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Cross-track Infrared Sounder/Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (CrIS/ATMS) soundings processed though the NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) (i.e. NUCAPS Soundings) are currently available in AWIPS-II as vertical temperature and moisture profiles for forecasters to diagnose unique forecasting challenges. To further realize the potential of NUCAPS Soundings in the operational environment, a team of scientists and forecasters developed the capability to view 2-D gridded plan view and cross section displays of NUCAPS Soundings (i.e. Gridded NUCAPS) in AWIPS-II. The capability was initially developed in conjunction with the Anchorage, Alaska, Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) to diagnose layers of cold air aloft which are hazardous to aviation activities. This presentation highlights the collaboration with the CWSU, outlines additional applications, and explains recent activities to decrease the latency of NUCAPS data and baseline the Gridded NUCAPS in AWIPS.

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

Building on the tradition of excellence of the GRC Conference Series, the 2019 GRC on Polar Marine Science “Shedding Light on the Physical, Biogeochemical and Human Dimensions of Connectivity in Changing Polar Seas” will bring together leading investigators to present and discuss cutting edge research on both polar oceans. The unique GRC format, with invited speakers and discussion leaders, provides an avenue for scientists from different fields to brainstorm and create synergy across disciplines. Conference themes are explored in greater detail during the highly dynamic poster sessions. One-minute oral summaries of posters allow presenters to efficiently address the entire group, paving the way for enhanced interactions during the sessions. A GRC "Power Hour" will be held to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.

Spatial and temporal connections within polar oceans and between these oceans, adjacent seas, land and the atmosphere are at the heart of variability and change in the Arctic and Southern oceans. Exploring and understanding these connections can provide powerful insights into the past, present and future state of polar marine ecosystems, including the local and regional aspects of ocean circulation, sea ice dynamics, biogeochemical fluxes, biodiversity, harvestable living resources and human well-being. Because the Arctic and Southern oceans are nexuses that collect and redistribute organisms, chemical constituents, freshwater and heat, their transformations are also expected to affect lower-latitude “downstream” ocean areas at a variety of scales. The 13th GRC will emphasize the multiple facets of connectivity through the presentation of new observations and findings, conceptual frameworks and numerical simulations that explore functional relationships between different components of the polar marine system or the linkages between polar oceans and the broader environment.

A Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will occur the weekend prior to the 2019 Polar GRC to provide a forum for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to connect with their peers, present their work, and interact with mentors while exploring one of the GRC's themes. The major focus at the 2019 GRS will be on “Linking Marine Science Disciplines to Enhance Our Understanding of Polar Oceans”. Financial support will be offered in priority to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows attending both the GRC and the preceding GRS.

The University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki are excited to invite you to the second UArctic Congress, September 3-7, 2018 in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland.

The UArctic Congress 2018 will bring together key UArctic meetings and a science conference into one single gathering, including business meetings of the Council of UArctic, Rectors’ Forum, Student Forum, Thematic Networks, and UArctic Institutes Leadership Team.

The Congress is an integral part of the Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship program, and open to the public. The event will highlight the themes and priorities of the Finnish chairmanship, including the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

With the aim to foster contacts and enhance networking, the biennial UArctic Congress brings together institutional leaders, indigenous representatives, academics, scientists and students from around the circumpolar north and beyond. Together with partners, policy makers, and other actors, the Congress strives to take the Arctic agenda forward by creating and strengthening collaborations that produce new findings and solutions for the future of the Arctic region.

The UArctic Congress 2018 will feature Science and Meeting sections, including:

• Sessions aligned with the four priorities of Finland’s chairmanship; i.e. Environmental protection, Connectivity, Environmental cooperation, and Education.
• Acclaimed keynote speakers and scientific experts presenting their views and latest research.
• Formal meetings for representatives of the Council of UArctic and UArctic Rectors’ Forum.
• Side-meetings and events.
• A UArctic Student Forum with workshops.
• An exciting cultural and social program.

The call for abstracts for the UArctic Congress is now open until March 16, 2018.

The Nederlands Aardwetenschappelijk Congres (NAC) bring together all fields of research within the Earth Sciences. The NAC conferences aim to provide a true interdisciplinary forum for discussion and for young researchers to present their results in a way that is accessible to a broad audience.

The meeting consists of plenary sessions, with invited presentations by (inter)national speakers, parallel sessions with oral presentations and poster sessions.

Please see the website above for more information.

The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on ‘Cryosphere and Biosphere’ in 2018. The symposium will be held at the heart of Kyoto, former imperial capital of Japan.

