Un paseo virtual por el Arco Ibero Armoricano
- D. Pastor-Galán 1
- G. Gutiérrez-Alonso 1
- A.B. Weil 2
- J. Fernández-Suárez 3
- S.T. Johnston 4
- J.B. Murphy 5
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Universidad de Salamanca
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- 2 Bryn Mawr College (USA)
- 3 Universidad Complutense e IGEO-CSIC
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University of Victoria
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- 5 St. Francis Xavier University (Canada)
ISSN: 1576-5172
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: VIII Congreso Geológico de España, Oviedo, 17-19 de julio, 2012.
Issue: 13
Pages: 36-39
Type: Article
More publications in: Geotemas (Madrid)
Abstract
Dynamic content features, such as animations, videos or 3D representations are useful tools to explain dynamic geological processes. Modern technologies permit development of animations that are more illustrative and instructive than the classic static figures traditionally used in scientific papers. In addition, the use of supplemental files in traditional journals, and especially within new electronic journals, permit inclusion of interactive content as an analogue to the dynamic nature of geological processes. It is the responsability of researchers to develop this content in order to divulgate and teach our investigation. We present a web application containig dynamic animations based on the new interpretations of the Ibero-Armorican orocline in order to illustrate the complex evolution and timing of orocline formation, its tectonic setting on a regional and global-scale, and its implications for the modification of the lithosphere during orogeny.