Changes of the Greenland Cryosphere Workshop

Workshop: Changes of the Greenland Cryosphere

Location: Nuuk, Greenland, August 25-27

Web site: www.space.dtu.dk/nuuk2009

Arranged by: National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark.

Scientific Committee:
R. Dietriech, Germany; P. Gogineni, USA; W. Krabill, USA; K. Steffen, USA; A. Ahlstrøm, D. Dahl-Jensen, R. Forsberg, Denmark; S. Rysgaard, K. Hornbech-Svensen, Greenland.

The CGC workshop is an interdisciplinary workshop on the current changes of the Greenland ice sheet, sea-ice and permafrost, and presents an opportunity for in-depth discussions of the observed changes as measured by satellite, airborne and in-situ networks (climate stations and GPS), the modelling of the changes, and future projections of change.

The workshop is part of the "Nuuk Climate Days", with a parallel workshop on the "Arctic Freshwater Budget (FreshNor)", and a joint event on the impact of effects of climate changes on the Greenland society, arranged in cooperation with the Danish Meterological Institute, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and Asiaq-Greenland Survey.

Deadlines: May 1 - Housing. June 1 - Abstracts. The workshop is timed to allow easy one-stop air connections via Iceland from major US and European airports.

Posted by: Rene Forsberg, DTU-Space, rf@space.dtu.dk

US Midwest Glaciological Meeting

With this email, we announce the 2009 MGM (the Midwest Glaciological Meeting) to be held at the University of Chicago on 27-28 March (Friday and Saturday). An impromptu "iceberg calving workshop" is also tentatively scheduled (pending interest) for the afternoon prior to the beginning of MGM, on Thursday the 26th of March.

As with past MGM's, the meeting will be strictly informal, with no time-limits on presentations (all will be oral, projection equipment provided). (Speakers be warned that the lack of a time limit is paired with a lack of prohibition on heckling by audience members...)

Details of the meeting's location, timing and travel arrangements can be found on the following website:

http://geosci.uchicago.edu/%7emcathles/MGM2009.html

If you are interested in attending the meeting (and the possible calving workshop), please respond to the email link in the web page or to:

mgm-2009@geosci.uchicago.edu

... to express your interests/intentions.

With best wishes, and in hopes that we will see you in Chicago this March,

Doug MacAyeal, Jeremy Bassis and Mac Cathles

(MGM organizing committee)

Past Global Changes (PAGES) 3rd Open Science Meeting

Meeting Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Past Global Changes (PAGES)
3rd Open Science Meeting
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
8-11 July 2009

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 16 March 2009

For further information, please go to:
http://www.pages-osm.org/

Or contact:
Thorsten Kiefer
Email: kiefer@pages.unibe.ch

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The Past Global Changes (PAGES) 3rd Open Science Meeting, will be held
8-11 July 2009, at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Oregon. The
program will cover diverse paleoscience around the themes of past
climate forcings, regional climate dynamics, Earth System dynamics and
human-climate-ecosystem interactions. Abstracts are now being accepted
for poster presentations.

A Young Scientists Meeting will be held alongside the Open Science
Meeting from 6-7 July. The meeting aims to support the development of
young paleoscientists by providing the opportunity to advance their
scientific skills and to network with colleagues, leading senior
scientists and program representatives.

The meetings will be organized around open poster sessions and invited
oral presentations, as well as "hot topic" discussions.

Poster session topics will include:
1. Climate Forcings
2. Chronology
3. Regional Climate Dynamics
4. Proxy Development, Calibration, and Validation
5. Global-Scale Earth System Dynamics
6. Modeling in Paleoscience
7. Past Human-Climate-Ecosystem Interactions
8. Data Management

Oral session topics will include:
1. The Global Hydrological Cycle and Abrupt Changes
2. Reconstructing Climate Modes
3. Chronology in Paleoscience
4. Climate-Biogeochemistry Interactions
5. Land Cover, Water, and Sediment: Regional and Global Synthesis
6. Proxy Development, Calibration, and Validation
7. Regional Climate Reconstructions: Filling the Gaps
8. Past Perspectives on Modern Human-Environment Interactions
9. Modeling
10. Origin of Interglacial Climate Variability
11. Stability of Polar Ice Sheets and Sea Level

"Hot Topic" discussions are likely to include:
1. The role of paleoscience in IPCC
2. Past Ocean Acidification: Biogenic Impacts and Climate Feedbacks
3. Transient vs. Rapid Change in the Sahara
4. How Abruptly Can Sea Level Rise?

