The second workshop of the project was organized by the Norwegian partner, University of Oslo. Between August 29 and September 4, fieldtrips in iconic glacial and periglacial landscapes were combined with presentations and discussions on the project. Agenda of the event below.

Excursion summer 2022, southern Norway
28.8.-4.9. 2022
Romanian participants + guides from Oslo
Main topics during the first two days:
Large-scale geomorphology of western Norway
– Forming of glaciated landscape –Paleic surface – Quaternary landforms
– Last ice age – Little Ice age
– Landforms – Deglaciation – Sediments
Glaciology
– Modern glaciers – Landforms – Erosion – Sediments – Glacier hydrology
– Glacier forefields, deglaciation since little ice age Slope processes
– Snow and snow avalanches – rock fall
Day 1: Oslo-Fjærland: 28.8., Sunday
Day 2: Jostedalsbreen/Fjærland 29.8., Monday
Visit the Glacier Museum in Fjærland (https://english.bre.museum.no/). Local glaciers: Buarbreen and Supphellebreen.
Day 3: Nidardsbreen-Hurungane-Sognefjellet (30.8. Tuesday)
Visit Nigardsbreen (https://www.jostedal.com/en/), drive to Jotunheimen via Hurrungane and Sognefjellet, stay at Raubergstulen (https://www.raubergstulen.no/).
Main topics during the next four days:
Glaciology
– Glacier forefields, deglaciation since little ice age Permafrost and periglacial processes
– Patterned ground, ice patches, permafrost, block fields
– Deglaciation
– Quaternary geology and glacial geomorphology
– Landforms of glaciations and deglaciations
– Paleo ice-dammed lakes
Day 4: Juvvass/Jotunheimen, 31.8. Wednesday
Field course, Permafrost, Ice-pathes (glacier archaeology). Evening: seminar at Rauberstulen
Day 5: Galhøpiggen/Storbreene/Feltkurs, 1.9., Thursday
Field course, optional visit Storbreen (longest mass balance record in Scandinavia) or highest mountain of Scandinavia. Evening: seminar at Raubergstulen
Day 6: Dovre/Einunna, Friday, 2.9.
Road-based excursion – quaternary geology/deglaciation landforms, palsa.
Day 7: Stroplsjødale, Saturday 3.9.
Deglaciation last ice age, walking trip c. 15 km into Dovre mountain, visit Musk-ox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox), stay at Grimsbu
Day 8: Jutulhogget – Gardermoen (airport)/Oslo, Sunday, 4.9.
Deglaciation, glacial-dammed lakes, GLOFs (glacial lake outburst floods)

Scientific Presentations
WP2: Mountain landforms response to past and pre­sent climate change and future impact to hazard-related processes – the Southern Carpathians
1.Permafrost Distribution in the Carpathians & Status of Climate Downscaling (Simon Filhol et al.)
2.Permafrost simulations with the CryoGrid community model (Sebastian Westermann et al.)
3.Lidar and Drone models comparison in Fagaras and Buzau (Trond Eicken et al.)
4.Mountain permafrost distribution modeling using machine learning algorithms and BTS measurements in Southern Carpathians (R. Popescu et al.)
5.Geochronology of mountain landforms:
a) Rock glaciers formation assessment based on TCN surface ages and relative dating by Schmidt hammer
b) Holocene paleoenvironments reconstruction based on glacial lake sediments (Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe et al.)
6.Tree ring-based reconstructions of snow avalanches, landslides and rockfall in the Romanian Carpathians (Patrick Chiroiu et al., Presented by Alexandru Onaca)
7.Characteristics of rock glaciers dynamics in a marginal periglacial environment of Southern Carpathians (Flavius Sîrbu et al.)
8.Younger Dryas glaciation in Făgăraș Mts: chronology and extent (Daniela Pascal et al.)
9.Rock glaciers dynamics using total station measurements in Retezat Mts range (Răzvan Popescu et al.)
WP3: Response of Danube Delta and its coast to sea level rise, increasing extremes (storm surges, river floods) and human pressure
1.Modern sedimentation in the Danube delta using 137Cs and 210Pb: preliminary results (Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe et al.)
2.Long-term modelling of a wave-influenced delta (Florin Zăinescu et al.)
3.Development of the northern Danube delta – a geo-archaeological and paleo-ecological approach (Luminița Preoteasa et al.)
4.The influence of climatic and anthropogenic processes on more than one and a half century of Danube Delta coastline dynamics (Florin Tătui et al.)
5.Lower Danube Floodplain: sedimentation rates and organic matter sink (Laurențiu Țuțuianu et al.)

Next phase of the project and Dissemination
Task 4.1 Coupling climate conditions with landforms dynamics?
Task 4.2 Human impact on landforms dynamics???
Publications: status and potential common publications
Discussion on planned papers draft structure
Other Dissemination: Conferences and workshops
Financial issues related to the project
Preparing interim report 2 (Open discussion)
Plans for the third project workshop (organized by UB as a conference) (Open discussion)