Friday, February 27, 2015

MSc in Glaciology at Aberystwyth University

Dear UKPN members,

We are now accepting applications for our MSc in Glaciology at Aberystwyth University, for a September 2015 start:

The MSc is a full-time programme taught over a 13-month period, and is supported by world-leading researchers and award-winning lecturers in the Centre for Glaciology, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. The Centre for Glaciology has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and DGES itself celebrates its centenary in 2017. Over the last 98 years we have created one of the largest, most vibrant, and most experienced Geography departments in the UK.

The MSc in Glaciology begins with a week-long trip to the European Alps in early September 2015, and throughout the MSc, students are exposed to diverse mix of critical themes in glaciology, including: glacier hydrology and glacier-surface characteristics; glacier dynamics; structural glaciology; microbiology; numerical modelling and empirical data collection; application of remote sensing and GIS in glaciology; aspects of glacial geology, sedimentology and geomorphology, and; ice-mass response to environmental change.

The course is taught through a combination of fieldtrips, seminars, workshops, laboratory classes and computer-based practicals, and culminates in an independent research project undertaken between May and September 2016.

As a graduate of the MSc in Glaciology, and DGES, you will emerge with broadened horizons, technological and theoretical expertise and proven field experience, critical for PhD research in the field of glaciology and cryospheric science, and for establishing a career in physical geography/environmental sciences.

For further information:
visit the MSc in Glaciology course page: http://courses.aber.ac.uk/postgraduate/glaciology-masters/
visit the Centre for Glaciology's website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/research-groups/centre-glaciology/

If this course interests you, or could be of interest to someone you know, I encourage you to get in touch with me via email (toh08@aber.ac.uk) or on Twitter (@tom_holt).

DGES is holding a Postgraduate Information Event on the afternoon of 11th March 2015 (please contact me beforehand to discuss the finer details if you wish to attend).

Many thanks and best wishes,

Tom
MSc in Glaciology Scheme Coordinator


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Dr Tom Holt | Lecturer in Glaciology
Centre for Glaciology | Canolfan Rhewlifeg
Geography and Earth Sciences | Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear
Aberystwyth University | Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB
Phone: +44 (0)1970 628449
Twitter: @tom_holt @AU_CfG @AU_DGES
Weblink: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/staff/academic-staff/toh08/
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Fwd: Call open until 31st March for access to four North-American sites in the INTERACT network




-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Call open until 31st March for access to four North-American sites in the INTERACT network
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:07:26 +0000
From: Hannele Savela <Hannele.Savela@oulu.fi>


Dear INTERACTers,

 

We are delighted to announce open a call to conduct research at two Canadian and two U.S. sites in the INTERACT network: the CEN Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Station, the Kluane Lake Research Station, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Toolik Field Station, and the Barrow Environmental Observatory. The call is open until 31 March, 2015. You can find more information about the call and the access available to these sites in 2015 from the announcement below. You are warmly welcome to distribute this call announcement to your colleagues, organizations and networks whom you think might be interested to apply for the access.

 

best wishes,

Hannele Savela, INTERACT TA coordinator

 

 

Call open until 31st March for European-based research groups for transnational access to four North-American sites in the INTERACT network

 

Two Canadian and two U.S. partners in INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) open a call for transnational access for European-based research groups. The access is available to the following research stations: The CEN Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research Station and the Kluane Lake Research Station in Canada, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Toolik Field Station and the Barrow Environmental Observatory in Alaska, U.S. The access to the Canadian stations is supported by CEN and AINA, and the access to the Alaskan stations is supported by the U.S. NSF.

 

The support includes access to station facilities and support for travel and freight costs. The research should be conducted in 2015.

 

Eligibility:

Research groups where the group leader and majority of the group members are from EU Member State or Associated State are eligible to apply for access.

 

How to apply:

E-mail your research proposal (link to application instructions) and CV by 31st March, 2015, to INTERACT Transnational Access Coordinator Hannele Savela (hannele.savela(at)oulu.fi). The evaluation of the proposals will be conducted by the INTERACT Transnational Access Board in consultation with the field stations. The evaluation will be based on scientific merit, feasibility and appropriateness. The applicants will be notified about the grant decisions by 15th May, 2015.

