[CRYOLIST] Last Call: Seeking Comments on Southern Ocean Satellite Needs Community Report

Hello, all. I'm reposting from just over a month ago as a reminder. Deadline for comment is tomorrow (although really, Monday will be fine, too).

Cheers,

Allen

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Dear Cryolist,

In order to address growing disparities in Polar remote sensing, and in particular to articulate the satellite needs specific to the Southern Ocean, last year SOOS (The Southern Ocean Observing System) and CliC (Climate and the Cryosphere Project) coordinated a community survey to canvas uses of remote sensing and define limitations and recommendations for improvement of Southern Ocean remote sensing.

These survey responses have been brought together into a summary report, which we are now circulating again around the entire Southern Ocean community (both operational and research). Sections of the report include sea ice variables, atmospheric parameters, SST, SSH, SSS, terrestrial cryospheric connections, marine microbes / ocean color, marine biology, surface winds, and more.

We encourage all interested members of the Southern Ocean community to review relevant sections and submit any comments edits by the end of July. We want you, the community, to ensure that the content is complete and that the report's recommendations are detailed, innovative, and accurate. The aim is that this review will represent the Southern Ocean community's satellite data needs for the coming decade. It is designed to stand as an important strategy paper that provides the rationale and information required for future strategic planning and investment.

We ask that you use a Google Doc to provide feedback, so that it can be a more collaborative effort (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oCXwPU8ykGYv9h4W0i5lzIqWpcpF0m4JX6MRP6BjEJs/edit?usp=sharing; there is a linked table of contents to make it easier to access your section of interest). However, if you are unable to access the Doc for some reason, please contact us (info@climate-cryosphere.org; subj: Southern Ocean Satellite Report) and we will be able to provide you with a PDF or Word version.

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this valuable community effort!

Sincerely,

Allen Pope, NSIDC/UW

Penelope Wagner, MetNo

Rob Johnson, UTAS

Jenny Baeseman, CliC

Louise Newman, SOOS

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[CRYOLIST] Call for Papers: Polar Climate and Predictability (AGU 9029)

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit an abstract to the session 'Polar Climate and Predictability' at this years AGU Fall Meeting, 14-18th December, 2015. We want this session to be a stimulating exchange of ideas that advance our understanding of Arctic and Antarctic climate and predictability, and encourage submissions from students and early career scientists. The deadline is only a few days away, 5th August 2015.

Session ID#: 9029

Session Description: Accurate polar climate prediction on seasonal to multidecadal timescales could benefit a wide range of stakeholders, from local residents to governmental policy makers. However, few modeling studies have predicted recent changes in the Arctic or Antarctic with fidelity. In this session, we seek studies that identify sources of predictability, evaluate causes of variability, and characterize uncertainty in polar climate prediction using a broad range of approaches. Studies that evaluate relevant observational products and assess model error are necessary for better predictions in the future. In addition, we welcome studies that link polar climate predictability to extrapolar phenomena. This session aims to connect scientists across a wide range of disciplines – those studying land ice, sea ice, ocean, atmosphere, and their coupling – whose research has furthered our understanding of Arctic or Antarctic climates.

Best Regards,

Hansi Singh, University of Washington

Brian Rose, University of Albany

Judy Twedt, University of Washington

Graham Simpkins, University of California, Irvine

[CRYOLIST] Online registration for the IGS Cambridge symposium is now back online

Dear Cryolist members

 

The IGS portal is up and running again finally. To register please go to http://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2015/cambridge/. We have extended the deadline for the 'Late fee' until 0800 GMT on Wednesday 5 August.

 

If you have already registered but need to book accommodation at Churchill College please contact the IGS office directly with the days you would like to book.

 

 

All the best

Magnús

 

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Secretary General
International Glaciological Society
Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1223 355 974
Fax: +44 (0)1223 354 931
E-Mail: magnus@igsoc.org
Web: http://www.igsoc.org/
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[CRYOLIST] Re-post, "Post available - Head of Arctic Office"

Colleagues, My apologies for reposting, but due to the launch of a new British Antarctic Survey website, the link I uncluded in my recent posting (below) has been broken for some days, the new link is at...

https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/head-arctic-office/

Again, Apologies, David




Colleagues - a exciting strategic position with the opportunity to influence the landscape (UK) science in the arctic is currently available as Head of the NERC Arctic Office at British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge.

