European Geosciences Union
Division on Geomorphology
President: Daniel Parsons
(gm@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Giulia Sofia
(giulia.sofia@uconn.edu)
Geomorphology is the scientific study of land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape them. Besides focusing on the diverse physical landscapes of the Earth, geomorphologists also study surfaces of other planets. Understanding landform history and dynamics, and predicting future changes through a combination of field observations, physical experiments, and numerical modelling is at the heart of geomorphology. The division brings together research on processes that build topography trough e.g. the effects of tectonic forces as well as processes that modify the terrain such as weathering, erosion through running water, waves, glacial ice, wind and gravitational forces. Division members also study the impact of humans on geomorphological processes and investigate how geomorphological knowledge can be applied to solve problems of relevance to societies.
EGU CampFires bring together the geoscience community across the year in between our General Assemblies. We hope that this will meet the needs of the current pandemic but also help us in our transition to a greener future and ensure that EGU is able to better serve the needs of all scientists regardless of international mobility.
Landscapes Live is the Geomorphology Division's virtual webinar series focused on sharing exciting geomorphology research throughout the international scientific community.
The latest Summer 2021 Landscapes Live series is availale here:
Benjamin Keisling (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) - Thursday the 13th of May 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“Past as prologue: how archives help us predict the fate of Earth’s ice sheets and the future of our discipline”
To regsiter: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsfu2rqjIuH9Bj93AANLUyhcCumyydUx6B
Tamara Pico (University of California, Santa Cruz) - Thursday the 20th of May 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“In and out of the last ice age: Insights into the influence of glacial isostatic adjustment on landscape evolution in North America”
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdOygrz4jG9F3wvnIOhVEMKoK2pbj_Pal
Seulgi Moon (University of California, Los Angeles) - Thursday the 27th of May 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“Topographic stress influence on fractures, surface processes, and landscape evolution”
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkc-qqpz0sGdfkGSKi1ax-IqcZBAQIFQP6
Giulia Sofia (University of Connecticut) - Thursday the 3rd of June 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“Digital Analysis and Terrain Mapping. The way forward in geomorphology”
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuf-qtqTMjHNeNwqYfkdo9mZK0I7xOntlc
Jane L. Andersen (Aarhus University) - Thursday the 10th of June 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“Exploring erosion patterns beneath high-latitude ice sheets – case studies from Scandinavia and Greenland”
Laura Quick (University of Edinburgh) - Thursday the 17th of June 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“To Be Announced”
Anne Voigtländer (GFZ Potsdam) - Thursday the 24th of June 2021 at 2pm GMT (4pm CET):
“Optimal stress states for geomorphologists”
All previous talks through 2020 and Spring 2021 are available and can be view here: https://osur.univ-rennes1.fr/LandscapesLive/
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We are already planning additional talks later this spring. If you want to know more about this initiative, please get in touch: gm@egu.eu
EGU Geomorphology Division 2021 awardees:
We congratulate Jo Bullard, University of Loughborough for receiving the 2021 Ralph Alger Bagnold medal, and Louise Slater, University of Oxford for receiving the GM Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award. They will both receive their awards at the forthcoming General Assembly.
GM Division meeting 2021:
The slides of the GM Division meeting 2021 are online and can be downloaded here: https://www.egu.eu/gm/reports/
Dan Parsons elected new GM Division president until 2023:
Dan Parsons has been duly elected for a second term as Divison President. His nomination for President can be found here. See also his candidate interview is available on the the GM blog.
The 2021 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to Joanna E. Bullard for sustained innovative, perceptive, and productive studies of arid-land geomorphology, aeolian processes, and dust in the Earth system, alongside outstanding community leadership.
The 2021 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Louise J. Slater for recognition of outstanding contributions in the field at the interface of river geomorphology and hydrology; exploring the drivers of changing flood hazard and risk over time and space.
The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Elisabeth Schönfeldt Detect Giant Landslides with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)
The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Jingtao Lai Climatic controls on mountain glacier basal thermal regimes dictate spatial patterns of glacial erosion
The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries Resolving pre-collapse slope motion of the February 2021 Chamoli rock-ice avalanche via feature tracking of optical satellite imagery and DEM differencing
The 2020 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to Thomas J. Coulthard for establishing landscape evolution modelling as a robust approach to geomorphological investigation, changing how geomorphology is studied and communicated, and promoting open research.
The 2020 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Georgina Bennett for careful field measurements and aligned earth observation; Georgina’s innovative approaches have unlocked new understanding of key controls on landslide mechanics and resultant landscape evolution.
In the November issue of The Loupe we reflect on the recent COP26 meeting and the new Glasgow Climate Pact and discover what it’s like to be a member of the EGU Policy Working group with Noel Baker! Learn more about EGU’s new Policy Priority Area for 2022-24 Biodiversity and how you can get involved.
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In addition this issue also shares the latest Journal Watch and GeoRoundup of November EGU journal highlights.