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Faculté de géographie et d'aménagement
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gilles.rixhon[at]live-cnrs.unistra.fr
Atelier de recherche : Dynamique des paysages
Thème de recherche principal : Chronomètres fluviaux
Géographie physique, géomorphologie, Quaternaire, géochronologie, nucléides cosmogéniques terrestres, luminescence optiquement stimulée, (paléo-)environnements fluviaux, processus de surface, géoarchéologie, sédimentologie
2021 : Habilitation de Recherche (HDR): « At the crossroads of fluvial geomorphology and Quaternary geochronology », Université de Strasbourg
2010 : Thèse de doctorat: « Datation de l’incision quaternaire des rivières du massif ardennais par les nucléides cosmogéniques terrestres (10Be/26Al) », Universités de Liège (Belgique) / Aix – Marseille
ARTICLES
2024
(38) Jautzy, T., Rixhon, G., Braucher, R., Delunel, R., Valla, P.G., Schmitt, L., Aster Team, 2024. Cosmogenic (un-)steadiness revealed by paired-nuclide catchment-wide denudation rates in the formerly half-glaciated Vosges Mountains (NE France). Earth and Planetary Science Letters 625, 118490. doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118490
(37) Rizza M., Rixhon, G., Valla, P.G., Gairoard, S., Delanghe, D., Fleury, J., Tal, M., Groleau, S., Revisiting a proof of concept in quartz-OSL bleaching processes using sands from a modern-day river (the Séveraisse, French Alps). Accepted in Quaternary Geochronology.
2023
(36) Keller, B., Herrault, P.-A., Schwartz, D., Rixhon, G., Ertlen, D., 2023. Spatio-temporal dynamics of forest ecosystems revealed by the LiDAR-based characterization of medieval field systems (Vosges Mountains, France). Anthropocene42, 100374
(35) Rixhon, G., 2023. Deeper underground: Cosmogenic burial dating of cave-deposited alluvium to reconstruct long-term fluvial landscape evolution. Earth-Science Reviews239, doi.org/ 10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104357
2022
(34) Jautzy, T., Schmitt, L., Rixhon, G., 2022. Historical geomorphological adjustments of an Upper Rhine sub-tributary over the two last centuries (Bruche River, France). Géomorphologie : Relief, Processus, Environnement 28, 53-72.
(33)Rixhon., G., 2022.A question of time: historical overview and modern thought on quaternary dating methods to produce fluvial chronologies. Quaternaire 33, 75-98.
2021
(32) Bernal-Sasasola, D., Salomon, F., Diaz, J.J., Lara, M., Rixhon, G., 2021. Un cambio de paradigma paleotopográfico en Gadir-Gades. Geoarqueología de profundidad en su estrecho interinsular (canal Bahía-Caleta). Archivo Español de Arqueología 94, 1-30.
(31) Cordier, S., Kalicki, T., Lauer, T., Rixhon, G., Van Balen, R., 2021. Twenty-five years of FLAG activity: concepts, foci, trends in research. Geomorphology373, 1-7(en qualité de coéditeur d’un numéro spécial résultant du colloque du FLAG à Liège en 2018).
(30) May, S.M., Norpoth, M., Pint, A., Shumilovskikh, L., Raith, K., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Moret, P., Jimenez-Vialas, H., Grau-Mira, I., Garcia-Jimenez, I., Marzoli, D., Leon-Martin, C., Reicherter, K., Brückner, H., 2021. Mid‐ to late Holocene environmental changes and human–environment interactions in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa, SW Spain. Geoarchaeology, 1–28.
2020
(29) Bernal-Casasola, D., Salomon, F., Díaz, J.J., Lara, Macar, Rixhon, G., Morales-Mateos, J.B., Matutano, P.V., 2020. Deeper than expected: the finding of a remarkable ancient harbour at Gadir/Gades and an exceptional sedimentary archive (Cadiz, Southern Spain). Journal of Maritime Archaeology15, 165-183.
(28) Duval, M., Arnold, L., Rixhon, G., 2020. Electron spin resonance (ESR) dating in Quaternary studies: evolution, recent advances and applications. Quaternary International556, 1-10.
(27) Jautzy, T., Herrault, P.-A., Chardon, V., Schmitt, L., Rixhon, G., 2020. Measuring river planform changes from remotely sensed data: A Monte Carlo approach to assess the impact of spatially variable error. Earth Surface Dynamics8, 471-484.
(26) Lüthgens, C., Sauer, D., Zech, M., Briant, B., Brown, E., Dietze, E., Fuchs, M., Klasen, N., Lukas, S., May, J.-H., Meister, J., Reimann, T., Rixhon, G., Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger, Z., Salcher, B., Sprafke, T., Unkel, I., von Suchodoletz, H., and Zeeden, C. : Editorial: E&G Quaternary Science Journal – a community-based open-access journal, E&G Quaternary Science Journal 68, 243–244.