Details are available at... http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=1090

Summary: The NERC Arctic Office is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and hosted at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge. It is tasked with supporting and helping to coordinate research and logistical activities in the Arctic by the UK Arctic science community. It incorporates the management of the UK Arctic Research Station at Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard and is closely linked to the NERC Arctic Research Programme.

We seek a new Head of the Arctic Office. The new postholder will be an energetic and proactive individual with the ability to coordinate and enthuse the Arctic scientific community. They will represent UK Arctic science at a high level and to a range of audiences, including senior policy makers, at meetings such as the International Arctic Science Committee and other Arctic fora. The strategic importance of this post was underlined in the recent report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic.

The post has two primary responsibilities. First, to lead the Arctic Office in activities that will deliver the strategic requirements of a variety of academic and policy stakeholders. Second, the postholder will act as coordinator for the NERC Arctic Research Programme until its completion in 2017, and any future programmes, providing leadership and coordination for scientific projects. The postholder will need to travel extensively and participate in a variety of fora in Europe and beyond. Based in Cambridge, they will have experience of polar science agendas and the ability to support a range of scientific disciplines. They will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to network, influence and negotiate.


Regards to all, David Vaughan


Prof. David Vaughan
Director of Science
British Antarctic Survey
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ET
+44 1223 221643


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[CRYOLIST] Antarctic Sea Ice Variability Workshop - Call for Nominations

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Climate-Ocean System: A Workshop

 

DEADLINE: Thursday, August 17

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

The Polar Research Board (PRB) and the Ocean Studies Board (OSB) are pleased to announce a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine workshop on ‘Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Climate-Ocean System’. This workshop is sponsored by NASA, NSF, and ONR. It will assess current understanding of processes driving Antarctic sea ice changes--including controls on decadal-scale growth and recent surge in Antarctic sea ice extent, whether or not these changes remain within the expected range of natural climate variability, and why climate models continue to fail in simulating them. The full Statement of Task for the workshop is attached. A designated rapporteur will prepare a summary report that provides a record of workshop presentations and discussions; it will not include consensus findings or recommendations.

 

We are seeking nominations for membership on the ad hoc committee that the Academies will appoint to plan the workshop. The committee of approximately 5 members will organize the workshop and serve as session facilitations during the event. For the planning committee, we seek people with expertise pertaining to: ocean and sea ice observations (in situ and remote sensing); Antarctic climate and oceanography; ocean, climate or sea ice modeling; process studies of the coupled sea ice - ice sheet - ocean - atmosphere system; prediction and attribution of Antarctic sea ice changes. Self-nominations are welcome.

 

You can submit your nominations via a web-form at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2260017/Call-for-Nominations-Antarctic-Sea-Ice-Variability-in-the-Southern-Climate-Ocean-System-A-Workshop (preferred), or send your nominations directly to Michael Hudson (mhudson@nas.edu). If submitting nominations directly, send us the person’s name, affiliation, contact information, area of expertise, and a brief statement on why the person’s expertise is relevant to the topic. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, August 17.

 

Having the appropriate membership is the key to the success of every Academies activity, so we appreciate your help in the committee nomination process. Thank you for your assistance.

 

Best,

Ali

 

[Note:  This email has been sent to several distribution lists.  My apologies if you receive multiple copies.]