 

CEN Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research Station:

Centre d'études nordiques (Centre for Northern Studies, CEN) offers one annual grant for research at the CEN Hudson Bay field station at Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik. The grant of 5000 € in maximum includes open access to station facilities and should be used for travel, daily or weekly accommodation rates at the station, and meals.  The station is located on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay at the maritime limit of James Bay. The station surroundings are defined by the terrestrial boundary between taiga and tundra. Discontinuous or scattered permafrost occurs throughout the region and is degrading rapidly. Current research conducted at the station include work on biodiversity and dynamics of northern aquatic ecosystems, impacts of thawing permafrost in the context of global warming, wetland paleoecology, restoration of vegetation in degraded sites, and research on mercury dynamics in relation to air, precipitation and snow.

 

Kluane Lake Research Station:

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) at University of Calgary offers one annual grant for research at the Kluane Lake Research Station.  The grant of 5000 € in maximum includes open access to station facilities and should be used for travel, daily or weekly accommodation rates at the station, and meals.  The station is located near the Alaska Highway, 220 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, on the south shore of Kluane Lake. The extreme elevation difference between Kluane Lake and the crest of the St. Elias Mountains establishes a strong gradient in environmental attributes and results in a remarkable diversity of research opportunities within a small geographical area. During its existence since 1961, the station has fostered research projects spanning the disciplines of glaciology, geomorphology, geology, biology, botany, zoology, hydrology, limnology, climatology, high-altitude physiology, anthropology and archaeology.

 

University of Alaska Fairbanks Toolik Field Station:

Altogether 30 person-days of access is available for qualified applicants to conduct research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Toolik Field Station. The support includes use of the station facilities, accommodation and max. $9000 for travel and freight costs related to the visit. The station is located 210 km south of Deadhorse and 600 km north of Fairbanks in arctic Alaska. The field station is situated north of Gates of the Arctic National Park; the location allows scientists to access the Brooks Range, the arctic foothills and the Alaskan arctic coastal plain. Current research at the station includes the structure and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the effects of climate change in the region, the feedbacks to global climate change through gas and hydrological fluxes, adaptations of plants and animals to the Arctic, and population-level changes in phenologies and distributions.

 

Barrow Environmental Observatory:

Altogether 30 person-days of access is available for qualified applicants to conduct research on or near the Barrow Environmental Observatory. The support includes use of the station facilities, accommodation and max. $9000 for travel and freight costs related to the visit. Barrow is located at the northern tip of Alaska (USA) on the Arctic Coastal Plain on the coast of Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The adjacent Barrow Environmental Observatory comprises tundra, lakes, and wetlands reserved for scientific research including long-term environmental monitoring and habitat manipulation experiments. The extensive research history in the area and current research activities include foci on climate and atmospheric chemistry, ecosystem dynamics, plant/animal interactions and phenology studies, various experimental studies, coastal erosion and land-ocean connections.

 

More information:

You can find the application instructions and descriptions of the stations and their facilities from the INTERACT website and from the following contact persons.

 

Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik; CEN Scientific Coordinator Dr.  Christine Barnard, christine.barnard(at) cen.ulaval.ca

Kluane Lake Research Station; AINA Executive Director Dr. Maribeth S. Murray, murraym(at)ucalgary.ca

Toolik Field Station; Associate Science Director Dr. Syndonia Bret-Harte, msbretharte(at)alaska.edu

Barrow Environmental Observatory; Dr. Craig Tweedie, ctweedie(at)utep.edu

INTERACT Transnational Access; WP4 Coordinator Dr. Hannele Savela, hannele.savela(at)oulu.fi

 

best regards,

Hannele Savela 

 

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Hannele Savela, PhD

Coordinator, UArctic Reseach Area/INTERACT WP4

Thule Institute

P.O.Box 7300, FI-90014 University of Oulu

FINLAND

gsm +358 40 829 4285

www.eu-interact.org/, www.oulu.fi/thule

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Fwd: House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic report

Dear UKPN,

See below for an announcement from the House of Lords Arctic Committee about its new publication. This may of special interest to both scientists and social scientists!

