Organizers invite registration for the International Glaciologic al Society Annual Symposium titled Timescales, Processes, and Glacier Dynamics. This symposium will be held 3-8 June 2018 in Buffalo, New York.
Symposium Overview:
The physical processes controlling glacier dynamics form the basis of mo dern glaciology. In spite of the rapid growth in observational data, the ul timate scientific challenge continues to be relating observations to proces ses. Time-series observational data are essential to understanding processe s; however, their analysis often reveals processes operating on timescales ranging from diurnal to millennial. Individual processes may underpin long- term glacier stability, promote instability, or drive natural variability i n the glacier state. For example, gravitationally-driven flow is among the most fundamental processes in glaciology and is controlled by ice-surface s lope and thickness. The evolution of the ice surface, in turn, reveals proc esses related to the mechanical controls on ice flow, firn compaction, deve lopment of supraglacial meltwater flow networks, basal melt, isostasy, and surface mass balance. Each of these processes alters the surface elevation and is characterized by a different timescale. Assessment of the processes producing changes over a particular time interval poses a major challenge. Hence, even routinely acquired data are difficult to reason about. Interpre tation of other data, such as surface velocity, climatological data, radar stratigraphy, glacier history, ice core records, paleoclimate proxies, and in-situ observations, are also confounded by relations between processes an d timescales.
Important information:
- Ab
stract submission is open until 23:59 GMT April 9 2018.
- Early regist
ration deadline is extended until April 22, 2018.
- Application deadli
ne for early career support is 12 April, 2018.
- Book your accommodati
on ASAP
We have been able to negotiate some extensions on deadlines f
or booking accommodations. The deadlines for when we have to release the ro
oms are as follows.
Hilton Garden Inn April 13th
The Hotel
Lafayette – April 8th
The Holiday Inn Express – May 3rd, 2018
Em
bassy Suites – May 3rd
The symposium venue is the Hotel Lafayet
te so presumably it will be popular
Please go to https://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2018/buff alo/ to register online, submit your abstract, view the second circular and get the information on the student funding
For more information,
go to:
Symposium
homepage
To submit an abstract, go to:
Abstract submission webpage
To reg
ister, go to:
Symp
osium registration webpage