[CRYOLIST] PhD position in ice sheet modelling, Bergen, Norway

Dear colleagues,

 

We have a full-time PhD position available in the field of ice sheet modelling at the Climate and Environment Department of NORCE Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) in Bergen, Norway.

 

I'd be happy if you could circulate this announcement to interested students.

 

The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years at NORCE, and you will be enrolled as a PhD student in the Department of Earth Science at the University of Bergen (UiB). The position is available within the research project "Greenland ice sheet evolution and stability - GREASE" funded by the Research Council of Norway.

 

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to strengthen our research group at NORCE, working at the forefront of ice sheet modelling. The topic of this doctoral research will be focusing on projections of Greenland ice sheet evolution and its contribution to future sea-level rise. The position is scheduled to start 01.04.2022.

 

The full job description can be found here:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/214491/

 

Kind regards

 

                Heiko Goelzer

 

Heiko Goelzer
Forsker II
Researcher II

+47 56 10 70 50

Jahnebakken 5, 5007 Bergen, Norway

norceresearch.no

[CRYOLIST] WGMS call-for-data

Dear CRYOLIST-subscriber,

The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) has opened its annual
call-for-data. We are compiling standardized data on glacier front
variations, glaciological mass balances (at point and glacier-wide
level) as well as glacier changes in area, thickness, and volume from
geodetic surveys. Furthermore, we are interested in special events such
as related to glacier surges, avalanches, or lake outburst floods.

If you carried out any type of these measurements during the
hydrological period 2019/20 or if you have data series from earlier
years, you are kindly invited to submit your data via our National
Correspondents who organize the data compilation in their
region/country.

For more information, data submission guidelines and forms please check
our website:
https://wgms.ch/data_submission/

And the list of National Correspondents: https://wgms.ch/contact-ncs/

Data submission deadline is December 1, 2021.

The compiled glacier fluctuation data (together with reference to
principal investigators, sponsoring agencies, and related literature)
will be published in our online and print products.

If you have any questions concerning the data submission, please do not
hesitate to contact us!

Sincerely yours,

Michael Zemp, on behalf of the WGMS team

P.S.1 For the submission of glacier inventory data, i.e. digital
outlines for inclusion into GLIMS and RGI, please check the GLIMS
website (https://www.glims.org/MapsAndDocs/guides.html) and contact
Bruce Raup using the following email: glacierdata@nsidc.org

P.S.2 For the submission of glacier photo collections and repeat
photographs please check the NSIDC Glacier Photograph Collection
(https://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/) and contact Florence Fetterer
(cc).


+ + + +

World Glacier Monitoring Service
Department of Geography
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich
SWITZERLAND

wgms@geo.uzh.ch
http://www.wgms.ch


- - - - - - - quick links - - - - - - -

Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 4 (2018-2019):
https://wgms.ch/ggcb/

IACS WG on Regional Glacier Mass change
https://cryosphericsciences.org/activities/wg-ragmac/

What is the current state of glaciers around the world?
https://wgms.ch/global-glacier-state/

How much are glaciers contributing to sea-level rise?
https://wgms.ch/sea-level-rise/

What is the state of national glacier monitoring?
https://wgms.ch/national-glacier-state/

GTN-G Global Glacier Browser
http://www.gtn-g.org/data_browser.html

WGMS Fluctuations of Glaciers Browser
http://wgms.ch/fogbrowser/

WGMS Glacier App 2.0
http://wgms.ch/glacierapp/

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[CRYOLIST] AGU Townhall on Arctic ocean-sea ice- atmosphere coupling in the Arctic Questionnaire

Good day colleagues,

 

   I am writing today seeking inputs on how we can reduce uncertainty in Arctic climate projections, questionnaire can be found here: https://forms.gle/asAGkt69FUiDkbFn9

 

   I am a part of a group that is organizing a Townhall at AGU to gather inputs on actions that US CLIVAR (https://usclivar.org) and IARPC (https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/) can take to reduce uncertainty in Arctic climate change projections. We have developed a short questionnaire (https://forms.gle/asAGkt69FUiDkbFn9) to gather inputs from members of the community. By completing this questionnaire, you are helping US CLIVAR and IARPC collect information on past and current activities and support the identification of necessary actions, gaps in our understanding, and resource shortcomings that, if filled, would significantly advance research in this topic area. Input collected from this survey will be presented and discussed at an upcoming AGU town hall (Tuesday, 14 December 2021: 18:15 - 19:15, Convention Center, Room 346-347). Outcomes from the survey and the town hall will be used to inform US CLIVAR and/or IARPC-supported working groups, workshops, focus areas, and other joint community activities. In addition, US CLIVAR and IARPC activities inform participating U.S. agency funding opportunities. 

