Thursday, April 30, 2020

[CRYOLIST] Reviewer Database for Glaciological/Cryospheric Journals

We are collating a database of scientists in the cryospheric sciences interested in reviewing scientific articles. This information will be shared with editors of journals with glaciological and cryospheric content to 1) help editors find reviewers more easily, and 2) boost visibility of early-career scientists to help them gain experience in reviewing journal articles.

This form is aimed at early-career researchers but open to any scientists. This reviewer database is organized by the International Glaciological Society (IGS) Early-career Glacier Group (EGG).

Sign up for the database here: 

For questions please contact egg@igsoc.org.

[CRYOLIST] Annals of Glaciology: extensions to dates and deadlines

Dear lovers of ice and snow,

In conjunction with the rescheduling of our 2020 IGS Symposia and to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic measures we have an adjusted deadline schedule for the following Annals of Glaciology:

Annals of Glaciology 61(83): Drilling Through the Ice
Chief Editors: Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Steffen Bo Hansen, Trevor Popp, Pavel Talayay
- Submissions have been open since 1 January 2020
- Submission deadline extended to   15 July 2020 (from 1 May)
- Deadline for final revised papers extended to  15 December 2020

Annals of Glaciology 62 (85*): Ice, Snow and Water in a Warming World
Chief Editor: Regine Hock
- Submission opens   1 September 2020
- Submission deadline    15 July 2021
- Deadline for final revised papers    15 December 2021

Annals of Glaciology 63 (86*): Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers
Chief Editors: Colm O'Cofaigh and Chris Stokes
- Submission opens   1 May 2021
- Submission deadline    1 November 2021
- Deadline for final revised papers    1 May 2022

*Note that these issue numbers may be adjusted

Submissions are through https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aog/


The following three Annals of Glaciology will be published later in 2020:
Annals of Glaciology 61 (81): Progress in Radioglaciology
Annals of Glaciology 61 (82): Sea Ice at the Interface
Annals of Glaciology 61 (83): Drilling Through the Ice

Accepted papers are published online in First View: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology
Once available in First View, we announce all Annals of Glaciology and Journal of Glaciology papers with their doi numbers on Twitter (@igsoc)


Best wishes and keep well,

Hester Jiskoot
-- Chief Editor, IGS --



[CRYOLIST] Help Review the Polar Resource Book

We need YOU (polar science and education experts) to review the original Polar Resource Book - Polar Science and Global Climate: An International Resource for Education and Outreach. Now almost a decade old, we are asking for feedback on the current book's contents to identify content that is problematically outdated / misleading / wrong before we move forward with an updated version.

 

The Polar Resource Book was created to ensure efforts catalyzed by the International Polar Year (IPY). It will continue to inspire educators, students, and emerging polar researchers into the next generation with a shared commitment to outreach and education.

 

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, International Arctic Science Committee, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, and Polar Educators International are teaming up to create a new and updated resource with the same goals as the original, but for a new cohort of polar scientists, educators, and learners!

 

But FIRST - If you are interested in helping review this community resource, please fill out this brief form by 7 May 2020. You will be contacted the following week with your review assignment and you will be asked to submit your brief review by the end of May at the latest. Reviewers will be asked to review one chapter but are welcome to give feedback on others as well.

[CRYOLIST] Steepest Descent Meeting at EGU 2020

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Dear all,

The registration for Steepest Descent 2020 on Monday 11th after #shareEGU20
<https://egu2020.eu/sharing_geoscience_online/sharing_geoscience_online.html>
is now online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5415882420533/WN_OCweWMPaRvqx-QpX899zZQ
The meeting is free but you will need to register in order to access it.
[In case our maximum number of attendees is reached, we will increase the
envelope and you will still be able to register.]

