Iceland, an Open-Air Museum for Geoheritage and Earth Science Communication Purposes
Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of geodynamic, tectonic and magmatic forces, such as active rifting, volcanic eruptions and subvolcanic intrusions. We have ide...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2079-9276/9/2/14/ 2023-08-20T04:07:21+02:00 Iceland, an Open-Air Museum for Geoheritage and Earth Science Communication Purposes Federico Pasquaré Mariotto Fabio Luca Bonali Corrado Venturini agris 2020-02-02 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/resources9020014 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources9020014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Resources; Volume 9; Issue 2; Pages: 14 Iceland geosite faults fractures dykes geoheritage Earth Science communication Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/resources9020014 2023-07-31T23:03:56Z Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of geodynamic, tectonic and magmatic forces, such as active rifting, volcanic eruptions and subvolcanic intrusions. We have identified and selected 25 geosites from the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the Northern Volcanic Zone, areas where most of the above phenomena can be admired as they unfold before the viewers’ eyes. We have qualitatively assessed the selected volcano–tectonic geosites by applying a set of criteria derived from previous studies and illustrated them through field photographs, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-captured images and 3-D models. Finally, we have discussed and compared the different options and advantages provided by such visualization techniques and proposed a novel, cutting-edge approach to geoheritage promotion and popularization, based on interactive, navigable Virtual Outcrops made available online. Text Iceland MDPI Open Access Publishing Resources 9 2 14 |
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Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of geodynamic, tectonic and magmatic forces, such as active rifting, volcanic eruptions and subvolcanic intrusions. We have identified and selected 25 geosites from the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the Northern Volcanic Zone, areas where most of the above phenomena can be admired as they unfold before the viewers’ eyes. We have qualitatively assessed the selected volcano–tectonic geosites by applying a set of criteria derived from previous studies and illustrated them through field photographs, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-captured images and 3-D models. Finally, we have discussed and compared the different options and advantages provided by such visualization techniques and proposed a novel, cutting-edge approach to geoheritage promotion and popularization, based on interactive, navigable Virtual Outcrops made available online. |
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