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Age and environmental conditions for the formation of the Pannonian mega-yardang system
The Pannonian mega-yardang system is the northernmost mega-yardang field in Europe, exerting a profound influence on the relief and surface...
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Geomorphological Landscape Assessment in the Hismah Desert: A Possible Geopark in Link with NEOM Project
NEOM is a new regional development in Saudi Arabia with a strong focus on the environment and sustainable development. In the cultural aspect, NEOM...
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Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential of NEOM, Saudi Arabia: Linking Geoethics, Geoconservation, and Geotourism
NEOM in the northwestern part of Saudi Arabia comprises of range of geodiversity like desert, mountain, and coast. This paper is a pioneering...
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Grain size characteristics of the sand silt layers in the ancient delta of the dried Lop Nur lake (east Tarim Basin) and their environmental implications
Grain size characteristics of sediments are an effective index for the depositional environment. However, whether grain size is an accurate indicator...
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Geotourism in Qatar
Qatar is one of the most promising Middle Eastern countries in the field of geotourism, as it places a high priority on develo** the tourism sector...
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Promoting Geotourism in Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark
Geoparks in China have always overlapped with many other tourism branding schemes. It is unclear whether people are familiar with the UNESCO Global...
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Topographical and morphological studies of Valles Marineris, Mars by using Mars Colour Camera onboard India’s first Mars Orbiter Mission with MOLA data
The surface of Mars is an integrated record of the geological processes that have acted on the planet over its history. The geomorphic landforms...
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Provenance of aeolian sand in the Kumtag Desert, northwestern China, inferred from geochemical data
The Kumtag Desert is one of the main deserts of northwestern China, and identifying the provenance of its aeolian sediments is of great importance...
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Quantitative Evaluation and Spatial Clustering of Geodiversity in Iran
Geodiversity assessment provides a reliable basis for land planning and management at national and regional levels. The present study was conducted...
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An Analysis of Morphology and Diverse Mineralogy in Ius Chasma, Valles Marineris Using MCC, CRISM and CTX Data
Map** of minerals, elemental compositions and the morphological features of the Martian surface along with their occurrences help in understanding...
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Climate change mitigation with clean energy: a case study on the potential of solar photovoltaic power plants in eastern Iran
Human health and subsistence have always been, directly and indirectly, affected by climate change events. Although the general trend of temperature...
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Influencing mechanism and hydrogeological implications of water level fluctuation of lakes in the northern Qaidam Basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The Qaidam Basin (QB) is a concentrated distribution area and chemical industrial bases of salt lakes in China. Lakes in the QB have been expanding...
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Classification, Spatial Distribution Pattern, Forming Reasons, and Driving Forces of National Geoparks in China
In this study, GIS spatial analysis was used, a new classification of Chinese national geoparks was presented, and spatial distribution pattern,...
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Geosites in Karamay city, **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China
Karamay city in **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, has a developed petroleum industry and has many geosites of high educational and...
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Characteristics of Geoparks in China and Japan: Similarities and Differences
Both China and Japan have achieved considerable development of geoparks. This paper introduces the current status of geoparks and develops a...
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Geotourism in Iran
This chapter addresses Iran as an initiator of geotourism in the region with incomparable geological features and potential. Geological phenomena and...
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Geoheritage sites of Yan’an City for Geotourism in China’s Middle Loess Plateau
The Loess Plateau is the only young and accumulating plateau in the world, and loess deposited in this area covers 4.6% of China’s land area. As a...
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Aerial Geotourism: New Branch of Geotourism for Promoting Geoconservation (Examples from Iran)
Aerial geotourism is a result of the combination of earth science, tourism, and aviation together, that is the tourism use of geodiversity,...
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Stratigraphic relationship between Rimrock Lake and Hay Lake playa sediments, Harney Basin, eastern Oregon, USA
Seven sediment cores from Rimrock Lake (n = 4) and Hay Lake (n = 3) playas (Harney Basin, northwest Great Basin, Oregon, USA) were used to...
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Sedimentary and Heavy Mineral Records for the Oligocene–Miocene Exhumation of the Easternmost Tianshan
The topography of the Harlik Mountain has a strong impact on the formation of current arid climate in the Turpan-Hami Basin. However, it is still...