Thank you in advance for your responses.

 

I would very much appreciate it if you could take some time and provides responses to our questionnaire (https://forms.gle/asAGkt69FUiDkbFn9).

Cheers,

Linette

 

 

Linette Boisvert, Ph.D.

Assistant Lab Chief

Deputy Project Scientist for Operation IceBridge

Sea Ice Scientist 

Cryospheric Sciences Lab (615)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

301-614-5710 (office)

301-943-5767 (cell)

 

 

[CRYOLIST] Fwd: Conversatorio Justicia Climática y Glaciares

Atte.

Jahir Anicama Diaz

Scholarship Assistant

Department of Agricultural Economics

Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering

Emails: janicama@uc.cl / jahir.anicama@gmail.com

Phone: +569 35889018

web: agronomia.uc.cl

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Researcher

The Lancet Countdown: Health and Climate Change in South America

Webs: Lancet: Health and Climate Change in South America /  http://climaupch.com/

Twitter: @ClimaUpch

Telf.: +51978385383

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[CRYOLIST] New EGU 2022 iceberg session

Hi all,

 

As I’m sure you’re aware, EGU abstract submission has now opened and we just wanted to make you aware of a new iceberg session going ahead in 2022. The session will provide iceberg researchers a designated conference session which will stimulate collaborative conversations and further our scientific knowledge. The session will be convened by me, Benjamin Davison, Anne Braakmann-Folgmann and Grant Bigg. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

If you’re interested in the session, check it out via this link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/session/42525

 

Cheers,

Connor

 

Connor Shiggins

PhD researcher in Glaciology

Festivals coordinator, UK Polar Network

Connor.Shiggins@polarnetwork.org

https://polarnetwork.org/ukpn-committee/connor-shiggins/

 

Department of Geography and Planning,

Roxby Building,

University of Liverpool,

L69 7ZT

 

Twitter: glacialicon

https://twitter.com/glacialicon

 

[CRYOLIST] IGS Global Seminar Series – Seelye Martin & Maria Coryell Martin – 27 October 2021

Dear Cryolist members

 

October 27, 2021 – We were very fortunate to have a father and daughter presentation by Seelye Martin, School of Oceanography, University of Washington and Maria Coryell-Martin giving fantastic presentations on 'Expeditionary art: drawing inspiration from the past to communicate climate science'

 

You can access the talk on the IGS YouTube channel https://youtu.be/3PGATtLXmSg  @YouTube

 

You can see more of Marias exceptional 'Expeditionary Art' on her website https://expeditionaryart.com/

 

All the best

Magnús

--------------------------------------------

Magnús Már Magnússon

Secretary General

International Glaciological Society

High Cross

Madingley Road

Cambridge CB3 0ET

United Kingdom

E-Mail: magnus@igsoc.org

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[CRYOLIST] NSF Office of Polar Programs Events

NSF Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Section Virtual Office Hours

October 29, 2021 3:00 PM  to October 29, 2021 4:00 PM

Zoom

 

The Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections of the OPP will be hosting this virtual Office Hours to:

 

• Share information regarding evolving plans for upcoming seasons
• Provide NSF and OPP updates
• Inform you of funding opportunities
• And engage with you in a question and answer session

These Office Hours sessions are designed to allow the USAP science community to ask questions, share concerns, and offer suggestions on how ANT/AIL can more effectively aid the recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 and to foster the growth, diversity, and resilience of the Antarctic science community.

