| David Wilkins |
Subject: IAG RC & International Workshop on Landslides in Darjiling & Sikkim
Himalayas,INDIA
Dear Collegues,
The organizing Committee on behalf of the Indian Institute of
Geomorphologists(IGI) has the pleasure in inviting you to participate the
"IAG Regional Conference and International Workshop on Landslides in Darjiling &
Sikkim Himalayas, INDIA". The circular is available at
www.geomorph.org
Thanking you.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Sunil Kumar De, Convener, IAG RC & WORKSHOP Landslide, Department of
Geography, Union Christian Training College, Berhampore, Murshidabad - 742
101, West Bengal ,INDIA
e-mail ; desunil@yahoo.com or
desunil@rediffmail.com
Date: 7/7
From: Ian Roach <Ian.Roach@anu.edu.au>
Subject: Last chance, Regolith Geology and Mineral
Exploration Masters course
*****************
Last Chance to attend the CRC LEME/MCA Regolith Geology and Mineral Exploration
course, Fowlers Gap via Broken Hill, New South Wales, 4-15 August. Places are
still available on this course, to be held at the University of New South Wales'
Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station. The first week focuses on introductory
regolith geoscience for novices, and the second week on mineral exploration in
regolith-dominated terrains. Course includes field trips and case studies around
the Broken Hill Domain. Please contact the course convener, Dr Ian Roach (
mailto:Ian.Roach@anu.edu.au ) or visit
the CRC LEME WWW site
( http://www.crcleme.org.au/ , look
under "Education").
With best wishes,
Ian Roach
Convener
Dr Ian Roach
CRC LEME/MCA Lecturer in Regolith Geology
CRC LEME
Department of Geology
Australian National University
CANBERRA ACT 0200
AUSTRALIA
Phone: (02) 6125 0030 (International: +61 2 6125 0030)
Fax: (02) 6125 5544 (International: +61 2 6125 5544)
Email: Ian.Roach@anu.edu.au
CRC LEME - supported by the MCA as a preferred provider of minerals education
Date: 7/7
From: Julio Rivera
<julio@carthage.edu>
Subject: Visiting Faculty Position - Physical Geology -
Carthage College (WI, USA)
The Department of Geography at Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisconsin) seeks to fill a one year Visiting Assistant Professor position. The Department seeks a broadly trained Physical Geographer. Initial teaching responsibilities will include introductory physical geography and other courses within the candidate's expertise. We welcome interests in a wide variety of geographic subfields. Qualifications: Ph.D. in geography or related field. ABDs will be considered. Useful qualifications the candidate may bring include (but are not limited to) an ability to integrate computer methods in instruction, actively support both the physical and human geography program, and other programs on campus. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, midway between Milwaukee and Chicago, Carthage offers quick urban access from the relaxed environment of a small city. The College was founded in 1847 and its curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking while challenging students to express themselves effectively through a variety of media.
Apply: Send application letter, vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and list of references to Julio Rivera, Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha, WI 53140. Voice: 414-551-5846. Fax: 414-551-6208. Internet: julio@carthage.edu .
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Date: 7/7
From: Steve Trudgill -
stt21@imap.cus.cam.ac.uk
Subject: Book of geomorphological interest
Readers may be interested to know that Contemporary Meanings in Physical Geography, edited: Stephen Trudgill and André Roy is now published (Arnold ISBN 0-340-80690-7) ,
Table of Contents:
(Arnold ISBN 0-340-80690-7)
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also:
Date: 7/7
From: Greg Balco <balcs@u.washington.edu>
Subject: GSA-Seattle session announcement -- early and
middle Pleistocene glaciations
GSA Topical Session Announcement: "Tills We Meet Again: Terrestrial Records of Pre-Wisconsinan Glaciations, their Relationship to Other Pleistocene Climate Records, and Their Paleoclimatic Significance"
We'd like to call your attention to this topical session we are organizing at GSA-Seattle this fall, on the subject of dating and correlating early and middle Pleistocene terrestrial sediments. The motivation for this session is that, although glaciers and ice sheets are the defining feature of the Quaternary Earth, and there exist extensive terrestrial records of repeated glaciations, most terrestrial sediments (glacial deposits in particular) that predate the useful range of radiocarbon dating are not accurately dated. This has led to a situation where we know about changes in total global ice volume in some detail from marine records, but cannot say from terrestrial records which ice sheets were responsible for which ice-volume changes. We are interested in developing new geochronological techniques to address this problem, and thus we seek papers that apply old or new dating or correlation techniques to early and middle Pleistocene terrestrial sediments, with the aim of illuminating the role of ice sheets in the Quaternary climate system.
