landscape evolution

Great Names in Geomorphology A–Z: Frank Ahnert

Wioleta Porębna August 1, 2026

Glencoe, Scotland – a classic glacial valley in the Scottish Highlands, featured on the cover of Frank Ahnert’s Introduction to Geomorphology (1998) (photo credit: David Tanner; modified under the terms of the CC BY-NC 3.0 licence)

Introducing our new mini-series by GM Blog co-editor Wioleta Porębna: Great Names in Geomorphology A–Z! Our readers will choose the next name in alphabetical order – leave your suggestions in the comments! Frank Ahnert (12 December 1927 – 10 September 2017) was a German geomorphologist whose work played a pivotal role in establishing quantitative and process-based approaches to the study of ...[Read More]

Highlighting: Volcanic Islands! (Interview with Kim Huppert)

Kim Huppert December 1, 2025

Na Pali Coast, Kauai (PC: Matt Rosener)

This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. Interview with Kim Huppert, Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, City College of New York and Graduate Center CUNY. Email: khuppert@ccny.cuny.edu, website: https://sites.google ...[Read More]

Highlighting: Crete! (Interview with Richard Ott)

Richard Ott November 17, 2025

This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. Interview with Richard Ott, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam. Email: r.f.ott@uva.nl, personal website: https://richardott.weebly.com/ Questions by Emma Lodes. We’re continuing ...[Read More]

Highlights from Taiwan: Sampling environmental DNA (eDNA)

EGU Guest blogger November 15, 2024

This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily (eb2043@cam.ac.uk) or Emma (elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. by Caro Krug, Doctoral Student, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Email: cakrug@eaps.ethz.ch The Formosan landlocked salmon (Oncorhynchus masou formosanus) can only be fo ...[Read More]