[CRYOLIST] Climate modeling and social/environmental justice, and Diversity, equity, and inclusion in earth system modeling

Dear Cryolisters,

Please consider submitting abstracts to one of these two sessions that we are excited to host at AGU this year! Full descriptions are below.

Climate Modeling for Everyone: Interdisciplinary Research to Address Social Justice and (More-Than)Human Impacts (Global Change and Policy Science/Public Issues; https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/webprogrampreliminary/Session102851.html)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within Earth System Modeling (Education and Global Change; https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/webprogrampreliminary/Session102874.html)

Because AGU this year will be mostly virtual, this is a great opportunity to participate without the need for travel (and the usual high registration fee)! Abstracts can be submitted until Wednesday, 29 July.

We look forward to seeing you online!

Session conveners:

Shaina Sadai (UMass Amherst)

Ruthie Halberstadt (UMass Amherst)

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 Climate Modeling for Everyone: Interdisciplinary Research to Address Social Justice and (More-Than)Human Impacts -- Session ID#: 102851

This session invites wide ranging topics under the common theme of using climate modeling for interdisciplinary research relating to social justice and more-than-human dimensions of climate change. Examples could be research that has a direct benefit to guiding environmental justice policy or biodiversity conservation, or any work that fosters engagement between social and natural scientists. We also welcome work that has the potential for developing these interdisciplinary collaborations as a next step. In addition, this session explores emerging models for engagement with local communities and stakeholders. We especially encourage topics that examine critical perspectives used in the production of climate knowledge, inviting work based on co-production with groups outside of traditional academic settings. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/webprogrampreliminary/Session102851.html

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within Earth System Modeling -- Session ID#: 102874

This session explores diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field of climate and earth systems modeling. The production of knowledge within a research field is in part determined by the existing power structures and social connections within it. This can create barriers for early career researchers and can determine the focus and methodologies used in studies. We invite talks exploring barriers to entry and success within the modeling field (e.g., harassment, accessibility, technological challenges such as computing time, etc.), analyses of co-authorship and citation webs, and demographic analysis within the fields of climate and earth system modeling. This includes discussion and analysis of initiatives or programs aimed at addressing these inequalities and other barriers to joining the field, or other research that could help promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/webprogrampreliminary/Session102874.html

[CRYOLIST] Special Edition on Polar Research and Exploration is Open for Submissions

Dear Colleagues,

ECO Magazine has announced the publication of a special issue dedicated to polar research. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is excited to work with Arctic Circle and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) on this special issue.
The exclusive Polar Edition is part of a unique series of digital editions in 2020 designed to offer the global research community a multimedia platform to celebrate scientific progress, increase topic awareness and identify opportunities for collaboration.

Available in September 2020, the Polar Special Issue will highlight the latest international research and groundbreaking expeditions, and report on the challenges and opportunities for science, industry and local communities in the face of climate change.

We now invite all those involved in polar research projects (including academics, polar explorers, policymakers, engineers, government and industry members) to express their interest in submitting content. The editorial team welcomes science-based submissions in the form of written articles, webinars, videos and podcasts under the following categories:

Theme 1: Life Above & Below the Ice (Example topics include polar biology and ecology; life in ice, polar fisheries; marine mammals)
Theme 2: Polar Environments (Example topics include long-term observations, climate change, in situ monitoring, satellites observations, sea-ice models)
Theme 3: Humans at the Poles (Example topics include policy and sustainable management, maritime and fishery industries, indigenous communities; developing a sustainable blue economy)
Theme 4: Innovation in a Frozen Seas (Example topics include underwater robots, sensors for polar environments, new modelling techniques and software)

Content Submission Process

Those wishing to submit content should fill out the submission form as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/73MbNQoBJ15mZa8S6
The editorial team will get in touch to discuss your submission and provide you with your allocated word-count and a style guide.

The deadline to submit your completed story to the editor is August 24, 2020.

Please note you can only submit one story per author. For more information about submitting a story to the Polar Special Issue, contact ECO's Senior Editor, Kira Coley, at editor@ecomagazine.com.

More information is available on the ECO magazine website.

 

 

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Johanna Grabow
Communications and Information Officer
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
c/o Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
United Kingdom
https://www.scar.org/

Assistant Editor
Antarctic Environments Portal
https://environments.aq/

 

 

[CRYOLIST] Seismic geomorphology - AGU

Dear colleagues,

 

Just to add another AGU session into the deluge of adverts, some members on the list may be interested to hear about our session on “Submarine and Seismic Geomorphology”. We have two excellent keynote speakers lined up and a number of other incoming submissions covering a range of geological environments. If your work would be suitable then please consider submitting to our multi-disciplinary session by 29 July 2020. Do feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Link to the session abstract is here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/104573

 

Best wishes and stay safe,

Andrew

(on behalf of the convener team)

 

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Dr. Andrew M. W. Newton

Queen’s University Belfast

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[CRYOLIST] AGU session: Quantification of the Anthropocene

Dear colleagues!

 

We are happy to invite you to submit your abstract for the AGU to session GC063: Quantification of the Anthropocene at the AGU Fall Meeting 2020! The session aims at detecting, quantifying and attributing human-induced environmental change and welcomes also method development.

See details below:

 

Session name: Quantification of the Anthropocene

Conveners: Ted Amdur (Harvard University), Sol Kim (UC Berkeley), Laura Rasmussen (University of Copenhagen)

Confirmed invited speakers: Dr. Karen McKinnon (UCLA)

Session ID: 105648

Section: Global Environmental Change (GC063)   

 

Session description:

The influence of anthropogenic climate change on specific phenomena can now be quantified. Developments in the science of detection and attribution studies, particularly related to extreme weather events, allow us to reveal this influence with varying degrees of confidence. As the number and intensity of extreme weather events increases, the ability to quantify anthropogenic attribution to observed changes is as important as ever in order to understand our natural systems and the possible future better.

Human activities influence the natural environment on scales from global and regional to landscape, watershed or field scale, and the effects are seen in many scientific disciplines. We welcome contributions that seek to understand, quantify and/or improve detection and attribution of environmental change. We encourage studies from a range of scientific disciplines that further our understanding of the methods and approaches that drive the quantification of the Anthropocene.

 

Submissions are open until 29^th of July:

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/105648

 

On behalf of the conveners,

we look forward to welcoming your contributions!

 

Best regards,

 

Laura Helene Rasmussen

PhD student,

Center for Permafrost,

University of Copenhagen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View details of the session here:

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/gc/sessions/index.cgi?username=105648&password=613554

[CRYOLIST] PhD positions at the International Environmental Doctoral School

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform the International Environmental Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice (IEDS) announces a call for candidates.
The IEDS educates young scientific staff at the highest standards in cooperation with the renowned scientific and academic centres.
The IEDS is a joint unit of the University of Silesia and Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences: the Institute of Geophysics, the Institute of Mathematics and the Institute of Oceanology.
The doctoral studies are carried out in three academic disciplines: Mathematics, Earth & related Environmental Sciences, and Materials Engineering.

For details on the IEDS and the admission process please visit: https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en

We also invite you to the IEDS webinar on IEDS, PhD programme and application process. Registration is required, available on the website: https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en/ieds_webinar/  (Jul, 20, 2020, 2 PM UTC+2)

We will be very grateful for dissemination of the above information among the scientific & academic community you cooperate with.

Yours sincerely,

Mariusz Grabiec
Dean of the IEDS

Jacek A. Jania
Head of the Centre for Polar Studies

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Have a glimpse at our Doctoral School: https://youtu.be/iXeEPkPgYvs

How to apply to the IEDS? https://youtu.be/g08G2Gbgwt4 

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Centre for Polar Studies

Leading National Research Centre 2014-2018

polarknow@us.edu.pl

http://www.polarknow.us.edu.pl/

[CRYOLIST] Nominations for 2020 IGS Awards

Final Call:             Nominations for the 2020 International Glaciological Society Awards close in one week.

The IGS seeks 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] Registration for SCAR 2020 Online now open

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that SCAR 2020 Online has now opened for registration. Our conference website (www.scar2020.org) has also launched.
 
Registration is free and open to all. Please click here to register.
 
You can view preliminary information on the conference website. Please note that this is still a work in progress. We will update the site on a daily basis. 

SCAR 2020 Online (3-7 August 2020) aims to bring you the highlights of the cancelled Open Science Conference in Hobart. It is more than a live event – it is a collection of opportunities for researchers to engage with each other, and for those outside of research to find out more about this exciting field.

• invited speakers will be delivering a range of plenary sessions, workshops and mini-symposia  
• authors of accepted abstracts for the cancelled Hobart OSC will be invited to share material for view and comment before and after the meeting
• a number of text-based chat sessions and virtual poster sessions are planned

We hope to see you there!

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Event Timeline:

8 July 2020:         Registration opens
13 July 2020:       Poster and document upload opens
20 July 2020:       Poster and document viewing starts
20 July 2020:       Final schedule 
3-7 August 2020: SCAR 2020 Online

 

 

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Johanna Grabow
Communications and Information Officer
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
c/o Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
United Kingdom
https://www.scar.org/

Assistant Editor
Antarctic Environments Portal
https://environments.aq/

 

[CRYOLIST] Funded PhD Opportunity

Good afternoon,

Please forward the opportunity below to folks with an interest in
permafrost and remote sensing. We are accepting applications until
August 3rd.

Here is a link to the posting as a pdf - http://ale.uvic.ca/ALE_PF_PhD2.pdf

Cheers

Trevor

The Arctic Landscape Ecology Lab at the University of Victoria is
seeking a PhD student to lead a research project: 1) mapping permafrost
landscape change and 2) assessing the determinants of terrain sensitivity.

In many permafrost regions, the frequency of thaw-related disturbances
is increasing so rapidly that maintaining accurate inventories presents
a significant challenge. This first objective of this project is to
develop semi-automated procedures to map permafrost terrain disturbances
using satellite imagery (e.g., Landsat, WorldView, Sentinel). The second
project objective is to determine the biophysical controls of terrain
sensitivity by analyzing the disturbance inventories generated through
mapping. By identifying sensitive areas and increasing our capacity to
monitor change, this project will significantly inform decision making
in northern communities and regions affected by permafrost thaw.

Interested applicants should have an MSc in geography, environmental
science, earth science, or related field, and previous experience with
remote sensing, GIS and statistics. Applicants must be self-motivated,
have strong communication skills, experience managing multiple tasks,
and be willing to travel to the Canadian Arctic for fieldwork. Previous
experience in permafrost environments is an asset, but is not vital.
This research project will be co-supervised by Dr. Trevor Lantz
(University of Victoria) and Dr. Robert Fraser (Canada Centre for Remote
Sensing). An annual stipend of $21,000 (plus benefits) is guaranteed for
four years and additional support for field and conference travel is
available for the duration of the project. This position is based at the
University of Victoria, but includes opportunities for internships with
partner organizations in Ottawa (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing) and
Yellowknife (NWT Geological Survey).

This research project is part of PermafrostNet, a multi-sectorial
research network of twelve Canadian universities and more than 40
partner organisations. As a member of the network, the successful
applicant will have opportunities to engage with government (provincial,
federal, indigenous), industry, and international partners, as well as
graduate students and researchers from across Canada.

The University of Victoria and PermafrostNet are strongly committed to
fostering diversity as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and
social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to further
diversification including, but not limited to women; visible minorities;
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and
persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expressions.

To apply, please send a cover letter describing your qualifications and
interest in this project, a complete CV, and unofficial transcripts to
Dr. Trevor Lantz (tlantz@uvic.ca). Questions should be directed to Dr.
Trevor Lantz (tlantz@uvic.ca) or Dr. Robert Fraser
(robert.fraser@canada.ca). The start date is January 4, 2021 and the
deadline for applications is August 3, 2020.

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[CRYOLIST] AGU Fall Meeting 2020: Consider a modeling and computational methods session

Please consider submitting an abstract to our modeling and computational methods session "Addressing Challenges for the Next Generation of Earth System Models" at the AGU Fall Meeting 2020.  This year's meeting will be mostly virtual, with featured content being presented from December 7 until December 11. We welcome abstract for all earth system components as well as methods to address their coupling and interaction. 

 

Abstracts can be submitted at https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/gateway.cgi.  The deadline for submissions is July 29, 2020.  Further details on our session are found below.

