With the abstract deadline at 13th January, we would like to highlight some of the fantastic sessions that are offered in the climate division in 2021. Due to the large amount of offered sessions, we focus in this overview on EDI sessions. EDI stands for equality, diversity, and inclusion and the EDI logo highlights sessions that include conveners from multiple countries and institutes, different ...[Read More]
Presenting the EGU climate divisions´ outreach team
For our seasonal greetings this year, we would like to present the outreach team of the climate division. Our team has grown after the last EGU assembly, and this was highly visible in our increased number of blog postings throughout the year. We published 14 post in total! The team is responsible for writing and editing blog posts as well as finding motivated guest writers. We try to address all ...[Read More]
Deep Purple on Ice – Research on the Greenland Ice Sheet During the Pandemic
Figure 1 (by Laura Halbach): immortalization of the successful fieldwork under the sunset light of the last day on the ice. From left to right: Ph.D. student Laura Halbach, PI Martyn Tranter, camp manager Lasse Twiggs Degn, Ph.D. student Eva Doting, PI Liane G. Benning, PI Alex Anesio, Ph.D. student Rey Mourot.
Insights into the EU project Deep Purple, fieldwork during the COVID-19 pandemic and doing research in a camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Written by Ph.D. students Rey Mourot (GFZ Potsdam), Laura Halbach (Aarhus University) and Eva Doting (Aarhus University). On maps, Greenland is shown as a massive white island. This vast ice and snow cover plays a vital role in reflecting incoming solar radiatio ...[Read More]
LOESS IN TRANSLATION
Figure image: Loess profile in North Bulgaria. The Danube River in the distance.
Loess is a mineral, aeolian deposit with a range of definitions in literature, which class it as either a sediment, soil, or rock. Some classic texts suggest that “loess is not just the accumulation of dust” [1], and it must include additional processes such as loessification, calcification, pedogenesis, and in-situ weathering. The definition adopted depends on the scientific background and the qu ...[Read More]