Cheers

TJ

Begin forwarded message:

From: Arctic Committee <arcticcom@parliament.uk>
Subject: House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic report
Date: 27 February 2015 01:21:04 CET
To: Undisclosed recipients:;

House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

 

The House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic has published its report today. The Committee is grateful to all those who assisted with its inquiry.
 
Momentous and unprecedented change is underway in the Arctic, with temperatures there rising twice as fast as the world average. This will have a massive impact on the region's environment, ecosystems and people and presents both huge challenges and opportunities.
 
A news story about the report's publication can be found here.
 
The full text of the report, including a short executive summary, can be viewed here:
 
 
 
 
Please forward this message on to any groups and individuals who may be interested in the Committee's report.
 
Kind regards
 
_____________________________________
Susannah Street
Clerk to the Committee
Select Committee on the Arctic
House of Lords
London SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6635

E-mail: streets@parliament.uk 

Follow the Committee on Twitter: @LordsArcticCom
 
Please consider the environment before printing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Geography Outdoors - Field Techniques Weekend, Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 March 2015


 

Geography Outdoors; the centre supporting 
 field research, exploration and outdoor learning
       
            
 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2015

 

                  

 

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 March 2015 

 

This two- day course is for those going on expeditions to remote parts of the world where medical help is not readily available. The weekend will consist of discission, lectures, workshops and practical sessions.

                                    

Price: Student £156, Member £250, Non-member £270

 

 

 

Over the weekend 7 & 8 March 2015 Geography Outdoors will be running workshops for those involved in expedtions and field resarch. This will include an afternoon / evening event celebrating Fieldwork in Action: 'Phenomenal People, Extraordinary Journeys,' co-curated with the King's College Intrepid Explorers. This event will celebrate women in field research to coincide with International Women's Day. In the evening Emily Penn will be hosting a short talk and Q&A session before premiering her new 'eXXpedition' documentary. Courses over the weekend include:

 

This workshop is designed for students, researchers and professionals hoping for guidance on practical research approaches and particpatory techniques for working with local people on overseas field projects. This course is suitable those embarking on participatory research regardless of whether your research is people oriented or concerned with conservation, ecology or other activities.
Date: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 March 2015                                      

 

Camera trapping allows researchers to gain an insight into wildlife behavious in some of the most challenging environments in the world. This one day workshop will look at the range of studies which may benefit from this survey technique and will cover how to set up a systematic survey in the field. 
Date: Saturday 7 March 2015

 

The one-day course looks delievered by Equal Adventure provides an introduction to disability and inclusion through exploring the practicalities behind running inclusive expeditions. This course is designed for providers and leaders who would like to develop a more inclusive approach to expeditions and fieldwork practice. 
Date: Sunday 8 March 2015

 

This one or two day course will take participants through the practical process of recording, editing and uploading sound as an invaluable way to document expeditions and field research projects. For those wanting a more in-depth look into wildlife sound recording the second workshop on Sunday 8 March will explore studying different people and species in their natural surroundings.
Date: Saturday 7 and /or Sunday 8 March 2015
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 March 2015
This year our popular GIS for Expeditions & Fieldwork workshop will run over two days. Delegates are welcome to attend for either one or both days:.
  • DAY 1 - Introduction to GIS for expeditions and field research - Join us on Saturday 7 March for a one-day introduction to field GIS. Learn the theory behind outdoor GIS applications and watch practical demos in GIS equipment, GPS and GIS software.
  • DAY 2 - Doing field GIS - Sunday 8 March. This second day is a more 'hands-on' experience ideal for those planning or recently returned from a field research project. Practical execises will be used to develop effective project plans and practical fieldwork skills.  
Course fees vary, for more details please visit www.rgs.org/GOSeminars

 

To book online www.rgs.org/bookonline                                

 

 

 

For further details on our range of courses, information on fees and to book:

 

