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{"title":"Influence of precipitation and runoff on human-induced land subsidence in the Yellow River Delta","authors":"Yaoshen Fan ,&nbsp;Guangzhou Wang ,&nbsp;Shentang Dou ,&nbsp;Chao Jiang ,&nbsp;Hongyu Ji ,&nbsp;Shenliang Chen ,&nbsp;Xiaokang Du ,&nbsp;Shoubing Yu ,&nbsp;Yan Wu ,&nbsp;Shaohua Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100288","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100288","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Land subsidence in river deltas, particularly in the Yellow River Delta (YRD), represents an urgent environmental concern driven by both human activities and natural factors. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of land subsidence in the YRD region from 2019 to 2022 using multi-temporal InSAR data from Sentinel-1A. Results reveal that the maximum annual subsidence rate in the YRD exceeds 200mm/a, with the primary subsidence area located in the northeastern part of the delta, forming a subsidence funnel of approximately 200 km² and displaying distinct spatial heterogeneity. Human activities, especially saltwater extraction and oil exploitation, are the main drivers of land subsidence. Areas heavily influenced by human activities show significantly greater subsidence than well-protected ecological zones. The study reveals pronounced seasonal variations in land subsidence across the YRD, with subsidence rates in summer being substantially lower than those in spring, autumn, and winter. By introducing the concept of equivalent precipitation, the research confirms that runoff exerts a regulatory effect on land subsidence, although its impact is considerably weaker than that of precipitation. This study proposes a novel explanatory mechanism: the expansion-contraction properties of surface soil explain how seasonal hydrological conditions influence subsidence patterns. During rainy summers, surface soil absorbs water and expands, partially offsetting subsidence caused by deep extraction. These findings provide valuable insights into the interactions between human activities and natural factors in complex deltaic systems, offering a scientific basis for subsidence monitoring and sustainable resource management in the YRD region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100288"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144694358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The loss of glacier resilience due to climate change throughout the Cordillera Blanca, Peru between 1984 and 2023","authors":"Ulises Francisco Giraldo Malca ,&nbsp;Lilian Netsy Yauri Solano ,&nbsp;Sofia Valeria Choroco Carranza ,&nbsp;Daniela Geraldine Camacho Alvarez ,&nbsp;Fernanda Cryztal Quispe Quispe ,&nbsp;Johann Alexis Chávez García ,&nbsp;Bryan G. Mark","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100286","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The loss of mountain glaciers has accelerated in recent decades, linked to global warming, which in Peru alone has caused the loss of more than half of its glaciated area in fifty years. The Cordillera Blanca is the highest and most extensively glacierized tropical mountain range in the world, and glacier-fed streams provide water for hundreds of thousands of people living downstream. Previous inventories and glacier-specific mass balance studies have documented persistent and sustained mass loss. Yet the range-wide resilience of glaciers – the capacity to accumulate annual snowfall to offset area loss – remains an unquantified variable that is important to understand the evolution and climate response of glaciers over time and better project future mass changes for the coming decades. Therefore, we analyze the relationship between the annually clean glacier area and snow cover fluctuations and climate variability throughout the entire glacierized Cordillera Blanca between 1984 and 2023. To this end, we used multispectral Landsat imagery to identify clean glaciers and distinguish accumulation areas by calculating the Normalized Water Differential Index. The results show a 44 % reduction in glacier area, reflected in a decrease from the pre-2013 annual average of 54,469 ha to 42,700 ha in subsequent years. Our results suggest glaciers have passed a significant mass balance threshold, such that since 2012, glaciers have lost their ability to regain mass. We also document a strong inverse correlation of glacier area with the increase in global mean temperature, with the greatest loss occurring during the lasts strong El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phases. We conclude that glaciers have become less resilient over the past decade, that the deglaciation of the Cordillera Blanca is primarily driven by increasing average temperatures and that the glaciers with the greatest retreat are those with perimeters proportionally more exposed to other types of surfaces (i.e., bedrock or lakes),.