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The next SnowHydro Conference will be held in Bolzano, Italy from 28th to 31st January, 2020.

Snow is an important component of the hydrologic cycle. The seasonal storage of water in the snowpack may last over months, and its delayed release is a major factor in guaranteeing a reliable water supply for ecosystems and human needs during dry periods. On the other hand, rapid snowmelt can cause destruction through sudden floods, mostly in combination with rainfall.

The spatial heterogeneity of snow accumulation and ablation in complex terrain is as a result of multiple processes, and accurate snow cover estimations remain a challenge. Increasing air temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, driven by climate change, will modify snow conditions and thus lead to changing water supplies. The consequences of reduced snow duration and the fact that rain will make up an increasing share of overall precipitation will completely change the hydrology of many regions and may lead to severe water problems.

Traditional snow measuring methods provide accurate information at the point scale, but they lack spatial coverage. Latest remote sensing techniques on the other hand are able to monitor the snowpack over large spatial domains, but may be limited by temporal resolution and are often biased. Hydrological models require reliable input data, but the availability of such data is particularly limited for mountainous regions. The simulation of snowmelt often lacks sufficient spatial and temporal detail, so that the forecasting of snowmelt runoff for operational purposes is still a challenging task.

The SnowHydro conference will address a range of topics relevant to snow and its particular significance for hydrology. It seeks to bring together experience from experimental research, hydrological modelling and remote sensing, in order to facilitate joint research on snow science. We welcome contributions on all aspects of snow and hydrology, with an emphasis on the following specific topics:

• Snow cover dynamics in mountains
• Snow in semi-arid environments
• Spatial variability of snow
• Snow-vegetation interaction
• Remote sensing of snow properties
• Experimental research and new measurement techniques
• Simulation models of snow, model comparisons
• Snow data assimilation for modelling purposes
• The prediction of snow melt and runoff
• Climate change, snow conditions and water supply
• Teaching concepts in snow hydrology

Important dates:

30 September 2019: Deadline for abstract submission
8 November 2019: Notification to authors of abstract acceptance
30 November 2019: Deadline for early bird registration and presenters
6 December 2019: Preliminary program available online

Ice drills are crucial to access ice for climate research and other studies of the water and basal conditions under glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets. The ice related research especially related to understand the past and present climate will improve our ability to predict the impacts under future climate changes. New techniques are rapidly evolving within ice drills and include rapid access drills, replicate drilling and thermal and hot water drilling. This symposium presents a timely opportunity to show recent advances in our knowledge and technological capabilities in ice drilling technology. In addition, the symposium will include the ice drill related themes like ice core handling, borehole logging and ice camp logistics.

Suggested Topics:

• Ice drilling: Development within shallow, intermediate, deep drills
• Hot water drilling: Development within shallow, intermediate, deep systems
• Thermal ice drilling: Hot points techniques and coring abilities
• Rapid access ice drilling: Development of technologies for rapid access drilling
• Sampling and clean technologies: Methods for exploration of subglacial environment
• Probes: Use of ice drills in extraterrestrial investigations
• Complicated conditions: Conditions like high altitude drilling, warm ice, firn aquifer layers, brittle ice, ice streams complicate ice drilling
• Special aspects: Ice drilling technology include drilling fluids, control systems, surface and auxiliary equipment and drill cables and hoses
• Directional drilling: There is a need for replicate sampling in many ice drill projects
• Ice core handling: Logging and handling ice cores
• Borehole logging: For drill support and science
• Logistics: Drill camp operations and future projects
• New challenges: Future development of ice drilling technology

Other relevant topic suggestions are welcome. If you have such a suggestion please contact icedrillsymposium [at] nbi.ku.dk

Deadlines:

• 16 June 2019: Abstract submission closed
• 1 September 2019: Registration closed
• 1 November 2019: Submission of manuscripts will open (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/AOG)
• 1 May 2020: Deadline for submitting a manuscript for publication in Annals of Glaciology
• 1 September 2020: Deadline for submitting a final version of final accepted paper

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for October 2019 and the early winter season. Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in person or online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

Available online or in-person at: Room 407 in the Akasofu Building on the UAF Campus in Fairbanks.

We strongly encourage pre-registration for webinars. The audio portion of the call is through a toll-free phone line and the slide presentation is streamed via computer. Follow the link above to register.

Euroscicon Ltd. offers all the participants from all over the Globe to attend the 13th International Conference on Oceanography & Marine Biology. It includes prompt Keynote presentations, Speaker presentations (Academic and Young research forum), Poster presentations and Exhibitions. This is going to be one of the most notable events of the year. It will bring all the Scientists, Professors and Delegates together for a remarkable success.

The Theme of the Conference is "Mastering the Marine Science through Technology". The main objective is to bring all the leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars together to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all the aspects of Marine Science.

On Tremendous success of our Climate Change 2018, 2nd World Congress on Climate Change will take place in the gorgeous city of Berlin, Germany during Septmber 26-28, 2019 and the theme of the conference is “Today’s Progress and Tomorrow’s Climate Challenges.”

A special invitation is extended to international colleagues to attend and contribute to the conference. Mark your calendars now and for more details, please contact us at climatechange [at] innovinc.org

Registration and abstract submission is now open for a workshop on Glacial Isostatic Adjustment, Ice Sheets, and Sea-level Change – Observations, Analysis, and Modelling.

Conveners: Thomas James, Natalya Gomez, Matt King, Shawn Marshall, Glenn Milne, and Pippa Whitehouse.

