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Thursday talks: Cédric Legendre – September 16
We cordially invite you to a lecture given on September 16, 3PM, by our new colleague dr. Cédric Legendre (formerly Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan). The talk Large-scale variation in seismic anisotropy in the crust and upper mantle beneath...
GFÚ researchers analysed past seismic activity in the area of the current Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption, Iceland.
Iceland is one of the most significant geodynamic areas in the world since it is the only part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the North-American and Eurasian tectonic plates, exposed above sea level. As such, it represents unique opportunity to...
Lecture by Catherine Annen – June 28
We cordially invite you to a lecture given by our colleague dr. Catherine Annen, devoted to her current research on magma chambers, from magma generation to eruption, and some long-standing problems in this field. Catherine is an expert in numerical modelling of...
The rise of Neolithic farming coincided with catastrophic soil erosion in the Andes
Catastrophic soil erosion coincided with wetter conditions and the transition from hunter-gathering to agropastoralism in the Altiplano region of the central Andes. The study published in Nature Communications was conducted by an international group of researchers...