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SATURDAY,
May 15, 2004
17:00 Registration
Forestry Institute of Catalonia, Solsona
19:00-21:00 Get together
Forestry Institute of Catalonia, Solsona
SUNDAY,
May 16, 2004
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Opening ceremony
F.X. Ballabriga (President, Forestry Institute of Catalonia, Spain)
O. Slaymaker (University of British Columbia, Canada)
J. Porta (University of Lleida, Spain)
9:30-10:00 Keynote lecture on ‘Sediment transport
in gravel-bed channels’ by M. Church (University of British Columbia,
Canada)
10:00-11:00 Morning session I: Sediment yield
Chair: M. Hassan (University of British Columbia, Canada)
W. Froehlich (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland), D.E.
Walling (University of Exeter, UK)
The use of 210Pbex and 137Cs to investigate sediment sources, sediment
transfer and sedimentation in the fluvial system of the Teesta river,
Sikkim Himalaya and the Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain, India
J.C. de Araujo (Federal University of Ceara, Brasil)
Assessment of sediment yield of watersheds by means of reservoir survey
in Brazilian semiarid environment
E. Ribes and M. Provansal (CEREGE - CNRS and University
of Provence, France)
Sedimentary transits of a developed Mediterranean river: the case of
the lower Durance river, South East of France.
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-13:00 Morning Session II: Torrents and
floods
Chair: M. Inbar (University of Haifa, Israel)
F. Allignol (CNRS Nice, France), L. Astrade (University
J. Fourier, France), J.P. Bravard and G. Thevenet (University Lyon 2,
France)
From late little Ice Age to present conditions: An assessment of
torrential variability from early XIXth to late XXth century in Eastern
Die Mountains, France
P. Billi (University of Ferrara, Italy)
The June 1996 extreme flood of Versilia River.
N. Jacob and F. Gob ((Université de Liège, Belgium), J.P.
Bravard (University Lyon 2, France) and F. Petit (Université de Liège,
Belgium)
Determining competence of a mountainous Mediterranean stream, the
Chassezac River (Cévennes, France), using lichenometric techniques
P. Ergenzinger (Freie Universität Berlin)
Differences in sediment sources and transport under Alpine conditions
A. Werritty, J. Paine and J. Rowan (University of Dundee,
UK), N. MacDonald (University of Birmingham, UK), L. McEwen (University of
Gloucestershire, UK)
Improved estimates of flood risk based on proxy flood series on the
Lower River Tay, Scotland
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:40 Afternoon session I: Dissolved and
solid loads
Chair: D. Walling (University of Exeter, UK)
S. de Villiers (University of Natal, South Africa)
Chemistry of rivers draining evaporitic terrains: A Sicilian case study
I. Kokorite, M. Klavins, and V. Rodinov (University of
Latvia, Latvia)
Flows of dissolved inorganic substances from the territory of Latvia
W. Menary (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK)
Automated and Discrete Monitoring of Phosphorus and Sediment Loads in
the Oona Water catchment, Northern Ireland – implications for effective
biogeochemical monitoring
S. Schnabel and M. Maneta (University of Extremadura,
Spain)
Modelling suspended sediment time-series produced by runoff peaks in
small semiarid catchments: A neural network approach.
S. Zhang (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
The spatial and temporal variations and causes of runoff and sediment
load in the Pearl River, South China
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:40 Afternoon session II: River processes
Chair: M. Church (University of British Columbia, Canada)
P.A. Basile (Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina)
Modelling sediment mixtures dynamics and morphological changes in
gravel bed rivers
I. Reid (Loughborough University, UK), Y. Yitshak and
J.B. Laronne (University of Beer-Sheva, Israel)
Temporal and spatial variations in bed load texture in a small
ephemeral channel
D.E. Walling (University of Exeter)
Overbank Sedimentation on River Floodplains: Rates and Significance
L. Wittenberg and N. Greenbaum (University of Haifa,
Israel)
Flow regime, large floods and bed structure morphology, along
Mediterranean ephemeral streams – Mt. Carmel, Israel
R.D. Woodsmith (USDA Forest Service, USA) and M.A.
