SedyMONT

Funded by: FWF, DFG, NFR, SNF

Understanding the timescales and controls of sediment dynamics are a prerequisite if we aim to predict the landscape response to changes in temperature, precipitation and runoff. This requires identification of sediment sources and sinks and the mechanisms and rates of sediment transfer at sites in different environments. In SedyMONT we will address this topic on the basis of (i) historical records and field monitoring, (ii) morphometric and geologic histories, (iii) a conceptual modelling framework, and (iv) information on past and present climate variability and scenarios of future climate change. We will collect data about sediment discharge and landscape changes for a variety of settings within Europe.

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Project leader:

Professor Fritz Schlunegger

Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Principal Investigators:

Dr. Achim Beylich

Quaternary Geology and Climate Group, The Geological Survey of Norway and Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Professor Matthias Hinderer

Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstsadt, Germany

Dr. Peter Molnar

Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Dr. Alexander Reiterer

Institute for Geodesy und Geophysics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

Professor Lothar Schrott

Department of Geography and Geology, Division of Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Associated Partners:

Dr. Alexander Densmore

Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Professor V. Picotti

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy