Author: Juris Soms

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Juris Soms

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Seismites resulting from high-frequency, high-magnitude earthquakes in Latvia caused by Late Glacial glacio-isostatic uplift

2016

Abstract Geologically extremely rapid changes in altitude by glacial rebound of the Earth crust after retreat of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet at the end of the last Weichselian glaciation influenced the palaeogeography of northern Europe. The uplift of the Earth crust apparently was not gradual, but shock-wise, as the uplift was accompanied by frequent, high-magnitude earthquakes. This can be deduced from strongly deformed layers which are interpreted as seismites. Such seismites have been described from several countries around the Baltic Sea, including Sweden, Germany and Poland. Now similarly deformed layers that must also be interpreted as seismites, have been discovered also in Latvia, a…

010506 paleontologygeographygeography.geographical_feature_categorySoft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS) SeismitesGeography Planning and DevelopmentMagnitude (mathematics)PaleontologyPost-glacial rebound010502 geochemistry & geophysics01 natural sciencesLatviaQE701-760PaleontologyTectonic upliftAltitudeEarthquake recurrence timeGlacio-isostatic reboundGlacial periodIce sheetWeichselian glaciationPalaeogeographySeismologyGeology0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEarth-Surface ProcessesJournal of Palaeogeography

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A geomorphological approach for enhancing environmental management and conservation of landforms as protected nature objects in the Upper Daugava spi…

2015

<p class="R-AbstractKeywords"><span lang="EN-GB">This paper describes the application of geomorphological approach for environmental management and conservation of landforms. Specifically, we discuss the contribution of geomorphological field survey and adapted matrix methodology (in combination with understanding of geology) to identification, study and evaluation of those abiotic nature elements which represent geological and geomorphological heritage. We describe a case study carried out in that part of the protected landscape area “Augšdaugava” which encompasses the Upper Daugava spillway valley. The study programme reported in this paper was realized to perform inventory of…

environmental management landforms protected nature objectsgeographySpillwaygeography.geographical_feature_categoryGeodiversityLandformbusiness.industryEnvironmental resource managementIdentification (biology)businessField surveyRepresentativeness heuristicField (geography)Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference

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