 

AGU session: #103241
Addressing Challenges for the Next Generation of Earth System Models

 

Advances in computational resources from current and planned HPC systems have enabled Earth System models with finer spatial resolution and additional complexity than was supported by past systems.  However, obtaining physically accurate yet efficient results requires both new model formulations (e.g. non-hydrostatic equations, realistic process coupling, or complex convection processes) and new methodologies (e.g. machine learning for improving/emulating parameterization schemes or domain specific languages for code refactoring/optimization).  These new model approaches and methodologies in turn require new numerical techniques for the discretization of time, physical space, and parameter space to address issues of scalability and data storage on target HPC ecosystems, which include both CPUs and GPUs.  This session will present progress on the new modeling approaches, numerical techniques, and data management strategies that will enable the Earth System models of the future.

 

 

We hope to see you at AGU,

Chris Vogl

Kate Evans

Oli Fuhrer

Carol Woodward 

 

 

[CRYOLIST] AGU 2020 Fall Meeting Session - Diversity and Inclusion in Polar Science

Dear Colleagues,

We encourage you to submit an abstract to the following session at the AGU 2020 Fall Meeting being held on 7 - 11 December 2020. Early career scientists are particularly encouraged to contribute. This session is in the "Science and Society Section", so you may submit an abstract to it in addition to an abstract in a traditional science section.  You must be an AGU member to submit an abstract. (Note: AGU 2020 will be mostly virtual with reduced registration rates: <https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting>)

Session Title: SY013: Diversity and Inclusion in Polar Science

Session Description: Polar science has a troubling history of exclusionary and exploitative practices towards traditionally underrepresented groups. From widespread gender-based harassment to lack of racial diversity to disrespect of Indigenous knowledge, multiple systematic barriers continue to hinder inclusion and stymie scientific advancement in polar science. Tackling these issues requires a concerted effort from within the polar science community to acknowledge and counter entrenched biases. In this session, we seek submissions from researchers, educators, and communicators who have experience addressing and promoting diversity, and inclusion, and equity in polar or cryosphere science. Submissions may include case studies or syntheses of original research or outreach/communication efforts. Outcomes of the session will be synthesized into a set of guidelines detailing "Best practices for allyship in polar science" to be published on the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) webpage.

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 29 (11:59 EDT)

More details on this session can be found here: <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/104213?clearcache=1> 

Abstract submission details can be found here: <https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting/2020/Present/Abstracts>.

Invited Speakers will be announced soon!

We hope you will submit an abstract and/or share with colleagues who may be interested!

Convenors:

Sasha Leidman, Rutgers University

Carolynn Harris, Dartmouth College

Erika Schreiber, CU Boulder, NSIDC

Lauren Thompson, University of Alberta

[CRYOLIST] open positions at the Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences

Dear colleagues,

 

the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences is seeking post-doctoral to mid-career researchers across a broad spectrum of geoscience fields, including cryosphere-related topics:

https://www.ig.cas.cz/en/about/open-positions-and-tenders/

 

for informal enquiries please contact John Jansen (jdj@ig.cas.cz).

 

Best regards,

Martin Margold

 

 

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Dr Martin Margold

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology

Charles University

Prague, Czech Republic

martin.margold@natur.cuni.cz

https://www.natur.cuni.cz/geography/physgeo/margold

 

 

 

 

[CRYOLIST] International Úa user meeting 2020

International Úa user meeting 2020. 

The annual international user meeting for the ice-flow model Úa will this year be held online from 27-31 July.

The meeting is suitable for both new and experienced users.

The meeting will be conducted as a series of online presentations and guided practice sessions using Teams.

A detailed program will be sent to participants closer to the date, but generally we will be holding 2 to 3 one-hour sessions each day. These will include introduction to the use of the model and examples of applications presented by existing users.

Depending on the geographical distribution of the participants we will try to time the sessions to enable as many as possible to attend. Having said that, giving the current user basis it is quite possible that the time schedule will be somewhat Eurocentric. 

There is no course fee and no limit on the number of participants.

To run the model you will require a local matlab installation. You can download the code at https://github.com/GHilmarG/UaSource.

For information and registration please send an email to Hilmar Gudmundsson (hilmar.gudmundsson@northumbria.ac.uk).  

Registered users will be added to a ‘Teams’ group and a ‘Slack’ channel.

 

Best Regards,

Hilmar Gudmundsson

Northumbria University,

Newcastle, UK

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/g/g-hilmar-gudmundsson/

 

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[CRYOLIST] AGU 2020 Session: Modeling of the Cryosphere: Glaciers and Ice Sheets

Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to the session C024 on "Modeling of the Cryosphere: Glaciers and Ice Sheets" at the upcoming AGU Fall meeting. 