Contact Geography Outdoors -
W: www.rgs.org/GOSeminars  E: go@rgs.org  T:020 7591 3030


This message was sent from Geography Outdoors: the centre supporting field research, exploration and outdoor learning to president@polarnetwork.org. It was sent from: go@rgs.org, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, UK SW7 2AR, United Kingdom. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below.Royal Geogrphic Society


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Re: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January

Dear UKPN social scientists -

Please be aware that I have scheduled a Doodle poll for a Skype call held in the middle of March. This promises to be a productive meeting again; with new people introduced and the presentation of an exciting initiative coordinated with Laura Ferguson, PhD student in Polar media and communications at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

Incase you missed the Doodle Poll link, here it is again. http://doodle.com/ufdb326m7mmnatbe. 

The minutes from the last Skype call will also provide background. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DG6cT1ZdrXsYsUHohiC-P-ha50Tow0h8PEhBuS4pYQ/edit?usp=sharing. 

Please let others know about this meeting and encourage those you know who might be interested in joining the UKPN as a means of building a network within the UK dedicated to Polar social science research. For instance, UArctic: http://www.uarctic.org. 

Also, feel free to contact me in order to ask further questions related to the above.

Best wishes,

Mika.
APECS Council Co-Chair, 2014-15.
Postgraduate Researcher (PhD)
Department of Geography, Durham University
Tel. +44 (0) 774 5033 600
E-mail. m.j.laiho@durham.ac.uk
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 27 January 2015 15:41
To: jchking@gmail.com; sms10@aber.ac.uk; mcs89@cam.ac.uk; lgxjf2@nottingham.ac.uk; s.a.wright13@leeds.ac.uk; paul.mann@northumbria.ac.uk; MEDBY I.A.; torschofield@btinternet.com; regina@spaceflightdesign.org; e.f.darlington@lboro.ac.uk; gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is; apope00@gmail.com; tj.young@polarnetwork.org; josephenolan@gmail.com
Cc: UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January

Hi All.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the last UKPN social sciences meeting, which I hosted with Allen Pope and TJ Young, current President of the UKPN.

Here are the minutes, which produced a LOT of interesting input. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DG6cT1ZdrXsYsUHohiC-P-ha50Tow0h8PEhBuS4pYQ/edit?usp=sharing 

The next call is scheduled for second week of March: http://doodle.com/ufdb326m7mmnatbe Please fill in this Doodle Poll link.

I'm going to take part in the next call with the UKPN's Exec to discuss the establishment of a sub-committee for social sciences so if there ARE any people out there looking to help set this up over the next year, between now and September, please get in touch with me!

Best regards.

Mika
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 23 January 2015 16:03
To: jchking@gmail.com; sms10@aber.ac.uk; mcs89@cam.ac.uk; lgxjf2@nottingham.ac.uk; s.a.wright13@leeds.ac.uk; paul.mann@northumbria.ac.uk; MEDBY I.A.; torschofield@btinternet.com; regina@spaceflightdesign.org; e.f.darlington@lboro.ac.uk; gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is; apope00@gmail.com; tj.young@polarnetwork.org
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January

Hi everyone,

The below e-mail applies to all who are part of the UKPN's network and involved in SOCIAL SCIENCE research, preferably at an early career level:

I am organising another general meeting for all of us interested in streamlining and potentially reforming the UKPN's social science component, which would essentially allow the Social Science community in Britain (possibly elsewhere) to meet in the UK on occasion, engage more in casual but critical discussion about Polar social science, suggest common readings, and establish a definitive online presence both for presenting research findings and to socialise more within existing social media. 

If you're not sure about UKPN, the social science component of UKPN or APECS, or fancy suggesting ways of improving UKPN's social science presence, please e-mail me or attend this meeting.

My Skype name is: mikes_finnish_connection.
The meeting takes place at 18:00 GMT on Monday 26th January.

Have a good weekend and speak to those of you who are interested on Monday evening.