This is scheduled as an oral session, but if enough abstracts are submitted we will expand it to include posters as well.
If you are working on problems involving the age or correlation of pre-Wisconsinan Quaternary sediments, we encourage you to submit an abstract to this session.
Greg Balco, Cosmogenic Nuclide Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Carrie Jennings Patterson, Minnesota Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN
Date: 7/7
From: <tbrennand@arts.sfu.ca>
(Tracy Brennand)
Subject: GSA 2003 Session: Deglacial record of
Quaternary Ice Sheets
REMINDER: The deadline for submitting papers for the 2003 GSA Annual Meeting (Seattle, WA, Nov. 2-5, 2003) is fast approaching (July 15, 2003). DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN TOPICAL SESSION 110: ASSESSING THE DEGLACIAL RECORD OF QUATERNARY ICE SHEETS.
We are soliciting oral papers for a topical session focusing on the different styles, spatial patterns and chronologies of deglaciation as inferred from the geomorphic and sedimentary record of past ice sheets. We wish to generate discussion across disciplines (geomorphology, sedimentology, geoarcheology, geochronology, etc.) and explore records from a wide range of glacial environments (glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine, subglacial, etc.) and ice sheets in order to better understand deglaciation. This session will be arranged around four themes:
Four invited speakers will be giving keynote presentations on these themes. The speakers and their proposed topics are:
We expect a GSA Special Volume to be produced from this session. If you are interested in submitting a manuscript based on your oral presentation, please let us know of your intentions during the meeting or preferably before (by e-mail). A tentative manuscript submission date is mid January (2004). A finalized timeline for manuscript submission and revisions will be distributed during the meeting.
Online abstract submission is available through the GSA website at: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=9715
ONCE AGAIN: Submission deadline is July 15, 2003.
Please consider joining us for this great session. You can direct questions to Jerome Lesemann ( jleseman@sfu.ca ) or Tracy Brennand ( tabrenna@sfu.ca ). See you in Seattle! Tracy Brennand and Jerome Lesemann ___________________________________________________________
Date: 7/7
From: Damian Lawler <D.M.LAWLER@bham.ac.uk>
Subject: PhD Studentship: Recent Hydrological Change;
Birmingham, UK
Please bring this PhD opportunity to the attention of your hydrological /
fluvial students...Thanks, Damian Lawler
Evaluating recent hydrological change: developing a web-based approach to
time series analysis
Calling all Masters students or Final Year undergraduates in Hydrology, Fluvial
Processes, Engineering, Meteorology / Climatology, Earth Sciences, Mathematics
or Statistics!We are pleased to announce that a fully-funded EPSRC Industrial
CASE Ph.D.
research studentship with The University of Birmingham and Hydro-Logic Ltd is
available on the timely research topic above.
Project Outline
Several recent and very important hydrological changes have been identified in
many parts of Northern Europe and throughout the world, many using time series
analysis (TSA) approaches (e.g. Lawler et al., 2003 in press; Shorthouse and
Arnell, 1999; Wilby, 2001). These have considerable scientific significance and
practical water resource management implications. Hydrological TSA is a bedrock
technique for environmental change evaluation, and is currently enjoying a surge
of critical interest (e.g. Beck, 1997; Pace, 2001; Shamseldin & O'Connor, 2001;
Yue et al., 2002). However, at least two gaps remain. First, many of the newly
modified
methods have yet to be exhaustively tested against 'real' environmental
datasets. Second, widespread adoption of TSA methods is limited by their current
availability as exclusive standalone software products. This project addresses
both research gaps in a novel and timely manner, and focuses on key research and
applied problems including shifting flood magnitude / frequency, river low flow
problems, climate change and water quality trends.
Specific objectives are:
1. To evaluate the performance of competing TSA methods for analysing
hydrological and environmental time series, especially for the difficult and
often controversial identification of trend and event distribution change in
river flow, flood and water quality data series;
2. To apply selected TSA techniques to quantify recent flood, low flow and water
quality changes in selected UK and overseas rivers, and to develop and test
models of the impact of recent climate variability on such changes. Clear
identification of trend from 'noise' is especially important in water resource
planning;
3. To assist Hydro-Logic in the development of a globally-available web-site
software system as an environmental TSA 'toolkit'.
The project aims to deliver: (a) quantifications and explanations of recent hydrological changes, including for northern and western Britain and overseas; (b) a robust set of evaluated environmental TSA methodologies; and (c) the framework for integrating such TSA techniques in a web-based analytical software system. Results should enhance abilities for both trend identification and prediction. The site will support the work of earth and environmental scientists, consultants, companies and regulators in the following sectors worldwide: water and wastewater; river and flood management; water quality and water pollution control; environmental, engineering, legal and insurance consultancy worldwide. The concept could be developed for many scientific and engineering disciplines.
Selected references
Studentship details
This is a fully-funded EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council) ICASE research studentship, in conjunction with Advantage West
Midlands.
The project will be supervised by Dr Damian Lawler (The University of
Birmingham) and John Powell (Director of Data Services, Hydro-Logic), with Dr A.
Shamseldin in Civil Engineering acting as Advisor to the project. The student
will take the School Postgraduate Training Course, and training will also
include hydrological monitoring techniques; statistical methods and time series
analysis; database management skills, and hydrological data quality control and
assurance systems. The student will join thriving, internationally-respected
research groups at The University of Birmingham and gain further experience at
Hydro-Logic Ltd, based just a short drive away near Worcester. Group research
strengths include hydrological and fluvial processes in upland, subarctic and
alpine environments, statistical hydrology, and hydrological monitoring.
Hydro-Logic Ltd focuses on water resource monitoring and management consultancy,
and is the UK's leading time-series database specialists.There will be strong
links from this project to other Research Studentships, also starting Autumn
2003, on climate and hydrological change in the North Atlantic territories, and
led by Dr Damian Lawler, Prof Ian Fairchild and Dr Andy Baker (see website).
Applications
Applicants should hold a good honours degree in Geography, Civil Engineering,
Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Applied Mathematics or Statistics. Students with a
relevant Masters degree are especially encouraged to apply. A full driving
licence is preferred. The studentship is available for 1 October 2003 start (or
later), and applications are encouraged as soon as possible. Please see the
EPSRC website for information on eligibility, including residence qualification,
at: <http://www.epsrc.ac.uk>
Applications, including a full CV and a covering letter explaining your
suitability for the studentship should be sent by 16 July to: Mrs Gretchel
Coldicott, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University
of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT (Email:
g.coldicott@bham.ac.uk ), and copied
to Dr D.M. Lawler (Email: D.M.Lawler@bham.ac.uk
). Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 21 July. We would be happy
to discuss the project informally before and during the application process.
Any questions?
Please direct any informal enquiries to:
Dr Damian Lawler, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Email: D.M.Lawler@bham.ac.uk
Tel: +44-(0)121-414-5532 / 6935 / 5543 / 5544
Please visit our website for further information on the School and its
research groups and opportunities:
http://www.ges.bham.ac.uk/
Date: 7/7
From: Schettig, Kim [
K.Schettig@elsevier.com ]
Subject: Virtual Journal of Geobiology
Have you logged on to the Virtual Journal of Geobiology?
This free, online journal now includes over 200 articles from 21 source
journals, including Geomorphology. The Virtual Journal of Geobiology is
edited by Professor Lee R. Kump of The Pennsylvania State University. Visit
today at
http://earth.elsevier.com/geobiology and enter your email to receive free
alerts as new issues go live.
