Geosciences Journal - Call for papers: Advances in active tectonics of Korea: multidisciplinary approaches in fault and volcanic activities

Description:

The Korean Peninsula is a typical slow-deforming area where the characterization of faulting and volcanism is challenging. With growing geohazard issues concerning the damaging earthquakes, active faults, and volcanic activities in the peninsula, academic and socio-economic interest in Korea's active tectonics (or neotectonic) has motivated various studies on its spatial and temporal features. Especially, recent emerging technologies and innovative multidisciplinary approaches have led to improved findings on the active faulting and volcanism of Korea. This special collection will feature advanced research on active tectonics in the Korean Peninsula, from local to continental scales, as well as new approaches to studying the slow-deforming area. We also welcome papers that disseminate state-of-the-artsets of data and models representing the most critical findings on the active tectonics of East Asia.

Keywords:

Korean Peninsula, Active tectonics, Neotectonics, Faulting, Volcanism, Slow-deforming area

Guest editors:

• Youngbeom Cheon
  Geologic Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea
• Chang Woo Kwon
  Geologic Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea
• Jeong-Sik Oh
  Department of Geography, Kyungbook National University, Korea

Submission deadline: the end of February, 2024