5th Deep Water Circulation Research Conference

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This is the fifth in a series of specialised deep water circulation research conferences. It is the primary meeting for all those interested in this fast-moving and interdisciplinary field – sedimentologists, physical oceanographers, paleoceanographers, marine biologists and the broad contourite community.

The main aim is to discuss, exchange and advance our understanding of deepwater circulation and its effects on the seafloor sediments and benthic communities. We intend for this to be a working research conference with plenty of opportunity for collaboration between participants. Two days of sessions with keynote lectures, short-oral presentations and poster sessions will be preceded by a one-day workshop. Post-conference field trips will complement the programme.

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Conference themes

Contourites – modern and ancient deposits
Mixed turbidite-contourite systems – processes and products
Ocean currents and sediment transport – observations, physical experiments and numerical models
Contourites as palaeoceanographic and climatic archives
Benthic ecosystems – interplay between ecosystems, particle transport and hydrodynamics
Societal impact – geohazards, pollution and resources

Important dates

1 February 2026	Abstract submission opening
1 April 2026	Abstract submission deadline
May 2026	Notification of abstract acceptance and registration opening
1 July 2026	Deadline for early registration
15 August 2026	Deadline for late registration
2 September 2026	Workshop at the core repository
2 September 2026	Ice breaker
3 - 4 September 2026	Conference sessions
4 September 2026	Conference dinner
5 - 6 September 2026	Field trips