The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is Monday, 16 March
2009. To suggest or organize topical clusters of posters within the
groups listed above, please contact:
Thorsten Kiefer
Email: kiefer@pages.unibe.ch

For further information, please go to:
http://www.pages-osm.org/

Workshop Announcement: International Collaboration in Arctic System Modeling

Workshop Announcement
International Collaboration in Arctic System Modeling
University of Quebec
Montreal, Canada
16-17 July 2009

Application Deadline: Sunday, 15 March 2009

For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2009/arctic_system_model_09

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Organizers invite participation at the upcoming workshop, "International
Collaboration in Arctic System Modeling," to be held 16-17 July 2009, at
the University of Quebec, in Montreal, Canada.

This is the third in a series of Arctic System Modeling workshops. It
will take place on the Thursday and Friday immediately preceding the
MOCA Joint Assembly 2009. This workshop will address international
development plans for Arctic System Modeling and coordinate future
simulations, results sharing, and analysis. Further information on the
core focus of the meeting and details on how to apply are provided at
the workshop website:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2009/arctic_system_model_09.

Partial travel assistance will be available for up to 50 selected
participants. If you plan to attend MOCA 2009, please also consider
submitting an application to be part of this workshop. The abstract
submission deadline for MOCA 2009 is Friday, January 23 2009. The
deadline for applications to attend the "International Collaboration in
Arctic System Modeling" is Sunday, 15 March 2009.

Organizers of this workshop include:
Laxmi Sushama, University of Quebec Montreal,
Ralf Doescher, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrologic Institute,
Andrey Proshutinsky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Scott Elliot, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Dieter Wolf-Gladrow, Alfred Wegener Institute, and
Andrew Roberts, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center/International Arctic
Research Center.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2009/arctic_system_model_09.

IPY Antarctic Sea Ice Workshop – Lucca, Italy – March 22nd – 24th

IPY Antarctic Sea Ice Workshop – Lucca, Italy – March 22^nd – 24^th

 

Second Announcement:  20^th January 2009

 

Overview

The IPY sea ice workshop will bring together participants of the SIPEX and SIMBA cruises conducted in the Antarctic in spring 2007, as well as others interested in Antarctic sea ice processes, modelling and remote sensing.  Ground-truthing of remote sensing will be a major emphasis as specific RADARSAT and ICESat missions coincided with the cruises, as well as an archival campaign for Envisat ASAR imagery.  There are currently 35 confirmed attendees.  The schedule will allow for parallel breakout sessions to facilitate discussion on topics of interest to workshop participants, and the plenary session on the first day will afford all participants an opportunity to propose discussion topics.  One outcome of the workshop will be a final list of papers for the special volume of Deep Sea Research that will focus on the results of Antarctic sea ice research during IPY. 

 

Schedule

The workshop will commence at 1600 on Sunday 22^nd March and finish at 1800 Tuesday 24^th March.  You should plan to arrive in Lucca by lunch time Sunday and depart on the morning of Wednesday 25^th (3 nights).  Please do not plan to leave on Tuesday (unless it is after 1800) as the final session of the workshop will be important.

 

Sunday 22^nd March

1600 – 1830.  Plenary session, open space format.  All participants will have an opportunity to nominate, and sign up for, discussion sessions.

 

Monday 23^rd March

Parallel discussion sessions, each 1.5 hours separated by breaks and lunch

 

Tuesday 24^th March

Morning session:  Two parallel discussion sessions

Afternoon session:  Plenary session, rapporteur reports, outcomes, DSR discussion.

