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C. Sanz de Galdeano

C. Sanz de Galdeano

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Earth Science

D-Index
30
Citations
3597
World Ranking
9111
National Ranking
212

Overview

C. Sanz de Galdeano is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Geophysics, Archeology, and Economics and Econometrics. Their work encompasses a variety of topics including Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, earthquake and tectonic studies, Archaeological and Historical Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Geodetic fault slip rates on active faults in the Baza sub-Basin (SE Spain): Insights for seismic hazard assessment, 2021, Journal of Geodynamics
  • Insights of Active Extension Within a Collisional Orogen From GNSS (Central Betic Cordillera, S Spain), 2023, Tectonics
  • Multifractal temporal analysis of seismicity of the Trans-Alboran shear zone, 2024, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C
  • The Andalusian E-W coast. Discussion on its geological significance, 2020, BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated with C. Sanz de Galdeano include:

  • Pedro Alfaro
  • Alberto Sánchez-Alzola
  • Iván Martı́n-Rojas
  • Francisco Juan García-Tortosa
  • Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar

The prominent publication venues where their research has appeared include:

  • Journal of Geodynamics
  • Tectonics
  • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C
  • BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO

C. Sanz de Galdeano's work addresses seismic hazard assessment, tectonic activity, and geological processes in southern Spain, with methodological approaches integrating geodetic measurements and multifractal time series analysis. This cross-disciplinary expertise also spans archaeological and historical studies connected to geological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Geologic evolution of the Betic Cordilleras in the Western Mediterranean, Miocene to the present

    C.Sanz De Galdeano

  • Stratigraphic record and palaeogeographical context of the Neogene basins in the Betic Cordillera, Spain

    C. Sanz de Galdeano;J. A. Vera

  • Seismotectonics of the Ibero-Maghrebian region

    E. Buforn;C. Sanz de Galdeano;A. Udías

  • Late orogenic intramontane basin development: the Granada basin, Betics (southern Spain)

    J. Rodriguez-Fernandez;C. Sanz de Galdeano

  • Active faulting in the internal zones of the central Betic Cordilleras (SE, Spain)

    J. Galindo-Zaldı́var;A.J. Gil;M.J. Borque;F. González-Lodeiro

  • Is there an active subduction beneath the Gibraltar orogenic arc? Constraints from Pliocene to present-day stress field

    A. Pedrera;Ana Ruiz-Constan;J. Galindo-Zaldivar;A. Chalouan

  • Continental fragmentation along the South Scotia Ridge transcurrent plate boundary (NE Antarctic Peninsula)

    J. Galindo-Zaldívar;A. Jabaloy;A. Maldonado;C. Sanz de Galdeano

  • Seismic-induced slump in Early Pleistocene deltaic deposits of the Baza Basin (SE Spain)

    L. Gibert;C. Sanz de Galdeano;P. Alfaro;G. Scott

  • A strike-slip fault corridor within the Alpujarra Mountains (Betic Cordilleras, Spain)

    C. Sanz De Galdeano;J. Rodriguez-Fernandez;A. C. Lopez-Garrido

  • Seismic Potential of the Main Active Faults in the Granada Basin (Southern Spain)

    C. Sanz de Galdeano;J. A. Peláez Montilla;C. López Casado

  • The Baza Fault: a major active extensional fault in the central Betic Cordillera (south Spain)

    P. Alfaro;J. Delgado;C. Sanz de Galdeano;J. Galindo-Zaldívar

  • Shallow seismicity and active faults in the Betic Cordillera. A preliminary approach to seismic sources associated with specific faults

    C. Sanz de Galdeano;C. López Casado;J. Delgado;M.A. Peinado

  • Geomorphologic evidence of the active Baza Fault (Betic Cordillera, South Spain)

    F.J. García-Tortosa;P. Alfaro;J. Galindo-Zaldívar;L. Gibert

  • Recent Tectonic Deformations and Stresses in the Frontal Part of the Rif Cordillera and the Saïss Basin (Fes and Rabat Regions, Morocco)

    K. Bargach;P. Ruano;A. Chabli;J. Galindo-ZaldÍvar

  • The b parameter in the Betic Cordillera, Rif and nearby sectors. Relations with the tectonics of the region

    C. López Casado;C. Sanz de Galdeano;J. Delgado;M.A. Peinado

  • The Triassic palaeogeographic transition between the Alpujarride and Malaguide complexes. Betic–Rif Internal Zone (S Spain, N Morocco)

    C. Sanz de Galdeano;B. Andreo;F.J. Garcı́a-Tortosa;A.C. López-Garrido

  • Study of the Damaging Earthquakes of 1911, 1999, and 2002 in the Murcia, Southeastern Spain, Region: Seismotectonic and Seismic-Risk Implications

    E. Buforn;B. Benito;C. Sanz de Galdeano;C. del Fresno

  • Evidence for the activity and paleoseismicity of the Padul fault (Betic Cordillera, southern Spain)

    P. Alfaro;J. Galindo-Zaldívar;A. Jabaloy;A.C. Lopez-Garrido

  • The structure of the Alboran Sea: an interpretation from seismological and geological data

    C López Casado;C Sanz de Galdeano;S Molina Palacios;J Henares Romero

  • Tectonically driven landscape development within the eastern Alpujarran Corridor, Betic Cordillera, SE Spain (Almeria)

    A.F Garcı́a;A.F Garcı́a;Z Zhu;Z Zhu;T.L Ku;C Sanz de Galdeano

  • Main active faults in the Granada and Guadix-Baza Basins (Betic Cordillera)

    C. Sanz de Galdeano;F.J. García-Tortosa;J.A. Peláez;P. Alfaro

  • Glacis geometry as a geomorphic marker of recent tectonics: The Guadix–Baza basin (South Spain)

    F.J. García-Tortosa;P. Alfaro;C. Sanz de Galdeano;J. Galindo-Zaldívar;J. Galindo-Zaldívar

  • Active shallow extension in central and eastern Betic Cordillera from CGPS data

    J. Galindo-Zaldivar;J. Galindo-Zaldivar;A.J. Gil;C. Sanz de Galdeano;M.C. Lacy

  • Tectonic wedge escape in the southwestern front of the Rif Cordillera (Morocco)

    A. Chalouan;J. Galindo-Zaldívar;M. Akil;C. Marín

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar University of Granada
Bartolomé Andreo
Bartolomé Andreo University of Malaga
Simone Cesca
Simone Cesca University of Potsdam
A. Jabaloy
A. Jabaloy University of Granada
Emanuele Tondi
Emanuele Tondi University of Camerino
Elia d'Acremont
Elia d'Acremont Sorbonne University
Andrés Maldonado
Andrés Maldonado University of Granada
Jorge Morales
Jorge Morales Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Jesús M. Ibáñez
Jesús M. Ibáñez University of Granada
Gemma Ercilla
Gemma Ercilla Spanish National Research Council

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