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The formation of an open atoll in strike slip-fault setting: new insight from Maratua Island, Kalimantan-Indonesia
This study aims at reconstructing the mechanism explaining the formation of the V-shaped open atoll of Maratua Island. The reconstruction was...
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Volcano disaster risk management during crisis: implementation of risk communication in Indonesia
Volcano disaster risk management during a crisis requires continuous and intensive risk communication with the public. However, to have the desired...
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Increasing fiscal resilience to disasters in the Pacific
Pacific Island countries are among the list of countries that face the highest disaster risk globally—in per capita terms. In recent years,...
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The evolution of diamond-forming fluids indicating a pre-kimberlitic metasomatic event in the mantle beneath the Mirny field (Siberian craton)
A suite of coated diamonds from the International’naya ( n = 63) and Mir ( n = 5) kimberlite pipes (Mirny field, Siberian craton) was studied to track...
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Internal structure of ultralow-velocity zones consistent with origin from a basal magma ocean
Seismological observations reveal patches of low-velocity anomalies at the core–mantle boundary known as ultralow-velocity zones. Despite recent...
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Variations in Electrical Characteristics of Near-Surface Atmosphere during Strong Earthquakes: Observation Results
Abstract —Variations in the vertical electric field and atmospheric current in the near-surface atmosphere, accompanying strong earthquakes, are...
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How adaptive capacity shapes the Adapt, React, Cope response to climate impacts: insights from small-scale fisheries
As the impacts of climate change on human society accelerate, coastal communities are vulnerable to changing environmental conditions. The capacity...
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Scope for predicting seasonal variation of the SPCZ with ACCESS-S1
Regional seasonal forecasting requires accurate simulation of the variability of local climate drivers. The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is...
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The history of phytolith research in Australasian archaeology and palaeoecology
Although phytolith research has come of age in archaeology and palaeoecology internationally, it has remained relatively marginalised from mainstream...
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GNSS CORS Networks and Data
From definitions of a geodetic CORS system to examples of tracking networks around the world and raw data exchange formats, this chapter highlights...
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Geochemical Characterization and Evolution of Soils from Krakatau Islands
AbstractThe Krakatau islands complex was formed after the huge eruption of the late Mt. Krakatau in 1883. The complex consists of four islands:...
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Spatial and Social Dimensions of Galápagos Food Environments
This chapter describes the current food environment in the Galápagos and its historical and sociopolitical context. Using market survey data, the...
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A conceptual framework for integrated management of disasters recovery projects
Following the increasing rate of disasters’ impacts on societies, more attention is being paid to recovery projects after these disasters. However,...
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Estimating relative immediacy of water-related challenges in Small Island Develo** States (SIDS) of the Pacific Ocean using AHP modeling
We outline nine water-related challenges faced by the Small Island Develo** States (SIDS) of the Pacific Ocean and map them with relevant...
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Relationship between Saury Fishing Grounds and Large-Scale Coherent Structures in the Ocean, According to Satellite Data
AbstractAVISO satellite data on the speeds of geostrophic currents from 2004 to 2018 are used to associate a substantial reduction in the saury catch...
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Sustainability-Resiliency Status Quo
Building on the notion that environmental sustainability as one of the key contributors to disaster resiliency, this chapter analyses existing...
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Morphological disparity in extant and extinct sepiid phragmocones: morphological adaptions for phragmocone strength compared to those related to cameral liquid emptying hypotheses
The phragmocone-bearing coleoid cephalopods Sepia , Sepiella , Metasepia and Hemisepius (sepiids) are the most diverse of all extant chambered...
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South Pacific Convergence Zone dynamics, variability and impacts in a changing climate
The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is a diagonal band of intense rainfall and deep atmospheric convection extending from the equator to the...
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Contrasting platinum-group element geochemistry of post-collisional porphyry Cu ± Au ore-bearing and barren suites in the central and southeastern Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran
The Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc (UDMA), Iran, hosts giant to small porphyry Cu ± Au deposits associated with Miocene post-collisional magmatism....
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Identification of the Original Tectonic Setting for Oceanic Andesite Using Discrimination Diagrams: An Approach Based on Global Geochemical Data Synthesis
Systematical analyses of data from GEOROC and PetDB database show that large amount of Cenozoic andesites occurred in the various oceanic...