Evening: Final discussions and workshop dinner

 

Wednesday 25^th March

Depart after breakfast

 

Venue and travel information

The workshop will be help in Lucca, Italy at the same venue as the Gordon Conference on Polar Marine Science (which will be held the week before, see http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=polar ). 

 

The workshop registration fee is €312.00 (double accommodation) or €432.00 (single accommodation), and covers all meals and accommodation for 3 days from lunch on Sunday 22^nd to breakfast on Wednesday 25^th inclusive. 

 

Pisa is the nearest major airport.  Transport arrangements between Pisa and the workshop venue will be advised at a later date.

 

Registration

To register please contact Tony Worby by email [a.worby@utas.edu.au].  You must then make your own bookings directly with the hotel, by contacting Bruno at sales@ciocco.it and stating that you will be attending the IPY sea ice workshop.  If you intend to share accommodation you can request/nominate a room mate when you book.  Registration and bookings should be made as soon as possible and no later than February 6^th.

 

Funding

Limited funding is available to cover the registration costs of people who would otherwise not be able to attend.  If you wish to apply for funding you must contact Steve Ackley [stephen.ackley@utsa.edu] or Tony Worby [a.worby@utas.edu.au] by Friday 30^th January.  Funding has been provided by SCAR and the ACE CRC in Hobart and we gratefully acknowledge their support.

 

 

Field Experience for woman :)

As many of you know, Girls on Ice is a program designed to connect high
school girls with field science (particularly alpine geology and
glaciology) and mountaineering. We run the program tuition free to
provide opportunities to girls from all backgrounds. Girls on Ice has
been going on in various forms since 1999. Many of you have helped
support the program by spreading the word to girls who might be
interested in applying. Thank you!

Girls on Ice is currently going through a transition in terms of our
institutional affiliation. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will now
be in the institutional host for the program and we are hoping to expand
and evolve the program in new and exciting ways.

We have a new website:

http://girlsonice.org

which has quite a bit of information and more will be added soon.

We will shortly be announcing the Summer 2009 program. Please pass on
this information  - to girls, to teachers, to faculty in other fields,
to anyone you might know who would be interested and supportive of the
program.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you and Happy New Year,
Erin

-- 
Erin Pettit
Research Assistant Professor of Glaciology
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
PO Box 755940
900 Yukon Drive, Rm 358
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907-474-5389
pettit@gi.alaska.edu
http://gi.alaska.edu/~pettit
http://girlsonice.org

MOCA-09 Session Submission: Observations of High Latitude Climate Change

IAMAS, IAPSO and IACS invite the international atmospheric, oceanographic and cryospheric research community to MOCA-09, their Joint Assembly, to be held in July 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS JANUARY 23, 2009

SEE:
http://www.moca-09.org

Consider submitting a contribution to the (Joint) Symposium XYZ:

J02 Observations of High Latitude Climate Change

http://www.moca-09.org/e/J01.shtml


Final Call for Abstracts
"Observations of High Latitude Climate Change"
MOCA-09 Joint Assembly, July 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

IAMAS, IAPSO and IACS invite the international atmospheric, oceanographic and cryospheric research community to MOCA-09, their Joint Assembly, to be held in July 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Session conveners for (J01) "Observations of High Latitude Climate Change" seek abstract submissions for relevant papers that bring together observational descriptions of the high latitude regions in the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere from 200 years ago to the present. Topics from both polar regions as well as from in situ and space based observing platforms are the basis for this symposium. New observations collected via recent efforts, including the International Polar Year (IPY), International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE), and other ongoing long-term observational and paleo-climate efforts related to climate change at the poles, are solicited. In addition, presentations dealing with observational and data assimilation methods are welcome. Sample topic areas include ice core observations, mass balance investigations (surface, airborne or satellite based), satellite observations (e.g. altimetry, clouds, icebergs, etc.), ocean monitoring studies (e.g. ARGO, AON, etc.), polar surface observing networks (e.g. Automatic Weather Stations, ground-based GPS, etc.), and data syntheses from reanalysis.