*Vivi K. Pedersen* (Aarhus University)
Cold passive continental margins: the enigmatic topography in western
Scandinavia
Beijing 20:00 / New Delhi 17:30 / Vienna 14:00 / Boston 8:00 / Los Angeles
5:00

*Maarten Lupker* (ETH Zurich)

Adding in-situ 14C to the surface processes cosmogenic toolbox…
Beijing 21:30 / New Delhi 19:00 / *Vienna 15:30* / Boston 9:30 / Los
Angeles 6:30

*Noah Finnegan* (UC Santa Cruz)

Hydrological and deformational processes governing transient seasonal slip
in a large, slow-moving landslide
Beijing 23:00 / New Delhi 20:30 / *Vienna 17:00* / Boston 11:00 / Los
Angeles 8:00

- We will advertise community announcements (conference, summer schools,
seminar series) before each talk, send one pdf slide with a couple
sentences that we will read out loud to steepestdescentmeeting at
gmail.com . For job offers, you can use the Slack workspace (see below)
- If you have any issues with connection or have any technical issues
please contact: steepestdescentmeeting at gmail.com
- As a webinar attendee you will not have access to webcam, screen
sharing or microphone but only to the question and answer window.
- The chat dialogue box will be disabled and any questions you may have
during the talk you can ask in the Q&A dialogue box (centre bottom for the
button). If you have a similar question to another person then you can
comment on the existing question. If you particularly like a question
you can upvote it and this may be given priority. The moderators will
select the questions to ensure there is a balanced discussion.
- If you wish to have a discussion amongst other conference
participants, we will be sharing a link upon registration for a Slack
workspace. There is an opportunity to create groups if you so wish.
Furthermore, you can advertise potential opportunities such as PhD/Postdoc
positions, summer schools etc.

Finally, by attending this meeting you accept and agree to the following:
1. To respect the speakers and fellow conference participants. We reserve
the right to remove any persons whose behaviour is disruptive or offensive.
We follow the EGU code of conduct: https://www.egu.eu/about/code-of-conduct/
.
2. The Q&A has an anonymous setting if you wish to ask a question without
your name. However the moderators will turn this setting off if there
is disruptive or offensive behaviour.
3. Talks and questions asked will be recorded and saved for future use for
participants and non-participants of the conference.


You can find further information on the website:
https://sites.google.com/site/steepestdescentmeeting/ which will be updated
with the latest information.


We look forward to seeing many of your names on May 11th!
Best wishes from the SD team,

Luca and Georgie Bennett, Eric Deal, Lizzie Dingle, Erica Erlanger, Laure
Guerit, Ugo Nanni, Günther Prasicek, Pierre Valla, Stephen Watkins



*The Steepest Descent Meeting is the younger euro-cousin of Gilbert Club
with a similar setup of three long format talks

[CRYOLIST] Postdoctoral Scholar in Risk- and Decision-Analysis to Inform Flood-Risk Management, Penn State, University Park

Postdoctoral Scholar in Risk- and Decision-Analysis to Inform Flood-Risk Management

The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position focusing on the analysis of flood risks and strategies to manage these risks. The successful candidate will join a transdisciplinary research team supported by funding from sponsors such as The Department of Education (DOE) and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a relevant discipline such as applied mathematics, statistics, atmospheric science, geosciences, civil and environmental engineering, or operations research. A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required by the start date. The Postdoctoral Scholar will have considerable freedom to collaboratively design the research within the scope of projects relevant to the team's efforts. Example projects include the analysis of the dynamics of coupled natural-human systems with the associated deep and dynamic uncertainties, quantification of flood hazards, and the quantification of trade-offs associated with climate risk management.  Examples of current projects and relevant publications are provided at https://personal.ems.psu.edu/~kzk10/. This position provides unique opportunities for research, education, outreach, decision support, and professional development, as well as mentoring by a team of experts in relevant disciplines.

To apply for this position, please upload a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, reprints of two manuscripts, and contact information for three professional references as a single PDF file. The cover letter should explain the applicant's interest in the position, highlight relevant qualifications and experience, and include links to examples of relevant prior work.

The Pennsylvania State University's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences takes an active role in building a talented, inclusive, and culturally competent workforce. We understand that our shared future is guided by basic principles of fairness, mutual respect, and commitment to each other. Applicants should provide evidence, either woven through their application materials or as a separate diversity statement, of a commitment to fostering diversity, equity, inclusive excellence, and belonging and of engagement which creates an inclusive environment in their department/workplace.

Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled. This is a fixed-term position funded for one year from the date of hire with excellent possibility of re-funding. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Klaus Keller (klaus@psu.edu).


--
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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applications without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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Administrative Support Coordinator

Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (EESI)

320 EES Building, Penn State, University Park

(814) 865-5007

[CRYOLIST] Is your Fieldwork in Greenland Cancelled? We can help!

Dear Cryolisters, 

 

Have you had to cancel your fieldwork in Greenland due to COVID-19?
We at ASIAQ can help you!

 

In these unprecedented times, we are offering a field support service to help recover some of the ongoing field based projects and monitoring stations in Greenland.

As a company based in Greenland, we are in a unique position to be able to help you rescue datasets and instruments that might otherwise be lost!

 

ASIAQ Greenland Survey are owned by the Greenlandic Government and are based in Nuuk, Greenland. We have a large range of expertise, and carry out research, consulting and monitoring projects that generate knowledge about the physical environment of Greenland. 

Our key research areas include: climate, cryosphere, hydrology, mapping, geophysics, surveying and remote sensing.  In relation to this we have a range of scientific field equipment at our disposal.

 

If you think this would be of benefit to you and your projects, or if you have any further questions, please get in touch with us to see how we can help you!

Just send an email to: fieldservices@asiaq.gl

 

Please feel free to share this with colleagues and collaborators!

You can also download our announcement flyer here: Field_service_Flyer

 

We hope you are all staying safe and well!

 

Best wishes on behalf of,  

ASIAQ Greenland Survey

 

Qatserisut 8, 

3900 Nuuk

Greenland

www.asiaq.gl

 

[CRYOLIST] PolarPredictNews #14 – Restyled!

Dear Colleagues, 

A new issue of PolarPredictNews, the official newsletter for the Year of Polar Prediction, is now released. 

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PolarPredictNews come in new design and style! The 14th issue of the Year of Polar Prediction newsletter provides latest updates on activities within the polar prediction community and features an art-and-science project that evolved from the MOSAiC expedition. 

Of course, the MOSAiC one-year ice drift is - once again – focus also in this new issue of PolarPredictNews: Scientists shed light on how the drift of RV Polarstern during the MOSAiC expedition is continuously being forecasted in SIDFEx (p. 5). The MOSAiC Near-Real-Time Verification invites further contributions to evaluate the skill of short-term forecasts with MOSAiC observations as part of the YOPPSiteMIP activity (p. 9). During spring and summer this year, YOPP invites Arctic meteorological stations to contribute with extra weather balloon observations to the YOPP Targeted Observing Periods when Arctic cold-air outbreaks and warm and moist air mass intrusions are being simultaneously forecasted and observed (p. 10).

But it's not all about MOSAiC 

Read the interview with the Norwegian marine ecologist Marit Reigstad, PI of the YOPP-endorsed Nansen Legacy project (p. 32). Learn about new sea ice and ocean variables in the S2S Forecast Database (p. 13) and find a how-to on publishing YOPP Datasets (p. 12). Just before travelling has been strongly reduced for much of the remainder of the year, the YOPP Science Workshop (p. 26) and the twelfth PPP Steering Group meeting (p. 24) took place in February. Meeting updates due to the corona pandemic can be found on page 22 – with two sessions on polar prediction the EGU 2020: Sharing Geoscience Online definitely sticks out as one of the online highlights this year (p. 22).

And if you are in the mood of taking a pause from reading
Savor the digital drawings of the MOSAiC Distributed Network of instruments produced by school teacher Friederike Krüger and modelling lecturer Thomas Rackow during the MOSAiC School, featured in this issue (p. 4). And of course, never forget to listen to new episodes of the IcePod, the official Year of Polar Prediction podcast (p. 16).

Find all of this and much more in PolarPredictNews #14: https://www.polarprediction.net/news/

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PolarPredictNews is the official newsletter of the WMO WWRP Polar Prediction Project/Year of Polar Prediction initiative to improve weather and sea-ice forecasts in polar regions. PolarPredictNews is released four times per year and provides the YOPP/PPP community with the latest news on activities within the field of Arctic and Antarctic environmental prediction activities.  

