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Galderic Lastras

Galderic Lastras

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Overview

Galderic Lastras is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 27 publications in this field. Within this broader domain, Lastras has contributed extensively to subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Oceanography.

Lastras's main research topics cover a range of geological and geophysical areas. These include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Lastras are:

  • The Making of the NEAM Tsunami Hazard Model 2018 (NEAMTHM18), 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 5.0, 2024, Scientific Data
  • Seismo-Turbidites in Aysén Fjord (Southern Chile) Reveal a Complex Pattern of Rupture Modes Along the 1960 Megathrust Earthquake Segment, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • On the termination of deep-sea fan channels: Examples from the Rhône Fan (Gulf of Lion, Western Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Geomorphology
  • Active Faulting, Submarine Surface Rupture, and Seismic Migration Along the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault System, Patagonian Andes, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Lastras frequently publishes in journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), EDULEARN proceedings, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Scientific Data.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Miquel Canals
  • Katleen Wils
  • David Amblàs
  • Maarten Van Daele
  • Giuseppe Siani

Best Publications

  • Marine litter distribution and density in European seas, from the shelves to deep basins.

    Christopher K. Pham;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Claudia H. S. Alt;Teresa Amaro

  • Slope failure dynamics and impacts from seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geophysical data: case studies from the COSTA project

    M. Canals;G. Lastras;R. Urgeles;J.L. Casamor

  • Ploughing the deep sea floor

    Pere Puig;Miquel Canals;Jacobo Martín

  • Marine litter on the floor of deep submarine canyons of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: The role of hydrodynamic processes

    Xavier Tubau;Miquel Canals;Galderic Lastras;Xavier Rayo

  • Sedimentary features and processes in the Nazaré and Setúbal submarine canyons, west Iberian margin

    Raquel G. Arzola;Russell B. Wynn;Galderic Lastras;Douglas G. Masson

  • The Making of the NEAM Tsunami Hazard Model 2018 (NEAMTHM18)

    Roberto Basili;Beatriz Brizuela;André Herrero;Sarfraz Iqbal

  • Dense shelf water cascades and sedimentary furrow formation in the Cap de Creus Canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    Pere Puig;Albert Palanques;D.L. Orange;G. Lastras

  • Impacts on the deep-sea ecosystem by a severe coastal storm

    Anna Sanchez-Vidal;Miquel Canals;Antoni M. Calafat;Galderic Lastras

  • Geomorphology and sedimentary features in the Central Portuguese submarine canyons, western Iberian margin

    G. Lastras;G. Lastras;R.G. Arzola;D.G. Masson;R.B. Wynn

  • A walk down the Cap de Creus canyon, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Recent processes inferred from morphology and sediment bedforms

    G. Lastras;G. Lastras;M. Canals;R. Urgeles;D. Amblas

  • Shallow slides and pockmark swarms in the Eivissa Channel, western Mediterranean Sea

    G. Lastras;M. Canals;R. Urgeles;J. E. Hughes-Clarke

  • Europe’s Grand Canyon: Nazaré submarine canyon

    Paul Tyler;Teresa Amaro;Raquel Arzola;Marina R Cunha

  • Seafloor imagery from the BIG'95 debris flow, western Mediterranean

    G. Lastras;M. Canals;J.E. Hughes-Clarke;A. Moreno

  • Construction of an oceanic island: Insights from the El Hierro (Canary Islands) 2011–2012 submarine volcanic eruption

    J. Rivera;G. Lastras;M. Canals;J. Acosta

  • Understanding sediment dynamics of two large submarine valleys from seafloor data: Blanes and La Fonera canyons, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    G. Lastras;M. Canals;D. Amblas;C. Lavoie

  • Impact of open-ocean convection on particle fluxes and sediment dynamics in the deep margin of the Gulf of Lions

    M. Stabholz;M. Stabholz;X. Durrieu De Madron;M. Canals;Alexis Khripounoff

  • Back-analysis and failure mechanisms of a large submarine slide on the ebro slope, NW Mediterranean

    Roger Urgeles;Didier Leynaud;Galderic Lastras;Miquel Canals

  • Morphogenetic mesoscale analysis of the northeastern Iberian margin, NW Mediterranean Basin

    David Amblas;Miquel Canals;Roger Urgeles;Galderic Lastras

  • Characterisation of the recent BIG'95 debris flow deposit on the Ebro margin, Western Mediterranean Sea, after a variety of seismic reflection data

    G. Lastras;M. Canals;R. Urgeles;M. De Batist

  • Cold-Water Corals and Anthropogenic Impacts in La Fonera Submarine Canyon Head, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea.

    Galderic Lastras;Miquel Canals;Enric Ballesteros;Josep-Maria Gili

  • Submarine canyon formation and evolution in the Argentine Continental Margin between 44°30'S and 48°S

    G. Lastras;J. Acosta;A. Muñoz;M. Canals

Frequent Co-Authors

Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Aaron Micallef
Aaron Micallef Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Roger Urgeles
Roger Urgeles Spanish National Research Council
Antoni Calafat
Antoni Calafat University of Barcelona
Anna Sanchez-Vidal
Anna Sanchez-Vidal University of Barcelona
Pere Puig
Pere Puig Spanish National Research Council
Douglas G. Masson
Douglas G. Masson Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)
Finn Løvholt
Finn Løvholt Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Carl B. Harbitz
Carl B. Harbitz Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Giuseppe Siani
Giuseppe Siani Université Paris Cité

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