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Soil Erosion Modelling

JRC Ispra

20-21-22 March 2017

1st day: 20 March 2017 (Auditorium Bldg. 58)08:30-09:00 Arrival at the JRC Main Gate and Participants Registrations

09:00-09:15 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 EU Soil policy & soil erosionJosiane Masson, DG ENV, European Commission

09:50-10:05 Soil erosion modelling at European scalePanos Panagos, Joint Research Centre

10:05-10:20 A comprehensive modelling framework to quantify vertical and lateral carbon fluxes in the agricultural soils of the EUEmanuele Lugato, Joint Research Centre

10:20-10:35 Database for water erosion modelling in Brazil Marx Leandro Silva, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

10:35-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:15 Upscaling of local information for regional assessment of soil erosion ratesOlivier Cerdan, BRGM, France

11:15-11:20 Predicting gully erosion and its contribution to catchmentsediment 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 Elaboration of the soil erosion risk map of Sicily by calibration and validation of an USLE modelMaria Fantappiè, CREA-ABP, Italy

11:40-11:50 Preliminary results from global modelling of soil protection from water Carlos Antonio Guerra, iDiv, Germany

11:50-12:00 G2 erosion model - lessons learntChristos Karydas, GEOPLASIS, Greece

12:00-12:10 Soil degradation model with focus to soil erosion: Czech Republic studyBořivoj Šarapatka, Palacký University, Czech Republic

12:10-12:20 Erosion risk assessment at different scales in BrandenburgDetlef Deumlich, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany

12:20-12:30 Large scale erosion modeling in Brazil: dealing with data restriction for model evaluationPedro Batista, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

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. 5813:40 – 14:05 Climate change, rainfall intensification, droughts and soil erosion

Key note speaker: Santiago Begueria, Spanish National Research Council, Spain

14:05-14:15 Confronting measurements with modelling: lessons learned from case studies in mountain areasKatrin Meusburger, University of Basel, Switzerland

14:15-14:25 Connecting plot scale erosion experiments with small-catchment measurements - sources of uncertainties Sisák István, Georgikon, Hungary

14:25-14:35 Predicting event plot soil loss by empirical models Vincenzo Pampalone, University of Palermo, Italy

14:35-14:45 Gradient-at-a-point as a predictor of erosionDavid Favis-Mortlock, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

14:45-14:55 Modelling soil erosion after wildfire in NW Spain: Advances and gapsCristina Fernández, Xunta de Galicia, Spain

14:55-15:05 Simple model adaptations to post-fire conditionsDiana Vieira, University of Aveiro, Portugal

15:05-15:15 How increased extreme precipitation under future climate change affects soil erosion and water availabilityJoris de Vente, Spanish National Research Council, Spain

15:15-15:25 Soil Erosion induced by snow avalanchesMichele Freppaz, University of Torino, Italy

JRC Ispra, 20 March 2017 (1st Day)Soil Erosion Modelling

1st day: 20 March 2017

15:25-15:30 Erosion processes at catchment scale: a study of the Gradascica RiverNejc Bezak, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:10 Modelling the hydrological and erosion response of a Mediterranean basin impacted by viticulture under present and future climate conditionsDalila Serpa, University of Aveiro, Portugal

16:10-16:20 Soil redistribution and budget in rain-fed vineyards: from field to landscape unitManuel Lopez Vicente, Spanish National Research Council, Zaragosa, Spain

16:20-16:30 Multi criteria decision analysis and GIS modelling for soil erosionvulnerability in the Toplica River Watershed Tijana Andrijanić, University of Belgrade, Serbia

16:30-16:40 Predicting soil erosion risk by SWAT in a catchment on the North MoroccoHamza Briak, INRA, Rabat, Morocco

16:40-16:50 Erosion and topsoil degradation in mountain soils: models and indicatorsSilvia Stanchi, University of Torino