Femke Wallien, Elsevier, The Netherlands
f.wallien@elsevier.com
http://earth.elsevier.com/geobiology
Date: 7/7
From: Bobrowsky, Peter <pbobrows@NRCan.gc.ca>
Subject: Landslide Meeting, Vancouver BC; October 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS!
Sponsored by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) "Landslides and Natural Resources" Thursday 30 October 2003 Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6B 5K3
Oral and poster presentations are now invited on any aspect dealing with both landslides and natural resources issues (e.g. forestry, fisheries, water, mining, etc.). A proceedings volume of the Extended Abstracts will be distributed to all participants at the symposium. A second refereed volume comprising full-length manuscripts of exceptional papers, including relevant papers not presented at the symposium will be published later in 2004. This one-day symposium complements the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Representatives of the International Consortium on Landslides. Landslide representatives from a number of member countries are expected to attend. For more information please contact the conference organizer.
Organizer:
Abstract Deadline: 1 September 2003
Abstract Format: max 2 pages (A4 format) total length, MSWord (digital only)
Abstract Style: Author(s), Affiliation(s), Title, Text, and References.
Date: 7/7
From: Wyss Yim [
wwsyim@hkucc.hku.hk ]
Subject: Symposium: 32nd IGC Sea-level changes since the
Last Glacial Maximum
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention on the 32nd International Geological Congress in Florence, Italy to be held during August 20-28, 2004. This is an invitation to contribute papers to topical symposium T34.02 SEA-LEVEL CHANGES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
Conveners: Till Hanebuth and Wyss Yim
This session will attempt to examine recent advances in the study of sea-level change since 25,000 year BP. All papers relevant to this subject submitted will be considered for either oral or poster presentation. Topics particularly welcomed include evidence for sea-level changes on stable and unstable coastlines, Holocene sea-level changes, indications of former shorelines on continental shelves, linkages to the climate system, and modelling of sea-level changes. All papers selected for presentation will also be considered for publication in a special issue of an international journal.
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The final date for submission of abstracts is January 10, 2004, so that it is not too soon to begin preparation of your abstract. Please note that an abstract to be submitted should not be longer than one A4 page. The abstract should be prepared using the instructions to be found at the Congress website, http://www.32igc.org/home.htm
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Date: 7/7
From: Bill Zanner <czanner@unlnotes.unl.edu>
Subject: GSA 2003 session - Comprehensive Landscape
Analysis
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to bring your attention to a topical session at the Geological Society of America Meeting in Seattle, WA, November 2-5, 2003. The session (T103) is called "Comprehensive landscape analysis ? a predictive tool for mapping surficial deposits and their environmental attributes". This session will cover research that integrates predictive, geomorphic maps derived from electronic spatial data (GIS); subsurface investigations intended to map surficial sedimentary facies; and environmental attributes such as geologic processes, hazards, hydrologic characteristics, or geochemical signatures. Both ORAL and POSTER sessions are proposed. I ask your help in forwarding this call to interested parties. Please submit your abstract on line. The GSA website is located at www.geosociety.org. The meeting page for Seattle, 2003 is located at www.geosociety.org/meetings/2003. Please note that the abstract deadline is midnight, Pacific Time, July 15th, 2003. So we have about one week to get our abstracts submitted. The topical session is number T103. The rationale for the session is as follows: Resources for characterizing surficial deposits (funds for coring, borehole and surface geophysics) on relict Pliocene through Quaternary landscapes are limited but society needs this information for informed management decisions. If interpreted geomorphic maps are developed from electronic data bases (GIS) first, these provide a template for planning subsurface investigations that will maximize use of available resources to define and map surficial facies. This symposium will include case studies that show methods of landscape analysis, integrated geomorphic and stratigraphic investigations, and relationships between map units and environmental attributes.
Bill Zanner; University of Nebraska; 402-472-0674;
bzanner2@unl.edu
Kathleen Farrell; North Carolina Geological Survey; 919-733-7353, X29;
Kathleen.Farrell@ncmail.net .