THEME:

The cryosphere is now acknowledged as a unique biome that, in spite of the cold and harsh conditions, is inhabited by a diverse range of micro- and macroorganisms. Since the organisms play important roles in the cycling of carbon, nutrients and other elements within and around the cryosphere, these processes have received significant research attention from biogeochemists and microbiologists. However, the presence
and activity of microorganisms within the cryosphere also demands attention from glaciologists with interests in the physical and chemical properties of snow or ice. This is because melting and the crystallization of snow and ice are enhanced or even induced by the presence and activity of organisms. For example, supraglacial microbes can darken and increase melting on glaciers and ice sheets, while some species of bacteria can act as ice nucleators. Their influence upon the chemistry of ice and ice crystal interstices also has relevance to the interpretation of ice cores. However, biological processes on, within and under the ice are still insufficiently understood for us to incorporate their direct and indirect effects into current models of the Earth system. Furthermore, most organisms in the cryosphere are physiologically adapted to low temperatures and an improved understanding of these mechanisms has great potential for application to agriculture, food science, medical and material engineering. This symposium will therefore provide an opportunity for glaciologists and biologists to meet and discuss the various phenomena associated with life in the cold. The goals of this symposium are: (1) to provide a forum for presenting the current knowledge of life and ecosystems in the cryosphere; (2) to discuss the important gaps in our understanding of interactions between biological activity and
physical/chemical phenomena in the cryosphere, from molecular to system level; and (3) to encourage participants to form a new scientific community, discussing the state and direction of glacial biology or bio-glaciology.

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

We welcome all submissions for presentation under the broad topics of glaciology in the biosphere and/or biology in the cryosphere. The key focus areas are:

1. Microbes and biogeochemistry in glaciers and ice sheets
2. The role of sea ice, icebergs and glacier calving fronts in marine ecosystems
3. Permafrost and terrestrial biota
4. Interaction between snow cover and forest
5. Cryosphere ecosystems and climate change
6. Biological ice nucleation
7. Biomarkers and biogeochemistry in ice cores and frozen ground
8. Physiology of cold adaptation and applications of biogenic material to low temperature technology
9. Emerging areas of cryosphere/biosphere research

Online abstract submission for the International Symposium on 'Cryosphere and Biosphere' is now open.

Abstract submission deadline: midnight on 21 November 2017 GMT.

The Workshop 'Remote Sensing for Studying the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface', co-sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS).

Workshop Objective:

Facilitate the exchange of ideas and information about developments in remote sensing that can provide new information about the ocean-atmosphere interface, and to help forge collaborations between workshop participants and with the wider community.

Please see the link above for more information.

Submit an abstract by January 25, 2018.

This is a regular quarterly planning meeting of the SEARCH Science Steering Committee and the SEARCH Action Team leads. Participation is by invitation only.

Following on from the "15 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry" Symposium in 2006, and the "20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry" Symposium in 2012, both deemed a very successful landmark by the participants and the readership of the Proceedings, we have now reached the 25-year anniversary of the first supply of ERS-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon data products to the Altimetric Community.

To mark this occasion the European Space Agency, in collaboration with the French Space Agency, CNES, is organising an exceptional Symposium on "25 years of Progress in Radar Altimetry". This event will be sponsored by other partner agencies and organisations supporting the development of altimetry. Along with this symposium, related events will take place in the same week which includes the annual meeting of the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) and the International DORIS Service (IDS) Workshop. These events will be held over 6 days, from 24 to 29 of September 2018, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago (Portugal).

You are kindly invited to submit your abstract(s) not later than 8 March, 2018.

Please follow the link above for more information.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) is pleased to announce the next Arctic Research Seminar Series event featuring Marlene Laruelle (George Washington University). The event will be held in the ARCUS D.C. office at 1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. on Tuesday, 6 March 2018 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET. This seminar will also be available as a webinar live-stream for those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the event online will be sent to webinar registrants prior to the event.

The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series brings leading Arctic researchers to Washington, D.C. to share the latest findings and what they mean for decision-making. These seminars will be of interest to federal agency officials, congressional staff, non-governmental organizations, associations, and the public.

This seminar titled “Russia's Arctic Ambitions: Domestic Factors and Foreign Policy Strategies” will discuss the dominant role that domestic factors play in Russia's foreign policy stances for the Arctic.

Please follow the link above to learn more about Marlene Laruelle and to register.

The international conference within the project ‘Development of the UK- Russia Arctic Research and collaboration Network”, is funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the UK Embassy in Russia. The project is thematically focused on changing Arctic from the perspective of the Russia`s State Program on the Arctic Zone Development and the Adapting to Change UK policy towards the Arctic.

The final project event will include panel discussion on multidisciplinary research and education in the North and five sessions on following topics:

• Coastal and marine biology, arctic ecosystems biodiversity.
• Climate change, environmental and social impact assessment, mitigation and adaptation strategies.
• Rural health and wellbeing in the North, new health care technologies.
• History, archaeology and cultural geography of Arctic and Subarctic coastal regions.
• Anthropology in the North: traditional population and indigenous peoples in urban and rural areas.

The conference programme also includes visits to local museums and evening cultural events.

To participate in the conference please fill in the registration form and send it to the UArctic Research Office to Marina Kalinina, m.r.kalinina [at] narfu.ru and Olga Klisheva, o.v.klisheva [at] narfu.ru.

Registration is open until February, 10th.