The full session information can be found here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/103915 and the description is copied below. 

We look forward to seeing you at this virtual meeting in December.

Best regards,

Mauro Werder (ETH Zurich)

Helene Seroussi (Jet Propulsion Lab.)

Matthew Hoffman (Los Alamos National Lab.)

Marianne Haseloff (Northumbria University)

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Session description:

This session focuses on process-based modeling of glaciers and ice sheets that improves our understanding of ice dynamics or enhances the capabilities of current models. We invite contributions from a broad range of theoretical, numerical, or experimental studies that explore new or improved representations of physical processes relevant to ice flow. The range of topics that is encouraged includes, but is not limited to: basal processes (such as glacial hydrology, erosion, surging, the onset of ice streams), mechanical and thermodynamic processes (constitutive relationships, material behavior, ice fracturing), and ice-ocean interactions (for example calving, grounding line dynamics).

[CRYOLIST] AGU2020 Session: Extratropical Super Storm Classification, Impacts and Trends

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to the session A061: “Extratropical Super Storm Classification, Impacts and Trends” for the AGU Fall Meeting 2020. This session is under the Atmospheric Sciences section with a Physics/Dynamics/Climate focus in key areas of Climate Change and Variability, Multi-Hazards, Extreme Events and Monitoring, Forecasting and Prediction. 

We welcome you to submit an abstract and share this announcement with interested colleagues.

As a reminder, the deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, 29 July 23:59 EDT.

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/105674

Session Description:
Extratropical “super storms”  are defined as rare (< 1% annual frequency), highly disruptive storms outside of tropical areas. In this session we invite talks on how to forecast and classify extratropical “super storms”, identify their impacts (both beneficial and harmful), and track trends. These storm events often lead to heavy precipitation, changing snow levels, flooding, avalanches and wind damage. Some may produce intense convective storms, severe tornadoes, large hail, as well as dangerous winter weather. The aim of this session is to share expertise on current atmospheric river and tropical cyclone rating scales using storm climatology (past, present and future) to arrive at a classification scale which can be translated into a real-time warning system, which is reliable for addressing projected human-induced global warming. Case studies, modeling and risk evaluation of “super storms”, and developmental/operational needs from various user groups with a natural hazard focus are all welcome. We aim to include a lively panel discussion.   

 

We hope you will consider joining our session, which will include experts on atmospheric rivers including Marty Ralph and Ruping Mo.  The panel at the end requires invited volunteers, so please let us know if you are willing! 

Looking forward to reading your abstracts and meeting you at this virtual AGU!

 

Sincerely,   

Melinda Brugman (MSC, ECCC, Vancouver BC)

Matthias Jakob (BGC Engineering, Vancouver BC),

Dale Cox and Michael Dettinger (USGS)

Contact:

Mindy Brugman

Meteorological Services of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver, BC   Email: mindy.brugman@canada.ca 

 

 

[CRYOLIST] AGU Session CO21 - Integrating Observations and Models to Better Understand a Changing Arctic System

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit an abstract to session C021 at the mostly virtual AGU fall meeting.

Session: C021 - Integrating Observations and Models to Better Understand a Changing Arctic System

The Arctic environment is changing at an unprecedented rate and there is a need to understand this change and predict its future behavior. Model studies play a fundamental role as a tool for experimentation and prediction. However, progress in model development often suffers from a disconnect with observational discoveries. In turn, observational activities could better utilize model guidance regarding the relative importance of processes and improved sampling strategies. With a new generation of CMIP6 models, recent MOSAiC field campaign results, and the availability of ICESat-2 data, there are new opportunities for integrating models and observations. This session welcomes presentations on activities that combine models and observations to enhance the understanding of the changing Arctic system. Examples include methods to use observations in model validation and improvement, observational network design that use models to guide observations, and data assimilation which combine models and observations to enhance prediction of the Arctic system.

Session Conveners:

Marika Holland, Don Perovich, Jennifer Kay, Alice DuVivier

Abstracts are due by July 29th.

Session details: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/103313

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Marika Holland

National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder CO

USA

[CRYOLIST] AGU session: Cryospheric hazards (NH012)

Dear colleagues, 

We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts to the Cryospheric Hazards session that we are excited to host at AGU this year. The session is co-organized between Cryosphere and Natural Hazards, see description below. 

Session details:

Session ID: 102098 
Session Title: Cryospheric Hazards 
Section: Natural Hazards (NH012)
View Session Details: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/102098

Conveners: Mylene Jacquemart (CU Boulder), Martin Truffer (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Michele Koppes (University of British Columbia)

Invited Speakers: Florence Magnin (Université Savoie Mont Blanc), tbd

Around the globe, rapid climate change is resulting in widespread changes to the cryosphere. The world's cold regions are becoming more dynamic, and the resultant geomorphic processes are accelerating landscape changes that will be ongoing for centuries. In this session, we invite contributions that investigate the impacts of a changing cryosphere on the physical processes and hazards they pose to those living in high mountain and high latitude regions. We include all cryospheric hazards, notably from – but not limited to – debris-flows, supraglacial and paraglacial landslides, lahars, outburst floods from glacier- and moraine-dammed lakes, permafrost thaw, coastal erosion due to reduced sea ice coverage and thawing of ice-rich bluffs, and cascading processes of landscape change. We welcome studies using field observations, remote sensing, and/or numerical modelling to improve our process understanding, assessments, early warning systems, and impacts of cryospheric hazards both in high mountains and at high latitudes.

The abstract submission site is now open and abstracts can be submitted until Wednesday, 29 July.

Note that AGU will be mostly virtual, so this year is a great opportunity to attend without the inhibitive cost of travel (a (lower than usual) registration fee is still required)! What the session format will look like exactly is still somewhat unclear, so bear with us as AGU figures it all out. The number of abstracts is important for determining the session format, and we therefore recommend that you select "oral/poster" when you submit your abstract, since apparently only those abstracts really count.

We look forward to seeing you online!

Best regards,

for the conveners,

Mylène Jacquemart

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Mylène Jacquemart 

pronouns: she/her/hers

PhD Candidate

Earth Science and Observation Center (ESOC)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

Department of Geological Sciences

University of Colorado, Boulder

[CRYOLIST] AGU Fall 2020, C030 - Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere: Sea Ice

What better way to present your work on remote sensing of sea ice than remotely at the virtual AGU Fall Meeting!

Please consider submitting an abstract our session on sea ice remote sensing:

C030 - Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere: Sea Ice

Sea ice is at the ocean-atmosphere interface and it plays a major role in the Earth's climate system. Sea ice changes in the Arctic and Antarctic occur at large and small spatial scales, and with a wide temporal window from seconds to years. Remote sensing methods can provide data at all these scales and the range of different techniques available (e.g., microwave, visible, and infrared; active and passive; polarimetric, interferometric and hyperspectral, etc.) has made remote sensing a fundamental tool for the study of sea ice and its geophysical properties. This session aims to share recent progress made in the development and application of remote sensing techniques to study sea ice. In particular, we would encourage submissions from MOSAiC-related research as a particular example of remote sensing analysis, and how remote sensing can advance model evaluations, process studies, and interdisciplinary investigation at the ocean, cryosphere, and atmosphere interface.

Conveners:

Walt Meier, National Snow and Ice Data Center
Randall K. Scharien, University of Manitoba
Ludovic Brucker, NASA Goddard / GESTAR USRA

[CRYOLIST] Upcoming USPA-PYRN early career funding opportunity for AGU 2020

The U.S. Permafrost Association Education/Permafrost Young Researchers Network Fund will offer funding awards to cover the cost of abstract submission and registration to attend the 2020 virtual AGU conference. Students at any education level are welcome to apply in addition to post-graduate researchers (within two years of completing their last degree). Applicants will be evaluated on a merit basis and must be 1^st author on a permafrost-related research presentation at AGU and have active memberships with both USPA and PYRN. Funding will be available for permafrost science and engineering disciplines.

 

The AGU abstract deadline is July 29, 2020 (https://www.agu.org/fall-meeting)

 

Download the application form available on the UPEF webpage (https://uspermafrost.org/education/UPEF/) for more information on eligibility requirements and necessary application components.

