Call for Abstracts
12th International Conference on Permafrost
22-26 June 2020
Lanzhou, China
Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2020
For more information about the conference, go to:
http://icop2020.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1
Organizers of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP2020) invite abstract submissions. This conference will convene 22-26 June 2020 in Lanzhou, China.
Conveners of the following session invite abstract submissions.
SESSION: Thermokarst Lake Dynamics across Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales
Conveners: Josefine Lenz, Frédéric Bouchard, Benjamin M. Jones, and Katrin Kohnert
Ice-rich permafrost degradation promotes thermokarst development and may lead to thermokarst lake initiation in vast Arctic and boreal lowland regions. Potential impacts and feedback mechanisms on Arctic geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, energy-water balance, floral and faunal change as well as human interaction are complex. As thermokarst lakes are expected to play a key role in the widely discussed permafrost-climate feedback loop, there is an urgent need (1) to enhance the understanding of limnological, biogeochemical, physical, and ecological processes and (2) to discuss their influence on the Earth system. This session highlights the role of thermokarst lake dynamics on Quaternary to modern time scales from local to global perspectives. Conveners welcome contributions from field-based studies on lake sediments, monitoring programs, remote sensing, data synthesis approaches, and especially interdisciplinary efforts combining different natural science disciplines or natural and social sciences.
Conveners welcome contributions that highlight the role of thermokarst lake processes on Quaternary to modern time scales from local to global perspectives, including field-based, remote sensing, and interdisciplinary studies, as well as data synthesis approaches. Conveners especially encourage contributions from early career scientists.
To submit an abstract to this session, go to:
http://icop2020.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/70150
For questions about this session, contact:
Josefine Lenz
Email: Josefine.Lenz [at] awi.de