Abstracts are due 23 January 2009.  Please submit abstracts here: http://www.iamas-iapso-iacs-2009-montreal.ca/e/02-abstracts_submission_e.shtml

Questions regarding this session should be directed to mattl@ssec.wisc.edu.

Convenors:
Matthew Lazzara (IAMAS), Shelley Knuth (IAMAS), David Reusch (IAMAS), Michael Town (IAMAS), Peter Haugan (IAPSO)


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MOCA 2009 - Biogeochemistry and Climate

IAMAS, IAPSO and IACS invite the international atmospheric, oceanographic and cryospheric research community to MOCA-09, their Joint Assembly, to be held in July 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

 

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS JANUARY 23, 2009

J13 Biogeochemistry and Climate

Conveners: Denise Smythe-Wright (IAPSO), Leif Anderson (IAPSO), John P. Burrows (IAMAS), Melissa Lafrenière (IACS) 

Description: Global climate change is being driven by anthropogenic modification of the atmospheric composition primarily by the release of long lived greenhouse gases by the combustion of fossil fuels but also by the generation of short lived greenhouse constituents, resulting from air pollution and changes in land usage. However the response of the terrestrial and oceanic biospheres to climate change is highly non linear and inadequately understood. Measurements of atmospheric composition provide an early warning of the likely changes and Climate chemistry models are being developed to provide accurate prediction of change. Ocean observations have revealed a warmer and less alkaline ocean during the last decades and models tell us that this trend will likely continue and that the ocean will become stormier and less nutrient rich by the end of this century. How this will impact upon ocean biogeochemistry and its interaction with the atmosphere is unclear. Current research is addressing these important themes as we enter the next phase of the anthropocene. This symposium will focus on all aspects biogeochemistry and including climate and ecosystem model development. We particularly welcome contributions on carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide measurements and their regional and global trends, carbon dioxide uptake, ocean acidification, carbon export, eutrophication/nutrient depletion, impacts of dust deposition due to storms and trace constituent measurements and the fluxes of short lived precursors.

MOCA 2009

Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts 

The International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO), and the International Association for the Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) invite submissions to session J09:

"The Contribution of Greenland and Antarctica to Fresh Water Input to the Ocean and Sea Level Change," 

to be held at the MOCA Joint Assembly, 19-24 July 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (http://www.moca-09.org). 

Session Description: 
Key uncertainties remain regarding the future reaction of climate, ice sheets and the carbon cycle to anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing. Paleoclimatic reconstructions offer a framework against which climate, ice sheet and carbon cycle models can be tested. This session aims at strengthening the interactions between these various communities.

Convenors: Eric Rignot (IACS), Jonathan Bamber (IAMAS), Thierry Fichefet (IAPSO).

For further information and abstract submission, please go to: 
http://www.moca-09.org/e/J04.shtml 

Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 23 January 2009 

Summer Field Course: Global to Local Interactions: Social-Ecological Resilience in a Rapidly Changing North

Summer Field Course: Global to Local Interactions: Social-Ecological Resilience in a Rapidly Changing North

University of Alaska

July 7-19, 2009

 

Explore issues of rapid change, resilience, and sustainability in the context of Alaska's interior and arctic regions through the interdisciplinary lens of social-ecological systems.  Experience firsthand efforts of arctic science through interaction with researchers work­• ing in the North.

Build a network of young scholars who share an interest in high latitudes sustainability.

 

Interacting forces of change to be explored:

Climate change and human adaptation•

Industrial development and applications of adaptive management•

Mixed cash-subsistence economics of indigenous rural villages•

Energy and infrastructure in communities•

Protected areas management•

 

Frameworks:

Social-ecological resilience with systems thinking•

Vulnerability Analysis •

Stewardship approach to resource management •

Integrating disciplinary approaches in research•

Working in collaborative teams•

 

Criteria for acceptance: The course is open to graduate students currently enrolled in PhD and masters programs. US citizens and international students are encouraged to apply. Applications will be evaluated based the applicants' interest in issues of global change, northern sustainabil­ity, social-ecological interactions, and interdisciplinary training. Experience doing research in high latitudes is preferred but not required.

