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.comPersonal URL:
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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 Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate |
| Air Pollution |
Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
Topic Cryosphere | Cryosphere |
| Glaciers |
| Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice |
| Permafrost / Solifluction |
Topic Pedosphere | Geology / Sediments |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Millenial |
Methods | Data 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 Initiative | MRI 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
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