16:50-17:00 The impact of paddy field cultivation cycles on soil erosion modelling in the Fukushima Prefecture, JapanPatrick Laceby, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France

17:00-17:10 The role of roughness and of aggregate stability dynamics, in the estimation of interrill erosionFrancesca Todisco, University of Perugia, Italy

17:10-17:55 Wrap-up session and conclusions of the first DayChairing: Jean Poesen, Santiago Begueria, Panos Panagos and Katrin Meusburger

18:00 Departure for Ristorante Belvedere, Ranco

18:30-21:30 Social Dinner

21:30 Transfers to the Conference Hotels

BLOCK C: Conservation practices to control erosion (Chair: K. Van Oost; Rapp: Artemi Cerda)

Workshop starts at 09:00 at Bldg. 36 Amphitheatre

09:00-09:25 Sustainable land managements in Mediterranean agriculture land. Problems and solutions Key note speaker: Artemi Cerda, Universitat de València

09:25-09:35 Sustainable Land Management potential for climate change adaptationin Mediterranean environments: a regional scale assessmentJoris Eekhout, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain

09:35-09:45 Phenological spectral index time series for the dynamic derivation ofsoil 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 orchardsRoey Egozi , Israel Ministry of Agriculture, Israel

09:55-10:05 Temporal and soil management effects on hydrological and erosionprocesses 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)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 changeTom Dostal, CTU Prague, Czech Republic

10:35-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:10 The effectiveness of mulching with forest logging residues to reduce post-fireerosion: combined evidence from laboratory and field studiesJan Keizer, University of Aveiro, Portugal

JRC Ispra, 21 March 2017 (2nd Day)Soil Erosion Modelling – 20 March 2017

BLOCK D: Sediment transport – Radionuclides (Chair: Jean Poesen; Rapp: Christine Alewell)

Afternoon session starts at 14:00 at Bldg. 36

14:00-14:25 Using isotope techniques to track terrestrial sediments from soil sources to freshwater systemsKey note speaker: Christine Alewell, University of Basel

14:25-14:35 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

14:35-14:45 The use of radionuclides for improving soil erosion and sediment transfer modelling: lessons learnt from case studies around the world Olivier Evrard, IPSL – France

14:45-14:55 Sediment movement on hillslopes: how far and how fast?Anthony J Parsons, Sheffield University, United Kingdom

15:55-15:05 Erosion, sedimentation and bioturbation modelling: field data and analytical modelAndrea Roman-Sanchez, University of Cordoba, Spain

15:05-15:15 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 RussiaValentin Golosov, Kazan Federal University, Russian Federation

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 andraindrop impacted flow processesSelen Deviren , Ankara University , Turkey

15:35-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:10 Tracing soil redistribution with fallout radionuclides: 25 years of application in Mediterranean landscapes Ana Navas, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain

JRC Ispra, 21 March 2017 (2nd Day)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 Modeling the implementation of agroforestry practices to reduce soil erosion at regional level: a case study in Tuscany, ItalyAlberto Mantino, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

11:25-11:35 Erosion rate predictions from PESERA and RUSLE at a Mediterranean sitebefore and after a wildfire: Comparison & implicationsMina Karamesouti, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

11:35-11:45 Conceptual model of sustainable land development in the mountain region of West SerbiaMirjana Todosijevic, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Serbia

11:45-11:55 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 Growing potatoes under cover crops as a effective tool for reducing runoff and soil erosion rates and other benefitsGil Eshel , Soil Erosion Research Station, Israel

12:05-12:10 Conservation Agriculture and erosion monitoring in Help Soil Life projectStaffilani Francesca , Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy

12:10-12:15 Effects of soil conservation practices on water erosion control and crop yield in two agro-ecological zones of RwandaJules Rutebuka , Ghent University, Belgium

12:15-12:25 How the Good Agricultural & Environnemental Conditions (GAEC) reduceerosion?Pasquale Borrelli, University of Basel, Switzerland