Hassan (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Maintenance of an obstruction-related pool: Streamflow, Channel
Morphology, and Sediment Transport
17:40-18:20 Poster Session (posters on permanent
display through the conference)
Chair and Relator: X. Ubeda (University of Barcelona, Spain)
L. Antronico, R. Coscarelli and O. Terranova (CNR-IRPI,
Italy)
The surface erosion in Calabria (Italy)
J.C. Balasch R.J. Batalla and R.M. Poch and O. Alisedo (University
of Lleida and Forestry Institute of Catalonia, Spain)
Sediment transport in a Mediterranean mountainous River (Ribera Salada,
South Central Pyrenees)
K. Bensaid (National Centre of Spatial Techniques, CNTS,
Algeria)
The Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for the Assistance and Monitoring the
Algerian Degradation Risk of Steppiques Courses.
S. Bernia (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Spatial analysis of the soil coarse particles-size and total porosity
as compositional data in a river catchment.
A. Bouanani and J. Mania (LML-CNRS, France), K.
Babahamed and M. Bensalh (Université Aboubakr Belkaid, Algeria)
Suspended sediment concentration versus water discharge during single
hydrologic events in a Mediterranean wady. Sebdou (Tafna, NW Algeria).
P.R. Brunner, G.H. McTainsh, and J.E. Bullard (Griffith
University, Australia)
Fluvial–aeolian interactions on the outer floodplains of the Diamantina
River, Central Australia.
A. Calvo-Cases and C. Boix-Fayos (University of Valencia,
Spain), E. Arnau-Rosalen (CEBAS, CSIC, Spain)
Spatial and temporal thresholds for runoff generation and sediment
transport on two Mediterranean hillslopes (North Alicante, Spain)
Y. Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Water Resources Utilization and Environment Protection of Tarim River
Basin, Xinjiang, Northwestern China
A. Czajka (University of Silesia, Poland)
The dynamic of sediment transport and deposition in regulated river
channel, Upper Odra, Poland
M. Duane (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Weathering and biokarst development on Marine terraces, northwest
Africa
J. Estrany and C. Garcia (University of the Balearic
Islands, Spain)
Monitoring suspended-sediment transport in the Na Borges River basin,
Mallorca, Spain
J. Farguell and M. Sala (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Temporal and spatial variability of suspended sediment concentration in
a Mediterranean Basin (Anoia River, NE Spain)
J.Martínez-Fernández, A. Ceballos, S. Casado and C.
Morán (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
Runoff and soil moisture relationships in a small forested catchment in
the Sistema Central ranges (Spain)
I. Ghergut (University of Goettingen, Germany), K. –P.
Seiler and P. Maloszewski (Institute of Hydrology of Neuherberg-Munich,
Germany), M. Sauter (University of Goettingen, Germany)
Catchment-scale effects of deep water abstractions in layered aquifers (from
'regional' back to 'local'?)
I. Ghergut and H. Behrens (University of Goettingen,
Germany), M. Herfort (Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, ETHZ, Switzerland),
P. Maloszewski (Institute of Hydrology of Neuherberg-Munich, Germany), M.
Sauter (University of Goettingen, Germany)
Coupled hydraulic and chemical change in a fractured-porous medium -
modeling approaches
M. Igouzal and A. Maslouhi (Université Ibn Tofail de
Kénitra, Marroc), J.M. Mouchel (Ecole Nationale des Ponds et Chaussées,
France)
A study and a first attempts to model the hydraulic regime and the
water quality of Sebou river (Morocco).