Date: 7/7
From: Dave Mogk -
mogk@montana.edu
Subject: GSA 2003 - "Using Data to Teach Earth Processes"
session
Greetings Colleagues-
We would like to draw your attention to a new kind of opportunity at the upcoming GSA meeting in Seattle. The "NAGT On the Cutting Edge" project will be hosting an "illustrated community discussion" on Using Data to Teach Earth Processes. The one-paper rule has been waived for this poster session to allow the maximum number of participants and we have room for a large number of posters. What we imagine is a broad conversation among faculty and researchers about creative ways to use research data of all kinds (field, on-line, analytical, etc.) in teaching about Earth Processes, particularly to undergraduates but also to K-12 students and in informal settings such as national parks or museums. We envision the poster hall as a setting for this discussion and the posters as props for helping us share our ideas with one another.
Every scientist knows the power of engaging students in working with real data. Working with data derived from observations in the field, experiments, analyses, remote sensing or modeling lies at the core of being a geoscientist and is one of the most exciting things we do. The ability to learn effectively from our own data and those of others, is the mark of an accomplished scientist and is a common goal for our students. This session is designed to allow the entire GSA community to come together to share and discuss how we use data to help students learn concepts, think scientifically, and develop their skills in making interpretations and communicating conclusions. We invite contributions from throughout the geosciences involving all kinds of data in the full spectrum of approaches to helping students of all ages learn geoscience.
The contributions to this session will be preserved in an on-line searchable collection designed to foster continued sharing and interaction. To optimize the impacts of the session and the resulting collection, we ask that each contributor
You can find full instructions, the submission form and examples of contributions at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/gsa03/index.html.
We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity. Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions (try both of us as we are both in and out of the office for the summer).
Sincerely,
Cathy Manduca and David Mogk, Conveners
cmanduca@carleton.edu, mogk@montana.edu
Date: 7/11
From: Ray Torres -
Torres@geol.sc.edu
Subject: Post Doc - Near-surface Hydrology;
South Carolina
The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina seeks a temporary, full-time post-doctoral research associate with field and modeling experience in near-surface hydrology; the position will not exceed 2 years. The research project is part of a NSF supported effort to identify, describe and quantify saturated and unsaturated zone interactions in laboratory columns and hillslopes. Applicants should have a demonstrable research background in near-surface hydrology; salary is commensurate with experience. Please send a curriculum vita, a 1-page statement of qualification, and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of two references to Prof. Raymond Torres, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, torres@geol.sc.edu . For more information about our department visit http://www.geol.sc.edu. We will review applications early June, 2003 and the search will remain open until filled. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
Date: 7/18
From: philip owens (IGER-NW) <philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk>
Subject: Soil Erosion/River Sediment Conference,
Silsoe, UK; Sept 2003
Conference on Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments:
Measurement, Modelling and Management in the 21st Century
to be held at the National Soil Resources Institute, Silsoe, UK between 9th and
11th of September 2003
Dear All
The second circular for this conference can be found at:
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/conference/
The circular contains the full programme (which includes 40 oral presentations),
and the registration form (due 31st July 2003). best wishes Phil
***********************************************************************
Dr Philip N. Owens
Senior Research Fellow & Manager of the Devon office of NSRI National Soil
Resources Institute (NSRI) Cranfield University North Wyke Okehampton Devon EX20
2SB UK
Tel: 01837 883524
Tel: 01837 89188
Fax: 01837 82139
E-Mail: philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/staff/cv/pn_owens.htm
Silsoe Conference: Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river
catchments To be held at NSRI, Silsoe, UK between 9th and 11th September 2003.
For more information please visit:
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/conference/
BGRG Conference: Controlling the loss of soil to water To be held at the
Geological Society, London on 21st January 2004. For
further information please visit:
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/conference/bgrg/
Slaymaker conference: Sediment and geochemical budgets in geomorphology To be
held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, between 27th and 30th
June 2004. For further information please contact Phil Owens or Mike Church
Interested in sediment in river basins?