 

Register at: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_S805diyQTkmOaZdv6lCBOA

 

NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program Webinar

November 10, 2021 4:00 PM  to November 10, 2021 5:00 PM

Zoom

 

Join the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to learn more about the upcoming February 2022 proposal deadline for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships program. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) provide opportunities for early career scientists, including social scientists, to accomplish one or more of the following goals:

 

• Expand their work across traditional disciplinary lines
• Develop new partnerships connecting the polar regions and/or non-polar research communities
• Provide entry to researchers who have traditionally had limited access to polar research resources, sites and facilities
• The fellowship program encourages the integration of new investigators who have not previously worked in polar regions and/or innovative techniques that have not previously been applied to polar science into polar research.

 

Join OPP Program Directors to learn more about the PRF, eligibility, upcoming deadlines, and more.  

 

Register at: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_OO-Tx12CTJWhG4lqqrVpDw

[CRYOLIST] Landscapes Live Thursday November 4th: Katharine Huntington

Dear all,

We are very pleased to announce the next Landscapes Live online seminar of the fall 2021 block by  Katharine Huntington (University of Washington) that will occur on Thursday, November 4th at 4 pm CEST / 2 pm GMT / 7 am PST / 10 am EDT on:

"Megamountains, megarivers, and megafloods: interactions of Earth surface processes & tectonics in the Eastern Himalaya"

This seminar will be live on Zoom and open to anyone interested (with a limit of 300 participants). Register in advance for this meeting: https://univ-rennes1-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pcOusrDssHdyWXVfLayx6bo_a47vw-qnv (after registering, you should receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting). 

The Landscapes Live online seminar series will then continue the following weeks with:

• Thursday 18th November at 2 pm GMT/ 4 pm CEST: Dirk Scherler, GFZ Potsdam
  
• Thursday 25th November at 2 pm GMT/ 4 pm CEST: Anne Bernhardt, Freie Universität Berlin
• Thursday 02nd December at 2 pm GMT/ 4 pm CEST: Sébastien Carretier, IRD and University of Toulouse
  

More information on these talks as well as the videos of previous talks are available on our website (https://www.landscapeslive.org/). 

Landscapes Live is the EGU Geomorphology Division's virtual webinar series focused on sharing exciting geomorphology research throughout the international scientific community. Feel free to contact us if you have questions or suggestions: landscapesliveseminar@gmail.com

Best wishes, 

The Landscapes Live team: Rebekah Harries, Michal Ben-Isreal, Pierre Valla, Philippe Steer, Steffi Tofelde, Charlie Shobe, Vivi Pedersen and Boris Gailleton

Abstract: The Tsangpo Gorge region of the eastern Himalaya-Tibet is an exceptionally dynamic landscape, where the Yarlung-Siang-Brahmaputra River cuts through the high Himalaya in a zone of extremely localized rapid erosion and rock uplift. It has been argued that this area represents some of the best evidence for a localized positive feedback between erosion and deformation on Earth. We tested this hypothesis by using detrital geochronology and thermochronology of modern river sediments and Cenozoic foreland basin deposits to establish the relative timing of river capture and the onset of rapid erosion/exhumation. Results rule out 3-4 Ma river capture or Quaternary climate change as triggers for rapid exhumation, and instead point to a tectonic driver for extreme rock uplift rates. Quaternary megafloods (≥106 m3/s) sourced from valley blocking glaciers may have played an important role in eroding rapidly uplifted rock, and in the geomorphic evolution of the Gorge and Tibetan plateau margin. We investigate the sedimentary record and hydraulics of outburst floods through the Gorge, with implications for erosion and deposition in the largest source-to-sink sedimentary system on Earth. In the high-elevation source region, hydraulic flood simulations, field observations, and flood sediment provenance studies suggest (1) great potential for megaflood erosion in the Gorge, and (2) a lasting impact of megaflood deposits on the morphology and processes of the main stem and tributary valleys downstream. Previous studies show that megafloods have significantly altered landscapes in the sedimentary transfer zone between the headwaters and deepwater Bengal Fan and deposited material >2000 km offshore. Taken together, these findings show the profound legacy of episodic, large magnitude floods on mountain valley processes and on the transmission and preservation of tectonic and climatic signals in the sedimentary record.

