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International Symposium on Glaciology in the International Polar Year
last update: May 06, 2009 01:15 PM
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The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on Glaciology in the International Polar Year (IPY) in 2009. This is the only IGS Symposium specifically focussed on IPY, and in the spirit of IPY will foster cross-disciplinary understanding, and will include a significant outreach component.
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| When |
Jul 27, 2009 09:00 AM
to Jul 29, 2009 06:00 PM |
| Where | Northumbria University, Newcastle |
| Contact Name | Colleen Carr |
| Contact Phone | +44 (0) 191 227 4364 |
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Topics to be discussed include:
- Paleoclimate and paleoglaciology with relevance to the onset of glaciation and deglaciation events in the northern and southern hemisphere.
- Polar ice sheets during and since the Last Glacial Maximum: clues to the past and keys to the future.
- Ice dynamics, ice extent and ice sheet stability including observed impacts from a changing climate.
- Ice-shelf dynamics and grounding line processes, including connections between the sub-ice cavity and the deep ocean.
- Ice/snow/atmosphere interactions including the connection of global atmospheric patterns to the moisture fluxes delivered to polar glaciers, mass balance monitoring and modelling and climate records from ice core activities.
- Predicting the future of the Polar ice sheets.
- Exploring conditions associated with glacial, subglacial and sea ice environments.
- The legacy of studies from the 1957 IGY/IPY, and the possible legacy of current IPY activities.
