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We will convene a 1 1/2 day workshop at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in January 2017 (directly following PARCA 2017), with the purpose of defining a path forward for a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observation network in Greenland. There are many means for determining Greenland ice mass loss, but almost all rely on some form of satellite positioning, generally using GNSS or its subset Global Positioning System (GPS). Thus a network of geodetic-quality GNSS receivers is desirable.

Such a network already exists in the form of GNET, a joint US/Danish network of GPS receivers. Existing funding for GNET is drawing to a close, and the future of the network remains uncertain. Thus it is important to bring the various stakeholders and potential users of these data together to define the system requirements and the path forward.

If you are interested in attending, register now! There is no fee for this workshop, and for those in need there is a small amount of travel funding available.

For more information and to register, follow the link above.

Presenters: Sheekela Baker-Yeboah, Ph.D. NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

Sponsor: NOAA NESDIS National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Arctic Team (NCEI.Arctic.Actions [at] noaa.gov). NCEI Arctic Action Team's webpage: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/arcticteam.html

Remote Access:
Phone: 1-877-725-4068 (8634769#); limited to 25 callers on a first come first served basis.
For webcast access go to:
http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=744868915&p=science&t=c

Abstract: The Arctic Data Center is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded archive for Arctic scientific data and information (see https://arcticdata.io/). It is a national partnership, led by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California Santa Barbara, in collaboration with NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the NSF-funded Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE). NCEI (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/) are responsible for hosting and providing access to one of the most significant archives on earth for ocean, atmosphere, and geophysical data. NCEI was formed in 2015 as the merger of the former NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center, National Climatic Data Center, and National Geophysical Data Center.

The 2017 Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Alaska’s premier marine research conference, will take place on January 23-27, 2017. AMSS brings together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public to discuss the latest and greatest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. Research will be presented by geographic theme, including the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands, and the Arctic. Topic areas will include ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, local traditional knowledge and more. Keynote presentations will be held Monday, January 23rd; Gulf of Alaska presentations will be on Tuesday, Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands on Wednesday, followed by the Arctic on Thursday.

Registration ends January 18, 2017

The purpose of the meeting is:

• To present and discuss new results on observations and modeling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet
• To plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way
• To develop ideas for future projects and collaboration

The meeting is open to everyone interested in Arctic glaciology. We particularly welcome contributions to our special sessions. Special session on atmosphere-glacier interactions include:

• Regional patterns of atmospheric warming and links to changes in atmospheric circulation over the Arctic
• Firn processes and implications on glacier-mass balance / mass-balance assessments

Special session on glacier–ocean interactions include:

• Process studies on glacier calving/frontal ablation
• Frontal-ablation results for selected glaciers or regions
• The importance of subaqueous melt for frontal ablation and link to ocean temperatures
• Glacial freshwater runoff and effects on fjord/ocean circulation and the marine ecosystem

The latter special session will feature a workshop session led by Luke Copland, University of Ottawa,on the importance of calving (frontal ablation) for the mass budget of Arctic glaciers. This session follows up activities initiated at the IASC workshop in Poland, Sopot, 15-17 October 2016, with the aim to derive a consistent pan-Arctic frontal-ablation estimate for the period 2000-2015.

Registration deadline is December 05, 2016.

For more information about the workshop please visit our website.

Organizers announce a call for abstracts for the Arctic Frontiers Science Conference entitled "White Space - Blue Frontiers".

Arctic Frontiers is an international arena on sustainable development in the Arctic. The conference addresses the management of opportunities and
challenges to achieve viable economic growth with societal and environmental sustainability. Arctic Frontiers 2017 will discuss the gaps in our knowledge about the Arctic oceans and the role these will play in the future.

The science section will address four main themes:

• Bridging physical and biological processes in the Arctic Ocean
• Pushing back the Frontiers: New approaches, new technologies, and new insights
• Future Fisheries
• Managing risk in policymaking and law

The call for papers is now open. All abstracts will be reviewed by members of the four scientific committees for rating of abstract quality and presentation content.

Deadline for abstract submission: Tuesday, 20 September 2016

For further information about the conference, go to the Arctic Frontiers secretariat website.

Abstract submission for the 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, held as part of the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) is now open. Submissions on all aspects of polar weather, climate, and oceanography are being solicited. The conference will include invited and contributed oral and poster presentations, joint sessions between other relevant AMS conferences, and activities for early career polar scientists on behalf of the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). Participation from students is especially encouraged, as we will be awarding first and second place prizes for both oral and poster presentations given by students, as well as four student travel awards to partially offset registration and travel expenses.

The abstract deadline is August 1 2016.

For further information and a link to submit an abstract, see the Call for Papers at:
https://annual.ametsoc.org/2017/index.cfm/programs/conferences-and-symp…

Or feel free to contact the Program Chair:
Dr. Ryan Fogt
fogtr at ohio.edu

Search and rescue (S&R) in cold waters is a short race against time. Low temperatures, poor visibility, and bad weather, as well as vast distances, conspire to make S&R operations challenging. Although ice floes can keep people afloat for longer periods, and modern communication systems means there is less search and more rescue, even with the best survival gear the odds are decidedly poorer than in warmer waters. With the advent of dramatically reduced summer ice coverage, human activity in the Arctic Ocean ranging from petroleum exploration and drilling to shipping and cruise traffic is set to increase significantly. Mass rescue operations (MROs) must be handled differently in the Arctic, and to understand how the risk of a large accident in this sparsely populated area should be assessed one must draw on the understanding of the weather conditions, the changing climate, and the limited resources available in this region.

Conference topics will include:

• Aquaculture in the high north in time of change
• The new Arctic in the global context
• Resilient Arctic societies and industrial development
• Circumpolar safety, search, and rescue collaboration

Abstract submission deadline: 19 September 2017.

Presenter: Richard Thoman, Climate Science and Services Manager, NWS Alaska Region

Seminar Sponsor: Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy
Point of Contact: accap [at] uaf.edu

Remote access, register at:
https://accap.uaf.edu/NWS_Briefings

Abstract: This webinar will review recent conditions and current state of the climate system in and near Alaska and the status of important global climate drivers, review guidance available for the monthly and seasonal scale outlooks and finish up with the official outlooks by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.

About the Speaker: Richard Thoman works as the Climate Science and Services Manager, for NWS Alaska Region Headquarters. He works closely with NOAA line offices and partners throughout Alaska providing information on climate monitoring, analysis and forecasting at the two week to one year time frame.

Join us for a PolarConnect event with teacher Eric Thuma and Dr. Jim Madsen from the Antarctic Neutron Monitoring Program from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Read more about the research and what Eric and the team are learning here:

https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/antarctic-neutron-monitors-for-so…

This event is not hosted by PolarTREC. To register please go to the PolarConnect link above.

Join us for a PolarConnect event with teacher Kate Miller and Dr. Jim Madsen from the Ice Cube project at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. Read more about the research and what Kate and the team are learning here:

https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/ice-cube-neutrino-observatory-2016

This event is not hosted by PolarTREC. To register please go to the PolarConnect link above.