12:25-12:50 Wrap-up session and conclusions of the second DayChair: Artemi Cerda, Kristof Van Oost

12:50-14:00 Lunch at Bldg. 36

Soil Erosion Modelling – 21 March 2017

Block E: Coupling erosion with soil organic carbon, policy & soil conservation, wind erosion)

Workshop starts at 09:00 at Bldg. 36 Amphitheatre (Chair: C. Alewell; Rapp: Kristof Van Oost)

09:00-09:25 Model-based assessment of the coupling between agricultural erosion and soil carbon cycling: potential and limitationsKey note speaker: Kristof Van Oost, University of Louvain La-Neuve, Belgium

09:25-09:35 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 KoreaJae Yang, ex-president of IUSS, Kangwon National University, Korea

09:45-09:55 Modelling the impacts of European policies on preventing and mitigating soil threatsHedwig van Delden, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems (RIKS), Netherlands

09:55-10:05 Coupling soil erosion to the carbon cycle at the global scaleVictoria Naipal, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, France

10:05-10:10 SOC dynamics and soil redistribution modelling in Mediterraneanagroecosystems.Laura Quijano, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain

10:10-10:20 Influence of socio-demographic factors on erosion processes in the rural part ofthe municipality of VOŽDOVACKatarina Lazarević, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Serbia

10:20-10:25 The new Wind erosion map of EuropePasquale Borrelli – Panos Panagos, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

10:25-10:30 Wind erosion from cultivated peat soil in Sweden Örjan Berglund , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

10:30-10:35 Bank Erosion Modelling Maria Lilli, Technical University of Crete (TUC), Greece

10:35-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:10 Soil erosion modelling in the Portofino Natural Park: A model comparisonMichael Maerker University Pavia, Italy

JRC Ispra, 22 March 2017 (3rd Day)2nd day: 21 March 2017 (Block D)

16:10-16:20 Novel approaches of nuclear techniques in soil erosion: Resampling for identifying recent changes and testing fingerprinting methodsLeticia Gaspar, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain

16:20-16:30 Sediment and phosphorus transports within large watersheds -eutrophication potential of soil erosionJosef Krasa, CTU Prague, Czech Republic

16:30-16:40 Modeling suspended sediment transport and assessing the impacts of climate change in a karstic Mediterranean watershed Sofia Nerantzaki, Technical University of Crete, Greece

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 approachNatalie Caraballo Arias , University of Palermo, Italy

16:55-17:05 The impact of land use changes on soil erosion: Connectivity models and fingerprinting methods to assess the sediment provenance Ivan Lizaga, EEAD-CSIC, Zaragosa, Spain

17:05-17:55 Wrap-up session and conclusions of the second DayChair: Christine Alewell, Artemi Cerda, Santiago Begueria and Katrin Meusburger, Kristof Van Oost

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

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18:00 Departure for the hotelsFree Programme

Soil Erosion Modelling – 21 March 2017

3rd day: 22 March 2017 (Block E)

11:10-11:20 The optimal strategy of the local government in controlling soil erosionStefana Babović, Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic" SASA, Serbia

11:20-11:30 Spatial and temporal analysis of the land degradation of natural resources inriver Likodra WatershedSinisa 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 Modelling rainfall erosivity Maria Angela Serio, University of Palermo, Italy

11:50-12:00 The effect of rainfall event sequencing on erosionJantiene Baartman, Wageningen University, Netherlands

12:00-12:05 Extreme Events and Climate Change in the island of CreteTsanis Ioannis, Technical University of Crete, Greece

12:05-12:10 Development of a flash flood nowcast-warning-system in agricultural used landscapes – first resultsMarcus Schindewolf, Freiberg University, Germany

12:10-13:00 Conclusions – Next Steps?All

13:00-14:00 Lunch at Bldg. 36

14:00 Departure

Soil Erosion Modelling – 22 March 2017