Sediment Dynamics

A conversation with Christian France-Lanord, GM Division Ralph Alger Bagnold Awardee

emilybamber and EGU Guest blogger April 8, 2024

Recently, EGU announced the 2024 medals and awards to be presented at the General Assembly in April, and the winner of the Geomorphology Division Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal Award is Christian France-Lanord, at the Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques (CRPG), University of Lorraine-CNRS, France. Christian has made many contributions to the field of geomorphology, primarily in his res ...[Read More]

[EGU 2022] International Tracing Day – UniVienna – Sunday 22 May

Sabine Kraushaar April 4, 2022

Dear experts of sediment tracing, In addition to the tracing session that will be held during EGU on Monday 23 May in Vienna (in hybrid mode), together with Olivier Evrard (Univ. Paris-Saclay, in copy), we organise an additional International Tracing Day at the Univ. of Vienna on Sunday 22 May (just before EGU starts). After these long months of on-line activities, this will be the opportunity to ...[Read More]

Short video on Geomorphology – Sediment Dynamics in high-mountain Environments

Sabine Kraushaar May 22, 2016

Geomorphology is the science of processes shaping the earth surface. Especially in high-mountain environments, where the relief is steep, these processes move a great amount of material. This 10 minute video features Geomorphologists from different parts of the world, explaining what happens when glaciers retreat and expose sediments to erosion and how it affects us humans. Furthermore it attempts ...[Read More]