S. Letica (University of Otago, New Zealand)
A Comparison of Eutrophication Management between a Broad Spectrum
Fertiliser and a Crop Specific Fertilising Method
Peña-Cortés, F., Gilchrist, M. and Pérez, F. (Universidad
Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile)
Assessment of the hydrological balance in the Budi river basin,
Romopulli sector. A basis for determining its environmental behaviour
G. Rodolfi (University of Florence, Italy) and eighteen
authors more
Soil erosion by water in Mediterranean environment: direct and indirect
appraisal from test areas and catchments (EROMED)
A. Rovira and R.J. Batalla (University of Lleida, Spain)
Temporal distribution of suspended sediment load in a Mediterranean
basin: the Lower Tordera
I. Seydell (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
Estimation of flow velocities within the hyporheic zone by means of
temperature measurements
N. Shtober-Zisu and M. Inbar (University of Haifa,
Israel), Y. Kaplan and H. Glasman (Nature Reserve Authority of Israel,
Israel)
Downstream impact of the Golan Heights reservoirs, on the hydrological
regime, stream morphology and vegetation (Israel)
C. Silva and Hinderer, M. (University of Darmstadt,
Germany), J. Ries (University of Trier, Germany)
Catchments-scale erosion and sediment accumulation of reservoirs in the
Ebro basin, a preliminary review.
N. Surian (Autorità di Bacino dei fiumi dell’Alto
Adriatico, Italy) and M. Rinaldi (University of Florence, Italy)
Channel adjustments in response to sediment mining and construction of
dams: examples from Italian rivers
N. Talebbeydokhti and A.A. Hekmatzadeh (University of
Shiraz, Iran)
Experimental modelling of bed form (dune) in rivers and flood-channels
L. Teruggi and G. Martinez (University of Mar del Plata,
Argentina), P. Billi and M. Farenga(University of Ferrara, Italy)
Geomorphology and sediment transport in a very low relief catchment: R.
Quequén Grande, Argentina
J. Turner, P.A. Brewer and M.G. Macklin (University of
Wales, UK)
Environmental change and sediment provenance dynamics in the Río
Guadiamar, southwest Spain
X. Ubeda (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Changes in soil infiltration capacity on slopes and rill formation on
an unpaved road as a consequence of a forest fire in Cadiretes Mountain,
Girona, NE Spain
D. Vachtman and N. Greenbaum (University of Haifa,
Isarel), B. Herut (National Institute of Oceanography of Israel, Israel),
A. Sandler (Geological Survey of Israel, Israel)
Floods and Suspended Sediment Balance and Dynamics in Coastal Streams
of Israel
J.M. Verdú (Water Agency of Catalonia, Spain), R.J.
Batalla and J.A. Martínez-Casasnovas (University of Lleida, Spain)
Estimating grain size distribution of a gravel riverbed at reach scale
from aerial ortophotos, geostatistics and digital image processing (Isabena
River, NE Spain)
D. Vericat and R.J. Batalla (University of Lleida, Spain)
Sediment transport in a highly regulated fluvial system (the Ebro
River, NE Spain)
Z.E. Wallage, J. Holden and A.T. McDonald (University of
Leeds, UK)
Land management impacts on dissolved and particulate organic carbon
release in upland headwaters
R. Weisshaidinger (University of Basel, Switzerland) et
al.
Phosphorus transport from diffuse agricultural sources – human impact,
hydrological pathways, sources and sinks
Free Evening
MONDAY, May 17,
2004
8:30-10:00 Morning session I: Human impacts on rivers
(1)
Chair: O. Slaymaker (University of British Columbia, Canada)
T.M. Al-Taiee (Mosul University, Iraq)
Response Capability of Tigris River Bed to Armoring Phenomenon After
Mosul Dam Operation
S. Keesstra (Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands)
Human impact on the evolution of the riverbed morphology in the
Dragonja catchment, Southwestern Slovenia
M. Islam (Institute of Engineers of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh)
Effect of bridge construction on shifting characteristics of the large
braided River Jamuna: a case study
J. Turner, P.A. Brewer and M.G. Macklin (University of
Wales, UK)
The impact of a tailings dam failure on the geomorphology and
geochemistry of a Mediterranean river system: recovery or adjustment
10:00-11:00 Morning session II: Human impacts on rivers
(2)
Chair: M. Sala (University of Barcelona, Spain)
F. Bhuiyan, M.A. Matin, M.A. Bhuiyan, F. Huque, S.N.
Haque and K.Z. Rahman (Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology,
Blangladesh)
Effects of earthquakes, floods and anthropogenic channel constriction
on the morphodynamics of a large braided river: the Brahmaputra.