(25) Rixhon, G., Braucher, R., Bourlès, D., Peeters, A., Demoulin, A., Léanni, L., ASTER TEAM, 2020. Plio-Quaternary landscape evolution in the uplifted Ardennes: new insights from 26Al/10Be data from cave-deposited alluvium (Meuse catchment, E Belgium). Geomorphology371, 1-13 (107424).
(24) Salomon, F., Bernal-Casasola, D., Díaz, J.J., Lara, M., Domínguez-Bella, S., Ertlen, D., Wassmer, P., Adam, P., Schaeffer, P., Hardion, L., Vittori, C., Delile, H., Schmitt, L., Preusser, F., Trautmann, M., Masi, A., Vignola, C., Sadori, L., Morales, J., Matutano, P.V., Robin, V., Keller, B., Sanchez Bellon, A., Martinez Lopez, J., Rixhon, G., 2020. High resolution late Holocene sedimentary cores record the long history of the city of Cádiz (southwestern Spain). Scientific Drilling 27, 35-47.
2019
(23) Bartz, M., Arnold, L.J., Spooner, N., Demuro, M., Lozano, I.C., RIXHON, G., Brückner, H., Duval, M, 2019. First experimental evaluation of the alpha efficiency in coarse-grained quartz for ESR dating purposes: implications for dose rate evaluation. Scientific Reports 9, 19769.
(22) Briant, R.M., Bridgland, D., Cordier, S., Rixhon, G., Van Balen, R., 2019. A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG). Quaternary Research 91, 453-456 (en qualité de coéditeur de ce numéro spécial résultant du colloque du FLAG à Kielce en 2016).
2018
(21) Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Duval, M., King, G., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés, J.M., Brückner, H., 2018. Successful combination of electron spin resonance, luminescence and palaeomagnetic dating methods allows reconstructing the Pleistocene evolution of the lower Moulouya River (NE Morocco). Quaternary Science Reviews185, 153-171.
(20) Bartz, M., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M., Duval, M., Klasen, N., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H., 2018.Single-grain TT-OSL dating results confirm an Early Pleistocene age for the Lower Moulouya River (NE Morocco). Quaternary Geochronology 49, 138-145.
(19) Briant, R.M., Cohen, K.M., Cordier, S. Demoulin, A., Macklin, M.G., Mather, A., Rixhon, G., Veldkamp, A., Wainwright, J., Whittaker, A., Wittmann, H., 2018. Applying pattern oriented sampling in current fieldwork practice to enable more effective model evaluation in fluvial landscape evolution research. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 43, 2964-2980.
(18) Paris, R., Ramalho, R., Madeira, J., Avila, S., May, S., Rixhon, G., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Herzog, M., Schukraft, G., Perez-Torrado, F., Rodriguez, A., Carracedo, J., Giachetti, T., 2018. Mega-tsunami conglomerates and flank collapses of ocean island volcanoes. Marine Geology395, 168-187.
(17) Rixhon, G., May, S.M., Engel, M., Mechernich, S., Schröder-Ritzrau, A., Fohlmeister, J., Frank, N., Boulvain, F., Dunai, T., Brückner, H., 2018. Multiple dating approach (14C, 230Th/U and 36Cl) of tsunami-transported reef-top megaclasts on Bonaire (Leeward Antilles) – current achievements and challenges. Marine Geology 396, 100-113.
2017
(16)Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Kehl, M., El Ouahabi, M., Klasen, N., Brill, D., Weniger, G.-D., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H., 2017. Unravelling fluvial deposition and pedogenesis in ephemeral stream deposits in the vicinity of the prehistoric rock shelter of Ifri n'Ammar (NE Morocco) during the last 100 ka. Catena 152, 115-134.
(15) Harmand, D., Adamson, K., Rixhon G., Jaillet, S., Losson, B., Devos, A., Hez, G., Calvet, M., Audra, P., 2017. Relationships between fluvial evolution and karstification related to climatic, tectonic and eustatic forcing intemperate regions. Quaternary Science Reviews 166, 38-56.
(14) Rixhon, G., Briant, R.M., Cordier, S., Duval, M., Jones, A., Scholz, D., 2017. Revealing the pace of river landscape evolution during the Quaternary: recent developments in numerical dating methods. Quaternary Science Reviews166, 91-113.
(13) Rixhon, G., Bartz, M., El Ouahabi, M., Szemkus, N., Brückner, H., 2017. Contrasting terrace systems of the lower Moulouya river as indicator of crustal deformation in NE Morocco. Journal of African Earth Sciences126, 45-57.
2016
(12) Rixhon, G., 2016. Reconstructing fluvial landscape evolution using terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating: achievements, limitations and applications. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geowissen-schaftlichen Gesellschaft168, 169-182.
2015
(11) Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-D., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H., 2015. Luminescence dating of ephemeral stream deposits around the Palaeolithic site of Ifri n'Ammar (Morocco). Quaternary Geochronology 30, 460-465.
(10) Harmand, D., Voinchet P., Cordier, S., Bahain, J.-J., Rixhon, G., 2015. Datations ESR de terrasses alluviales des vallées de la Moselle et de la Meurthe (France, Allemagne) : implications chronostratigraphiques et limites méthodologiques. Quaternaire 26, 13-26.