Then join and participate in the activities of the European Sediment Research
Network (SedNet). For more information please visit:
www.sednet.org
The British Society of Soil Science For more information on the BSSS, including
application details, please visit:
www.soils.org.uk
The National Soil Resources Institute NSRI provides research, teaching, training
and consultancy in all aspects of the sustainable management of soil and land
resources, both in the UK and internationally. For more information please
visit:
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/
Date: 7/21
From: R. Forrest Hopson <fhopson@geoinfoservices.net>
Subject: NAGT-Far Western Section Field Conference
Geology and Geologic Hazards in the Carson-Tahoe Area
The Fall 2003 field conference of the National Association of Geoscience
Teachers-Far Western Section will be held from Friday, September 19th to Sunday,
September 21st, 2003, at the campus of Western Nevada Community College in
Carson City, Nevada.
This conference will be of interest to K-12 and college and university-level
teaching professionals. For a complete listing of events and other pertinent
information click on the link
http://www.wncc.edu/~bdillet/conference/ . For more information contact
Brigitte Dillet bdillet@wncc.edu
Winnie Kortemeier kortemei@wncc.edu
Forrest Hopson
fhopson@geoinfoservices.ne
See you in Carson City!
Cheers, Forrest
R. FORREST HOPSON, M.S.
Geological Information Services
2930 Salem Place, #608
Reno, Nevada 89509
Ph. (775) 825-6246
mailto:fhopson@geoinfoservices.net
http://www.geoinfoservices.net
Date: 7/21
From: John Faustini -
Faustini.John@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: AGU session on watershed-channel linkages
AGU Fall 2003 Meeting Hydrology Session convened by John Faustini (Oregon State), Philip Kaufmann (EPA), and Brian Bledsoe (Colorado State)
Colleagues,
Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the AGU Fall Meeting this year. Any contributions that address the linkage between watershed condition or disturbance and stream/riparian condition or response are welcome. We especially encourage contributions that address either or both of the complementary problems of (1) predicting stream channel processes or characteristics (e.g., debris flow scour/deposition zones, suitable salmonid habitat, woody debris abundance) based on landscape characteristics (topography, geology, land use, etc.) or (2) scaling up from site-scale observations to assess channel processes or characteristics at the watershed to regional scale in relation to watershed and/or riparian disturbance.
If you have something that you think would be of particularly broad interest on this topic, contact me or one of my conveners about the possibility of submitting an invited presentation. If you submit an abstract, please indicate your preference for a poster or oral session, but note that we will not know whether we will be allotted a slot for an oral session until after abstracts have been submitted and session allocations have been made. The main determinant is the number of abstracts submitted, so spread the word and get your abstracts in early!
Here's the "official" session blurb: H04 Watershed Processes and Linkages to Regional and Watershed Patterns in Stream Channel Morphology Channel morphology, habitat structure, and disturbance regimes vary with local and regional differences in topography, geology and climate. Human activities that alter runoff (magnitude, timing, and/or routing) and the supply and transport of sediment and/or wood can alter small- and large-scale spatial patterns in channel morphology. Recent advances in remote sensing and GIS technologies enhance our ability to characterize land surface conditions and model physical and ecological processes at regional scales. This session will explore problems in (1) predicting reach- or site-scale channel characteristics using map-based and remotely sensed data and (2) assessing channel characteristics and temporal trends at the regional scale using reach-scale field data.
Cheers,
John Faustini Oregon State University
faustini.john@epa.gov 541-754-4581
Session co-convenors:
Date: 7/22
From: Peter Knuepfer, [
knuepfr@binghamton.edu ]
Subject: Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium
Registration
Online registration is now available for the 33rd annual Binghamton
Geomorphology Symposium, convening in Binghamton NY October 3-5 2003. The topic
will be Ice Sheet Geomorphology, which is particularly appropriate in this year
of INQUA returning to the US. Details on registration, accommodation, and a
tentative list of speakers are available at the conference web site:
http://continuinged.binghamton.edu/geo/
We hope to see many of you in Binghamton in October.
