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-025954	Landslide hazard zonation mapping and debris flow modelling in Nainital, Uttarakhand Richa Vaid , Shovan Lal Chattoraj , Sameeksha Mishra , P.K.Champati Ray Submitted: 30 May 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Richa Vaid , Shovan Lal Chattoraj , Sameeksha Mishra , P.K.Champati Ray		Show Abstract
Landslide is one of the most devastating natural hazards in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. Though it has many active and old hotspots, we have focused on Nainital district only in this study considering recent events and challenges. Although available literature exhibits many such case studies from this area, landslip and landslide events which took place, off late, remains to be one of the major burning issue in this area, albeit. Out of many landslide hazard zonation methods, it is felt appropriate to apply Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in this area which takes cues mainly from measurements through pair wise comparisons of causative factors and relies on the judgement of the experts to derive priority scales to enable stake holders adopting a multi criteria decision making approach. Many thematic layers were, hence, considered for this purpose which includes slope, aspect, hillshade, land use and land cover (LULC), normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), lineament, geomorphology, geology etc. These raster inputs were derived mainly from high resolution multispectral, open source DEM and other ancillary data sets. Landslide hazard zonation map, thus produced, were successfully validated on the ground. This kind of map for the whole district holds promise for the stake holders to assess potential high hazard zones and plan to provide remedial measures and thereby supporting mitigation mechanism in case of any future potential hazard. However, considering that present day research in the field of landslides has evolved beyond hazard zonation map, it was decided to develop debris flow models at few critical but strategically important sites by numerical simulation technique. This debris flow models are mainly to be fed space-borne and ground based geological and geotechnical inputs. The simulated result provides spatial variation of different geophysical parameters like pressure, momentum, height and velocity in the affected run-out zone. These outputs provide crucial information on real time landslide hazard mitigation and support to the development of early warning systems.
sciforum-025380	Comparison and evaluation of dimensionality reduction techniques for hyperspectral data analysis Nivedita Priyadarshini K , Sivashankari V , Sulochana Shekhar , Balasubramani K Submitted: 17 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Nivedita Priyadarshini K , Sivashankari V , Sulochana Shekhar , Balasubramani K	N/A	Show Abstract
Hyperspectral datasets provides explicit ground covers with a number of contiguous bands. Filtering of high - dimensional hyperspectral datasets will pave way for further processing with the dataset in a better way. In order to discriminate surface features potentially, the number of spectral bands need to be minimized without losing the original information from the hyperspectral dataset. This technique is termed as ‘dimensionality reduction’. Several approaches are available for reducing higher order dimension to low order dimension of hyperspectral sensor datasets. In this paper, two major dimensionality reduction techniques such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF) have been applied to reduce the dimension of spectral features. The dataset used for the study is AVIRIS NG hyperspectral imagery having a total number of 425 spectral bands covering the wavelengths from 356 nm to 2500 nm. Dimensionality reduction techniques are applied to acquire highly informative bands favoring urban landscape of Kalaburagi, Karnataka. The redundant bands are based on a fact that neighboring bands are highly correlated with each other thus sharing similar information. The benefits of utilizing dimensionality reduction methods are to slacken the complexity of the data during processing and transform original data to remove correlation among the bands. Performance evaluations for dimensionality reduction techniques are assessed and bands that are highly uncorrelated are considered for further processing.
sciforum-025367	Multifractal characterization of seismic activity at Esmeraldas and Manabí provinces (Ecuador) David Cuenca , Javier Estévez , Amanda García Submitted: 17 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	David Cuenca , Javier Estévez , Amanda García	N/A	Show Abstract
Due to the enormous impact of the seismic activity and the need to deepen more in the detailed knowledge of its behaviour, this research work describe an analysis of the multifractal nature of the magnitude, inter-distance and interevent time series of the earthquakes that occurred at the provinces of Manabí and Esmeraldas in Ecuador, during the years 2011-2017, which is an area with a high seismic activity. For this study the Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis or (MF-DFA) has been used, which allows the detection of multifractality in non-stationary series as well as a series of parameters of non-linear characterization. The obtained results revealed that the interevent time series presents the higher degree of multifractality than the two previously mentioned. In addition, the Hurst exponent values were in a non-proportional function to (q), which is a weight value indicating the multifractal behaviour of the dynamics of the earthquakes analysed in this work. Finally, several multifractal parameters were calculated resulting that all the series were skewed to the right which reflects that small variations in the series are more dominant than large fluctuations.
sciforum-025344	Analysis of the relationship between ﬂuid injection and triggered seismicity in southern Italy by using decompositional and spectral methods Luciano Telesca , Tony Stabile Submitted: 15 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Luciano Telesca , Tony Stabile	N/A	Show Abstract
The relationship between injected wastewater produced during oil exploitation and triggered seismicity in Val d'Agri (Southern Italy) is investigated by using the Schuster’s spectrum of the seismicity and the singular spectrum analysis (SSA) of the volume and pressure time series of the wastewater. Our results suggest that most of the cycles found by using the Schuster’s spectrum of the earthquakes have periods very close to those identified in the SSA components of the volume and pressure of the injected wastewater. This could indicate that volume and pressure of the injected wastewater could be able to induce oscillatory variations in the seismic rate, and thus, to trigger earthquakes.
sciforum-025383	Assessment of vertical accuracy for TanDEM-X 90m DEMs in plain, moderate and rugged terrain Ashutosh Bhardwaj Submitted: 18 Apr 2019 Abstract: Show Abstract	Ashutosh Bhardwaj	N/A	Show Abstract
SAR Interferometry technique generates digital elevation models (DEMs) and is being used by various agencies widely. The recently released TanDEM-X DEM by DLR at 90m spatial resolution is available for free download to users. This paper examines the accuracy of TanDEM-X DEM at different experimental sites having different topographic characteristics. Three sites were chosen namely Kendrapara, Orissa; Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dehradun, Uttarakhand with plain, moderate and highly undulating terrain conditions. The RMSE were calculated using ground control points (GCPs) collected by Differential GPS method for experimental sites at Dehradun, Jaipur and Kendrapara. The accuracy of TanDEM-X 90m datasets is compared with other openly accessible optically derived DEMs (ASTER GDEM V2, CartoDEM V3 R1, AW3D30) and InSAR derived DEMs (SRTM, ALOS PALSAR RTC HR). The RMSEs reveals that at Jaipur site with moderate terrain having urban and agriculture as major LULU classes, the results of TanDEM-X 90m DEM has higher accuracy than ALOS PALSAR RTC HR DEM. However, it is observed that in predominantly plain region having agriculture practice (Kendrapara site, Orissa) and rugged region (Dehradun site, Uttarakhan) with mixed land use land cover (e.g., forest, urban, streams, and agriculture) the results of ALOS PALSAR RTC HR data are having higher accuracy than TanDEM-X 90m DEM. Further, the study indicates that for relatively plain site at Kendrapara, Orissa; CartoDEM V3 R1 DEM has best performance with an RMSE of 1.96m, which is least among all DEMs utilized in the study.

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Sponsors and Partners

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