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100286"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sediment dynamics, neotectonic activity and palaeoenvironments recorded in the Quaternary infill of the central Upper Rhine Graben","authors":"Lukas Gegg ,&nbsp;Olivier Moine ,&nbsp;Philipp Stojakowits ,&nbsp;Frank Preusser","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100284","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100284","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Upper Rhine Graben is a large-scale tectonic basin in central Europe that has accumulated a kilometre-thick sedimentary succession including, in some places, several hundred metres of mostly continuous Quaternary strata. Especially in the central graben part, these strata have hardly been scientifically explored. We introduce a new, 45-m-long drill core record from the vicinity of Offenburg. At its base, it comprises glaciofluvial gravels derived from the Alpine headwaters, which are superseded by aeolian deposits intercalated with locally derived gravels distinct by a different gravel spectrum. Post-infrared infrared-stimulated luminescence dating shows that the entire sequence reaches back beyond 300 ka, and that the glaciofluvial-aeolian transition occurred during the penultimate glaciation at ∼160 ka. By comparison with neighbouring boreholes, we infer repeated normal faulting south of the drill site since roughly the same time, with the resulting topography filled in by locally sourced gravel interbeds. Finally, two layers of fines indicating stagnant palustrine conditions contain interstadial pollen assemblages of the penultimate and last glaciation, and shells of gastropods typical of Pleistocene loess deposits and a glacial palaeoclimate are encountered in the aeolian succession. Thus, this study offers insights into Middle to Late Pleistocene sediment dynamics, neotectonic activity and palaeoenvironments, and highlights the wealth of stratigraphic information that the Upper Rhine Graben preserves.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Demarcating paleoflood repositories using documentary evidence and flood geomorphic landforms","authors":"Somasundharam Magalingam ,&nbsp;Selvakumar Radhakrishnan ,&nbsp;Shankar Karuppannan ,&nbsp;Edris Alam ,&nbsp;Md Kamrul Islam","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A reconstruction of paleoflood stages reflects the magnitude and frequency of historic floods. Sediment-filled landforms store centuries-old paleoflood data, allowing examination of past events, though river changes and human activities can obscure these valuable records. Hence, identifying the plausible locale for collecting the sediment core is cumbersome. The present research proposes a methodological approach for precisely identifying the repositories. The Cauvery Delta, the largest sediment deposit on Tamil Nadu's eastern coast, is chosen for the study. The study's methodology is structured into: (1) reconstructing a catalogue of significant flood events using documentary records; (2) mapping fluvial geomorphic landforms using satellite images; (3) spatially correlating the records obtained from documentary sources with landforms, and (4) identifying flood geomorphic landforms (FGL) and demarcating promising prospective locales for future chronological studies. It has been observed that the Cauvery River has experienced recurrent instances of flooding throughout the past 8000 years. The FGL mapped using digitally processed satellite images displayed 17 types of landforms. Subsequently, the FGL are precisely identified by spatially integrating documentary data with landforms. Braided bar, channel bar, lateral bar, channel islands, natural levees, paleochannels, older flood plains, point bars, oxbow lakes, and water bodies are the most promising FGL for paleoflood research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143825530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dendroseismological investigation of redwood trees along the North Coast section of the San Andreas Fault","authors":"Allyson L. Carroll ,&nbsp;Belle Philibosian ,&nbsp;Stephen C. Sillett ,&nbsp;Marie E. Antoine ,&nbsp;Özgür Kozaci","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100283","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Sequoia sempervirens</em> (coast redwood) tree rings have the potential to annually resolve late-Holocene earthquakes on the northern San Andreas Fault based on direct (e.g., physical damage) and indirect (e.g., co-seismic environmental change) impacts, but scarcity of suitable samples and challenges crossdating this long-lived species have limited progress. More precise dating of the pre-1906 (penultimate) earthquake can improve hazard assessment and understanding of rupture segmentation. We target old trees (maximum &gt;815 yr) along the North Coast section of the fault (increment cores via rope-climbing, 11 living trees; plunge cuts, 23 stumps) and employ complementary