 

Application deadline will be announced after the AGU abstract acceptance date and applicants will be informed if they will receive the award before the early bird registration deadline. Complete applications should be submitted to the UPEF Chair, Kelsey Nyland, at knyland@gwu.edu.

[CRYOLIST] A023 - Atmosphere and Cryosphere Coupling in the Arctic: Observations, Modeling, and Implications for Future Arctic Changes

Dear colleagues,

 

We would like to bring to your attention to Session A23 at the upcoming Fall AGU meeting, "A023 - Atmosphere and Cryosphere Coupling in the Arctic: Observations, Modeling, and Implications for Future Arctic Changes", convened by Xianglei Huang(U Michigan), Tristan L'Ecuyer (U Wisconsin), Jennifer Kay (CU Boulder), and Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel and Brian Kahn (JPL/Caltech). 

 

This is the 3rd year that we organize this session. We hope this session can bring together observational and modeling studies of the Arctic energy cycle, its relation with clouds, water vapor, cryosphere processes, as well as heat transport by circulations. We hope this session will give the community a timely opportunity to review the current understandings and challenges ahead for advancing our knowledge about the Arctic energy cycle and climate change. The full session info can be found at https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/100995

 

The deadline of abstract submissions is July 29, 2020. Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues. Thanks!

 

Regards,

 

Xianglei Huang and all co-Conveners

 

 

[CRYOLIST] AGU2020 Session – Observations and Models of Glacier Change

Hi Cryolist,

Please consider submitting an abstract to the AGU session Observations and Models of Glacier Change. Abstracts due 29 July 2020. 

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/102154

Session Description:
As glaciers respond to environmental forcing, they reveal clues as to the physics that govern their response, change rates of sea level rise, alter geohazard risk, and modify downstream ecosystems and water availability. There has been a recent explosion of data and methods for monitoring glaciers from space that is only accelerating with the launch of NASA's second-generation laser altimeter (ICESat-2) and gravity (GRACE-FO) missions. At the same time we are witnessing rapid advances in the use of machine learning, stereo processing, and modeling of regional climate and glacier response. In support of the IACS Working Groups on "Regional Assessments of Glacier MAss Change (RAGMAC)" and "Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) and its role in future glacier monitoring and GLIMS", this session brings together in-situ, remote sensing and modeling studies of glacier change outside of the ice sheets, from regional to global scales, that promote understanding of physical processes.

Looking forward to reading your abstract submissions and seeing you at the virtual AGU.

Best regards,

Alex Gardner, Brian Menounos, Bruce Raup, Caitlyn Florentine

Caitlyn Florentine, PhD

U.S. Geological Survey

Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Bozeman, Montana

m: 303 548 7693

[CRYOLIST] AGU2020 Fall Meeting Session: Cryospheric Geophysics

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to the session "Interrogating the Cryosphere: Insights and Advances from Geophysical Observations" for the AGU Fall Meeting 2020. This session will showcase the latest geophysical innovations and revelations in studies of the frozen Earth (permafrost, glaciers, ice sheets, snow, etc.). This session is co-organized between Cryosphere, Near-Surface Geophysics, and Seismology sections. We hope you will submit an abstract and share this announcement with interested colleagues. As a reminder, the deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, 29 July 23:59 EDT.

Abstract submission information: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/101147

Thank you,
Stephanie James [USGS]
Dan McGrath [Colorado State University]
Atsuhiro Muto [Temple University]
Andy Parsekian [University of Wyoming]

Session ID: 101147
Session Title: [NS005] Interrogating the Cryosphere: Insights and Advances from Geophysical Observations
Session Description: The cold regions of our planet are experiencing unprecedented changes. However, the temporal and spatial variations in cryospheric processes and structures – predominantly hidden within the subsurface – can be difficult to monitor over large areas and at high resolution. Geophysical observations are uniquely capable of characterizing, mapping, and monitoring subsurface properties across a range of scales. Advances in instrumentation, computing strategies, and innovative approaches make geophysical methods advantageous for addressing many open cryospheric research questions. We seek submissions describing developments, insights, and opportunities provided by geophysical observations in the study of glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, snow, permafrost, and seasonally frozen ground. We welcome contributions applying ground and airborne geophysical field and modeling methods to the characterization, detection, and/or monitoring of cold-region environments. Studies exploring new methodologies and multidisciplinary approaches, and addressing cryospheric systems in transition are particularly encouraged.