 

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Alison Macalady

Postdoctoral Fellow
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and Polar Research Board

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Phone: (202) 334-2591

Email: amacalady@nas.edu

 

[CRYOLIST] PhD Vacancy: Isostatic adjustment glaciated mountain regions

Please see the attached vacancy for a PhD position at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

 

Sincerely,

Wouter van der Wal

 

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Wouter van der Wal

Assistant Professor

Astrodynamics and Space Missions

Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology

Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS

Delft, the Netherlands

Phone: +31 15 278 2086

Office: 9.02

 

[CRYOLIST] Early Career Scientist Workshop for Ice Core Science

Dear Colleagues,

Ice Core Young Scientists (ICYS) is pleased to announce a workshop for Early Career Researchers in ice core science to be held immediately before the upcoming IPICS Open Science Conference, on Sunday 06 March 2016.

The workshop aims to foster collaboration among young scientists in the community, enhance specific skills relevant to ice core science, and provide a forum for discussion of important career-related topics. The workshop will include plenary sessions on the future of ice coring science, as well as supervised break-out discussions of "softer" skills that are vital to a scientific career but rarely are part of the formal academic training. The workshop will also feature a panel discussion with senior scientists on topics such as work/life balance, strategies for dual-career couples, challenges involved in being a chief scientist, leadership techniques as a PI etc.

Generous travel grants are available for students to attend both the workshop and IPICS Open Science Conference. Applications are now open and registration for the ICYS workshop must be made via the IPICS2015 Abstracts Submission Form. The deadline for abstract submission 15 September 2015.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,

ICYS Executive Committee

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PhD Candidate
Ice Core Paleoclimate

Department of Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washington, Box 351310
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[CRYOLIST] AGU session on Arctic Albedo: variations and trends

Dear colleagues, 

We invite you to submit an abstract to the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting session: Arctic Albedo: variations and trends. Please, find the session description and the direct link below.

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8696

Best regards,

Marco Tedesco, CCNY, New York City, USA

Steve Warren, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Mark Flanner,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Julienne Stroeve, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, USA

C008

Arctic albedo: variations and trends 

Session ID#: 8696

The Arctic is undergoing unprecedented changes, with temperatures rising at a faster pace than in other regions of the world. One of the expressions of these changes is the reduction of surface albedo occurring at various spatial and temporal scales over the Arctic and neighboring regions. In this session, we invite contributions dealing with in-situ measurements, remote sensing data, and modeling efforts that focus on quantifying the changes and trends of both surface and planetary albedo and on understanding the drivers of these changes, as well as estimating their climatic impact. Specific topics include the reduction of albedo associated with loss of sea ice, the earlier disappearance of seasonal snow, snow metamorphism, the presence of light-absorbing impurities, vegetatin changes and the enhanced melting on Arctic glaciers and the Greenland Ice Sheet. We also invite contributions on the effect of cloud and aerosol changes on the planetary albedo.

[CRYOLIST] Polar AGU Session Announcements and Call for Abstracts

The National Academies’ Polar Research Board is pleased to announce a call for abstracts for three AGU sessions:

 

Responding to Rapid Environmental Change at the Poles

 

Invited Speakers:

Marcia McNutt, Science

Phil Rasch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Riley Duren, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

 

The Earth's polar regions are undergoing rapid transformation—with destabilization of the major ice sheets, loss of glaciers, and (in the Arctic) loss of sea ice, snow cover, and permafrost. Because these changes can have profound consequences for global society, some people feel the scientific community must not only study current trends and refine projections of future change, but also must consider how to effectively communicate about and respond to such changes.  Building on the recent NRC reports on Climate Intervention, this session will address questions such as: Will the polar regions simply "unravel" or are there in fact any feasible interventions that could slow, stop, or reverse any of the changes taking place? What would be needed in terms of emissions reductions? Atmospheric carbon removal? Other response strategies? If not, what recommendations might scientists communicate to the public? Conveners: Julie Brigham-Grette, Waleed Abdalati, Lauren Everett

 

 

SEARCH-PRB Joint Session: Global Eyes on the New Arctic: Impacts of Rapid Warming on Ecosystems, Society, and Policy

 

Invited Speakers:

Julie Gourley, Department of State

Andy Revkin, New York Times and Pace University

Brendan Kelly, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Larry Hamilton, University of New Hampshire

 