Editorial responsibility: Kirstin Werner, Director YOPP International Coordination Office, kirstin.werner@awi.de
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Hope you very much enjoy reading. 
Best wishes, 
Kirstin Werner

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

[CRYOLIST] New link

Tavi Murray is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Re: [CRYOLIST] GLIMS and other glacier-related meetings a week from today

To clarify, the date of these meetings is May 5, 2020 (in the North
American and European time zones).

2020-04-28, 09:56: Bruce RAUP wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We invite you to participate in a 1-hour GLIMS meeting, to be held next
> Tuesday during the virtual EGU meeting. This is one of three public
> meetings to be held consecutively (and previously announced), all related
> to mountain glaciers and ice caps -- brought to you by GLIMS, the World
> Glacier Monitoring Service, the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers
> (GTN-G), and the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) working group (WG). All
> these meetings are open to all. Here are the details:
>
> (a) Meeting overview
> 16:15-17:30 CEST - RAGMAC WG meeting (public, moderator: M. Zemp)
> (10:15-11:30 EDT)
>
> 17:30-18:30 CEST - GLIMS Core Team meeting (public, moderator: F. Paul)
> (11:30-12:30 EDT)
>
> 18:30-19:30 CEST - RGI WG meeting (public, moderator: F. Maussion)
> (12:30-13:30 EDT)
>
>
> (b) Login information
> Please join these meetings from your computer, tablet or smartphone:
> https://www.gotomeet.me/wgms/wgms-at-egu
>
> Note that with Google Chrome you can attend the meeting directly in your
> browser. With other browsers (e.g., MS Explorer, Mozilla Firefox) you might
> need to download a plugin.
>
> Using GoToMeeting for the first time? You can check the system requirements
> here:
> https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check
>
> (c) Agenda for each meeting
>
> ---------- 16:15-17:30 CEST: Agenda RAGMAC WG Meeting ----------
> (10:15-11:30 EDT, 8:15-9:30 MDT, 7:15-8:30 PDT)
>
> This is a public meeting of the IACS working group on "Regional Assessments
> of Glacier Mass Change (RAGMAC)":
> https://cryosphericsciences.org/activities/wg-ragmac/
>
> Participants: RAGMAC co-chairs, members, and interested colleagues
>
> Moderator and keeper of the minutes: M. Zemp
> - Welcome & brief overview of WG goals (M. Zemp)
> - WP1 round robin experiment of geodetic methods using DEM differencing (F.
> Brun, M. Braun)
> - WP2 white paper on space borne altimetry and gravimetry (B. Wouters, G.
> Moholdt)
> - Webinar series (F. Brun)
> - Questions & feedback (All)
> - Next meetings & close (M. Zemp)
>
> ---------- 17:30-18:30 CEST - GLIMS meeting ----------
> (11:30-12:30 EDT, 9:30-10:30 MDT, 8:30-9:30 PDT)
>
> This is public meeting of the GLIMS Core Team:
> http://www.glims.org/About/glims_core_team.html
>
> Participants: GLIMS Core Team members and interested colleagues
>
> Moderator: F. Paul, Keeper of the minutes: P. Rastner
> - Welcome, introducing the core-team (B. Raup)
> - GLIMS status overview and new functions: newly contributed data, planned
> website updates, RGI-on-demand, Earthdata login, etc. (B. Raup)
> - Debris-covered glaciers and rock glaciers (T. Bolch)
> - Building the database of extinct glaciers (B. Raup)
> - Current work of GLIMS contributors
> - Initial planning for a GLIMS Review Paper
> - Questions and Discussion
> - Next meeting & close (B. Raup)
>
> ---------- 18:30-19:30 CEST - RGI WG meeting ----------
> (12:30-13:30 EDT, 10:30-11:30 MDT, 9:30-10:30 PDT)
>
> This is a public meeting of the IACS working group on "Randolph Glacier
> Inventory (RGI) and its role in future glacier monitoring and GLIMS":
> https://cryosphericsciences.org/activities/working-groups/rgi-working-group/
>
> Participants: RGI WG co-chairs, members, and interested colleagues
>
> Moderator and keeper of the minutes: F. Maussion
> - Welcome (F. Maussion)
> - Working group motivations, goals & membership (F. Maussion, R. Hock)
> - RGI 7.0 and future versions (F. Maussion, R. Hock)
> - "RGI on demand" from GLIMS database, call for testing (B. Raup)
> - Call for participation (a) new inventories (P. Rastner, F. Paul)
> - Call for participation (b) new tools (F. Maussion, B. Raup)
> - Open discussion
> - Next meeting & close (F. Maussion)
>
>
>