Pete Knuepfer
SUNY at Binghamton
Jay Fleisher
SUNY College at Oneonta
Date: 7/22
From: Paul V.Heinrich -
inselberg@eatel.net
Subject: Looking for Statistical Software for the Analysis
of Stream Networks
Dear List Members,
I am looking for computer software, either PC or Mac, that can conduct length-weighted statistical analysis of the orientation of stream networks using Arcinfo GIS hydrology layers available for different scale USGS topographic maps. Can anyone recommend a flexible software package for doing this? ESRI's Arcinfo's has an option for the analysis of the orientation of such data. However it is rather inflexible and doesn't allow for length-weighting of the data.
Yours,
Paul V.Heinrich
Louisiana Geological Survey
3079 Energy, Coast, Environment Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Date: 7/23
From: Sandra Brizga <sbrizga@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Geomorphology Conference - Australia 2004
The next conference of the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group will be held at the Mt Buffalo Chalet, Victoria, on 15-20 February 2004. Papers are invited on all aspects of geomorphology. Special sessions will be held on "mountain geomorphology" and "geomorphology and society". Pre-conference, post-conference and mid-conference field trips will be offered. The first circular and an expression of interest form are available on the ANZGG website: www.anzgg.org The conference organisers can be contacted by email at: enquiries@anzgg.org.
Dr Sandra Brizga
sbrizga@ozemail.com.au
tel. +61 3 9859 7403
Date: 7/23
From: Peter Molnar <molnar@ihw.baug.ethz.ch>
Subject: Riparian PhD at ETH Zurich
Dear Colleagues --
I copy here a PhD announcement that may be of interest to those on the
geomorphology-hydrology-ecology interface. Any questions can be directed
to me.
Best regards -- Peter Molnar
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PH.D. POSITION IN WATER AND VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN THE RIPARIAN ZONE
Applications are invited for an open Ph.D. position at the Institute of
Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be integrated into an ongoing
project on surface and groundwater interactions in an Alpine valley in southern
Switzerland. The research will focus on the impacts of water stress due to flow
regime and groundwater fluctuations, both of natural and anthropogenic kind, on
the establishment and growth of vegetation in the riparian zone of a floodplain
in a mountain stream. The candidate will conduct field surveys and map riparian
vegetation from aerial photographs and remote sensing data, will develop a
riparian vegetation growth model under water stress, will integrate this model
into a basin scale hydrological model of the valley, and will analyse the
impacts of flow he long term space-time variability in riparian vegetation
evolution.
Qualifications: The successful candidate is expected to have a degree in
civil/environmental engineering, earth sciences or biology, and a basic
understanding of the above disciplines which are complementary to his/her
degree. Experience in numerical modelling, good fundaments in physics and
interest in biology, enthusiasm for fieldwork, and an interdisciplinary attitude
to research are absolutely required.
Application process: Interested candidates should submit (1) their curriculum
vitae focusing on their past education and skills related to the proposed
research, (2) one-page statement of research interests, and (3) names of three
references to:
Ms. Lynda Dowse (Attn: MAVAL)
IHW, ETH Hoenggerberg, HIL G 32.3
8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Electronic applications (one pdf file with all application documents) are
strongly encouraged and can be sent to
hydrologie@ihw.baug.ethz.ch .
Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Peter Molnar at
+41-1-6332958 or
molnar@ihw.baug.ethz.ch .
Timeline: Applications will be reviewed starting early August 2003, and the
position will remain open until filled. The position will be financed for three
years according to standard ETH rates. ETH is an equal opportunity employer.
Date: 7/23
From: Michael Crozier <Michael.Crozier@vuw.ac.nz>
Subject: PhD scholarship -geohazards; NZ
Targeted PhD Scholarship
Geohazards and Risk
New Zealand
The aim of this study is the understanding of the evolution of risk emanating from climatically and seismically triggered landslides in geomorphically distinct urban and rural settings. The temporal variability in spatially determined magnitude-frequency relationships of hazard will be investigated together with changes in element characteristics and vulnerability.