2014
(9) May, S.M., Zander, A., Francois, J.-P., Kelletat, D., Pötsch, S., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H., 2014. Chronological and geoarchaeological investigations on an anthropogenic shell accumulation layer in the Longotoma dune field (Central Chile). Quaternary International 367, 32-41.
(8) Rixhon, G., Bourlès, D., Braucher, R., Siame, L., Cordy, J.-M., Demoulin, A., 2014. 10Be dating of the Main Terrace level in the Amblève valley (Ardennes, Belgium): new age constraint on the archaeological and palaeontological filling of the Belle-Roche palaeokarst. Boreas43, 528-542.
2013
(7) May, S.M., Pint, A., Rixhon, G., Kelletat, D., Wennrich, V., Brückner, H., 2013. Late Holocene coastal stratigraphy, coastal changes and potential palaeoseismological implications inferred from geo-archives in Central Chile (29-32° S). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie57, 201-228.
2012
(6) Demoulin, A., Beckers, A., Rixhon, G., Braucher, R., Bourlès, D., Siame, L., 2012. Fluvial incision in the Ardennes (W Europe): Interplay between tectonically triggered regressive erosion and climatic cyclicity. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences91, 79-90.
2011
(5) Rixhon, G., Bourlès, D., Braucher, R., Siame, L., Bovy, B., Demoulin, A., 2011. Quaternary river incision in NE Ardennes (Belgium) – Insights from 10Be/26Al dating of river terraces. Quaternary Geochronology 6, 273-284.
2010
(4) Rixhon, G., Demoulin, A., 2010. Fluvial terraces of the Amblève: a marker of the Quaternary river incision in the NE Ardennes Massif (W Europe). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 54, 161-180.
(3) Rixhon, G., Juvigné, E., 2010. Periglacial deposits and correlated processes in the Ninglinspo valley (Ardennes Massif, Belgium). Geologica Belgica13, 49-60.
2009
(2) Demoulin, A., Hallot, E., Rixhon, G., 2009. Amount and controls of the quaternary denudation in the Ardennes massif (western Europe). Earth Surface Processes & Landforms34, 1487-1496.
2007
(1) Demoulin, A., Bovy, B., Rixhon, G., Cornet, Y., 2007. An automated method to extract fluvial terraces from digital elevation models: the Vesdre Valley, a case study in eastern Belgium. Geomorphology91, 51-64.
OUVRAGES OU CHAPITRES D'OUVRAGE
2020
(6) Rixhon, G., 2020. Chapter 35: Cosmogenic nuclide dating of coarse clasts. In Engel M., Pilarczyk, J., May, S.M.,Brill, D., Garrett, E., Editors). Geological Records of Tsunamis and Other Extreme Waves;Elsevier, 761-775.
2019
(5) Schmitt, L., Beisel, J.N., Preusser, F., de Jong C., Wantzen, K.M., Chardon, V., Staentzel, C., Eschbach, D., Damm, C., Rixhon, G., Salomon, F., Glaser, R., Himmelsbach, I., Meinard, Y., Dumont, S., Hardion, L., Combroux, I., Houssier, J., Rambeau, C., Chapkanski, S., Brackhane, S., 2019. Sustainable Management of the Upper Rhine River and its Alluvial Plain: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Research in France and Germany. In Hamman, P. and Vuilleumier, S. (eds), Sustainable Research in the Upper Rhine Region. Concepts and Case Studies. Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg, Collection « Etudes alsaciennes et rhénanes », 153-174.
2018
(4) Rixhon, G., 2018. Cosmogenic dating. The SAS Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences, Lopez-Varela, S. (Chief Editor), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken (USA), 4 pages, DOI: 10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0135.
(3) Rixhon, G., Demoulin, A., 2018. The picturesque Ardennian valleys: Plio-Quaternary incision of the drainage system in the uplifting Ardenne. In Demoulin A. (Chief Editor), Landscapes and landforms in Belgium and Luxemburg, Springer, Cham (Switzerland), 159-176.
2013
(2) Rixhon, G., Demoulin, A., 2013. Evolution of slopes in a cold climate. In Shroder J. (Chief Editor), Giardino, R., Harbor, J. (Ed.), Treatise on Geomorphology, Academic Press, San Diego, California (USA), vol. 8, Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology, 392-415.
2011
(1) Rixhon, G., 2011. L'incision quaternaire des rivières du massif ardennais. Datation de terrasses fluviatiles dans le bassin de la Meuse par les nucléides cosmogéniques terrestres 10Be & 26Al. Editions Universitaires Européennes (N° ISBN: 978-613-1-59628-5), Sarrebrück (Germany), 212 p.
CONGRÈS ET CONFÉRENCES
~70 participations à des conférences internationales: European Geoscience Union, INQUA, IAG…
12 invitations en tant que scientifique invité (congès/séminaire)
SEJOURS DE RECHERCHE
CAMPAGNES DE TERRAIN
Belgique, Cap-Vert, Caraïbes, Chili, France, Germany, Liban, Maroc, Espagne