--
Bruce H. RAUP
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: 303-492-8814
cires.colorado.edu/~braup/
GLIMS: www.glims.org

[CRYOLIST] Ph.D. in wave-ice-ocean interactions at LOPS – IFREMER, Brest, France

As part of the ERC-WAAXT project, we are offering a Ph.D. project in
"Investigating wave-ice feedbacks in the Arctic Ocean."

Summer sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean has been decreasing for
decades, which is producing a corresponding increase in open water.
This means that ice-free "seasonal seas," with sufficient fetch for
significant surface wave development, are now present. Since surface
waves are a primary mechanism for the exchange of momentum, energy, and
mass between the atmosphere and the ocean, the appearance of this wave
climate is expected to be linked to a significant change in upper-ocean
dynamics in the Arctic. The objective of this thesis is to investigate
the feedback mechanisms, between the surface wave field, upper-ocean
mixing, and sea ice cover, that are associated with the development of
this seasonal wave field. These feedbacks are complicated, poorly
understood, often contradictory, and their net effect on Arctic sea ice
and climate remains unclear. The Ph.D. project will take a systematic
approach to the problem, starting with basic theory and analysis of
hindcast model output. In situ and remote sensing observations will
then be used to improve model parametrizations, and new simulations
explicitly including wave effects will be run and analysed. Findings
will then be applied to future climate projections.


*Applications are due on 2020-05-15*

Candidates should have a strong background in math, physics, and
numerical techniques. Experience in oceanography and fluid mechanics,
particularly related to surface waves and turbulence would be very
advantageous. A Master's degree or equivalent is required.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via the following website:
https://theses.doctorat-bretagneloire.fr/sml/theses-2020/etudes-des-retro-actions-entre-vagues-et


Information about the hosting institution can be found here:
https://www.umr-lops.fr


Please feel free to address any questions to Peter Sutherland
(peter.sutherland@ifremer.fr) and/or Camille Lique
(camille.lique@ifremer.fr).

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[CRYOLIST] NASA EarthData Webinar, May 6

NASA EarthData Webinar

 

Let It Snow! Accessing and Analyzing Snow Data at the NSIDC DAAC

Wednesday 6 May 2020

2pm – 3pm EST (UTC/GMT-4)

 

Speakers: Amy Steiker, Data Services Lead, NASA NSIDC DAAC

                  Dr Walter Meier, DAAC Scientist, NASA NSIDC DAAC

 

The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) continues to expand its collection of snow data, including through NASA's recent SnowEx campaign, the AirBorne Snow Observatory (ASO) mission, and ongoing global snow cover products from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) missions. Join us to learn about these snow-focused NASA missions and products through a live stream demonstration which will show how to discover, access, and couple NSIDC DAAC snow data across various geospatial scales.

 

 

Register and find further details here:

 

https://earthdata.adobeconnect.com/esla95eezf68/event/event_info.html

 

 

Best regards,

 

NSIDC DAAC

User Services

 

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

[CRYOLIST] Nominations for 2020 International Glaciological Society Awards

The International Glaciological Society is currently seeking nominations for its three Honorary Awards:

  • The Seligman Crystal (awarded to a single person or a collaborative group/team that has made exceptional scientific contributions to glaciology, defined as any snow and/or ice studies.)
  • The Richardson Medal (awarded to a single person or a collaborative group/team that has provided outstanding service to the International Glaciological Society and/or to the field of glaciology), and
  • Honorary Membership (recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of glaciology at a national or regional level.).

