MOCA-09 session announcement: "Changes in Glaciers in Different Climate Regimes (C04)"

[Bruce RAUP]

GLIMS Folks,

In addition to the reminder below about the GLIMS-relevant session at 
MOCA-09, please also keep in mind that we will hold some sort of GLIMS 
meeting/workshop in association with this conference.  Details to follow.

--Bruce



IAMAS, IAPSO and IACS invite the international atmospheric, oceanographic
and cryospheric research community to MOCA-09, their Joint Assembly, to be
held in July 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

http://www.moca-09.org/

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS JANUARY 23, 2009


We hope you consider submitting a contribution to:

C04:  Changes in Glaciers in Different Climate Regimes

  Convenors: Liss Andreassen, Bruce Raup

  Direct URL:  http://www.moca-09.org/e/C4.shtml

  Description:

    The mass balance of glaciers is determined by the relative amounts of
    snow accumulation and ablation, and is therefore sensitive to changes
    in these climatic variables.  Over the last several decades, glaciers
    have changed dramatically, contributing to sea level rise.  Coordinated
    international programmes such as the Global Land Ice Measurements from
    Space (GLIMS) initiative are now delivering information on glacier
    variations from many new regions.  Results from the International Polar
    Year (IPY) are also beginning to emerge.  This session is an
    opportunity to bring together the latest observations of glaciers and
    ice caps in different climate regimes from around the world and to
    compare these observations with modeling studies.  We welcome regional
    studies of recently observed changes of individual glaciers or ice
    caps, dynamic processes affecting mass balance, as well as theoretical
    studies on modeling of glacier mass balance.  Presentations addressing
    the current state of glaciers and the contribution to runoff and sea
    level rise are especially encouraged.

  Invited Speakers:

    Graham Cogley, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA
    Andreas Kääb, University of Oslo, Norway

We hope to hear from you and to see you in Montreal.

Bruce Raup and Liss Andreassen

-- 
Bruce H. RAUP
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
449 UCB,  Boulder, CO 80309
Phone:  303-492-8814
http://cires.colorado.edu/~braup/