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Agenda
Soil Erosion Modelling
JRC Ispra
20-21-22 March 2017
The European Commission’s
science and knowledge service
Joint Research Centre
JRC Ispra, 20 March 2017 (1st Day)
Soil Erosion Modelling
1st day: 20 March 2017 (Auditorium Bldg. 58)
08:30-09:00
09:00-09:15
Arrival at the JRC Main Gate and Participants Registrations
Opening
David Wilkinson, Director of Sustainable Resources, Joint Research Centre
BLOCK A: Large scale soil erosion modelling (Chair: Katrin Meusburger; Rapp: Jean Poesen)
09:15 – 09:45 Which soil erosion processes should we model at large scale in Europe?
Key note speaker: Jean Poesen, KU Leuven, Belgium
09:45-09:50
12:00-12:10
12:10-12:20
12:20-12:30
Soil erosion modelling at European scale
A comprehensive modelling framework to quantify vertical and lateral
carbon fluxes in the agricultural soils of the EU
Emanuele Lugato, Joint Research Centre
10:20-10:35
12:30-13:40 Lunch at Bldg. 100
BLOCK B: Small scale soil erosion modelling (Chair: Artemi Cerda; Rapp: Santiago Begueria)
Afternoon session starts at 13:40 at Bldg. 58
13:40 – 14:05
Climate change, rainfall intensification, droughts and soil erosion
Key note speaker: Santiago Begueria, Spanish National Research Council, Spain
14:05-14:15
Database for water erosion modelling in Brazil
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-11:20
Predicting gully erosion and its contribution to catchment
sediment yield at regional scales: an empirical approach
Jean Poesen, KU Belgium, Belgium
11:20-11:30
DSM for soil erosion risk in Scotland with uncertainty propagation
Laura Poggio, The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom
11:30-11:40
14:15-14:25
Elaboration of the soil erosion risk map of Sicily by calibration
and validation of an USLE model
14:25-14:35
14:35-14:45
14:45-14:55
14:55-15:05
Maria Fantappiè, CREA-ABP, Italy
11:40-11:50
11:50-12:00
Preliminary results from global modelling of soil protection from water
15:05-15:15
Carlos Antonio Guerra, iDiv, Germany
G2 erosion model - lessons learnt
Christos Karydas, GEOPLASIS, Greece
Connecting plot scale erosion experiments with small-catchment
measurements - sources of uncertainties
Sisák István, Georgikon, Hungary
Upscaling of local information for regional assessment of soil erosion rates
Olivier Cerdan, BRGM, France
Confronting measurements with modelling: lessons learned from case
studies in mountain areas
Katrin Meusburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Marx Leandro Silva, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
10:35-11:00
Large scale erosion modeling in Brazil: dealing with data
restriction for model evaluation
Pedro Batista, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
EU Soil policy & soil erosion
Panos Panagos, Joint Research Centre
10:05-10:20
Erosion risk assessment at different scales in Brandenburg
Detlef Deumlich, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany
Josiane Masson, DG ENV, European Commission
09:50-10:05
Soil degradation model with focus to soil erosion: Czech Republic study
Bořivoj Šarapatka, Palacký University, Czech Republic
Predicting event plot soil loss by empirical models
Vincenzo Pampalone, University of Palermo, Italy
Gradient-at-a-point as a predictor of erosion
David Favis-Mortlock, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Modelling soil erosion after wildfire in NW Spain: Advances and gaps
Cristina Fernández, Xunta de Galicia, Spain
Simple model adaptations to post-fire conditions
Diana Vieira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
How increased extreme precipitation under future climate change
affects soil erosion and water availability
Joris de Vente, Spanish National Research Council, Spain
15:15-15:25
Soil Erosion induced by snow avalanches
Michele Freppaz, University of Torino, Italy
Soil Erosion Modelling – 20 March 2017
1st day: 20 March 2017
15:25-15:30
BLOCK C: Conservation practices to control erosion (Chair: K. Van Oost; Rapp: Artemi Cerda)
Erosion processes at catchment scale: a study of the Gradascica River
Coffee break
Modelling the hydrological and erosion response of a Mediterranean basin
impacted by viticulture under present and future climate conditions
Dalila Serpa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
16:10-16:20
Soil redistribution and budget in rain-fed vineyards: from field to landscape
unit
Manuel Lopez Vicente, Spanish National Research Council, Zaragosa, Spain
16:20-16:30
Multi criteria decision analysis and GIS modelling for soil erosion
vulnerability in the Toplica River Watershed
Tijana Andrijanić, University of Belgrade, Serbia
16:30-16:40
16:40-16:50
16:50-17:00
Predicting soil erosion risk by SWAT in a catchment on the North Morocco
Hamza Briak, INRA, Rabat, Morocco
17:10-17:55
09:00-09:25
09:25-09:35
09:35-09:45
18:30-21:30 Social Dinner
21:30 Transfers to the Conference Hotels
Phenological spectral index time series for the dynamic derivation of
soil coverage information
Markus Möller, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
09:45-09:55
Utilizing cover crops to reduce runoff and soil erosion rates in young orchards
09:55-10:05
Temporal and soil management effects on hydrological and erosion
processes in a hillslope vineyard (Monferrato, NW Italy)
Marcella Biddoccu , CNR, Italy
10:05-10:15
Soil erosion measurements and conservation practices at plot scale in
Mediterranean rangeland environments (South of Spain)
Roey Egozi , Israel Ministry of Agriculture, Israel
Juan Martínez Murillo, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
10:15-10:25
Impacts of land use changes in soil erosion processes: from plot to
experimental catchment scales
Estela Nadal Romero, University of Zaragosa, Spain
10:25-10:35
Erosion runoff - increased risk of the residents and the water quality in the
context of the expected climate change
Tom Dostal, CTU Prague, Czech Republic
Wrap-up session and conclusions of the first Day
Chairing: Jean Poesen, Santiago Begueria, Panos Panagos and Katrin Meusburger
18:00 Departure for Ristorante Belvedere, Ranco
Sustainable Land Management potential for climate change adaptation
in Mediterranean environments: a regional scale assessment
Joris Eekhout, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain
The impact of paddy field cultivation cycles on soil erosion modelling in the
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
The role of roughness and of aggregate stability dynamics, in the estimation
of interrill erosion
Francesca Todisco, University of Perugia, Italy
Sustainable land managements in Mediterranean agriculture land.
