magma ascent and eruption forecasting
Álvarez-Valero, A. M., Gisbert, G., Aulinas, M., Geyer, A., Kereszturi, G., Polo-Sánchez, A., Núñez-Guerrero, E., Sumino, H., & Borrajo, J. (2020). δD and δ18O variations of the magmatic system beneath Deception Island volcano (Antarctica): Implications for magma ascent and eruption forecasting. Chemical Geology, 542, 119595. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119595
Read moreProvenance evolution of Oligocene–Pliocene foreland deposits in the Dezful embayment to constrain Central Zagros exhumation history.
Etemad-Saeed, N., Najafi, M., & Vergés, J. (2020). Provenance evolution of Oligocene–Pliocene foreland deposits in the Dezful embayment to constrain Central Zagros exhumation history. Journal of the Geological Society, jgs2019-206. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2019-206
Read moreUsing seismic attributes in seismotectonic research: an application to the Norcia MW 6.5 earthquake (30 October 2016) in central Italy
Ercoli, M., Forte, E., Porreca, M., Carbonell, R., Pauselli, C., Minelli, G., & Barchi, M. R. (2020). Using seismic attributes in seismotectonic research: an application to the Norcia MW 6.5 earthquake (30 October 2016) in central Italy. Solid Earth, 11(2), 329–348. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-329-2020
Read moreQuaternary Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography
Rull, V.(2020). Quaternary Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography. Elsevier.278p. ISBN: 9780128204733
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