Research will involve analysis of time-slice air photography, and existing data bases to establish robust statistical models of landslide magnitude-frequency distribution.
The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record and a sound grounding in geomorphological or geographic theory and practice. They will be competent in airphoto interpretation; analytical GIS procedures, geomorphic and quantitative analysis.
Application for this targeted scholarship or other Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Postgraduate Scholarship must be made on the form which is obtainable from the Scholarships Officer. Applicants should include an outline of their proposed programme of research and the availability of adequate supervision. Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at VUW, must include a certified copy of those academic records from other institutions with this application. The academic record of the year of application will be obtained, where applicable, by VUW. Value NZD $20,000 For citizens or those with permanent residence status in New Zealand, Australia, France or Germany, tuition fees are also covered by the scholarship Applications close on 1 October and should be sent to: Scholarships Office, Room 107, Hunter Building Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. Email: scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
For further information about the scholarship scheme, enrollment, and the university contact the Scholarships office.
Further information about the targeted scholarship, contact
Date: 7/28
From: dorothy sack <sack@ohio.edu>
Subject: AAG 2004, Philadelphia: Geomorphology and the
Military
CALL FOR PAPERS: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND THE MILITARY
AAG Centennial Meeting, March 14-19, 2004, Philadelphia
The Geomorphology Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers is co-sponsoring with the AAG Military Geography Specialty Group one or more paper sessions on Geomorphology and the Military for the 2004 annual AAG meeting to be held in Philadelphia, March 14-19. Papers on any related topic are welcome.
Please contact organizer, Guntram Herb. Guntram Herb Department of Geography 327 Bicentennial Hall Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753 802-443-5714 802-443-2072 fax herb@middlebury.edu
Date: 7/28
From: Sandra Brizga <sbrizga@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology
Group
At the last meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group (ANZGG) at Kalgoorlie, WA, it was resolved that the group should become incorporated. The committee has investigated this issue, and proposes that the group should become an "incorporated association" under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 of the State of Victoria. A statutory meeting will be held in Melbourne, Victoria, on Monday 18 August to formally initiate the incorporation process. Votes may be cast in person at the meeting venue in Melbourne or by proxy. If you would like to obtain additional information about the incorporation process, please send your details to Dr Sandra Brizga, Honorary Secretary, ANZGG ( enquiries@anzgg.org ) or visit our website www.anzgg.org.
Date: 7/28
From: dorothy sack <sack@ohio.edu>
Subject: AAG 2004, Philadelphia: A Century of
Physical Geography
CALL FOR PAPERS: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
AAG Centennial Meeting, March 14-19, 2004; Philadelphia
The Centennial Meeting of the Association of American Geographers will
provide an excellent opportunity to take stock of geography's accomplishments
(and the people involved in them) over the past century. To mark this occasion,
the Geomorphology, Cryosphere, Climate, and Biogeography Specialty Groups of the
AAG are proposing one or more sessions devoted to historical aspects of physical
geography. "Historical aspects" is interpreted broadly, and will encompass both
biographically and topically oriented contributions relating to physical
geography and its subdisciplines. Contributions are not restricted to the
1904-2004 period,
or to the United States. The theme is intentionally broad in order to
attract a large number of presentations. If the response is sufficiently large,
the need for several sessions may arise, and these could be subdivided topically
or by some other criterion. Our present intent is to have the papers presented
orally, but if there is sufficient interest, poster or illustrated paper
sessions could be included. At this relatively early stage we are attempting to
determine the number of people interested in contributing to such a session or
sessions at the Philadelphia meeting. If there is sufficient interest, a special
issue of the journal Physical Geography may be organized to publish papers
arising from the session(s).
If you are interested, please email (a) a tentative title; (b) preferred mode of presentation (oral, poster, illustrated paper); (c) authors' names; and (d) contact information (lead author only) at your earliest convenience to the organizer representing the physical geography discipline closest to your topic by September 1, 2003. Formal abstracts will be due no later than September 25 in order to meet the AAG's deadline of October 9 for submission of organized sessions.
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