disturbance detection methods including radial-growth averaging (tree- and series-level), cataloging anatomical indicators (e.g., traumatic resin ducts, TRD), and dating structural components (e.g., reiterated trunks, leans). Multi-centennial ring-width chronologies at Fort Ross (1569−2023) and Gualala (1397−2023) promote continued study with incomplete crossdating limiting utilization of some series. Growth pulses (reductions, releases) and TRD dispersed across the record reflect dynamic environments that obfuscate detection of earthquake signals. The 1906 earthquake did not leave strong signatures on most trees, and when it did, within-tree response varied from normal presentation to discoloration, TRD, and missing rings. Synchrony of indicators at both locations identified 1678−1680 (6 of 15 trees) and 1698−1700 (8 of 16 trees) as the strongest disturbances among dated rings in the time range of the penultimate earthquake, peaking at 1698 (15.7 % of possible growth and anatomical indicators), but the triggering mechanisms for these events are unknown.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144068197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Geospatial mapping of groundwater potential zones using multi-criteria decision analysis and GIS fuzzy logic in Dabus Sub-Basin, western Ethiopia","authors":"Dawit Girma Burayu ,&nbsp;Shankar Karuppannan ,&nbsp;Gemechu Shuniye","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100275","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ethiopian groundwater assessments are often conducted using field surveys as a basis. Although conventional groundwater exploration methods yield results of varying scale and improved quality, they are typically costly and time-consuming tasks. Utilizing remotely sensed data and geographic information systems (GIS), data may now be efficiently collected, analyzed, and managed across extensive spatial and temporal scales. This study will use timely, affordable remote sensing (RS) data and GIS approaches to map the groundwater potential in the Dabus Sub-Basin in Western Ethiopia. This study examines various geographic parameters, including lithology, slope, rainfall, drainage density, lineament density, soil texture, land use/cover (LULC), and geomorphology. Weight overlay analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), particularly the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method, were employed to delineate the groundwater potential zone (GWPZs). Then, using Saatty's (AHP) scale, the weights for each element were allocated based on their relative relevance. The results of the primary components show that lithology has the lowest weight and rainfall, and geomorphology has the highest weights when calculating the prospective groundwater potential zone in the research region. The findings showed that approximately 310.2 km² (1.5%) had very high groundwater potential, 16216 km² (77.1%) had high groundwater potential, 4476 km² (21.3%) had moderate groundwater potential, and 27.77 km² (0.13%) had low groundwater potential. After employing borehole points and the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve method to assess the created groundwater potential zone map, a good correlation of 73.8% was found. Thus, this study demonstrates a reliable way to utilize GIS and remote sensing tools to map and define GWPZs. To make prompt judgments about groundwater management, planners and decision-makers rely heavily on the GWPZ that is produced.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Surface ruptures from the 1556 Huaxian earthquake, North China, measured using high-resolution topography: Implications for large magnitude normal-faulting earthquakes in continental interiors","authors":"Shengxue Lei ,&nbsp;Richard Walker ,&nbsp;Yanbao Li ,&nbsp;Ji Ma ,&nbsp;Ben Johnson ,&nbsp;Qi Ou ,&nbsp;Chia-Hsin Tsai ,&nbsp;Changyun Chen ,&nbsp;Xijie Feng ,&nbsp;Liangxin Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100270","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100270","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>On January 23, 1556, a large normal-faulting earthquake struck Huaxian county, in the eastern part of the Weihe Graben, North China. The direct effects of the great shock and the following famine, exposure to coldness, and disease together killed more than 830,000 people, making the Huaxian earthquake the deadliest in history. Estimates of its magnitude vary widely, with intensity data leading to estimates of 8¼ to 8½, whereas geological estimates of slip and fault length suggest a range of 7.5–8.0, but with remaining uncertainty due to the lack of detailed measurements along the entire rupture zone. In this study, we use high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) derived from Pléiades stereo satellite imagery to map the surface ruptures and measure the fault scarps associated with the 1556 earthquake. We use the vertical offset