Details of these awards, their eligibility and the requirements of the nomination packages are available at https://www.igsoc.org/awards/.  Members of the Awards Committee are listed at https://www.igsoc.org/committees/awards/.

Please note that the award system was revamped in 2018 and some awards have changed in scope and content.  It is the intention of IGS to give these awards on roughly an annual basis.

Nominations can be made at any time, but the close off date for the 2020 awards is Friday 17 July 2020. (Nominations received after that date will be considered for 2021). Nomination packages should be sent by email, marked confidential, to the Chair of the Awards Committee (ian.allison@utas.edu.au) and copied to the Secretary General (magnus@igsoc.org).

 

All nominations will be acknowledged, and the result of any successful 2020 awards will be announced in late August/early September.

 

We look forward to receiving nominations of your peers from the community

 



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[CRYOLIST] GLIMS and other glacier-related meetings a week from today

Hello all,

We invite you to participate in a 1-hour GLIMS meeting, to be held next
Tuesday during the virtual EGU meeting. This is one of three public
meetings to be held consecutively (and previously announced), all related
to mountain glaciers and ice caps -- brought to you by GLIMS, the World
Glacier Monitoring Service, the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers
(GTN-G), and the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) working group (WG). All
these meetings are open to all. Here are the details:

(a) Meeting overview
16:15-17:30 CEST - RAGMAC WG meeting (public, moderator: M. Zemp)
(10:15-11:30 EDT)

17:30-18:30 CEST - GLIMS Core Team meeting (public, moderator: F. Paul)
(11:30-12:30 EDT)

18:30-19:30 CEST - RGI WG meeting (public, moderator: F. Maussion)
(12:30-13:30 EDT)


(b) Login information
Please join these meetings from your computer, tablet or smartphone:
https://www.gotomeet.me/wgms/wgms-at-egu

Note that with Google Chrome you can attend the meeting directly in your
browser. With other browsers (e.g., MS Explorer, Mozilla Firefox) you
might need to download a plugin.

Using GoToMeeting for the first time? You can check the system
requirements here:
https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check

(c) Agenda for each meeting

---------- 16:15-17:30 CEST: Agenda RAGMAC WG Meeting ----------
(10:15-11:30 EDT, 8:15-9:30 MDT, 7:15-8:30 PDT)

This is a public meeting of the IACS working group on "Regional
Assessments of Glacier Mass Change (RAGMAC)":
https://cryosphericsciences.org/activities/wg-ragmac/

Participants: RAGMAC co-chairs, members, and interested colleagues

Moderator and keeper of the minutes: M. Zemp
- Welcome & brief overview of WG goals (M. Zemp)
- WP1 round robin experiment of geodetic methods using DEM differencing (F.
Brun, M. Braun)
- WP2 white paper on space borne altimetry and gravimetry (B. Wouters, G.
Moholdt)
- Webinar series (F. Brun)
- Questions & feedback (All)
- Next meetings & close (M. Zemp)

---------- 17:30-18:30 CEST - GLIMS meeting ----------
(11:30-12:30 EDT, 9:30-10:30 MDT, 8:30-9:30 PDT)

This is public meeting of the GLIMS Core Team:
http://www.glims.org/About/glims_core_team.html

Participants: GLIMS Core Team members and interested colleagues

Moderator: F. Paul, Keeper of the minutes: P. Rastner
- Welcome, introducing the core-team (B. Raup)
- GLIMS status overview and new functions: newly contributed data, planned
website updates, RGI-on-demand, Earthdata login, etc. (B. Raup)
- Debris-covered glaciers and rock glaciers (T. Bolch)
- Building the database of extinct glaciers (B. Raup)
- Current work of GLIMS contributors
- Initial planning for a GLIMS Review Paper
- Questions and Discussion
- Next meeting & close (B. Raup)

---------- 18:30-19:30 CEST - RGI WG meeting ----------
(12:30-13:30 EDT, 10:30-11:30 MDT, 9:30-10:30 PDT)

This is a public meeting of the IACS working group on "Randolph Glacier
Inventory (RGI) and its role in future glacier monitoring and GLIMS":
https://cryosphericsciences.org/activities/working-groups/rgi-working-group/

