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Project
Assessing the influence of Holocene land use changes and climatic variations on floodplain deposition on a continental scale.
Studies concerning the influence of environmental change on sediment fluxes are mainly restricted to qualitative descriptions, whilst a quantification of the sediment dynamics is mostly lacking, especially for larger spatial units. With the proposed research project, we aim to develop a more profound understanding of the influence of environmental change on the sediment dynamics at a range of spatial scales. The main objectives are the quantification of the floodplain deposition and the modeling of Holocene sediment dynamics on a regional (>104 kmĀ²) to continental (European) scale. Much attention will be paid to the development of a methodology for modeling soil erosion and sediment redistribution on such a scale. A fluvial component will be added to an existing hillslope sediment delivery model in order to model the entire sediment redistribution system. Readily available data covering Europe will be used as modeling input, and model calibration and validation will be based on data from different study sites in contrasting environments. Therefore we will further develop a methodology for the quantification of floodplain deposits for large areas.
Date:1 Oct 2010 → 15 Aug 2016
Keywords:Modeling, Continental scale, Land use change, Climate change, Soil erosion, Floodplain deposition
Disciplines:Physical geography and environmental geoscience