EGU General Assembly 2007

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	Quick Search Title + Author Title Author Abstract Number Schedule Number Programme Groups Great Debates Union Symposia Educational Symposia Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Climate: Past, Present, Future Cryospheric Sciences Energy, Resources and the Environment Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Geodesy Geodynamics Geomorphology Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems Hydrological Sciences Isotopes in Geosciences: Instrumentation and Applications Magnetism, Palaeomagnetism, Rock Physics & Geomaterials Natural Hazards Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Ocean Sciences Planetary and Solar System Sciences Seismology Soil System Sciences Solar-Terrestrial Sciences Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology Tectonics and Structural Geology Medal Lectures EGU Short Courses Keynote Lectures Townhall Meetings Division Business Meetings Editorial Board Meetings Union Meetings Splinter Meetings Forums   Information - GM26 Planetary Geomorphology (co-listed in PS) Event Information The field of planetary geomorphology takes lessons learned from Earth and applies them to other solid planetary surfaces. In particular, the recognition of landforms and surfaces in satellite data from planetary bodies has been greatly facilitated by centuries of terrestrial studies. Understanding the processes that form these planetary landforms allows us to begin to unravel the complex climate and geological histories of their parent worlds. Exchange of ideas between terrestrial and planetary geomorphology does not always have to be one-way traffic though. Other planets can serve as natural laboratories as they can have conditions favourable to the study of processes that on Earth are hindered by vegetation, rapid erosion, or (on longer time scales) recycling of crust. Examples include studies of barchan dune formation, mass wasting, impact cratering and catastrophic floods and their deposits. Planetary geomorphology is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the ever growing stock of publicly available remote-sensing data of planetary surfaces. In this session we aim to bring together both terrestrial geomorphologists and planetary geologists to share their knowledge for the benefit of all. Research themes for this session include: - remote sensing studies of the landforms of planetary solid bodies and the processes that shaped them. - in-situ studies of planetary landforms from analysis of landing craft data. - terrestrial field and laboratory studies of landforms and processes that have clear application to other planetary bodies. - geomorphological/geological mapping of solid planetary bodies. - techniques and advances in fields such as remote sensing, GIS, and computing that are specifically aimed at improving the techniques used in planetary geomorphology. - studies of planetary surfaces that have can tell us more about geomorphological processes on our own planet. Presentations discussing landforms and processes on Mars, Titan, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, asteroids and other solid bodies will all be most welcome. Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers Nicolas Mangold (Université de Paris-Sud, Paris, France) Mary Bourke (Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, USA) Co-Sponsorship General Statement The information contained hereafter has been compiled and uploaded by the Session Organizers via the "Organizer Session Form". The Session Organizers have therefore the sole responsibility that this information is true and accurate at the date of publication, and the conference organizer cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made, and he makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with regard to the material published. Back to Session Programme

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