Announcement of the next Karthaus course on
ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
12-23 September 2017
Karthaus, Italy

Sponsored by:
The Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
Netherlands Earth System Science Centre
The Descartes Prize (EPICA), EU

The course will provide a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on (or will soon start working on) a glaciology-related climate project. The registration fee will be € 700. This includes lodging, full board, course material and excursion.

Lecturers include: T. Blunier, O. Eisen, I. Hewitt, A. Jenkins,
N. Karlsson, F. Pattyn, G. Spada, A. Stroeven, C. Tijm-Reijmer,
J. Oerlemans (convenor).

Send your application to the convenor ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), before 8 May 2017.
You will be notified about the decision of the Selection Committee by 7 June 2017.
Your application should include:
• A short statement why you want to partipate in this course
• Affiliation and name of supervisor
• A description of your research project (~200 words)
• A curriculum vitae
Please supply this information as a single PDF file.

Karthaus course website:
http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/karthaus/

Johannes Oerlemans
Professor of Meteorology
IMAU, Utrecht University
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http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~oerle102/