Active periglacial processes are currently marginal in the Iberian Peninsula, spatially limited
to the highest mountain ranges. However, a wide variety of periglacial deposits and …

Globally there is already a lot of pressure on water resources because of climate change,
economic development, as well as an increasing global populace. Many rivers originate in …

The absence of vegetation in most ice‐free areas of Antarctica makes the soil surface very
sensitive to atmosphere dynamics, especially in the western sector of the Antarctic …

Landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) is important for catastrophe management in the
mountainous regions. They focus on generating susceptibility maps beginning from …

Hydrogeomorphological maps have a useful importance in exploration hydrogeology,
engineering geosciences, geotechnical engineering and planning. The role of …

Topography exerts a key role in controlling permafrost distribution in areas where mean
annual temperatures are slightly negative. One such case is the low-altitude environments of …

Solifluction lobes and rock glaciers show similar geometry with a wide range of sizes.
Morphometric analysis classifies these lobate landforms in the eastern Swiss Alps into five …

High-mountain basins provide a source of valuable water resources. This paper presents
hydrological models for the evaluation of water resources in the high-mountain Zêzere river …

Geographic information system analysis and artificial neural network modelling were
combined to evaluate forest-fire susceptibility in the Central Portugal administrative area …

Climate change has enhanced the occurrence of rural fires, since changes in the
hydrological cycle have led to the occurrence of increasingly long and frequent periods of …