Salomons, WimWimSalomonsFörstner, UlrichUlrichFörstner2018-12-042018-12-042010-12-01Journal of Soils and Sediments 8 (10): 1436-1439 (2010-12-01)http://tubdok.tub.tuhh.de/handle/11420/1856For both of us, it has been a struggle on how to write a kind of official “Farewell address” to our colleagues. After all, we do it only once in our lifetime. The result is twofold; we will have one editorial with a broad and short (admittedly very biased) history and outlook of our experience, and a second, more scientific editorial, which covers the first 10 years of our Journal of Soils and Sediments.en1614-7480Journal of soils and sediments2010814361439Springerhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/sediment researchGeowissenschaftenSediments and the "system" : from site-specific to regional-scale research : a story of joy in researching dirtEditorialurn:nbn:de:gbv:830-882.02357010.15480/882.185311420/185610.1007/s11368-010-0309-010.15480/882.1853Editorial