Lajczak, A. (University of Silesia, Poland)
Man's impacted changes of the sedimentation course of the suspended
material transported in the Vistula River basin, Poland, in the 20th
century
Millar, R. (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Riparian Disturbance, Floods and Channel Metamorphosis in Southern
British Columbia
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-13:00 Morning session III: Human impacts on
rivers (3)
Chair: A. Werritty (University of Dundee, UK)
J.B. Laronne and I. Wener-Frank (University of
Beer-Sheva, Israel)
Effect of afforestation and soil conservation on runoff and suspended
sediment in a semiarid region, Bikhra Basin, Israel
L. Luqian and X.X. Lu (National University of Singapore,
Singapore), C. Zhongyuan (East China Normal University, China)
Human impact on river channel in the middle Yangtze River in the past
50 years.
M. Klein (University of Haifa, Israel)
Floods along the Lower Jordan River and their influence on land use
X.X. Lu and Y.M. Zhul (University of Singapore,
Singapore), Y. Zhou (Kunming University of Science and Technology, China)
Anthropogenic impacts on sediment fluxes in the dry-hot valleys of
Southwest China: an example of Longchuangjiang
A. Motelay-Massei (Univ. P. et M. Curie, France)
Transfer of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rural and urban
watersheds in the Seine river basin (France)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:20 Afternoon session I: Modelling
channel and catchment dynamics (1)
Chair: S. Schnnabel (University of Extremadura, Spain)
K.P. Bhattarai and K.M. O’Connor (National University of
Ireland, Ireland)
The effects over time of an Arterial Drainage Scheme on the Flood
Magnitude/Return Period relationships
F. Gallart, J. Latron and P. Llorens (Institute of Earth
Sciences ‘Jaume Almera’ CSIC, Spain)
Hydrological dynamics of a small Mediterranean mountain catchment
(Vallcebre, Catalan Pyrenees)
F. Gallart (Institute of Earth Sciences ‘Jaume Almera’
CSIC, Spain), J.C. Balasch (University of Lleida, Spain), D. Regüés (Pyrenean
Institute of Ecology, CSIC, Spain) and M. Soler (Institute of Earth
Sciences ‘Jaume Almera’ CSIC, Spain)
Catchment dynamics in a Mediterranean mountain environment: the
Vallcebre research basins (South Eastern Pyrenees). II: Erosion and
sediment yield
V.S. Srinivasan (Federal University of Campina Grande,
Brasil)
Modelling runoff and sediment yield in a semiarid region of Brazil and
an analysis of the scale effect
15:20-15:40 Coffee break
15:40-18:30 Excursion to the Ribera Salada River
basin: Sediment deficit and morphological changes in a gravel-bed
river affected by intense mining
R.J. Batalla, J.C. Balasch, A. Rovira (University of Lleida, Spain)
Free evening
TUESDAY, May 18, 2004 (Mid-Conference
Excursion)
The Tordera River basin: 25 years investigating
geomorphological processes in a large Mediterranean catchment
M. Sala (University of Barcelona, Spain), M. Inbar (University of Haifa,
Israel), C. Garcia (university of the Balearic Islands, Spain), A. Rovira
and R.J. Batalla (University of Lleida, Spain)
Free evening
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2004
8:30-10:00 Morning session I: Modelling channel
and catchment dynamics (2)
Chair: W. Froehlich (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Y. Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Study on the Grey Dynamic Model for Calculating Soil Erosion in
Drainage Basin
M. Kirkby (University of Leeds, UK)
Hillslope-Channel interactions: water and sediment connectivity with
implications for gully restoration
E. Petelet-Giraud and Ph. Négrel (BRGM - Water
Department of Orleans, France)
Flood deconvolution in a Mediterranean catchment (Hérault, France)
using major and trace elements and strontium isotopes
T. Sayama, K. Takara and Y. Tachikawa (Kyoto University,
Japan)
Cultivation and Land Slide Monitoring with TERRA/MODIS VIs for
Integrated Sediment Management in the Brantas River Basin, Indonesia
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:00 Keynote lecture on ‘A prognosis for
land degradation, with particular reference to Mediterranean environments’
by A. Conacher (University of Western Australia, Australia)
11:00-13:00 Morning Session II: Erosion and slope
processes
Chair: A. Calvo (University of Valencia, Spain)
T.P. Beach (Georgetown University, USA)
Holocene Soil Erosion on the South-eastern Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
J. Chyan-Deng and W. Ji-Shang (National Cheng Kung
University, Taiwan)
Influences of constituents on the rheological parameters of debris flow
C. Embleton-Hamann (University of Vienna, Austria)
New perspectives on the microrelief of alpine pastures
Holden, J. (University of Leeds, UK)
Physiographic controls on soil pipe density
M.R. Peart (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Sediment delivery from a landslide to a stream in a drainage basin in Hong
Kong.