Once considered a frozen and desolate region, irrelevant to all except those who live and/or work there, the Arctic has recently become a literal and figurative "hot spot" of interest to the world. Rapid disintegration of sea- and land-ice is hampering indigenous ways of life and disrupting natural systems while also creating new opportunities for commerce and other human activities. This session will illuminate our rapidly evolving understanding of the effects of system-wide Arctic change on physical, ecological, societal, and political domains well beyond traditional Arctic boundaries—and vice-versa. Conveners: Jennifer Francis, Hajo Eicken, Henry Huntington, Lauren Everett

 

 

Looking to the Future of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research

 

Antarctic and Southern Ocean research is advancing science on many frontiers, from climate change to astrophysics to biology. The continent is the coldest, driest, highest, windiest, and most remote continent on Earth, and it offers an unparalleled platform for making profound scientific discoveries about our planet and about the universe beyond. But conducting research in this harsh environment is hugely challenging and requires substantial resources to establish and maintain infrastructure for housing, transportation, and research support.  The science community has been working both at a national and international levels to develop strategic plans for the future of Antarctic science.  This session will explore ideas about the future of the Antarctic research enterprise and of the infrastructure to support this research.   We will discuss outcomes of recent community-driven advisory efforts and current developments. Conveners: Terry Wilson, Robin Bell, Chuck Kennicutt, Laurie Geller

 

 

The abstract submission deadline is Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Please go to: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2015/abstract-submissions/ for more information.

[CRYOLIST] Mathematics of Sea Ice Conference in Vancouver, September 24-26, 2015

We are delighted to announce the "Mathematics of Sea Ice" conference, to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 24th to 26th, 2015. This meeting is part of a conference series run and partially supported by the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) at the University of British Columbia. More details are at: https://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/150924-cmsi

The organizers would like to invite interested contributors to submit an abstract (maximum 200 words, in English language) of a poster or oral presentation they propose. The organizing committee will be responsible for the selection of presentations from the submitted abstracts.

 

Abstracts and requests for travel funding will be accepted through the online form available here: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MC9wKIwSuWoQ9jAei-eFDr71-bYRq7kHkWhGUARGbM4/viewform

Deadline for applications is August 21, 2015.

Intended to stimulate interdisciplinary discussion and inquiry, this conference will bring together scientists and mathematicians working on theoretical aspects of sea ice research. Given the audience expected for this meeting, we hope that these discussions will be lively and productive.

Vancouver is a vibrant international city, and the conference will be held in the spectacular harbor area. We look forward to a fruitful meeting and sincerely hope that you will be able to attend.

The conference poster is linked here: 

http://www.pims.math.ca/files/SeaIce2015.pdf

Best regards,

Ken Golden (Chair), Cecilia Bitz, Ian Eisenman, Mike Meylan, and Grae Worster

[CRYOLIST] Final Call for Abstracts: Antarctic Sea Ice session at the AGU Fall Meeting 2015.

A final call for abstracts for our AGU 2015 Fall Meeting session (Session ID#: 8976) entitled:

"Why is Antarctic sea ice extent increasing and why do coupled climate models not reproduce observations?"

Abstract
In stark contrast to the Arctic, there has been an increase in Antarctic sea ice extent through the satellite record. The reasons for the increase remain poorly understood, particularly as coupled climate models have struggled to reproduce this trend; the vast majority of CMIP5 ensemble members simulate a decrease, generating a significant source of uncertainty in their projections of future climate. Local atmospheric, cryospheric and oceanic processes have all been proposed as drivers for increasing Antarctic sea ice and hypotheses also differ as to whether the observed trend is anthropogenically-forced or simply decadal-scale natural variability. Moreover, the homogeneity of the satellite record itself has also been questioned. This session will provide an opportunity to bring together these different research strands to enable discussion focussed around this key challenge in global climate modelling. We welcome submissions that address this challenge through numerical mod
elling, observations or reanalysis data.

The session is being convened by James Pope (British Antarctic Survey), Marilyn Raphael (University of California Los Angeles) and Graham Simpkins (University of New South Wales), if you have any questions about the session, please feel free to contact James (japope@bas.ac.uk). We are especially keen for abstracts from early career researchers and are looking for variety of abstracts covering modelling, reanalyses and observations.

