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The research group's emphasis lies on 3D thermomechanical modelling of the continental cryosphere (Antarctica, Greenland and Quaternary ice sheet), regional Antarctic ice sheet dynamics (modelling, field work), and numerical modelling of Arctic ice caps and alpine mountain glaciers supported by fieldwork  in Switzerland, the Russian Federation (the Caucasus), and Kyrgyzstan (High Mountain Asia). Of specific interest is a better understanding of the role and dynamics of land ice in relation to the climate and its consequences for global sea level. The research group Physical Geography - Ice and Climate  is also strongly involved in the IPCC reports regarding the themes 'cryosphere', 'sea level' and 'polar ice sheets'.","AbstractOtherLang":"De onderzoeksgroep Fysische Geografie (FARD) werd opgericht in 1970. Het oorspronkelijke onderzoek, geconcentreerd op glaciologie en kwartaire geologie (sinds 1985), verschoof naar de onderzoeksthema's 'ijs en klimaat' en 'vulkanologie' (vanaf 2011). 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