This volume presents a collection of papers given at a Rhine-LUCIFS (Land use and climate impact on fluvial systems), the aim being to bring together researchers with longstanding experience in developing concepts and modelling approaches for long term landscape evolution and scientists involved in more classical studies on the evolution of the Rhine river system. It is divided into two parts: part one reviews the Rhine river system and gives case studies to demonstrate the types of data that can be extracted from sedimentary archives. Part two provides a state of the art review on concepts for fluvial system research, as well as modelling the components of large river basins, written by leading European scientists in this field.
Table of contents:
From the contents: Concepts and Approaches to Long Term and Large Scale Modelling of Fluvial Systems.- A LUCIFS Strategy.- Linking Short and Long Term Soil-Erosion Modelling.- Modelling Sediment Fluxes at Large Spatial and Temporal Scales.- Modelling the Geomorphic Response to Land Use Changes.- Modelling Water and Tillage Erosion Using Spatially Distributed Models.- Long Term and Large Scale High Resolution Catchment Modelling.- Large to Medium Scale Sediment Budget Models - The Alpenrhein as a Case Study.- Impact of Climate and Land Use Change on River Discharge.- Changing Human Impact During the Period of Agriculture in Central Europe.- Land Use and Soil Erosion in Northern Bavaria.- Quantification of Past Soil Erosion and Land Use.
Table of contents:
From the contents: Concepts and Approaches to Long Term and Large Scale Modelling of Fluvial Systems.- A LUCIFS Strategy.- Linking Short and Long Term Soil-Erosion Modelling.- Modelling Sediment Fluxes at Large Spatial and Temporal Scales.- Modelling the Geomorphic Response to Land Use Changes.- Modelling Water and Tillage Erosion Using Spatially Distributed Models.- Long Term and Large Scale High Resolution Catchment Modelling.- Large to Medium Scale Sediment Budget Models - The Alpenrhein as a Case Study.- Impact of Climate and Land Use Change on River Discharge.- Changing Human Impact During the Period of Agriculture in Central Europe.- Land Use and Soil Erosion in Northern Bavaria.- Quantification of Past Soil Erosion and Land Use.