Abstract submission closes at 11:50 EDT on Wednesday 5th August and abstract submission for our session can be found here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8976

Many thanks

James

James Pope
Climate Modeller

British Antarctic Survey
High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ET

E-mail: japope@bas.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1223 221297



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[CRYOLIST] Vacancy: Scientific programmer

Vacancy at Alfred Wegener Institute:

Scientific programmer or scientist with a background in climate modelling

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals. The Climate Dynamics section at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, is seeking to appoint a 

Scientific programmer or scientist
with a background in climate modelling

Background and tasks: 
The Climate Dynamics section is concerned with the dynamics, modelling and prediction of the climate system and is at the forefront of developing global sea ice-ocean models on unstructured meshes. The successful applicant will contribute to developing a new generation of global high-resolution climate models in the framework of the EU-funded project PRIMAVERA (PRocess-based climate sIMulation: AdVances in high-resolution modelling and European climate Risk Assessment). 
The incumbent will contribute to carrying out and optimizing simulations with the new coupled climate model ECHAM6-FESOM in which horizontal resolution in dynamically active regions such as the Gulf Stream-North Atlantic current region is increased to improve the representation of small-scale processes (e.g. eddies). More specifically, computer code will need to be optimized on different HPC platforms including parallel I/O; and efficient methods will need to be developed for handling, archiving and sharing of huge model data output following common protocols. This work will contribute to our understanding of the potential of a new generation of climate models, employing unstructured mesh methods, in climate research.

Requirements:
•    You must hold a PhD in climate sciences, oceanography, meteorology, physics, informatics, engineering or mathematics
•    Demonstrated skill/proficiency in Fortran or C
•    fluency in written and spoken English
•    experience with complex models of the coupled climate system (or their subcomponents) including technical aspects such as installing, maintaining, optimizing and running of climate models on high performance computers as well as experience in managing large amount of data are expected
•    A proven record in working with unstructured mesh models, understanding of climate dynamics, as well as successful applications for supercomputing resources are all distinct advantages

The contract will be for a period of 4 years starting on 1 November 2015. Payment will be in accordance with a civil service position (TVöD Bund) based on qualifications and transferred tasks.

Further information:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Jung  (E-Mail: Thomas.Jung(at)awi.de, Phone: +49(0)471-4831-1761).

AWI aims to increase the number of women in the scientific staff and therefore encourages women to apply. Disabled applicants with identical technical and personal suitability will be preferentially selected, please see our notification on our homepage under job offers / jobs.
The AWI supports balanced work-life career development via a variety of alternatives. In Bremerhaven, the AWI operates its own nursery.

Applications including CV, degree certificates, a statement of research interests and names and addresses of two referees should be submitted by August 14th, 2015 referencing code 69/D/Kli to: 
Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Personalabteilung (human resources), Postfach 12 01 61, 27515 Bremerhaven / Germany (or by e-mail (all documents merged into one PDF file) to: personal@awi.de

[CRYOLIST] Snow and firn Fall AGU session

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to C042: Snow and firn: measurement and modeling of physical properties driving snow pack metamorphism and variability

Session ID#: 8073

Session Description:

Advanced technology has improved capabilities to monitor and model snow and firn changes relating to atmospheric processes, particularly physical and radiative processes. Snow cover is important in the Earth system, with implications for water resources and climate forcing. Interactions and dynamics within the snowpack and between the atmosphere and snow surface influence accumulation, metamorphism, densification, and alter microstructure and stratigraphy. These in turn may have a strong influence on chemistry and energy balance. This session focuses on field, laboratory, and modeling work on alpine and polar snow and firn processes. We invite abstracts on efforts to quantify the processes driving physical alteration in the snow pack, including those which influence biogeochemical cycling, photochemistry, metamorphism, and radiative properties. Papers applying new technologies and incorporating these data into modeling and remote sensing efforts are welcomed.

