Tag Archives: greece
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Active Fault Database for Northern Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/21/active-fault-database-for-northern-greece/ Databases for active faults are a major input for seismic hazard assessment and have been widely developed in several countries (such as USA, Japan,... -
Video on geological and geophysical field work in Greece – The dirt people reloaded http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/08/video-on-geological-and-geophysical-field-work-in-greece-the-dirt-people-reloaded/ I have made a video of our fieldwork in Greece, because I guess somehow we must communicate to the public what our work is... -
What’s up? The Friday links (31) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/23/whats-up-the-friday-links-31/ Elsevier is facing ongoing protests, especially from the blogosphere. Not only did thousands of scientists sign the boycott (no publishing, no reviewing, no editorial... -
Published electronic material available for download from the 2nd INQUA- IGCP 567 Corinth 2011 International Workshop http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/07/published-electronic-material-available-for-download-from-the-2nd-inqua-igcp-567-corinth-2011-international-workshop/ The 2nd INQUA- IGCP 567 International Workshop on “Active Tectonics, Earthquake Geology, Archaeology and Engineering” was held in Corinth 19-24 September 2011. The event... -
Sunday Geology Picture: Alkyonides Gulf, Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/18/sunday-geology-picture-alkyonides-gulf-greece/ This beautiful, isolated rock stands in the Alkyonides Gulf, the northwestern part of the Gulf of Corinth. It has some beautiful notches, which indicate... -
Saturday Geology Picture: Delphi, Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/17/saturday-geology-picture-delphi-greece/ Delphi is one of the most impressive places I’ve ever seen. The landscape is just breathtaking – the archaeological site is situated on the... -
Cologne University – PhD position in Archaeoseismology available http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/23/cologne-university-phd-position-in-archaeoseismology-available/ The University of Cologne (Seismological Station Bensberg) invites applications for an open position as a Doctoral Student. An essential part of the research activities... -
What’s up? The Friday links (19) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/10/21/whats-up-the-friday-links-19/ Let’s start with some good news: The first two Galileo satellites (Natalia and Thijs) will be launched today from Kourou. It’s a little behind... -
2nd day of the Corinth2011 meeting http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/09/20/2nd-day-of-the-corinth2011-meeting/ 9:00 The second day started with a great keynote, Chris Scholz talked about earthquake triggering and fault synchronization with examples from California and Iceland.... -
A few words about the upcoming Corinth Workshop http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/09/17/a-few-words-about-the-upcoming-corinth-workshop/ After the very successful 1st Workshop on Earthquake Archaeology and Paleoseismology held in the ancient roman site of Baelo Claudia (Spain, 2009), the INQUA...
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What’s up? The Friday links (15) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/08/whats-up-the-friday-links-15/ The most exciting news this week surely were the media reports that a tsunami destroyed ancient Olympia in Greece, hundreds of years ago. Andreas... -
Corinth2011 – Registration re-opened, 20 places left! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/02/corinth2011-registration-re-opened-20-places-left/ Dear colleagues and friends, the registration for the Corinth2011 workshop is open again. Due to additional capacities at the conference venue we can offer... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (4) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/25/the-wednesday-centerfault-4/ This day’s Centerfault is the Sparta Fault in southern Greece (37.1°N 23.3°E). Being situated on the Peloponessus, the fault marks one of the most... -
Active and Inactive Faults http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/06/active-and-inactive-faults/ Following Tomas post let’s stay a little longer on the Corinth Canal. The 6 km long famous Corinth Canal despite being an amazing feat of engineering, since it... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (1) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/27/the-wednesday-centerfault-1/ It’s not easy to prepare weekly Friday links when you are abroad, this is what I had to realize in April. However, I will... -
Corinth2011 Abstract Template available http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/27/corinth2011-abstract-template-available/ The Abstracts Template for the Corinth 2011 workshop is now available here: Abstracts Template Corinth 2011 (doc-format, 245 kb) Please use the template for... -
Paleoseismicity at the EGU2011 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/09/paleoseismicity-at-the-egu2011/ Now the EGU2011 in Vienna is over. Thousands of scientists have attended the meeting and more than 13,000 abstratcs were presented. Approx. 20,000 portions... -
“spektrumdirekt” reports on archeoseismology http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/04/spektrumdirekt-reports-on-archeoseismology/ The online science magazine “spektrumdirekt” reports on the archeoseismological and paleoseismological studies in Baelo Claudia, Southern Spain. The article focusses on tsunami hazard in...
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Happy holidays and a happy 2011! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/12/25/happy-holidays-and-a-happy-2011/ Paleoseismicity.org wishes you happy holidays and a happy new year! Be aware of snow avalanches and don’t get stuck in the winter traffic! We...
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Teaching Paleoseismology – Excursion to Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/12/01/teaching-paleoseismology-excursion-to-greece/ Paleoseismology and archeoseismology do only rarely appear in the curriculae of geoscience studies. Those topics will be covered in courses on tectonics and structural...