The workshop will emphasize recent developments in GIA and ice sheet modelling:

• Coupled ice-sheet/GIA models to explore interactions, including those that may accelerate or impede rapid delivery of ice to the oceans.
  • GIA modelling with complex Earth models that may incorporate lateral heterogeneity (i.e., three-dimensional Earth models) and non-linear rheologies.

We also seek contributions on:

• Observations constraining ice sheet history and refinements or syntheses of paleo-sea-level histories.
• Glacial isostatic adjustment modeling to explain aspects of the paleo record (ice-sheet extent, sea-level history) and present-day measured crustal motion and gravitational changes.
• Geophysical and geodetic constraints on Earth structure and mantle rheology beneath present-day and ancient ice sheets.
• Ice sheet and glacier measurements and modelling of past, present, and future extent and volume.

Registration is free, but we need to know your name and contact information. Please register at the link above.

Registration will be first come, first served, and will end when we reach capacity, or on April 30, 2019.

Submit your abstract here: GIA Workshop Abstract Submission

Attendees may submit more than one abstract. The preference is for oral presentations, but limited poster space will be available. Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be provided by email after abstract submission is closed on April 30.

The Helmholtz Climate Initiative 'Regionale Climate Change' (REKLIM) takes the pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd International Conference "Our Climate - Our Future: Regional Perspectives on a Global Challenge“.

REKLIM warmly welcomes researchers over the globe to take part in the conference which incorporates keynote speeches, oral talks, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and many more. We are looking forward to receive your abstracts for oral and/or poster presentations in due time.

Deadlines:
Deadline for travel grant applications: 31 May 2019
Deadline for submitting abstracts (extended): 17 June 2019
Letter of acceptance: 17 June 2019
Deadline for Early Bird registration (online): 30 June 2019
Deadline for online registration: 8 September 2019

More information about the host REKLIM are available at www.reklim.de. Keep up on information on the conference: info [at] reklim.de

The University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, VA is hosting a conference and workshop entitled “Bridging Science, Art, and Community in the New Arctic”, sponsored by the NSF Navigating the New Arctic program, with additional support from UVA’s Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures, and Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation. The UVA Environmental Resilience Institute’s Arctic CoLab is organizing the event, with assistance from the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS).

The first day (Monday, September 23rd) of the event will feature a symposium with invited speakers on arctic environmental sciences, social sciences, art, and architecture followed by an evening arctic-themed musical performance. The following two days of the event will be half-day workshops on four interdisciplinary themes (encompassing ecosystem science, art, built-environment, design, social sciences), with participation from established practitioners, student researchers, and Arctic Youth Ambassadors. The evening of Day 2 (Tuesday, September 24th) will feature an art exhibition at an on-grounds gallery. Additional art will be exhibited throughout the symposium and workshop, at and nearby the meeting venue. A poster session will occur on the third evening (Wednesday, September 25th), with posters available for viewing throughout the event.

Registration is free and open to the public. Drinks and snacks will be provided during conference events. Travel, lodging, and meals are at attendees expense.

For questions, contact:
Howard Epstein
Email: hee2b [at] virginia.edu

The Sea Ice Prediction Network – Phase 2 (SIPN2) invites registration for an open webinar entitled An Overview of European Union-Funded Project APPLICATE featuring Pablo Ortega, Earth Science Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center.

This webinar will be presented by Pablo Ortega, who is currently co-leading the Climate Prediction Group of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. His research is focused on climate variability and predictability in the North Atlantic region, and he’s particularly interested in the role that both the ocean and sea ice play on climate prediction at seasonal-to-decadal timescales.

Ortega's presentation will provide an overview on the European Union-Funded Horizon 2020 project APPLICATE, whose main goal is to advance capabilities to predict the weather and climate in the Arctic and beyond. It will present a few examples on the seasonal prediction activities carried out within the project. These include an analysis on how the different forecast errors are developed in the EC-Earth system, a multi-model comparison of predictive skill in all the seasonal forecast systems participating to the Consortium, results from empirical statistical models used for benchmarking, and experiments exploring the added-value of increasing both the atmospheric and oceanic resolution on seasonal prediction.

This presentation is designed for the sea ice research community and others interested in information about weather and climate prediction in the Arctic and beyond. While this is an open event, attendees should be aware that the discussions will largely be of a technical nature.

Time for participant questions will follow the presentation.

As part of the decadal conference series, OceanObs’19 will galvanize the ocean observing community ranging from scientists to end users. OceanObs’19 seeks to improve response to scientific and societal needs of a fit-for-purpose integrated ocean observing system, for better understanding the environment of the Earth, monitoring climate, and informing adaptation strategies as well as the sustainable use of ocean resources.

OceanObs’99 resulted in an internationally coordinated system for physical climate and ocean carbon observations. OceanObs’09 expanded the range of communities working together to undertake more comprehensive ocean observations, and led to the Framework for Ocean Observing. OceanObs’19 will specifically seek to advance these outcomes by extending the themes in order to reach the full spectrum of ocean communities.

The main goal of the conference will be to further develop effective strategies for a sustained, multidisciplinary and integrated ocean observing system, and to better connect user communities and observers. End user communities include operational users, national and local authorities as well as researchers, from the public and private sectors. Engagement with international user communities can take diverse forms, including closer interaction to better target their needs for ocean observing networks and derived products while better informing management decisions. OceanObs’19 will continue the tradition of building the vision of ocean users and observers.

For more information, please follow the link above.