Participants: RGI WG co-chairs, members, and interested colleagues

Moderator and keeper of the minutes: F. Maussion
- Welcome (F. Maussion)
- Working group motivations, goals & membership (F. Maussion, R. Hock)
- RGI 7.0 and future versions (F. Maussion, R. Hock)
- "RGI on demand" from GLIMS database, call for testing (B. Raup)
- Call for participation (a) new inventories (P. Rastner, F. Paul)
- Call for participation (b) new tools (F. Maussion, B. Raup)
- Open discussion
- Next meeting & close (F. Maussion)


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Bruce H. RAUP
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: 303-492-8814
cires.colorado.edu/~braup/
GLIMS: www.glims.org

[CRYOLIST] Postdoc position at NORCE on ancient DNA and sea ice

Dear colleagues,

We have a 3-year postdoc position at NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre) in Bergen to work on ancient DNA and Arctic sea ice.

Application deadline is 20 May 2020.

All the best,
Stijn



--
Dr Stijn De Schepper
Researcher I
Research Professor

+47 56 10 75 50

NORCE | Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research | Jahnebakken 5 | 5007 Bergen | Norway

Follow us on www.agensi.eu


  


NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
norceresearch.no

[CRYOLIST] Reminder - 3rd IGS Global Seminar - tomorrow 29th April 2020 Dr Caroline Clason (Plymouth University)

Reminder that the third IGS Global Seminar series talk will happen tomorrow Wednesday 29th April 2020


Dr Caroline Clason (Plymouth University, UK)
on:

"The downstream impacts of retreating glaciers on water, food, and energy security: an anthropogenic hangover."

And we are sorted for speakers until mid-June, but if you’d like to volunteer to give a talk after that, please drop me an email! Stay safe, stay well, stay home!

 

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Following seminar 13th May [no seminar 6th May as it’s EGU week]: Dr Neil Ross (Plymouth University): "The Foundation Ice Stream-Academy Glacier complex, Antarctica: what we know & what we should find out"

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Seminar times:

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London - 9pm

Europe - 10pm

East Coast US - 4pm

West Coast US - 1pm

Australia (+1) - 6am

Tokyo (+1) - 5am

New Zealand (+1) - 8am

Delhi (+1) - 1.30am (sorry!)

The seminar will also be live-streamed to the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it afterwards if technology fails or you can't make it! Hope to see you there!

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[CRYOLIST] Early Career Scientist (ECS) networking during shareEGU week.

Dear Cryolist members,


I would like to draw your attention to 2 networking events taking place during shareEGU:


1) Wednesday 6th May, 19:00 (CEST). Early Career Scientists virtual networking event for the cryosphere division. This is organised by EGU and is an opportunity to get to know your peers in a number of break-out meetings, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It is aimed at ECS, but anyone can join. Zoom meeting ID: 992 5530 6927. Password: 090145. 


2) Thursday 7th May, 18:00 (CEST). The ECS cryosphere team are hosting a casual social event to introduce ourselves to the community and tell you how you can get involved with us. The EGU ECS representative, chief-editors of the blog and social media managers will be online for any questions you have. Want to get involved with science communication or blog writing but don't know how? Are you an active tweeter and would like to be on our social media team? Perhaps you want to get involved with the organisation of EGU? Then join our social event. Zoom meeting ID: Meeting ID: 968 8536 3803. Password: 090628.


Many thanks
Jenny


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Dr Jenny Turton

Post-doc Researcher

Climate system research group

Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg

EGU Cryosphere ECS rep 2019-2021


Re: [CRYOLIST] PhD opportunity in Physical Oceanography (UiT - Norway)

Dear Cryolist

We extended the deadline for the PhD position described in the following link to May 10th.

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/185272/phd-fellow-in-physical-oceanography

Best regards

Benedicte

 

From: Benedicte Ferré
Sent: tirsdag 14. april 2020 14:45
To: cryolist@lists.cryolist.org
Subject: PhD opportunity in Physical Oceanography (UiT - Norway)

 

Dear Cryolist

 

The Department of Geosciences at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway has a PhD position vacant for applicants who wish to obtain the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD). The position is connected to the Norwegian Research Council Centre of Excellence Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Climate, and Environment (CAGE) and it involves collaboration with scientists from The Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx).