Problems and solutions
Key note speaker: Artemi Cerda, Universitat de València
Erosion and topsoil degradation in mountain soils: models and indicators
Silvia Stanchi, University of Torino
Patrick Laceby, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France
17:00-17:10
Workshop starts at 09:00 at Bldg. 36 Amphitheatre
Nejc Bezak, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:30-16:00
16:00-16:10
JRC Ispra, 21 March 2017 (2nd Day)
10:35-11:00
11:00-11:10
Coffee break
The effectiveness of mulching with forest logging residues to reduce post-fire
erosion: combined evidence from laboratory and field studies
Jan Keizer, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Soil Erosion Modelling – 21 March 2017
2nd day: 21 March 2017 (Block C)
11:10-11:20
Evaluating rural adaptation measures to climate change, Havel
catchment (NE Germany)
Andreas Gericke , Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland, Germany
11:20-11:25
Afternoon session starts at 14:00 at Bldg. 36
14:00-14:25
Conceptual model of sustainable land development in the mountain
region of West Serbia
14:25-14:35
Effect of land cover changes on soil erosion in a typical Mediterranean
area (Portofino natural park, Italy)
Ivano Rellini, University of Genova, Italy
11:55-12:05
14:35-14:45
12:05-12:10
12:10-12:15
14:45-14:55
Sediment movement on hillslopes: how far and how fast?
15:55-15:05
Erosion, sedimentation and bioturbation modelling: field data and analytical
model
15:05-15:15
Conservation Agriculture and erosion monitoring in Help Soil Life project
12:25-12:50
How the Good Agricultural & Environnemental Conditions (GAEC) reduce
erosion?
Pasquale Borrelli, University of Basel, Switzerland
15:15-15:25
Validating erosion model outputs using Cs-137 inventories: Application to a
large river basin (Loire, France)
Clement Chabert , IPSL, France
15:25-15:35
Modeling aggregate size distribution of eroded sediments by rain-splash and
raindrop impacted flow processes
Selen Deviren , Ankara University , Turkey
Wrap-up session and conclusions of the second Day
Chair: Artemi Cerda, Kristof Van Oost
15:35-16:00
16:00-16:10
12:50-14:00 Lunch at Bldg. 36
Using bomb-derived and Chernobyl derived 137Cs for evaluation of erosion
rate trend for last 50 years in different landscape zones of European part of
Russia
Valentin Golosov, Kazan Federal University, Russian Federation
Jules Rutebuka , Ghent University, Belgium
12:15-12:25
Anthony J Parsons, Sheffield University, United Kingdom
Andrea Roman-Sanchez, University of Cordoba, Spain
Staffilani Francesca , Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Effects of soil conservation practices on water erosion control and crop
yield in two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda
The use of radionuclides for improving soil erosion and sediment transfer
modelling: lessons learnt from case studies around the world
Olivier Evrard, IPSL – France
Growing potatoes under cover crops as a effective tool for reducing
runoff and soil erosion rates and other benefits
Gil Eshel , Soil Erosion Research Station, Israel
Coupling cesium-137 measurements and sediment load records to calibrate
the sediment delivery distributed model (SEDD). A regional study in Calabria,
Southern Italy
Paolo Porto, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Mirjana Todosijevic, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Serbia
11:45-11:55
Using isotope techniques to track terrestrial sediments from soil
sources to freshwater systems
Key note speaker: Christine Alewell, University of Basel
Erosion rate predictions from PESERA and RUSLE at a Mediterranean site
before and after a wildfire: Comparison & implications
Mina Karamesouti, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
11:35-11:45
BLOCK D: Sediment transport – Radionuclides (Chair: Jean Poesen; Rapp: Christine Alewell)
Modeling the implementation of agroforestry practices to reduce soil
erosion at regional level: a case study in Tuscany, Italy
Alberto Mantino, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
11:25-11:35
JRC Ispra, 21 March 2017 (2nd Day)
Coffee break
Tracing soil redistribution with fallout radionuclides: 25 years of application in
Mediterranean landscapes
Ana Navas, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain
Soil Erosion Modelling – 21 March 2017
2nd day: 21 March 2017 (Block D)
16:10-16:20
Block E: Coupling erosion with soil organic carbon, policy & soil conservation, wind erosion)
