Science and Engineering at The University of Edinburgh

About us

The Land Surface Dynamics group is focussed on determining the earth surface response to climatic and tectonic forcing in terms of erosional and sedimentary fluxes and the consequent geomorphology of the continents. We evaluate and model the climatic and tectonic forcing of landscapes transmitted through the action of rivers, glaciers and hillslope processes, and consider the anthropogenic responses to these changes through geoarchaeological studies. We use a broad range of measurement techniques including low temperature thermochronology, cosmogenic isotopes and tephrochronology. A range of study areas include Iceland, European Alps, Taiwan, Apennines, Pyrenees, Patagonian Andes and the Himalaya.

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