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The 5th International Conference of the IASC thematic network 'Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal (PAST) Gateways' will be held from at Kristineberg Research Station, Gullmmarsfjord, Sweden.

For more information, please see the website above, which will be updated regularly.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Kristineberg!

The exciting topic of Marine Turbulence will be revisited for the 3rd time during “Marine Turbulence Re-visited” as the 49th Liège Colloquium in 2017.

As already in 2007, the workshop will be co-organised together with the Warnemünde Turbulence Days (its 8th edition), a biennial workshop on specific challenges in marine turbulence, organised by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde, Germany.

From decade to decade enormous progress is achieved in our understanding of marine turbulence. A major trigger of this progress is the technological development of oceanic instrumentation, numerical modeling and theory. For the instruments, higher sampling rates, larger data storages and faster data processing facilities generally allow for better resolution but do also open perspectives for novel mechanical, acoustical and optical devices. For the numerical modeling, steadily growing computer resources allow for substantially more complex models and higher resolution than a decade ago. The theory of marine turbulence has further developed towards concepts linking small-scale turbulence, internal waves, surface waves, and (sub)meso-scale dynamics. Tight collaboration between marine and atmospheric scientists in all these fields has substantially triggered progress in the field of geophysical turbulence.

Combining the historically broad approach of the Liège Colloquium with the specialized Warnemünde Turbulence Days, this joint venture will concentrate on five focal topics:

• Turbulence-wave-interaction
• Turbulence-(sub)mesoscale interaction
• Turbulence and the marine ecosystem
• Turbulence observations in the ocean
• Turbulence modelling in the ocean

Contributions to these focal topics as well as to related problems of marine turbulence are invited to the Liège Colloquium in 2017.

Further details (submission, registration, deadlines, venue, ...) are available on the web site.

Submission of abstracts deadline: 30th January 2017

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Liège in the name of the Organizing Committee.

Sincerely,
Jean-Marie Beckers, Ulg, Belgium
Hans Burchard, IOW, Germany
Carsten Eden, UH, Germany
Lars Umlauf, IOW, Germany

The 9th International Conference on Geomorphology of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) will take place in New Delhi at Vigyan Bhawan from 6 to 11 November, 2017. The main theme of this Conference is “Geomorphology and Society”.

Organized by the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists and open to all scientists and practitioners, this Conference will include scientific sessions, keynote lectures and a Workshop devoted to Young Geomorphologists.

Field trips will be arranged in various parts of India and neighboring countries, before, during, and after the Conference.

You all are most welcome to attend this important event in one of the most exciting parts of the World with an astounding diversity of landscapes and cultures that is unique and unparalleled.

Registration and abstracts deadline: May 20th, 2017.

We look forward to seeing you in the historic city of New Delhi at the 9th ICG!

Organizers announce a call for abstracts for the 2017 Japan Geosciences Union (JpGU) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Joint Meeting with the theme, "For a Borderless World of Geoscience."

JpGU and AGU will hold the first joint meeting of the two societies covering all areas of the earth and space sciences with more than 150 sessions to be conducted in English. The meeting is expected to have 7,000-9,000 scientists from around the globe. The meeting will cover research in all areas of space and planetary sciences, atmosphere and hydrosphere sciences, human geosciences, solid earth sciences, and biogeosciences.

Travel grants will be available for students who wish to travel to this meeting. AGU will be accepting application for students who reside outside of Japan. JpGU will be taking applications for students residing in Japan. Applications will be begin being accepted at a later date.

Early/discounted abstract submission deadline: 11:59 a.m. Japan Standard Time, 3 February 2017.

Final abstract submission deadline: 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time, 16 February 2017.

