Geomorphology

Imaggeo on Mondays: The Grand Canyon and celebrating Earth Science Week

Laura Roberts-Artal October 12, 2015

Grand Canyon . Credit: Credit: Paulina Cwik (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today marks the start of Earth Science Week – a yearly international event which aims to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences. The event is promoted by the American Geosciences Institute and the Geological Society of London, amongst others, so be sure to head to their websites to find out more. Our Imaggeo on Monday’s image celebrates Earth Science We ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Mount Etna

Bárbara Ferreira October 5, 2015

Mount Etna . Credit: Alicia Morugán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In this week’s Imaggeo on Monday’s image an almost Martian looking landscape, with ombre coloured soils, gives way to gently rolling hills, covered in luscious woods and vegetation. Were it not for the trees in the distance, you would be forgiven for thinking this image had been captured by a Mars rover. In truth, it is an entirely more earthly landscape: welcome to the slopes of Mt. Etna! Keep on ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moulin on the Athabasca Glacier

Stéphanie Grand September 28, 2015

The Athabasca Glacier is located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies. It is the largest of seven named distributary glaciers carrying ice away from the Columbia Icefield, the largest icefield in the Rocky Mountains. This picture shows a summer meltwater stream running on the surface of the ice disappear in a moulin – a vertical shaft forming part of the glacier’s internal plumbing sys ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The organisation of a river system

Tatiana Feskova September 21, 2015

The nature organization of the river system . Credit: Tatiana Feskova (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The picture shows the Elbe Rivervalley, one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It was taken from the Bastei Bridge close to Rathen, which towers 194 meters above the Elbe River in the state of Saxony in the south-eastern Germany. This region belongs to the national park known as Saxon Switzerland. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic, the Saxon Switzerland National Park ...[Read More]