[CRYOLIST] Data set update: MEaSUREs Annual Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from SAR Mosaics, Version 2

Dear Colleague, 

 

The MEaSUREs Annual Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from SAR Mosaics, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is now available. New data have been added so the data set now spans winter seasons from 2000 to 2021. Gaps in the mosaic coverage throughout the data record have been filled in using Landsat-7 and -8 imagery, so every winter season now contains terminus locations for every glacier. The fields in the attribute tables have changed slightly and are now consistent across all the files. The filenames have also changed slightly, the years are given in YYYY instead of YY. 

 

This data set consists of annual, digitized ice front positions for 239 outlet glaciers in Greenland. It is produced under the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program.

 

Access to the data and documentation is provided on the data set web page at the NSIDC DAAC: https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0642

 

Data Acknowledgements

Data authors: Joughin, I, T. Moon, J. Joughin, and T. Black 

Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/ESFWE11AVFKW 

Data center: NSIDC DAAC (https://nsidc.org/daac)

Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS (https://earthdata.nasa.gov)

 

If you have any questions please contact the User Services Office at nsidc@nsidc.org.

 

Best regards, 

NSIDC DAAC

User Services

 

[CRYOLIST] Virtual workshop on secondary mission products of ESA BIOMASS mission, November 25, 14:00 -16:00 CET

Hello,

We, Kostas Papathanassiou (German Aerospace Center), Nuno Carvalhais and Stefanie Burkert (Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry) from the EEBIOMASS initiative, would like to invite you to our third workshop on "Secondary mission products" on November 25, 14.00 – 16.00 CET.

EEBIOMASS is an initiative of the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Department for Remote Sensing at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. We build a user community and communicate relevant information on the ESA Earth Explorer mission BIOMASS, which will launch in 2023 to improve our understanding on the role of the land biosphere on the global carbon cycle, with clear implications in a context of climate change.

After presenting mission products for forests in our first two workshop, we will now introduce  you to the secondary mission products such as: mapping of the geological subsurface, the topography of the land under vegetation cover and the speed of flow of ice sheets and glaciers. Therefore, we invited:

• Pau Prats (German Aerospace Center - Microwaves and Radar Institute) to talk about Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for secondary mission products of BIOMASS mission,
• Jørgen Dall (Technical University of Denmark) will introduce us to the BIOMASS Secondary Mission Objectives: Ice Applications
• Georg Fischer (German Aerospace Center - Microwaves and Radar Institute) will talk about ice structures. 

Register here.

 We thank you for dissemination of the invitation among interested colleagues!

 If you have any further questions, please contact Kostas Papathanassiou and Stefanie Burkert for more information and how to participate.

Stefanie Burkert
Coordinator

Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Project Office BIOMASS 
sburkert@bgc-jena.mpg.de

+49 3641 57 6245

Web: eebiomass.org

Twitter: @eebiomass

[CRYOLIST] Assistant Director -- Data Visualization Laboratory at Boston College

Dear Colleagues,

Boston College is searching for an Assistant Director of the Center for Integrated Environmental Systems Research (CIESR) Data Visualization Laboratory.  The Assistant Director will oversee the daily operation of the facility, which includes a state-of-the-art data visualization space including three-dimensional rendering, wall-sized display, and individual graphics workstations. The Assistant Director is also responsible for user training and support, maintenance of computers and geophysical field equipment, scheduling and support of lab users from across the university. They will also participate in the production, interpretation, and dissemination of geophysical and geospatial data. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure that the computational infrastructure of CIESR located within the Data Visualization Laboratory operates efficiently while maintaining the highest standards to optimize the research productivity and educational opportunities for BC faculty and staff, students, their collaborators, and other external users.

The Assistant Director will directly supervise and assist undergraduate and graduate students each year from Boston College and outside institutions as they conduct research in the Data Visualization Laboratory. The Assistant Director should have at least four years of experience in computational geosciences or geophysical modeling including a master's degree, or similar experience in a related field is the minimum required. Doctoral degree is highly desirable. Experience in managing a data visualization laboratory is highly desirable.

Occasional out of hours availability required in case issues emerge with instruments or users. Must be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds. This is currently a grant-funded position for 2 ½ years with the possibility for continued funding beyond that period.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $74,050 to $92,550; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

More details can be found at: https://bc.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/5392?c=bc&lang=en-US 

Best wishes.

