Glacial and Periglacial Geomorpholog y session at the 9th International Conference on Geomorphology, 6-11 Novemb er, New Delhi, India
The deadline for registrat ion and abstracts for the upcoming 9th International Conference on Geomorph ology (9th ICG), which will be held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (India) on 6-11 November 2017, has been postponed to May 20th, 2017.< /p>
You are encouraged to submit a contribution to the Session S19 - "Gla cial and Periglacial Geomorphology" (http://www.icg2017.com/authors_guideline.php).
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Detailed description: S 19 - Glacial and Periglacial Geomorph ology
Chairs: Carlo BARONI (Italy), This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it. & Milap Chand SHARMA (India), This email address is being protected from spambots. Yo u need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gl acial and periglacial landforms are relevant features concerned with enviro nmental evolution in regions under cold climates. Landscape analysis furnis hes a key tool for identifying and understanding the impact of climatic cha nges in glacial and periglacial environments, very sensitive to past climat ic changes and to on-going global change. Glacial and periglacial landforms act as proxies for reconstructing the glacial and periglacial response to a changing world. Polar and sub-polar regions and mountain areas at differe nt latitudes represent key areas for detecting the signature of glacial and periglacial history. A more accurate knowledge of the precise age of major events related to past glacial changes and to ice-volume variations is req uired for better understanding the impact of climate change acting at prese nt or expected for the future and for modelling global sea-level variation.
At present, polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers cover almost 10% of the Earth's surface, accounting for a major share of fresh water. Antarc tica and Greenland glacial systems extend over 96% of world’s total glacier ized area and play a key role in regulating the Earth’s climate, ocean circ ulation and global sea level. Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan region known a s the "Third Pole" of the Earth, together with other mountain regions, repr esent the water towers feeding many perennial rivers, which support more th en 2 billion people on the Planet.
Periglacial processes also influen ce global hydrology, ecosystems, and soil carbon storage. Climatic and envi ronmental changes in glacial and periglacial regions cause adaptation throu gh ecological and evolutionary responses by organisms. Glacier- related haz ards reinforce the need of creditable research on the impact of glaciers an d deglaciation on the society. Present ice cover is just about 1/3 of the L ast Glacial Maximum, the last of many Late Cenozoic glacial cycles, when la rge portions of the Earth were widely covered by huge ice sheets and ice fi elds. It is already established that Polar Regions, the Himalayas, and othe r mountain regions also underwent many glacial and inter-glacial cycles. Ho wever, the timing and extent of glaciations seems to have varied both in sp ace and time. A comprehensive correlation of timings and style of glaciatio n at regional and global scale is still necessary.
Therefore, a prope r understanding of the climate and glacier dynamics is essential for the fu ture development plans within a holistic framework.
The conference wo uld cover the following Themes: Glacial Dynamics and Mass Balance, Glacial history and past climatic changes, Glacial Hydrology, Geospatial Analysis o f Glaciers, Periglacial & Paraglacial Processes, Glacial Lakes & Ou tburst Floods, Glaciers & Climate, Glaciers and Society.
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