Mika
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 22 January 2015 15:31
To: jchking@gmail.com; sms10@aber.ac.uk; mcs89@cam.ac.uk; lgxjf2@nottingham.ac.uk; s.a.wright13@leeds.ac.uk; paul.mann@northumbria.ac.uk; MEDBY I.A.; torschofield@btinternet.com; regina@spaceflightdesign.org; e.f.darlington@lboro.ac.uk; gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is; apope00@gmail.com; tj.young@polarnetwork.org
Cc: UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January

Hi All.

Hope you're all settling into work again, nicely.

Please do try to fill out the Doodle Poll for a January Call among UKPN Social Scientists, otherwise I shall just set the time and date and hope for the best :)

http://doodle.com/p7668vbprde9f7e2 

Mika

From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 15 January 2015 18:23
To: jchking@gmail.com; sms10@aber.ac.uk; mcs89@cam.ac.uk; lgxjf2@nottingham.ac.uk; s.a.wright13@leeds.ac.uk; paul.mann@northumbria.ac.uk; MEDBY I.A.; torschofield@btinternet.com; regina@spaceflightdesign.org; e.f.darlington@lboro.ac.uk; gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is
Cc: UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to this fun little thread that I have been writing. Excuse the long e-mail below unless, of course, you are interested in UKPN's January meeting for Social Scientists!

Read on...

2015 is a brand new year and a new opportunity for us to organise ourselves, socialise, study and make some kind of impression on the development of Arctic and Antarctic Social Sciences together as a group within the UK.

UKPN is the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists' (APECS) UK national committee as well as the UK's national Polar Network, which is well-connected to a range of institutions and Polar organisations that you may or may not be aware of.

In our next Skype meeting I think it would be great if 1) I could either bring in some of the current or former Execs of the UKPN to speak on behalf of the network, just to bring everyone up to par with what UK Polar Social Science has achieved in recent years. If this is not possible, I would be more than willing to do a little personal research.

We shall also be discussing 2) a range of possibilities for organisation and, indeed, socialisation within our capable group of UK-based early career scholars. Many ideas include a graduate student-led workshop, seminar series, reading group and ideas for excursions to various Institutions. We can also discuss funding and I will be looking into the extent of the UKPN's budget for developing the Social Sciences in the UK.

How does this sound? Please get in touch with me, personally, via this e-mail address or via Skype: "mikes_finnish_connection" if you have any further comments you would like to raise with me.

The actual meeting date and time is still yet undecided. A new Doodle Poll has been set up targeting the end of January. If interested in attending this Skype meeting, please contribute to the Doodle Poll and hopefully we can organise a perfect time suitable for everyone this time. The link to the Doodle Poll can be found at: http://doodle.com/p7668vbprde9f7e2 

Moreover, the previous Skype meeting minutes can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13UsBndByhsMFK3mE6rHxOdr5GTEfRHiAZluy_cB43gg/edit?usp=sharing - which ALSO includes a section for everyone to Edit; namely contact details and short bios. Please do us all a big favour and fill this in, preferably before Friday 23rd January! I will be sending out reminders.

And finally, an idea to 3) have our first web reading discussion on 31st January was put forward in the last meeting. If this is still possible, we can make this online meeting using either Skype or "Google+ Hangouts" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpjZ7oA_Qg).

Thanks for your time and good luck with your research projects in the meantime. 

All the best,

Mika
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Monday, February 23, 2015

APECS-WWRP-Polar Prediction Project Webinar Series - Part 1: Polar Weather Prediction

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Jung, AWI, Germany
2 March 2015 at 16 CET
Webinar ID: 120-183-315

The APECS webinar series is pleased to announce the new APECS-WWRP-Polar Prediction Project webinar series in Spring 2015.

The first webinar in this series on 2 March at 16 CET with the title "Polar Weather Prediction"will introduce Professor Dr. Thomas Jung, a polar meteorologist, who is leading international efforts to improve polar weather and climate prediction.

Increased economic, transportation and research activities in polar regions are leading to more demands for sustained and improved availability of predictive weather and climate information to support decision-making. It is argued, however, that partly as a result of a strong emphasis of previous international efforts on lower and middle latitudes, many gaps in weather, sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting in polar regions hamper reliable decision making in the Arctic, Antarctic and beyond. Possible ways forward in advancing predictive capacity in polar regions will be outlined. Many APECS members will be keenly interested in recent developments and future directions of this important area of research, so Professor Thomas Jung accepted an invitation to speak on this topic.

