The Polish Centre for Polar Studies will host a scientific seminar on th e "Importance of calving for the mass budget of Arctic glaciers" with focus on ice mass loss at fronts of tidewater glaciers in a Pan-Arctic scale in the seaside resort Sopot, Poland, 15 - 17 October 2016
The pu
rpose of the meeting is to:
- assess the current knowledge on
ice mass loss at fronts of Arctic tidewater glaciers;
- provide a con
sistent description of methodologies and terminologies so that inter-compar
ison between Arctic regions will be more feasible;
- consider estimati
on of discharge for regions where they currently do not exist;
- asses
s the importance of frontal mass loss for the general mass budget of glacie
rs in different Arctic regions.
The seminar will be hosted and financ ially supported by the Centre for Polar Studies - University of Silesia and Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland under the umbre lla and with support of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), through its Network on Arctic Glaciology, and the Committee of Polar Resear ch Polish Academy of Sciences.
Participation:
T
he seminar will bring together invited experts on Arctic calving glaciers a
nd mass balance (ca. 20 people) and is open to everyone interested in these
issues. The total number of participants is limited to 40 persons.
Fo
ur - five working session are planned with 1-2 invited introductory talks a
nd longer time slot for discussion during each. Uninvited presentations are
not expected. Nevertheless, brief interventions on methods and regional da
ta/results (up to 5 min.) could be possible.
Expected seminar
outcome:
A report with recommendations for further coordinat
ed activity and a sketch of an overview paper(s) on existing knowledge abou
t frontal ablation and dynamic discharge and their contribution to the mass
balance of Arctic glaciers.
For more information ab out the workshop read below or visit the website of the IASC Network on Arc tic Glaciology at nag.iasc.info/wor kshop
Additional information
Registration
is September 15, 2016:
Everyone intending to attend the seminar is ask
ed to submit short (maximum 300 words) motivation letter by email to Jacek
Jania (This email address
is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Registration deadline is September 15, 2016. When
number of applications exceeds the limit the Steering Committee reserves t
he right to decide on participation. The confirmation of the participation
will be sent to applicants soon after registration deadline.
The regis
tration fee of 430 PLN (c. 100 EUR) have to be paid on-site in cash. The re
gistration fee includes coffee breaks and lunches during the meeting, the i
cebreaker and the seminar dinner.
Financial support:
The IASC Ne
twork on Arctic Glaciology (NAG) has some opportunity for financial support
, provided by IASC, of early career scientists to allow them to attend the
seminar. Those interesting are asked to send an application to Jacek Jania
(This email address is bei
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Venue, accommoda
tion and travel information:
The venue and local organization will be
provided by the Centre for Polar Studies - Institute of Oceanology, Polish
Academy of Sciences in Sopot (
www.iopan.gda.pl/index.html).
Sopot is a famous seaside resort ha ving wide range of accommodation options. The full list of hotels can be fo und at www.sts.sopot.pl
The ne arest airport with the convenient flight connections is Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (www.airport.gdansk.pl) . The airport is located ca. 10 km from the seminar venue, with a variety o f local transport options (www.airport.gdansk.pl/passenger/departure1/drive).
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