 

Group Size: ~15 students and four instructors

 

Instructors: Gary Kofinas, Associate Professor of Resource Policy and Management, School of Natural Resources and Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF; Terry Chapin, Professor of Ecology, Insti­tute of Arctic Biology and Department of Wildlife and Biology, UAF, Vladimir Alexeev, Research Associate Professor, International Arctic Research Center, UAF, with one other instructor TBA.

 

Note about group learning and living: Students are expected to engage fully in a rigorous work, study, camping, and group living environment.

 

Fellowships: Fellowships may be available for selected students for travel from their home institution.

 

For more information:

Please visit us online at: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/summer/2009/

Or contact: Tohru Saito, saito@iarc.uaf.edu, 907-474-1544

 

How to Apply: Fill out the registration form available at

http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/summer/2009/ and submit the following:

1) a two-page essay describing your current thesis research, your interest in the course topic, how your participation will contribute to your training and education;

2) Two letters of reference, with at least one being your thesis advisor;

3) a copy of your CV;

4) one example that illustrates your work as a young scholar (optional).

 

Application deadline: March 1, 2009. Selections will be made by March 31, 2009.

Applications should be sent to:

Tohru Saito

PO Box 757335

Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7340 USA

or by email (all documents should be PDF format): saito@iarc.uaf.edu

 

 

This project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, its IGERT Program, and the International Arctic Research Center.

Bolin centre Summer School on Arctic Climate

Bolin centre Summer School on Arctic Climate

Location:           Abisko and Tarfala research stations, Northern Sweden

Time:                August 17-27, 2009

The recent years of rapid changes in the Arctic have taken many in the scientific community by surprise. However, also in historical records the region has seen some of the most pronounced climatic variations on Earth. The theories of why the Arctic shows such rapid variations are plentiful, although, as of today none of them alone have been entirely accepted.

The Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research (BBCC) at Stockholm University arranges a summer school on Arctic Climate in collaboration with the Bjerknes Research School in Climate Studies at the University of Bergen and scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Cambridge. The course is held at the Abisko research station in northern Sweden. 

The two-week course seeks to gain a general understanding of the physical components that form the Arctic climate system. In addition, focus is on the interplay between the components and the candidate feedback mechanisms that are believed to play important roles in the variable Arctic climate. Key topics covered will include:

- Overview of key components; Ocean – Land – Atmosphere – Cryosphere

- Arctic hydrology, snow and ice

- Climate feedback mechanisms with focus on Arctic climate changes

- Arctic climate variations in the records from the past and in future projections

 
Teaching will combine overview and in-depth lectures, student projects and excursions in the sub-Arctic alpine environment. A visit at the Tarfala glacier research station is included in the course. The course aims to bring both the participants and the lecturers from various relevant fields, up to the forefront of current Arctic climate research.

 Qualified participants are promising young scientists at the beginning of their careers, such as PhD students, early post-docs or similar. The number of participants will be limited for practical and pedagogical reasons. Each applicant should submit:

- Statement of interest

- CV of relevant academic background

- Letter of recommendation from a supervisor or other relevant person

 Participants will pay for airfare and train tickets to Abisko, lodging at the research station and food. All other costs will be covered. It is likely that stipends will be available for promising students in special need.

Decisions on admission to the summer school will be announced on March 20, 2009, for submissions made prior to the deadline on March 6. Late submissions will be considered at a later time to the extent that the limitation of the course has not been reached.

Applications (pdf or word) are submitted electronically to:

thorsten.mauritsen@misu.su.se , and a copy to bjorn.gunnarson@natgeo.su.se

PAGES 1st Young Scientists Meeting

PAGES 1st Young Scientists Meeting and PAGES 3rd Open Science Meeting:
"Retrospective Views on our Planet's Future"
6-7 and 8-11 July 2009, Corvallis, Oregon
Website: http://www.pages-osm.org/

The preliminary program for the meeting is online at:
http://www.pages-osm.org/ysm/program.html