ID:
S_054
Unravelling timing and spatial distribution of geomorphic processes from the Quaternary sedimentary record
Lead Convener
Ettore Valente Department of Earth, Environment and Resources Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. ettore.valente@unina.it
Co Convener(s)
Ciro Cerrone Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), University of Venice Ca' Foscari, Italy. ciro.cerrone@unive.it Francesco Pavano Department of Earth, Environment and Resources Sciences, University of Naples Federico II,Italy. francesco.pavano@unina.it
Session Keywords
landscape evolution, morphostratigraphy, geomorphometry, morphotectonic, climate
Commission
TERPRO
Abstract Category
Fluvial
Session Description
Landscape evolution results from the complex interplay between erosional and depositional processes acting over varying spatial and temporal scales. Mountains erode while basins fill, often at complementary rates. These rates can vary over time due to external factors like climate and tectonics, or internal dynamics such as delta processes and river captures. Competition between these factors makes reconstructing landscape evolution history challenging. To address these issues, classical geomorphological analyses are often combined with morphometric and stratigraphic data from both exposed and buried Quaternary deposits, as well as from analogue and numerical modelling. Absolute dating of these deposits offers crucial chronological constraints.
This session welcomes studies on:
-The influence of climate, lithology, and tectonics on geomorphic processes
-Quaternary morphostratigraphy
-Landscape evolution modeling
-Detecting uplift through displaced Quaternary landforms or deposits