measurements and the cumulative offset probability density (COPD) method to constrain the surface slip distribution of the 1556 event and to examine evidence for prior rupture. We find an average vertical displacement of 6.3 ± 0.7 m, consistent with a moment-magnitude (<em>M</em>_<em>w</em><em>)</em> of 7.3–7.9 that, although large, is much smaller than earlier estimates derived from seismic intensity data. Although the Huaxian earthquake is likely the largest known well-defined normal-faulting event in history, it aligns with the global pattern that normal-faulting earthquakes in continental interiors rarely exceed <em>M</em>_<em>w</em> 8. We suggest that the magnitudes of other large historical earthquakes in North China need to be reexamined by direct fault parameters, rather than by shaking intensity and death toll.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100270"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quaternary geomorphology, tectonics and landslide hazards using geospatial technology","authors":"Ajay Kumar Taloor ,&nbsp;Girish Ch Kothyari ,&nbsp;Mithila Verma ,&nbsp;Himanshu Mittal ,&nbsp;Sunil Kumar Pundir ,&nbsp;Himanshu Govil","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This special issue consists of twenty-two articles related to four major themes based on the applications of geospatial technologies which provide an essential insight into Earth's dynamic processes, including mapping of the landforms shaped by glaciations, tectonic activity, and climate shifts. Studies in the Indian Himalayas and Indo-Gangetic Plain highlight the importance of multi-proxy climate records for understanding past climatic variability, such as changes in the Indian Summer Monsoon. Additionally, geospatial technology advances in seismic, landslide, and subsidence monitoring offer valuable data for assessing natural hazards, improving infrastructure resilience, and informing climate change adaptation strategies. Ultimately, these technologies support sustainable development, risk mitigation, and the ability to predict and adapt to future environmental changes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100265"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144270827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Morphological characteristics and controlling factors of the piedmont fan systems in the Zanskar region, Northwest Himalaya, India” [Quat. Sci. Advan. 16 (2024) 100240]","authors":"Mohammad Irfan,&nbsp;Bikram Singh Bali,&nbsp;Ahsan Afzal","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100249","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100249","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144270828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhanced silicate weathering during glacial lowstands: new evidence from shelf sediments in the northern South China Sea","authors":"Yu Cao ,&nbsp;Sai Wang ,&nbsp;Guangrong Jin ,&nbsp;Li Liu ,&nbsp;Chuangji Feng ,&nbsp;Fatma Yehia ,&nbsp;Haiyun Ma ,&nbsp;Lihua Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100282","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100282","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The enhanced silicate weathering on tropical continental shelves has been linked to the exposure of unconsolidated sediments during glacial lowstands, contributing to atmospheric CO₂ consumption. However, the lack of sedimentary record from the exposed continental shelf limited our understanding of glacial weathering regimes. To address this, Core DG from the shelf of the northern South China Sea (SCS) was analyzed to investigate sediment provenance and weathering intensity during the late Quaternary (39–287 ka). Geochemical determination revealed five units (I to V) corresponding to two transgressive-regressive cycles. Sediment of Unit I, III, IV, and V primarily originated from southwestern Taiwan rivers, while Unit II derived mainly from the small streams in Hong Kong. Chemical weathering indices indicated three episodes of enhanced silicate weathering and which contributed mainly by secondary weathering due to the long-term exposure, however, with different patterns. One was the exposure of the continental shelf under favorable temperature and precipitation conditions during the early Marine Isotope Stage 6 (MIS6). Another one was the re-transport of secondary weathered sediments from the SCS shelf near Taiwan by glacially reactivated shelf channels during the end of MIS 6 and early MIS 5. This study provides new sedimentary evidence for enhanced silicate weathering during glacial lowstands, emphasizing the role of secondary weathering and source-to-sink processes in carbon sink on shelf and theimpact on the global carbon cycle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34142,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Science Advances","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143911633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}