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International Joint Conference on Cryospheric Changes and Influences
last update: Jan 05, 2010 01:07 PM
International Joint Conference by the CliC and IACS Cryospheric Changes and Influence – Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development will be held in Lijiang, China, 12-14 August 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote understanding of changes in all components of the cryosphere and assess mitigation strategies for the changing global climate and cryosphere.
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Aug 12, 2010 12:00 AM
to Aug 14, 2010 12:00 AM |
| Where | Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China |
| Contact Name | Xie Aihong |
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To fulfill the aim, the conference strives to enhance and co-ordinate efforts in monitoring the cryosphere, to model and understand the cryosphere’s role in the climate system, to assess changes in the cryosphere as indicators of climate change, to quantify the frangibility of cryosphere and the influences of cryospheric changes on hydrometeorology, society and economy (such as agriculture, tourism, etc.) in regional sustainable development, to discuss adaptive countermeasures on cryospheric changes,tofacilitate the data collection of cryospheric systems through standardized measurements, and to provide an international platform for discussions and publications of results arising from research activities as mentioned above.
We extends an invitation to those scientists, managers, students as well as representatives of governments, media and funding organizations, who are interested in cryoshperic sciences, from across the world to attend the conference which offers a great opportunity for extensive discussion and cooperation.
The conference focuses on cryospheric changes and influences on the regional sustainable development. It includes the following topics:
1. Cryospheric distribution and changes (including glacier, ice caps and ice sheets, permafrost, frozen ground, snowfall snow cover, sea ice, lake ice and river ice);
2. Cold region hydrology and water resources;
3. Regional cryosphere-atmosphere-hydrology-ecology interactions;
4. Cryospheric disasters;
5. Influences of Cryospheric changes on regional development;
6. Frangibility and adaptability of cryosphere;
7. Mitigation and adaptive countermeasures on cryospheric changes.