P. Sarah and H. Lavee (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
The development of an arid first order drainage basin: a pedo-geomorphic
analysis.
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:20 Afternoon session I: Land degradation and
downstream management (1)
Chair: A. Conacher (University of Western Australia, Australia)
R. Coscarelli, I. Minervino and M. Sorriso-Valvo (CNR-IRPI,
Italy)
Methods for the characterization of areas sensitive to desertification: A
critical review and first results for the Calabrian territory (Southern
Italy)
J. Gisbert, W. Martín-Rosales and A. Pulido-Bosch (University
of Almería, Spain)
Land degradation in mountainous catchments. The case of River Monachil
headwaters (Sierra Nevada, SE Spain).
S.K. Kafle (Agro-Farm Foresters’ Association of Nepal,
AFFAN, Nepal)
Reclamation of River-Affected Areas through Agro-forestry in Nepal
O. Slaymaker (University of British Columbia, Canada)
What is the role of geomorphology in sustainable land and water management?
The case of the MANRECUR Project.
15:20-15:40 Coffee break
16:00-17:20 Afternoon session II: Land degradation and
downstream management (2)
Chair: M. Kirkby (University of Leeds, UK)
P. Novakova (Univerzita v Brno, Czech Republic)
Surface Water Source – Water Quality Evaluation by means of Action Plan
and Risk Analysis
M. Stocking (University of East Anglia, UK)
Understanding human impacts in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment
through the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods approach
T.G. Vardanian (Yerevan State University, Armenia)
The influence of the river runoff and climate change on land degradation
S. Wilkinson (CSIRO Land and Water, Australia)
Prioritising rectification actions in large river systems
17:20 Concluding Remarks
M. Inbar (University of Haifa, Israel)
Evening: Farewell Dinner
POST- CONFERENCE EXCURSIONS
THURSDAY, May 20, 2004
A. The Anoia River Basin: Downstream changes in
hydrology and suspended sediment concentrations under the influence of
forestry and agricultural landuses J.Farguell, S.Bernia, X.Ubeda,
M.Sala (University of Barcelona) (Departure from Solsona at 7:30 a.m.;
excursion will finished in Barcelona around 6:00 p.m.)
B. The Lower Ebro River: Sediment transport in a highly
regulated fluvial system: Field monitoring and experimentation.
D. Vericat, J.C. Balasch, A. Rovira, R.J. Batalla (University of Lleida,
Spain)
(Departure from Solsona at 7:30 a.m.; excursion will finished in Barcelona
around 6:00 p.m.)
FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY, May 21-May 22, 2004
C. Fluvial and erosion processes on the island of
Mallorca
J. Estrany, C. Garcia (University of Balearic Island, Spain)
(Departure from Barcelona airport after the Anoia and Ebro excursions, May
20 at around 8:00 p.m.)
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