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Jökull - 01.01.2004, Qupperneq 87
Society report Report on the first SEDIFLUX Science Meeting in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, June 2004 Fiona S. Tweed Geography, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DE, UK; f.s.tweed@staffs.ac.uk The European Science Foundation (ESF) Network "Sedimentary Source-to-Sink-Fluxes in Cold En- vironments"(SEDIFLUX) is scheduled to run from 2004 to 2006. The Network will form a framework for integrated and multidisciplinary investigations of sediment fluxes and the relationships between clima- te and sedimentary transfer processes. The Network aims to strengthen existing research collaborations and to build new partnerships within Europe and furt- her afield. This is an account of the first SEDIFLUX meeting in Iceland in June 2004. The SEDIFLUX Steering Committee met on the 17th June and the first SEDIFLUX Science Meet- ing took place in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, from Ju- ne 18th - June 21st, 2004. It was organised by Achim Beylich, the Chair of the SEDIFLUX Network (Geological Survey of Norway, Trondheim), Þor- steinn Sæmundsson (Director of the Natural Science Research Centre of North-western Iceland), Armelle Decaulne (Clermont-Ferrand) and Olga Sandberg (Goteborg). The Science Meeting welcomed thirty- eight participants from twelve countries and was honoured by the presence of Frank Ahnert and his wi- fe Bridget. The journey from Reykjavík to Sauðárkrókur for- med the focus of the first of two field excursion days. Locations en route illustrated Holocene sea level change, volcanic and tectonic activity, slope processes, tephrochronology, and landscape develop- ment. The spectacular Vatnsdalshólar rockslide in particular prompted a lively field discussion! The Science Meeting at Sauðárkrókur was held over two days and included three keynote lectures - Olav Slaymaker (Vancouver) discussed scaling relati- ons in drainage basin sediment budgets, Norikazu Matsuoka (Tsukuba) talked about the possibilities of a global network for monitoring periglacial processes and Philip Wookey (Stirling) summarized the In- ternational Tundra Experiment (ITEX) outlining the ways in which SEDIFLUX could benefit from the experiences of this project. The meeting comprised nineteen talks, sixteen poster presentations and two working group meetings. The presentations cov- ered a wide range of topics within the SEDIFLUX remit, including process monitoring and modell- ing, source-to-sink correlations, landscape ecology, sediment budget studies, and the analysis of sedi- ment sinks. Working group meetings helped to decide a programme of future activities for the SEDIFLUX Network and provided useful opport- unities for discussion. The second excursion day took participants from Sauðárkrókur back to Reykjavík via Kjölur along the rugged and scenic Icelandic interior road that passes between Langjökull and Hofsjökull. This journey provided a transect across some of the most geomorp- hologically and ecologically varied environments in Iceland, and included visits to Hveravellir, Gulfoss and Geysir and an evening picnic in Þingvellir Nati- onal Park. Several small dust storms near Hvítárvatn provided an excellent reminder of the profound influ- ence of aeolian processes in this fragile and dynamic landscape. The first SEDIFLUX Science Meeting was very smoothly organised and participants benefited from truly excellent hospitality and fine weather throug- hout. The Skagafjörður District Heating and Waterworks Company sponsored a cocktail reception, JÖKULL No. 54, 2004 87
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