English name: Research group Physical Geography
Parent institute: Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geografie (VUB), more
Thesaurus terms (13) : Antarctic zone; Cartography; Climate change; Climatic changes; Climatology; Environmental charts; Environmental surveys; Geology; Geomorphology; Glaciers; Remote sensing; Slope processes; Soil erosion
Geographical terms (4) : Antarctica [Marine Regions]; Greenland [Marine Regions]; Russia, Siberia [Marine Regions]; USA, Alaska [Marine Regions]
Address:
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussels
Belgium
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Tel.: +32-(0)2-629 33 82
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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| The research group Physical Geography (FARD) was founded in 1970. The original research, concentrated on glaciology and quaternary geology (since 1985), shifted towards the research themes 'ice and climate' and 'volcanology' (from 2011 onwards). The first theme focuses on the dynamics of natural ice masses and their interaction with the climate system. The research group's emphasis lies on 3D thermomechanical modelling of the continental cryosphere (Antarctica, Greenland and Quaternary ice sheet), regional Antarctic ice sheet dynamics (modelling, field work), and numerical modelling of Arctic ice caps and alpine mountain glaciers supported by fieldwork in Switzerland, the Russian Federation (the Caucasus), and Kyrgyzstan (High Mountain Asia). Of specific interest is a better understanding of the role and dynamics of land ice in relation to the climate and its consequences for global sea level. The research group Physical Geography - Ice and Climate is also strongly involved in the IPCC reports regarding the themes 'cryosphere', 'sea level' and 'polar ice sheets'. |
| Publications (8) |
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 Di Nitto, D.; Neukermans, G.; Koedam, N.; Defever, H.; Pattyn, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2014). Mangroves facing climate change: landward migration potential in response to projected scenarios of sea level rise. Biogeosciences 11(3): 857-871. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-857-2014, more- Di Nitto, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Decleir, H.; Koedam, N. (2008). Digital terrain modelling to investigate the effects of sea level rise on mangrove propagule establishment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 356: 175-188. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07228, more
- Gullentops, F.; Bogemans, F.; De Moor, G.; Paulissen, E.; Pissart, A. (2001). Quaternary lithostratigraphic units (Belgium). Geol. Belg. 4(1-2): 153-164, more
- Van Breedam, J. (2015). Projections of global sea-level change in the next 10,000 years and implications for northern Belgium, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 167-170, more
- Di Nitto, D.; Neukermans, G.; Koedam, N.; Defever, H.; Pattyn, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2012). Mangroves facing climate change: landward migration potential in response to projected scenarios of sea level rise, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 56, more
- Di Nitto, D.; Defever, H.; Neukermans, G.; Decleir, H.; Pattyn, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Koedam, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2009). Modelling the dispersal of propagules and mangrove assemblages: current situation and possible future scenarios of sea level rise (Gazi Bay, Kenya), in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. Proceedings of the Symposium African Botany in Brussels. pp. 72, more
- De Hauwere, N. (2005). Ontstaan en evolutie van de Laat-Holocene getijdengeul Testerep, in het gebied tussen Nieuwpoort en Oostende (Belgische Kustvlakte). MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Departement Geografie: Brussel. 107 pp., more
- Bogemans, F. (1993). Quaternary geological mapping on basis of sedimentary properties in the eastern branch of the Flemish Valley (sheets Boom-Mechelen & Vilvoorde-Zemst). Toelichtende Verhandelingen voor de Geologische Kaart en Mijnkaart van België = Mémoires pour servir à l'explication des cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique, 35. Ministerie van Economische Zaken: Brussel. 49 pp., more
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| Projects (4) |
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- ASPI: Antarctic Subglacial Processes and Interactions: the role of transition zones in ice sheet stability, more
- ASTER: Assessment of modelling uncertainties in long-term climate and sea- level change projections, more
- EU-PolarNet: EU-PolarNet - connecting science with society, more
- Ice2sea: Estimating the future contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise, more
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