You can submit your abstract here:

http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2015/abstract-submissions/

Thank you, 

Zoe Courville, CRREL, Hanover, NH, United States

Robert Hawley, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States and John Burkhart, University of Oslo, Norway(C042 session conveners)

[CRYOLIST] Invitation for community white papers and short statements for AOS 2016

Invitation for community white papers and short statements for Arctic Observing Summit (AOS 2016)

http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/community-white-papers-and-short-statements-submission-form

The Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) is a high-level, biennial summit that aims to provide community-driven, science-based guidance for the design, implementation, coordination and sustained long-term (decades) operation of an international network of Arctic observing systems. The AOS provides a platform to address urgent and broadly recognized needs of Arctic observing across all components of the Arctic system. The upcoming AOS 2016 will be held 15-18 March in Fairbanks, Alaska, in conjunction with the Arctic Science Summit Week 2016.

The design, development, implementation and sustained operation of an adaptive, relevant and responsive Arctic observing system requires the expertise and input from everyone affected by, or interested in, observing activities, applications and derived products. Community input and perspectives are invited in the form of white papers and short statements for AOS 2016. Community input can serve to highlight important data, management, or logistical needs or gaps, explore emerging opportunities, address a current challenge, present new initiatives or technology that can contribute to Arctic observing (including global programs), or review on-going observing activities or issues that are relevant for the development, application, operation, or support of a sustained Arctic observing network. Community white papers and short statements should link to the six themes for AOS 2016 below:

1. International and national strategies for sustained support of long-term Arctic observing 
   
2. Technology and innovation for sustained Arctic observations
   
3. Contributions of the Private Sector and Industry to sustained Arctic observations
   
4. Actor and Stakeholder engagement and needs in sustained Arctic observations
   
5. Arctic Observations in the context of Global Observing initiatives
   
6. Interfacing Traditional Knowledge, Community-based Monitoring and Scientific Methods for sustained Arctic observations

Deadline for submissions is October 18th, 2015. For more information visit the AOS 2016 website : http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/aos-2016-themes-and-important-announcements

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

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[CRYOLIST] Cryospheric applications of modern digital photogrammetry - AGU 2015

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider submitting your abstract to the following session at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2015.

 

Cryospheric applications of modern digital photogrammetry from airplane, UAV, and ground-based instrument platforms

Session ID#: 8432

Session Description:

Here we want to assess the state-of-the-art of digital photogrammetry applied to cryospheric applications.  Recent advances in camera technology, GPS processing, photogrammetric software utilizing Structure-from-Motion algorithms, computing power, and instrument platforms have led to tremendous increases in our ability to make low-cost, high-resolution time-series topographic maps to detect and measure change in the earth's surface, as well as associated orthophotos for interpretation or feature tracking.  These newer methods offer much lower initial costs compared to current alternatives along with a small learning curve, such that this technology can be utilized in-house by science teams rather than hiring expensive commercial contractors.  This session seeks presentations on utilization of these new technologies for the study of glaciers, sea ice, permafrost, snow, coastal or river erosion, infrastructure monitoring, and similar cryospheric applications, as well as on instrument design, sensor intercomparisons, accuracy assessments, and data visualization for outreach.

 

Best Regards,

Conveners: 

Matt Nolan (matt2013@drmattnolan.org), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

Gabriel Wolken (gabriel.wolken@alaska.gov), Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, USA

 

 

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Gabriel J. Wolken

Climate and Cryosphere Hazards Program

Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

3354 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-3707

Ph: 907.451.5018     Fax: 907.451.5050

email:  gabriel.wolken@alaska.gov

web:  www.dggs.alaska.gov/climatehazards

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[CRYOLIST] Postdoctoral position in numerical ocean modelling open at NPI

Dear colleagues,

please spread the word about this postdoctoral position;

The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) in Tromsø, Norway invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow position in numerical ocean modelling. The position is funded through the project "TIGRIF: Tidewater Glacier Retreat Impact on Fjord circulation and ecosystems". The work will be conducted in our Research department, Section of Oceans and Sea Ice. The position of postdoctoral research fellow is a fixed-term position for a period of 3 years with a possible extension of 1 year, depending on funding.