Please note that we changed our procedures, we are not offering pre-registration anymore due to a new limit of 100 participants per webinar. Please connect with the webinar ID the day of the event at http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar. The webinar ID will be 120-183-315

For more information about this Webinar, contact Jonny Day at j.j.day@reading.ac.uk. On behalf of APECS, let me thank-you for attending this Webinar.

Jonny Day

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Webinar : Polar Interview Techniques - TODAY!

Hi Polar Social Scientist,

Just a reminder that today there will be a Webinar on Interview Techniques. Check out the Poster attached as PDF and feel free to pass this e-mail to colleagues you know might be interested in the event. And if feeling very helpful, please also tweet or share the Poster to your social media pages!

Looking forward to seeing some of you at the event, which is held today at 9pm GMT. Prof Emma Stewart is based in New Zealand, so apologies in advance if this time is not helpful to potential APECS attendees in countries such as in the Asian continent.

Best wishes,

Mika
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Special session on Remote Sensing in the Antarctic environment at XII International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES 2015) at Goa, India

Dear Members of the Scientific Community,

 

The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, the R & D wing of the  Earth System Science Organization of the Ministry of Earth Sciences is holding a special session at the SCAR International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (XII ISAES 2015), (http://isaes2015goa.in/ index.php) to bring together researchers working on remote sensing aspects in the Antarctic environment. The symposium will take place in beautiful and historic place Goa (India), from July 13-17, 2015.

We hope you will consider joining us to make an oral or poster presentation on your research in this session. Abstract submission is now open on the website, with a submission deadline of 27th February 2015

 

Early career scientists and students are encouraged to submit abstracts. Limited financial support will be available to them. Check the symposium web page for details www.isaes2015goa.in.

 

Hoping to see you all at ISAES-2015 in Goa.

 

Kind regards,

Session conveners,

Shridhar D. Jawak (shridhar.jawak@gmail.com)
Alvarinho J. Luis (alvluis@ncaor.gov.in)
Eugene Mikhalsky (emikhalsky@mail.ru)


Kindly circulate this email in your Institution/ mailing list

 

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Theme: Frontiers in Antarctic Earth Sciences

Session: New Frontiers in Remote Sensing in Antarctic Earth Sciences: Cross-disciplinary advances.

Details: Technological developments in geospatial science over the last decade have motivated major advances in our understanding of the Antarctic continent and surrounding oceans. These developments include the use of new satellite remote sensing platforms (e.g. WorldView and Landsat series of satellites) and methods to obtain geospatial information on various geoscientific aspects, such as, automatic/semi-automatic extraction of information from remote sensing images, new mapping techniques for ice sheet properties such as roughness, thickness and velocity, usage of remotely sensed data for Antarctic glaciological and mass balance studies (e.g. ICESat, ERS‐1/‐2, ENVISAT, RISAT, ALOS PALSAR, TerraSAR-X, Cosmo-SkyMed, Radarsat-2, hyperspectral data etc.), ice sheet flow and geodynamics over short temporal scales, remote sensing of the marine cryosphere and its interactions with ocean and atmosphere, generation of digital elevation models (DEMs) of Antarctic regions, geo-hazards and environmental monitoring, regional and global scale geophysical datasets, 3-D geological mapping, 4-D geology, and applications of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate small scale changes. The session will also cover data and data systems collected and built in support of Antarctic earth science, especially those enhancing our understanding of the geological structure and evolution of the Antarctic, geological and geophysical mapping and modelling at any scale, etc. This session will focus on such cross-disciplinary research across a range of Antarctic geoscientific disciplines and includes new and emerging research frontiers in Antarctic earth science.

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             Shridhar Jawak
    Earth System Science Organization (ESSO)
   National Centre For Antarctic & Ocean Research,
  Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
 Headland Sada, Vasco-Da-Gama, Goa-403804,India.
      
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