Martin Hurst, University of Glasgow [Environmental Change] - Coastal geomorphology
12:00pm - 1:00pm /
Tuesday 14th March 2017
/ Venue: Lecture Theatre 1 Gordon Stephenson Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Department
- 0151 795 0619
- Jamie Hughes
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Martin is interested in understanding the evolution of the Earth surface, with particular focus on tectonically active landscapes and eroding coastlines. I am motivated by the problem that eroding landscapes (both terrestrial and coastal) leave behind scant evidence of their previous form. I try to understand by which processes, and how fast such landscapes have evolved. To do this I gather quantitative information about landscape form from topographic data and field observations, apply numerical models that can predict landscape form under different forcing conditions such as climatic shifts or tectonic processes, and measure past rates of landscape change using geochronometry (in particular cosmogenic radionuclides). The Earth surface is a principle human resource and thus I am interested in making predictions about landscape change at human-relevant timescales (from individual storm events to decadal/planning timescales), particularly associated with anticipated future environmental forcing