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Geomorphology is the scientific study of land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape them. Besides focusing on the diverse physical landscapes of the Earth, geomorphologists also study surfaces of other planets. Understanding landform history and dynamics, and predicting future changes through a combination of field observations, physical experiments, and numerical modelling is at the heart of geomorphology. The division brings together research on processes that build topography trough e.g. the effects of tectonic forces as well as processes that modify the terrain such as weathering, erosion through running water, waves, glacial ice, wind and gravitational forces. Division members also study the impact of humans on geomorphological processes and investigate how geomorphological knowledge can be applied to solve problems of relevance to societies.
Latest posts from the GM blog
Highlighting EGU 2025 General Assembly Geomorphology Sessions
Here at the EGU Geomorphology Division Blog, we’re starting up the New Year with a look forward to the highlight of our annual calendar: the EGU General Assembly, 27th April – 2nd May 2025. The deadline to get your abstracts in is Wednesday 15th January 2025, 13:00 Central European Time, with all the information and submission pages available on the EGU25 website. Closer to April, don’t forget to check out and register for the Steepest Descent meeting happening on April …
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Highlighting the Sediment Cascades workshop in Chile
This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily ([email protected]) or Emma ([email protected]), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. by Rebekah Harries, Postdoctoral researcher, Durham University, UK Email: [email protected] With contributions from Paulina Vergara Torrejón, Elizabeth Orr, Tania Villaseñor Jorquera, Mariajosé Herrera Ossandón, Jonathan Czuba and José Araos. Relationship-centred practice for Geomorphologists Uncertainties about climate change’s impact on the interconnected physical, biological …
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Highlights from Taiwan: Sampling environmental DNA (eDNA)
This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily ([email protected]) or Emma ([email protected]), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. by Caro Krug, Doctoral Student, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Email: [email protected] The Formosan landlocked salmon (Oncorhynchus masou formosanus) can only be found in a single stream deep within the mountains of the subtropical island of Taiwan. This species is not only one of the …
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Recent awardees
- 2024
- Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal
The 2024 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to
Christian France-Lanord for impactful work on the understanding of the influence of orogenesis and tectonics on geochemical cycles, and of the coupling between erosion and weathering processes.
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- 2024
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2024 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Fiona J. Clubb for contributions to the understanding of channel head formation and landscape evolution modelling, and the development of open-source code for the analysis of topographic data.
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- 2024
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Ana Nap Intermediate-depth & Basal icequakes at Greenland's fastest outlet glacier
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- 2024
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Magdalena Lauermann Channel-floodplain connectivity drives vegetation dynamics in semiarid floodplains: a remote sensing analysis of the Naryn river corridor in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
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- 2024
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Márton Pál Citizen science in geoheritage: who participates in community geosite assessments?
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