Physical Landscape Signatures of Contemporary Climate Change
Physical Landscape Signatures of Contemporary Climate Change
Session ID#: 119149
Session Description:
Hydroclimatic changes associated with contemporary global warming are increasingly well documented and modeled, but physical landscape responses are less well understood. Detecting landscape signals of recent climate change is challenging due to short record lengths, difficulty resolving signals amid noise, and complex interactions of climate, land use, and tectonics. Nevertheless, identifying contemporary climate-driven landscape change is a critically important scientific need today, with widespread societal implications. We solicit presentations on all aspects of 20th and 21st century climate-driven physical landscape change, e.g., geomorphic, sedimentary, or thermal responses, or linked bio-physical responses. Field, remote-sensing, and modeling studies are welcome. We encourage and will actively solicit participation by early-career scientists and members of underrepresented groups, as we aim to expand and integrate the network of researchers addressing this complex subject across disciplines.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- CGU: Canadian Geophysical Union -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
Index Terms:
0475 Permafrost, cryosphere, and high-latitude processes [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1824 Geomorphology: general [HYDROLOGY]
4321 Climate impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Amy E East, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Conveners: Stuart N Lane, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland and Irina Overeem, University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison: Amy E East, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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