Dear GLIMS colleagues and other interested students and researchers: 1. GLIMS dinner and pre-dinner discussion venue, Tuesday 6:30-9:00 PM, Henry's Hunan Restaurant (back room) 6:30-7:00 PM Randolph Glacier Inventory. Drinking may commence (but please, not too much til dinner time). 7:00-7:30 PM GLIMS discussion issues/announcements (see below) 7:30-8:30 PM Dinner. 8:30-9:00 Continue informal discussions Henry's Hunan Restaurant (See attached map.) 110 Natoma Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Restaurant: (415) 546-4999 Jeff Kargel: 520-780-7759 So far we still have plenty room at the back of the restaurant. It will help to receive a notification that you plan to be there (if you have not already indicated so). GLIMS is not and never has been a club or closed consortium. Please feel free to join! 2. GLIMS dinner announcement/discussion AGENDA (7-7:30 PM Tuesday): 2.1. The GLIMS book now back to the publisher's copy-editor. Send a request to Greg Leonard if you want a copy of your marked-up proof-- containing the corrections/edits by authors and by two of the GLIMS book editors. Jeff Kargel and Greg Leonard have gone over every line of the proofs and every author correction of every chapter. Otherwise, wait patiently just a little longer and see the book in print! 1 minute. 2.2. Formation of a GLIMS working group on origination and propagation of errors in higher-level glacier analysis using derivatives and higher-level image and DEM processing (glacier surface velocity measurement, glacier frontal and margin change, acceleration of glacier change, elevation change, change in surface properties). Purposes of the working group: (a) share knowledge within the GLIMS community about sources of errors and sensitivity of change assessments to errors; (b) extend the state of the art in error propagation assessment and confidence in glacier change analysis using same-sensor/different-times, multi-sensor, and satellite/map combinations; (c) prepare for IPCC AR6, e.g., improve protocols for standard GLIMS analysis and any possible Randolph Inventory-like push. Three subgroups: multispectral imaging, thermal imaging, and DEMs. Objectives for the GLIMS dinner discussion: announce the working group, solicit feedback on objectives and organization of it, enlist membership, get the word out. JEFF KARGEL WILL LEAD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND DISCUSSION. 9 minutes. 2.3. Discussion of another possible GLIMS working group on climate. Is there a need to standardize climate model downscaling for purposes of glacial climate modeling? Is there a need to establish a clearing house for meteorological AWS and data recorder measurements being made by the GLIMS (and non-GLIMS) glacier research community? Is there a need to establish protocols for placement of measuring stations? Is there (or should we create) a demand for meteorological data archival somewhere? How can met station data be used to test climate models or to constrain them directly? Is all this being done already? Is there an open niche for GLIMS or some other motivated small group to fill? ALAN GILLESPIE WILL LEAD THIS DISCUSSION, OR AT LEAST ANY PART OF IT THAT HE WANTS TO LEAD. 9 minutes. 2.4. Announcement: Formation of a GLIMS Advisory Board. 1 minute. 2.5. Push for RCs to continue submitting analysis results to the GLIMS database. 1 minute. 2.6. Announcement and discussion of an online NATURE-affiliated special issue. Discuss topical scope (at least Himalaya; but maybe worldwide?) Discuss how NOT to let this drag on for years (the publication venue fortunately has very strict rules). Solicitation of participation. Solicitation of lead editor. 5 minutes. 2.7. GLIMS workshop: where, when, theme? One possibility: Stockholm, next ~June 1, optional field trip to Tarfala Station (1 day trek in, 1 day trek out, unless you charter a helicopter;plus time at the station and on ice). Another possibility: Cordova, Alaska, with optional field trip, float plane overflight of glaciers and access to Allen Glacier. Unless somebody comes up with a genius idea of conference money, the workshop would be self funded (you pay air fare, lodging, etc., and a share of field trip costs). 4 minutes. Sincerely, Jeffrey S. KargelDepartment of Hydrology & Water ResourcesUniversity of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85742 USAEmail(1) jeffreyskargel@hotmail.comEmail(2) kargel@hwr.arizona.eduMobile phone: 520-780-7759 www.glims.org