Work Content
The aim of the TIGRIF project is to improve our understanding of how ongoing retreat of fjord-terminating glaciers will impact future fjord circulation and exchanges with the ocean, and how these factors together affect the local marine ecosystem.

The work will consist of setting up and running numerical fjord models with varying resolutions to cover the most important dynamical aspects of glacier-fjord interaction and fjord-ocean exchanges. Field data such as hydrography data collected by moorings, from ship and by instrumented seals, will be processed and used for evaluation and tuning of model performance. Analysis and publication of results is the ultimate product of the work.

Qualifications
The candidate must hold a PhD in physical oceanography or a closely related geophysical field, or computational mathematics/numerics. The PhD must be completed and approved in order for the application to be considered.

Experience with running 3D hydro-dynamical circulation models is required, and candidates that have worked with the ROMS-model will be preferred. An interest in connecting physics with biogeochemistry or marine biology is an asset. Publication of results is of great importance and recent articles in highly rated peer-reviewed scientific journals must demonstrate such ability.

The candidate must have experience with one or more of the following tools: Matlab, Python, R. We seek a candidate with good collaboration skills, but who also can conduct independent research. Good written and spoken communication skills in English are required.

The application deadline is 21st August 2015.

For further details please see http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/116101/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-ocean-modelling-3-years
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[CRYOLIST] G003: Data-driven models of GIA, sea-level change and its interaction with Earth’s varying shape and gravity field

Dear Colleagues:

We would like to draw your attention to the following session at the Fall AGU.  Please consider submitting abstracts to the session and/or attending this December.

The abstract deadline rapidly approaches -- now with about 8 days remaining until the widow for submissions closes: Aug. 5, 23:59 EDT

Our Invited Speakers:

Carling Hay, Harvard University

Lambert Caron, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Guy Wöppelmann, Université de La Rochelle

Mark Tamisiea, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, Liverpool

G003: Data-driven models of GIA, sea-level change and its interaction with Earth's varying shape and gravity field. 

Session ID#: 8797

Session Description:

We solicit presentations that use new data in creative ways to solve for the sources of past and present sea-level changes.  Many aspects of the role played by glacial isostatic adjustment are still under debate and the relevant scientific issues are tied to important aspects of climate change and sea-level projections. Modeling solid Earth responses to past cryospheric change is critical for decontaminating both regional and global geodetic signals from those driven by hydrological, ice sheet and ocean mass changes.  Predicting and mitigating the impacts of sea-level change requires accurate models of change in Earth's shape, particularly vertical land motion at coastlines. Datasets include global tide-gauges, satellite altimetry, GNSS, polar motion, satellite gravity time series, InSAR, altimetric observation of ice height changes and global Relative Sea Level (RSL) records.  Especially when combined, these data provide powerful information from which new constrains on past sea level can be deduced.

 Primary Convener:  

Erik R. Ivins, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States

Conveners:  

James L Davis, Columbia University of New York, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States, Geoffrey Blewitt, Univ Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States and Holger Steffen, Lantmäteriet, Gävle, Sweden

Thank you.

Erik Ivins and for Holger Steffen, Jim Davis and Geoff Blewitt

Dr. Erik R. Ivins
Senior Research Scientist 
& Solid Earth Group Supervisor 329A
MS 300-233
Jet Propulsion Lab
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

(818) 746-0800 (i-Phone)
(818) 354-4785 (tel)
(818) 354-9476 (fax)

[CRYOLIST] AGU Fall Meeting session: The Greenland Ice Sheet in Past and Future Climates

Dear colleagues, 

We invite you to submit an abstract to our 2015 AGU Fall Meeting session: "The Greenland Ice Sheet in Past and Future Climates." This session aims to bring together a variety of speakers from the perspectives of observations and modeling. The session is convened by graduates of the 2014 Advanced Climate Dynamics Course, and we especially encourage students and early career scientists to submit abstracts. 