A workshop on X-ray micro-tomography (XRT) of porous Ice Media will be held in Trondheim, Norway on 22 June 2017 to gather actors from different research and industry fields that work with this technique to explore porous media containing ice and snow. The goal is to stimulate a discussion on similarities between porous ice media (e.g. snow and firn, sea ice, soil, rocks, building, food) and on challenges that X-ray cryo-tomography of ice media involves. Examples are temperature control prior to and during imaging, trade-off between spatial resolution and sample size, physical property evaluation from 3-d images, upscaling of properties to larger scales, enhancement of contrast between ice, fat/oil and impurities, in situ studies of ice freezing and metamorphosis, synchrotron-based XRT at high spatial and temporal resolution and enhanced contrast. Numerical modelling contributions related to 3d imaging of porous ice media are also welcome. The workshop will include a short visit to the IBM-NTNU ice lab facilities and the CT-lab of the Norwegian Centre for X-ray Diffraction, Scattering and Imaging (RECX).

For more information please follow the link above to see the flyer.

Application deadline: 20 May 2017.

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. Rick Thoman (Climate Science and Services Manager, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, National Weather Service Alaska Region) will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review forecast tools and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the upcoming season.

Rick will also present a "Feature-of-the-Month" special addition in which each month he will highlight a topic relevant to the particular month.

Available in-person in IARC/Akasofu 407 on the UAF Campus or online:

http://accap.adobeconnect.com/may2017/event/registration.html

Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in-person or join online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

This will be a monthly series generally taking place the third Friday of each month.

Two conspicuous symptoms of global warming are the rapid melting of Arctic ice and increasing frequency of certain types of extreme weather. Heat waves and more intense precipitation have been clearly and directly linked to a warming Earth, but an emerging topic of active research is the possible impacts of an Arctic that is warming at twice the pace of the rise in global temperatures. Dr. Francis will discuss new results and efforts to understand this complicated and controversial aspect of climate change.

The International Symposium on Polar Sciences has been held annually ever since the conception of Korea’s Antarctic research schemes. This Symposium not only serves as an international forum bringing polar scientists together to exchange views and ideas, but also provides an opportunity to discuss collaborative research with peers and colleagues. Marking the 23rd series of this symposium, this year’s theme is “Life at the Extremes: Resilience, Adaptation and Application Potential”.

The following six sessions are proposed:

• Genomic and physiological studies of microorganisms living in extreme environments
• Adaptation of photosynthetic organisms to freezing environments
• Genomic and physiological adaptation in polar animals
• Evolution: From fossils to genomics
• Marine food web: Prey-predator
• Cold-adapted proteins and metabolites: from molecular cloning to biotechnology

Please submit your abstract at the symposium website no later than March 17, 2017.

Please register at the symposium website no later than April 17, 2017.

The Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) is part of a broad international effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change. Over the next decade, scientists from NASA and other public and private organizations are focusing on this northern region that spans about 2.5 million square miles. The multi-year field campaign will investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate in Alaska and northwestern Canada, and examine such topics as the thawing of permafrost, the expansion of wildfires, and changes to wildlife habitats. Come and participate in a discussion with NASA’s Dr. Peter Griffith, Chief Support Scientist for NASA’s Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office and the ABoVE campaign. Peter will describe the scope of these studies, the focus of the research into the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems, the implications of changing systems on society and human activities, and detail how individuals can get involved as the campaign progresses. He will also explore the significance of this work for other regions of the world. For more info: http://above.nasa.gov

The Arctic is a growing global asset where much can be learned from the diverse ecosystems and strong Indigenous-led environmental stewardship efforts. However, rapid environmental changes resulting from climate change and industrial development is increasing the need for Indigenous communities to be supported in their efforts to steward their own territories across the Arctic and Sub-Arctic.

Join AFC Co-Chair, Dr. Anne Henshaw from the Oak Foundation, in a one-hour discussion with three Northern experts and learn how Indigenous communities are using science, modern technology, and Indigenous Knowledge to empower Northerners and to develop integrative knowledge data-bases, influence policy, and respond to environmental change with culturally-based stewardship programs.