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Francisco Gutiérrez

Francisco Gutiérrez

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Earth Science

D-Index
59
Citations
9993
World Ranking
2083
National Ranking
24

Overview

Francisco Gutiérrez is affiliated with the University of Zaragoza in Spain, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a substantial focus on Environmental Science. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics of Gutiérrez's work cover a range of geological and environmental phenomena, emphasizing:

  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Their recent published papers include:

  • Characterizing and monitoring a high-risk sinkhole in an urban area underlain by salt through non-invasive methods: Detailed mapping, high-precision leveling and GPR (2020, Engineering Geology)
  • Sinkhole development in the Sivas gypsum karst, Turkey (2021, Geomorphology)
  • Natural acid rock drainage in alpine catchments: A side effect of climate warming (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Sinkholes induced by uncontrolled groundwater withdrawal for agriculture in arid Saudi Arabia. Integration of remote-sensing and geophysical (ERT) techniques (2020, Journal of Arid Environments)
  • Sinkhole subsidence monitoring combining terrestrial laser scanner and high-precision levelling (2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)

Frequent publication venues where Gutiérrez's research appears include:

  • Geomorphology
  • Engineering Geology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Collaboration forms a significant part of Gutiérrez's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jorge Sevil
  • Alfonso Benito-Calvo
  • Ángel García-Arnay
  • Mehdi Zarei
  • Ergin Gökkaya

Best Publications

  • A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst

    F. Gutiérrez;M. Parise;J. De Waele;H. Jourde

  • A genetic classification of sinkholes illustrated from evaporite paleokarst exposures in Spain

    Francisco Gutiérrez;Jesús Guerrero;Pedro Lucha

  • Multi-sensor advanced DInSAR monitoring of very slow landslides: The Tena Valley case study (Central Spanish Pyrenees)

    G. Herrera;F. Gutiérrez;J.C. García-Davalillo;J. Guerrero

  • Radar interferometry techniques for the study of ground subsidence phenomena: A review of practical issues through cases in Spain

    R. Tomás;R. Romero;J. Mulas;J. Mulas;J. J. Marturià

  • Geomorphology and natural hazards in karst areas: A review

    Jo De Waele;Francisco Gutiérrez;Mario Parise;Lukas Plan

  • On the longevity of large upper crustal silicic magma reservoirs

    Sarah E. Gelman;Francisco J. Gutiérrez;Francisco J. Gutiérrez;Olivier Bachmann;Olivier Bachmann

  • Integrating geomorphological mapping, trenching, InSAR and GPR for the identification and characterization of sinkholes: A review and application in the mantled evaporite karst of the Ebro Valley (NE Spain)

    Francisco Gutiérrez;Jorge Pedro Galve;Pedro Lucha;Carmen Castañeda

  • Anticipating and managing engineering problems in the complex karst environment

    Mario Parise;Damien Closson;Francisco Gutiérrez;Zoran Stevanović

  • Evaluating and comparing methods of sinkhole susceptibility mapping in the Ebro Valley evaporite karst (NE Spain)

    J.P. Galve;F. Gutiérrez;J. Remondo;J. Bonachea

  • River response to Quaternary subsidence due to evaporite solution (Gállego River, Ebro Basin, Spain)

    Gerardo Benito;Alfredo Pérez-González;Francisco Gutiérrez;María José Machado

  • Current perspectives on the environmental impacts and hazards in karst

    Mario Parise;Jo De Waele;Francisco Gutierrez

  • The Hudson Volcano and surrounding monogenetic centres (Chilean Patagonia): An example of volcanism associated with ridge-trench collision environment

    F Gutierrez;Anna Gioncada;O. Gonzalez Ferran;A. Lahsen

  • Sinkholes in the salt-bearing evaporite karst of the Ebro River valley upstream of Zaragoza city (NE Spain): Geomorphological mapping and analysis as a basis for risk management

    J.P. Galve;F. Gutiérrez;P. Lucha;J. Bonachea

  • Paleosubsidence and active subsidence due to evaporite dissolution in the Zaragoza area (Huerva River valley, NE Spain): processes, spatial distribution and protection measures for transport routes

    Jesús Guerrero;Francisco Gutiérrez;Pedro Lucha

  • Geological and environmental implications of the evaporite karst in Spain

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  • Investigating gravitational grabens related to lateral spreading and evaporite dissolution subsidence by means of detailed mapping, trenching, and electrical resistivity tomography (Spanish Pyrenees)

    F. Gutiérrez;R. Linares;C. Roqué;M. Zarroca

  • Investigation of a large collapse sinkhole affecting a multi-storey building by means of geophysics and the trenching technique (Zaragoza city, NE Spain)

    F. Gutiérrez;J. P. Galve;P. Lucha;J. Bonachea

  • Evaluation of trenching, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for sinkhole characterization

    Domingo Carbonel;Verónica Rodríguez;Francisco Gutiérrez;James P. McCalpin

  • Causes of the catastrophic failure of an earth dam built on gypsiferous alluvium and dispersive clays (Altorricón, Huesca Province, NE Spain)

    F. Gutiérrez;G. Desir;M. Gutiérrez

  • The origin, typology, spatial distribution and detrimental effects of the sinkholes developed in the alluvial evaporite karst of the Ebro River valley downstream of Zaragoza city (NE Spain)

    F. Gutiérrez;J.P. Galve;J. Guerrero;P. Lucha

  • DInSAR measurements of ground deformation by sinkholes, mining subsidence, and landslides, Ebro River, Spain

    Carmen Castañeda;Francisco Gutiérrez;Michele Manunta;Jorge P. Galve

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Pedro Galve
Jorge Pedro Galve University of Granada
Mario Parise
Mario Parise University of Bari Aldo Moro
Orlando Vaselli
Orlando Vaselli University of Florence
Mauro Soldati
Mauro Soldati University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Franco Tassi
Franco Tassi University of Florence
Reynaldo Charrier
Reynaldo Charrier University of Chile
Gerardo Herrera
Gerardo Herrera Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Martin Reich
Martin Reich University of Chile
Ronald L. Bruhn
Ronald L. Bruhn University of Utah

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