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8557

C048: The Greenland Ice Sheet in Past and Future Climates

Session ID#: 8557

Session Description: Recent instrumental and satellite measurements indicate the Greenland Ice Sheet is undergoing rapid change in response to climate forcing. Across the ice sheet, changing atmospheric temperature is producing surface melt over an expanded area, significantly impacting basal ice conditions and slip where surface melt reaches the bed. At the ice sheet margin, outlet glaciers are accelerating as ocean temperature and circulation change. Though these recent changes have occurred on a short time scale, the full ice sheet response will continue to unfold over hundreds to thousands of years. Understanding and predicting this response requires records of past ice sheet state and models that are capable of simulating coupled climate and ice sheet evolution. This session invites presentations on geological records and coupled models of Greenland Ice Sheet dynamics in past and future climates. This session is convened by participants from the 2014 Advanced Climate Dynamics Course:http://www.uib.no/en/rs/acdc/

We are pleased to confirm invited speaker Joe MacGregor, University of Texas at Austin.

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Sincerely, 

Laura A. Stevens, MIT/WHOI Joint Program

Alexander Robel, Harvard University

[CRYOLIST] AGU session: New paradigms in terrestrial sensing using small unmanned aerial systems

Dear colleagues,
We are writing to draw your attention and seek your contribution to the following session at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting (deadline August 5): https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8450    

New paradigms in terrestrial sensing using small unmanned aerial systems

A new and important paradigm is emerging in our ability to quantify terrestrial ecosystems through the use of small unmanned aerial systems (UASs) equipped with active and passive sensor technologies. These systems allow for collection of data over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales not currently possible with other platforms. Measurements from these systems can be used to investigate surface topography and hydrology, to examine vegetation properties and their interactions with soil processes, to parameterize soil-vegetation-atmosphere models, to detect ecological or biogeochemical hotspots, or to improve upscaling from ground-based survey to larger scales. We encourage contributions that present advances in remotely sensing the terrestrial ecosystems using various sensors (incl. visible, hyperspectral, thermal, LiDAR and gas sensors) mounted on an UASs (e.g., unmanned aircraft vehicle, balloon, kite, cart, pole), as well as novel approaches to calibrate, process and/or integrate such data with ground-based biogeochemical, hydrological, geophysical or ecological measurements.

Invited Speakers:
Gijs DeBoer, University of Colorado - NOAA

Michael Wing, Oregon State University

Dan Krofcheck, University of New Mexico

Albert Rango, USDA/ARS Jornada Experimental Range

Conveners:
Baptiste Dafflon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sebastien Biraud, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Shawn Serbin, Brookhaven National Laboratory

[CRYOLIST] Fall 2015 AGU Session: Remote sensing of northern high-latitude ecosystem and landscape change

Dear colleagues and friends of the cryosphere community,

 

We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts to the following session focused on observing change in high-latitude systems at the Fall 2015 American Geophysical Union meeting:

 

Remote sensing of northern high-latitude ecosystem and landscape change (B072)

 

Session ID#: 8785

 

Session Description:

Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems across the northern high-latitudes are undergoing rapid, extensive and unprecedented changes in their nature, structure and function. Remote sensing is a critical tool for monitoring these changes, providing key data and techniques for scaling in situ measurements, parameterizing and evaluating mechanistic models, and testing hypotheses on dynamic ecological and landscape processes. This session seeks contributions describing the state-of-the-art in new data collections and analysis to quantify and characterize climate- and disturbance- driven change indicators across arctic and boreal landscapes. We invite contributions that use remote sensing information from multi-scale platforms, i.e. ground, aircraft and satellites, to observe and quantify these dynamics and contribute to an improved understanding of the drivers and consequences of ecosystem and landscape change. Contributions that demonstrate the use of remote sensing data products in modeling and decision support and/or the challenges and future opportunities for remote sensing in high latitudes are encouraged.

 

Thanks from the conveners,

Dan Hayes, Guido Grosse, Ben Jones, & Andy Parsekian