More about the Programme
In Europe the wide range of high latitude and high altitude environments provides great potential to investigate climate-process relationships and to model the effects of climate change by using space for time substitution. The highly relevant questions to be addressed need a multidisciplinary approach and the joining of forces and expertise from different scientific fields. Especially a closer cooperation between geoscientists and biologists / ecologists is needed. The ESF Network “Sedimentary Source-to-Sink-Fluxes in Cold Environments” (SEDIFLUX, 2004 – 2006), has brought together leading scientists, young scientists and research teams from different fields. The large number of projects run by the ESF Network participants demonstrates the high level of research activity of scientists working on sediment fluxes in different cold environments. The Network has formed a framework for an integrated and multidisciplinary investigation of the research topic and has been a catalyst for strengthening and extending contacts and exchange.
Activities
- Science Meetings
- Journal Publications (Special Issues) (PDF 19.8 KB)
- Publication of Abstract Volumes (PDF 19.8 KB)
- Publication of a SEDIFLUX Handbook (PDF 15.1 KB)
- Development of a SEDIFLUX Database
- Diffusion and dissemination of Network activities and outputs by using electronic media (Web pages, Newsletters, Forum etc.).
- SEDIFLUX Website Go to Website
A strong monitoring and operational data collection and more standardized methods has provided a baseline for the development of reliable models and for future research in the changing cold environments. Apart from further collaborations and collaborative research activities project and programme applications both at national and at the European level have been discussed and initiated.
Science Meetings
Trondheim, Norway, 29 October - 2 November 2006 Click here for more information (PDF 114 KB) or Go to Website
Hydrology and sediment fluxes in permafrost regions, a session coorganised by ESF SEDIFLUX at the 2nd European Permafrost Conference in Postdam, Germany, 13-16 June 2005 Go to Website
Durham, United Kingdom, December 2005 Go to Website
Clermont-Ferrand, France, 20 –22 January 2005. For further information contact
- SamuelEtienneE-Mail
- University of Clermont-FerrandDepartement de GéographieLaboratory of Physical GeographyClermont-FerrandFrance
Saudarkrokur, Iceland, 18-21 June 2004 Go to Website