Novel approaches of nuclear techniques in soil erosion: Resampling for
identifying recent changes and testing fingerprinting methods
Leticia Gaspar, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain
16:20-16:30
09:00-09:25
Key note speaker: Kristof Van Oost, University of Louvain La-Neuve, Belgium
Modeling suspended sediment transport and assessing the impacts of
climate change in a karstic Mediterranean watershed
The role of life cycle assessment in the evaluation of soil-related activities and
impacts
Paula Quinteiro , University of Aveiro, Portugal
09:35-09:45
WEB GIS Based Soil Erosion Modelling and Management Systems in Korea
09:45-09:55
Modelling the impacts of European policies on preventing and mitigating soil
threats
16:40-16:50
Modelling Suspended Sediment Yields in Irish Catchments
Anna Rymszewicz , University College Dublin , Ireland
16:50-16:55
Modelling sediment delivery processes by a connectivity approach
Natalie Caraballo Arias , University of Palermo, Italy
The impact of land use changes on soil erosion: Connectivity models
and fingerprinting methods to assess the sediment provenance
Wrap-up session and conclusions of the second Day
Chair: Christine Alewell, Artemi Cerda, Santiago Begueria and Katrin
09:55-10:05
Coupling soil erosion to the carbon cycle at the global scale
10:05-10:10
SOC dynamics and soil redistribution modelling in Mediterranean
agroecosystems.
Victoria Naipal, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, France
Laura Quijano, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain
10:10-10:20
Influence of socio-demographic factors on erosion processes in the rural part of
the municipality of VOŽDOVAC
Katarina Lazarević, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Serbia
Meusburger, Kristof Van Oost
10:20-10:25
18:00 Departure on foot to the JRC club-house (walking distance 10 minutes)
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner at Club house (own payment: 15 Euros)
20:00 Departure from the JRC Club house to the hotels
Jae Yang, ex-president of IUSS, Kangwon National University, Korea
Hedwig van Delden, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems (RIKS), Netherlands
Ivan Lizaga, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain
17:05-17:55
Model-based assessment of the coupling between agricultural erosion
and soil carbon cycling: potential and limitations
09:25-09:35
Sofia Nerantzaki, Technical University of Crete, Greece
16:55-17:05
Workshop starts at 09:00 at Bldg. 36 Amphitheatre (Chair: C. Alewell; Rapp: Kristof Van Oost)
Sediment and phosphorus transports within large watersheds eutrophication potential of soil erosion
Josef Krasa, CTU Prague, Czech Republic
16:30-16:40
JRC Ispra, 22 March 2017 (3rd Day)
10:25-10:30
10:30-10:35
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18:00 Departure for the hotels
Free Programme
The new Wind erosion map of Europe
Pasquale Borrelli – Panos Panagos, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Wind erosion from cultivated peat soil in Sweden
Örjan Berglund , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Bank Erosion Modelling
Maria Lilli, Technical University of Crete (TUC), Greece
10:35-11:00
11:00-11:10
Coffee break
Soil erosion modelling in the Portofino Natural Park: A model comparison
Michael Maerker University Pavia, Italy
Soil Erosion Modelling – 22 March 2017
3rd day: 22 March 2017 (Block E)
11:10-11:20
11:20-11:30
The optimal strategy of the local government in controlling soil erosion
Stefana Babović, Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic" SASA, Serbia
Spatial and temporal analysis of the land degradation of natural resources in
river Likodra Watershed
Sinisa Polovina , University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Serbia
11:30-11:40
Rainfall Erosivity in Europe
Cristiano Ballabio, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
11:40-11:50
11:50-12:00
Modelling rainfall erosivity
Maria Angela Serio, University of Palermo, Italy
The effect of rainfall event sequencing on erosion
Jantiene Baartman, Wageningen University, Netherlands
12:00-12:05
12:05-12:10
Extreme Events and Climate Change in the island of Crete
Tsanis Ioannis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Development of a flash flood nowcast-warning-system in agricultural used
landscapes – first results
Marcus Schindewolf, Freiberg University, Germany
12:10-13:00
Conclusions – Next Steps?
All
13:00-14:00 Lunch at Bldg. 36
14:00 Departure