 

The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD program is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year, and will consist of teaching and other duties. The position will especially be assigned teaching duties in oceanography and/or modeling.

 

The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to a PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The PhD candidate shall participate in the faculty’s organized research training, and the PhD project shall be completed during the period of employment.

 

The position's field of research:

Research in the Centre of excellence CAGE focuses on the role of the Arctic Ocean gas hydrate in the context of environmental and climate issues. Understanding methane bubble evolution and transport in the water column will help elucidating methane seepage influence on the benthic and pelagic environment and atmospheric climate gas composition. The fellow will in particular estimate bubble size distributions from image analysis and acoustic measurements, and will incorporate an existing process-based model into a high-resolution 3D model to understand the transport of dissolved and free methane.

 

Further information about the position is available by contacting:

    Dr. Bénédicte Ferré, phone : +47 77646607, email : benedicte.ferre@uit.no

    Dr. Anna Silyakova, phone: +47 77644447, email: anna.silyakova@uit.no

    Prof. Alfred Hanssen, phone: +47 45255593, email: alfred.hanssen@uit.no

 

Qualifications:

The position requires a Master’s degree in physical oceanography or relevant field, and must have experience in numerical modeling. Some experience in signal processing would be beneficial. The fellow is expected to apply an interdisciplinary approach and to interact with sedimentary geologists, biogeochemists, biologists and oceanographers within and among working groups in CAGE.

Applicants may present a description outlining the academic basis of the PhD project.

The applicant must be able to document proficiency in English that satisfies the Norwegian Higher Education Entrance Qualification as described here.

The assessment will emphasize motivation and personal suitability for the position. You must be willing to engage in the ongoing development of your discipline and the university as a whole.

 

Admission to the PhD programme:

The position requires admission to the Faculty’s PhD programme. Admission requires that the applicant have at least 5 years of higher education, equivalent to 300 ECTS. The applicant must have a Master’s thesis evaluated equivalent to 30 ECTS or more, or 20 ECTS for an integrated Master’s degree. The applicant must have an average grade of C or better. Further information about requirements is available here: Regulations PhD Faculty of Sciences and Technology.

 

Applicants with a foreign education will be evaluated on whether the educational background is equivalent to Norwegian higher education, following national guidelines. Applicants from some countries will have to document additional higher education in order to fulfill the requirements.

 

Application:

Your application must be submitted via the website: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/185272/phd-fellow-in-physical-oceanography  and must include:

    Cover letter explaining your motivation and research interests

    CV

    Diplomas, diploma supplements and transcripts for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree

    Documentation of English language proficiency for PhD-studies

    References and certificates

    Master thesis, and any other academic works

 

Qualification with a Master’s degree is required before commencement in the position. If you are near completion of your Master’s degree, you may still apply and submit a draft version of the thesis and a statement from your supervisor or institution indicating when the degree will be obtained. You must document completion of your degree before commencement in the position.

 

The documentation has to be in English or a Scandinavian language. We only accept applications sent via www.jobbnorge.no. 

 

Assessment:

An expert committee will assess the applicants. During this assessment process, emphasis will be attached to the applicant’s potential for research as shown by Master’s thesis or equivalent, any other academic works, and professional references.

 

In addition, consideration may be given to work experience or other activities of significance for the implementation of the PhD studies, and to any teaching qualifications. This includes teaching education, teaching experience, experience from popularization and experience/education from other types of dissemination. Information and material to be considered during the assessment must be submitted by the stipulated deadline.

 

The applicants who are assessed as the best qualified will called to an interview. The interview shall among other things aim to clarify the applicant’s personal suitability for the position.

 

Best regards

 

Benedicte Ferré

Researcher (PhD)

Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, WP4 leader

UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

Department for Geoscience

N-9037, Tromsø, Norway

Office: +47 776 46607

benedicte.ferre@uit.no

https://cage.uit.no/