Mark

Mark D. Behn

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Boston College

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   

email: mark.behn@bc.edu

phone: (617) 552-2180

[CRYOLIST] Reminder! SIOS webinar: Radar Systems and their Applications in Svalbard on 29th October, 10:00-11:15 CEST

Dear cryolist members!

 

A reminder that the next instalment of the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) webinar series is tomorrow (Friday 29^th October):

 

“Radar Systems and their Applications in Svalbard”

 

Date: 29^th October 2021

Time: 10:00-11:15 CEST

Webinar details and registration link: https://sios-svalbard.org/WebinarSeries

 

We hope to see many of you there!

 

Best wishes,

William Harcourt, Sara Aparício, Shridhar Jawak

 

 

William D. Harcourt

PhD Student in Physics

ECR Observer to the SIOS RSWG

Room 161, Telephone: +44 (0) 1334 463155

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, KY16 9SS

 

Twitter: @will_harcourt

 

Website: www.williamharcourt.co.uk

 

PhD Title: ‘The application of millimetre wave radar to the study of the cryosphere’

Award Winning Video on Fieldwork in Svalbard (2021): https://youtu.be/V_SVQ42sN5g.

 

[CRYOLIST] Associate or Full Professor in Ice Core Science and Glaciology at the University of Alberta

Dear Cryolist, 

The University of Alberta is actively recruiting a position in Ice Core Science or Glaciology at the Associate or Full Professor level. Full details, and the link to apply, are available here: 

https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A107946331/

We appreciate all help to disseminate this position and bring it to the attention of any interested parties. 

Associate or Full Professor in Ice Core Science and Glaciology

SCI Earth&Atmospheric Sciences

Competition No.  -    A107946331 Closing Date  -    Will remain open until filled.

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level in the fields of Ice Core Science and Glaciology. The position has a starting date of July 1, 2022. Consideration will be given to individuals whose expertise and research align with and complement those of current faculty members, particularly those associated with the Canadian Ice Core Laboratory (CICL), a national facility for the archiving and study of Canadian ice cores. A key responsibility of this position will be to provide leadership as the Academic Director of CICL. The Academic Director will work closely with the Executive Director of CICL to help establish and maintain CICL as a regional, national and global center of excellence in research, education and engagement on issues related to environmental changes in the Canadian North. CICL includes the national ice core collection, with samples drilled from across the Canadian Arctic including the Devon, Penny and Prince of Wales ice caps, and from alpine regions of western Canada.

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the University of Alberta have established strengths in Cryospheric Sciences, and a vibrant research community focused on northern Canada and mountain environments, including the Canadian Mountain Network and the Permafrost Archives Science Laboratory. CICL hosts excellent analytical and core preparation facilities, including a CRDS water isotope analyzer, grain size analyzer, ion chromatography, fluorescence spectroscopy, ice core drilling equipment, and freezer cutting room and ice core imaging capabilities. These facilities are complemented by ICP-MS, Computed Tomography and DNA extraction facilities for frozen samples within the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Successful candidates will have a demonstrated track record in developing an innovative and robust externally-funded research program; in engaging with relevant domestic and international research networks; and in high-calibre teaching and mentorship at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Research portfolios should include a record of publications and presentations in high impact venues, a successful research funding history, and a summary of planned research projects. Supervisory and teaching potential should be documented via previous teaching experience, letters of reference, and a statement of teaching philosophy.

Successful candidates must demonstrate how they will work to expand the equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI) of the Department through a statement describing their plans to incorporate EDI into their teaching, research, mentorship, and service to the scientific community.

How to Apply:

Interested individuals should submit:

• Their curriculum vitae
• A proposal that details their research plans
• A statement of their teaching philosophy
• An EDI statement
• The names of three individuals that could provide confidential letters of reference. Letters of reference will be requested by the committee to form a long list of candidates.

Please submit your teaching philosophy along with EDI statement as a single document under the teaching philosophy attachment option of the online application form.

To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203 (3) (e)), please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your application.

Review of applications will begin December 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled, with a targeted start date of July 1, 2022.