[GLIMS] GLIMS-relevant session at AGU: C12

[Bruce RAUP]

Dear Colleagues,

The Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G, www.gtn-g.org), run by
the WGMS, the NSIDC, and the GLIMS initiative, is organizing a session on:

C12:  Glacier Monitoring from In-situ and Remotely Sensed Observations

at the AGU Fall meeting (5-9 December 2011) in San Francisco.  We kindly
invite YOU to submit abstracts on both in-situ and remotely sensed
monitoring of glaciers, from new and well established sites, and on related
uncertainty assessments, with the ultimate focus being on glacier changes
and their links to climate.

Abstract submission is open through August 4th. Please see

http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/177

for more details on this session.  A reminder will be sent to CRYOLIST in
July.

A brief description of our session is below.

Looking forward to an interesting and successful meeting,
Richard L. Armstrong
Graham Cogley
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
Bruce H. Raup
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Description:

Understanding glacial processes is key to assessing the sensitivity of
glacier systems to changing climate. Glaciers are monitored on different
spatio-temporal scales, from extensive seasonal mass balance studies at
selected glaciers to multi-decadal repeat inventories over entire mountain
ranges. Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring aims at combining
in-situ measurement with remotely sensed data, and local process
understanding with global coverage. Bringing together studies from the
tropics to polar regions as well as from different disciplines, this
session invites presentations on both in-situ and remotely sensed
monitoring of glaciers, and on related uncertainty assessments.


-- 
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/