Denis Samyn

Dr. Denis Samyn
Senior Glaciologist
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
ICIMOD
be-44700 Lalitpur, Kathmandu
Belgium


E-mail: desamyn.geo(at)zoho.com
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
  • Senior Glaciologist at ICIMOD, Kathmandu (Nepal): reconstructing glacier and high mountain landscape dynamics in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, using a combination of methods including satellite remote sensing, photogrammetry, field instrumentation and modelling.

  • Manager and Principal Investigator of the RIDEC (Rwenzori Ice Dynamics and Environmental Changes) project, funded by the European Commission and aiming at unravelling the recession dynamics of Rwenzori glaciers (located between Uganda and the D.R of Congo).


    Key Publications of Denis Samyn (up to ten) :
  • Nie, Y., Pritchard, H.D., Liu, Q., Hennig, T., Wang, W., Wang, X., Liu, S., Nepal, S., Samyn, D., Hewitt , K. & Chen, X. 2021. Glacial change and hydrological implications in the Himalaya and Karakoram. Nature - Reviews Earth & Environment, 2, 91–106.

  • Nepal, S., Khatiwada, K.R., Pradhananga, S., Kralisch, S., Samyn, D., Bromand, M.T., Jamal, N., Dildar, M., Durrani, F., Rassouly, F., Azizi, F., Salehi, W., Malikzooi, R., Krause, P, Koirala, S., Chevallier, P. 2021. Future snow projections in a small basin of the Western Himalaya. Science of The Total Environment, 795, dot 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148587.

  • Uetake, J., Tanaka, S., Hara, K., Tanabe, Y., Samyn, D., Motoyama, H., Imura, S. and
    S. Kohshima. 2014. Novel biogenic aggregation of moss gemmae on a disappearing African
    Glacier. PLOS One, 9(11), e112510.

  • Tison, J.-L., [...], Lorrain, R., Souchez, R. and Samyn, D. 2015. Retrieving the paleoclimatic signal from the deeper part of the EPICA Dome C ice core. The Cryosphere, 9, 1633-1648. doi: 10.5194/tc-9-1633-2015.

  • Montagnat, M., Svensson, A., Kipfstuhl, S., Weikusat, I., Samyn, D., Azuma, N. and J. Eichler. 2014. Fabric evolution along the NEEM ice core, Greenland. The Cryosphere, 8, 1129-1138.
  • NEEM Community [whom Samyn, D.]. 2013. Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core. Nature, 493, 489-494.

  • Samyn, D., Vega, C., Motoyama, H. and V. Pohjola. 2012. Nitrate and sulphate anthropogenic trends in 20th century from 5 Svalbard ice cores. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 44, 4, 490-499.

  • Samyn, D., Dierckx, M., Remy, J.-P., Goossens, T. and Tison, J.-L. 2011. A simple and
    updated pneumatic method for uniaxial ice compression in laboratory: experimental settings
    and creep test results on glacier ice. Journal of Glaciology, 57, 202, 337-344.

  • Samyn, D., Fitzsimons, S.J. and Lorrain, R. 2010. Rotating micro-structures in Antarctic
    cold basal ice: implications for glacier flow and its interpretation. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau), 99, 8, 1849-1857.
  • Samyn, D., Svensson, A and Fitzsimons, S. 2008. Discontinuous recrystallization in cold basal ice from an Antarctic glacier: dynamic implications. Journal of Geophysical Research (Earth Surface), 113, F03S90, doi:101029/2006JF000600.

  • Samyn, D., Fitzsimons, S. and Lorrain, R. 2005. Strain-induced phase changes within cold
    basal ice from Taylor Glacier (Antarctica) indicated by textural and gas analyses. Journal of Glaciology, 51, No. 175, 611-619.
  • NGRIP Community [whom Samyn, D.]. 2004. High-resolution record of Northern Hemisphere
    climate extending into the last interglacial period. Nature, 432, 147-151.


    Expertise of Denis Samyn:
    Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeExpert Type
    Scientific / Fundamental Research
    Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
    Research Interface / Management
    Topic AtmosphereAtmosphere
    Climate
    Air Pollution
    Topic HydrosphereHydrosphere
    Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
    Topic CryosphereCryosphere
    Glaciers
    Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice
    Permafrost / Solifluction
    Topic PedosphereGeology / Sediments
    Topic Economy/ResourceUseWater
    Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
    Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
    Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
    Decadal / Centennial
    Millenial
    MethodsData Collection
    Data Collection - Measurement
    Data Analysis
    Modeling
    Applied Research / Technology
    Integrated Assessment
    Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building
    Program Coordination / Management
    Mountain Research InitiativeMRI Research area
    Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
    Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions
    Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins
    Sustainable land use and natural resources management
    Africa
    Hindu Kush Himalayas

    Specialties of Denis Samyn:
  • Glaciology

  • Crystallography

  • Structural Geology

  • Quaternary Geology

  • Geochemistry

  • Remote Sensing

  • Polar Regions

  • Tropical Glaciers

  • Field exploration

  • Field and digital mapping

    Last update: 10/2/21
    Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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