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Imaggeo on Mondays: How erosion creates natural clay walls

Olivia Trani October 8, 2018

Once there was a road...the clay wall. Credit: Chiara Arrighi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The badlands valley of Civita di Bagnoregio is a hidden natural gem in the province of Viterbo, Italy, just 100 kilometres from Rome. Pictured here is the ‘wall,’ one of the valley’s most peculiar features, where you can even find the wooden structural remains of a trail used for agricultural purposes in the 19th and 20th centuries. The photograph was taken by Chiara Arrighi, a post-doc research a ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The Henry Mountains, living textbook of modern geomorphology

Robert Emberson October 1, 2018

Mt Hilliers, at the Core of the Henry Mountains. Credit: Robert Emberson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In 1877, the United States Geological Survey published a report “On the Geology of the Henry Mountains”, on the small range of peaks in southern Utah, pictured here. Up to that point, little scientific study had been made of the unassuming peaks, but the author of the report, one Grove Karl Gilbert, not only detailed the structure and mineralogy of the landscape, but in doing so also l ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Cumulonimbus, king of clouds

Olivia Trani September 17, 2018

Cumulonimbus: King of Clouds. Credit: Martin Köhler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This wonderful mature thunderstorm cell was observed near the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen. A distinct anvil can be seen in the background meanwhile a new storm cell is growing in the foreground of the cumulonimbus structure. Mature storm cells like this are common in Southern Germany during the summer season. Strong heat, enough moisture, and a labile stratification of the atmos ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The ancient guard of Altai

Olivia Trani September 10, 2018

The ancient guard of Altai Credit: Natalia Rudaya (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In the heart of Eurasia, an ancient stone statue overlooks the expanse of the Kurai Valley and the Altai Mountains in Russia. This relic was crafted more than a thousand years ago, sometime during the 6th or 7th century. A Turkish clan that inhabited the region, known as the First Turkic Khaganat, would often erect stones as monuments of funeral rituals. Natalia Rudaya, who took this photograph, i ...[Read More]