EGS 2002

[Jonathan Bamber]

Apologies for any cross posting of this email.

Listed below are details of five glaciology sessions, which will be 
held at the European Geophysical Society Meeting in Nice, France, from 
22nd-26th April 2002. Please note that all the sessions are 
co-sponsored by the IGS this year. Please also note that in 2003  
Spring AGU and EUG will be joining the EGS meeting in Nice.

THE ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS 1ST DEC 2001.

Of particular relevance to the GLIMS community may be the session being 
convened by myself and Mark Drinkwater on:

ADVANCES IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE CRYOSPHERE



Further details about the meeting, abstract submission etc. can be 
found at:

http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice02/programme/overview.htm

For more details about Glaciology sessions see:

http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice02/programme/CAG.program.htm

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OA28.01    Glaciers and ice sheets: OPEN SESSION
Convener: Clarke, G.K.; Co-Convener(s): Gudmundsson, G.H.

This session is a general session for contributions related to 
glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice not explicitly covered by other 
sessions. We welcome contributions on modeling and observational 
studies from small alpine glaciers to ice sheet-scale investigations of 
both contemporary and paleo ice masses. A special subsession will focus 
on glacier hazards and applied glaciology. The session will be divided 
into further subsessions depending on the nature of the contributions.

OA28.02  Glaciers and ice sheets: ADVANCES IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE 
CRYOSPHERE
Convener: Bamber, J.L.; Co-Convener(s): Drinkwater, M.R.

The logistical difficulty of making routine measurements in the polar 
regions makes remote sensing, and particularly satellite remote sensing 
an attractive tool. Recent advances have been made in the development 
and implementation of new concepts for cryosphere-dedicated space 
missions, as well as the development and maturation of methods for 
retrieving a variety of important geophysical parameters. This year 
sees the launch of the first ever satellite mission with a primary 
focus on the cryosphere (ICESat), reflecting its importance in the 
climate system and in global climate change research. The purpose of 
this session is to highlight advances in the state of the art of remote 
sensing of the cryosphere. The scope includes the application of 
satellite, airborne and in-situ techniques for the purpose of 
quantifying characteristics of high-latitude and high-altitude snow, 
sea-ice and terrestrial ice surfaces. Results of studies combining 
field and remote sensing data are welcome, as well as work on the 
development of data sets aimed at calibrating or validating new and 
novel remote sensing measurements.

OA28.03  Glaciers and ice sheets: ENERGY AND MASS EXCHANGE OVER SNOW 
AND ICE
Convener: Greuell, W.; Co-Convener(s): Scherer, D.

The cryosphere responds directly to climatic fluctuations through 
changes in the surface mass balance. From a physical point of view, the 
most correct way to describe the relation between conditions in the 
atmosphere and ablation is by consideration of the surface energy 
balance. In this session we intend to deal with the surface energy and 
mass balance of the different parts of the cryosphere, notably 
glaciers, ice sheets, seasonal snow and sea ice. Contributions about 
various aspects and methods are welcome, e.g.: - ground-based 
measurements of the surface energy and mass balance - remote-sensing 
data dealing with aspects of the surface energy and mass balance - 
simulations of the mass balance with atmospheric (e.g. General 
Circulation Models), energy-balance, degree-day and regression models - 
the incoming radiative fluxes, the albedo, the turbulent fluxes and 
sub-surface processes related to the surface mass and energy balance - 
the boundary layer over the cryosphere (e.g. katabatic wind phenomena) 
- drifting and blowing snow.

OA28.04  Glaciers and ice sheets: CONTROL OF BASAL PROCESSES ON MOTION 
AND MASS BALANCE
Convener: Tulaczyk, S.; Co-Convener(s): Fischer, U.H.

Subglacial environments are characterized by complex interactions 
between hydrological, mechanical, and thermodynamic processes. Coupling 
of these processes determines the magnitude of basal resistance to ice 
motion, thereby influencing the velocity and mass balance of an ice 
mass. It is particularly challenging to integrate existing observations 
and theory describing basal processes on relatively short spatial 
scales into quantitative models of ice flow that are concerned with 
much longer spatial scales. We solicit scientific contributions that 
relate to this complex relationship between basal processes and ice 
motion/mass balance.Suitable areas of research include but are not 
limited to: (1) field-based observations of basal processes in 
different glaciodynamic environments, (2) work on parametrization of 
basal processes in numerical ice-flow models, and (3) laboratory 
simulations of basal processes.

HSA4.02 Hydrology and rainfall processes: HYDROLOGICAL AND 
METEOROLOGICAL COUPLING IN MOUNTAIN AREAS
Convener: de Jong, C.; Co-Convener(s): Ranzi, R.

The coupling of meteorological and hydrological components in high 
mountain environments is of utmost importance when considering 
hydrological and climatological change in addition to increasing water 
demand. Not only are entire mountain basins challenging environments 
sensitive to small hydrometeorological changes, it is also the 
interrelations between individual zoning and sub-basin that build up 
complex interactive reactions. The aim of this session is to present 
the symbiosis of meteorological and hydrological processes at a range 
of high elevation scales, extending from single sites to basins and 
mountain ranges and time steps, ranging from annual to hourly. This 
session invites contributions on understanding, monitoring and 
modelling of individual or coupled meteorological and hydrological 
issues in mountain environments. From a meteorological viewpoint, 
contributions are welcome on fundamental interface processes: 
evapotranspiration, precipitation, temperature, humidity and wind 
profiles. From a hydrological viewpoint, work can include 
topography-related evaporation, transpiration, slope water dynamics, 
glacier mass balance, snow melt, and discharge with special emphasis on 
floods. Since measurement and modelling of key hydrological and 
meteorological variables often pose logistical and scientific problems 
in mountain regions, an introduction to alternative instrumentation, 
remote sensing (space- and airborne) and new approaches is welcome.
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Dr Jonathan L Bamber (Secretary, Glaciology, EGS),	
Bristol Glaciology Centre,		
School of Geographical Sciences,	j.l.bamber at bristol.ac.uk
University of Bristol,
University Rd, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK.	
http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/glac/personalpp/bamber/jlbhome.htm
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