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NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) recently launched a new website with the same information about cryospheric datasets, services, and tools plus some new features to make it easier for data users to explore, discover, and access NASA’s snow and ice data. Whatever your scientific discipline of interest, NSIDC may have open data that are relevant to your research. Why? The cryosphere is a global system stretching from the Arctic to the Antarctic and includes all the snow, ice, and other frozen regions across the planet. These frozen parts of Earth are important components of the global climate system and provide fresh water and other ecosystem services to people, plants, and animals.

Join NSIDC experts for an interactive walk-through of enhanced data product landing pages, new user resources, featured data visualization tools, and a Jupyter Notebook tutorial on how to programmatically access cryospheric data at NSIDC.

Registration is required to join this event.

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Leslie Goldman, User Engagement Specialist, NASA NSIDC DAAC

Leslie focuses on user engagement strategies for the National Snow and Ice Data Center, including the NSIDC DAAC. She has a background in visual design, information architecture and website content management.

Gail Reckase, Data Support Specialist, NASA NSIDC DAAC

Gail is a Data support specialist at NASA's NSIDC DAAC. She supports data users in the discovery of and access to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Nimbus, SnowEx and Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) datasets. She has a background in GIS and Remote Sensing.

A 1.5-day ISMASS (Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level) Expert Group workshop planned for Reykjavik, sponsored by CliC, IASC and SCAR and affiliated with Cryosphere 2022.

The last two decades have seen various unusual changes in the ice sheets, with the breakup of massive ice shelves from the Antarctic Peninsula and several major surface melt events in Greenland perhaps being most iconic. But how reflective are short-term extreme events of longer-term change and what is role of external forcing (e.g. climate change) versus internal variability (e.g. short-term variations in atmospheric and oceanic circulation and ice dynamics)?

This workshop will explore the degree to which short-term fluctuations and extreme events in the ice sheets (both Greenland and Antarctica) in the last two decades reflect their longer-term evolution and response to ongoing climate change. Considerable recent progress, summarised in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s AR6 WG1 August 2021 report, has been made on current state-of-the-science understanding of ice-sheet change. However, despite amplified global warming that has recently occurred over Greenland and around the Antarctic Peninsula, significant uncertainties remain concerning mass changes of the ice sheets during the rest of this century. Two major open questions relate to dynamic mass losses and potential non-linear feedbacks from Antarctica but also melt- and dynamic- related feedbacks from Greenland. The workshop will consider the interplay of forcings from the ocean and atmosphere and their interactions with ice-sheet changes on timescales of days to centuries. Information on the historical mass changes of both Greenland and Antarctica before the modern satellite era is distinctly limited but may be improved through the recent availability of new datasets, whilst the modelling community has embraced advancing computer capability and novel simulation approaches. The workshop will discuss recent innovations and recommendations for the next 5-10 years that are required in observations, process studies and modelling efforts to make further major breakthroughs in understanding how ice sheets change and the resulting local to global impacts: for example, in sea-level rise and extreme weather. Fully realising advances in climate and ocean models, as well as ice-sheet modelling, is an essential part of improving the understanding of ice-sheet changes and sensitivity. This workshop will consist of a mix of invited keynote talks and panel/discussion sessions that will address these crucial issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

The organizers currently plan this to be an in-person event (COVID restrictions permitting).

Registration and abstract submission for the 3rd PalaeoArc International Conference have opened. The conference will gather together researchers who are interested in climatically-induced environmental changes in the Arctic during the Quaternary period and present day.

The Conference will be held in the Arctic Centre at the heart of the town Rovaniemi, in northern Finland.

Registration will close on 31st July 2022.

Abstract submission is already open and template for the abstracts are available in the registration page. Deadline for the abstracts is 8th July 2022. Notification of acceptance will be sent to authors on 18th July latest.

Furthermore, the organizers are also organizing a pre-conference field course for students from 21-22 August. Focus of the field course is in glacial geology and morphology as well as sedimentology in the central part of the last Weichselian glaciation, in the southern Finnish Lapland. The maximum number of places in the field course is 15 and PhD students are preferred. Places will be fulfilled according to the registration order. Field course will be free of charge for participants.

Alaska’s mineral resources are key to both national security and the nation’s economy and clean energy goals. With this in mind, the University of Alaska is hosting a two-day summit for policy makers, agency representatives and industry leadership to discuss Alaska’s potential and the steps needed to fulfill that potential.

Monday’s sessions will focus on national needs for critical minerals, Alaska’s investment climate and an overview of Alaska’s critical minerals resources. Tuesday’s sessions will take a closer look at current research in Alaska related to critical minerals and industry needs for development, including workforce and infrastructure.

The Wilson Center is pleased to partner with the University of Alaska to provide a free livestream of the sessions.

For more information about the conference, including the agenda and list of speakers, please visit www.akminerals.org.

Moderators include:

• Mike Sfraga, Chair, U.S. Arctic Commission
• DNR Acting Commissioner Akis Gialopsos, Acting Commissioner

Speakers include:

• Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator
• Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator
• Mike Dunleavy, Governor of Alaska
• David Applegate, US Geological Survey
• Steve Douglas, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
• Halimah Najeb-Locke, Department of Defense

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cryosphere 2020 (previously scheduled for September 27 to October 1, 2021) was postponed to 2022. The new dates are August 21-26 2022 and the symposium title will thus become Cryosphere 2022.

This symposium will bring together scientists, stakeholders and policy makers for a discussion on the latest results from studies of the entire cryosphere, which plays an important role in the hydrological cycle and the Earth System and is one of the most useful indicators of climate change. The symposium will allow ample time for panel discussions on scientific results, new technologies, research gaps and future perspectives in the light of the Paris Agreement, which calls for limiting global warming to 1.5–2°C.

The organizers seek papers and presentations on timely topics related to all components of the cryosphere and its changes due to global warming. Contributions related to adaptation and mitigation strategies in view of the UN´s 2030 sustainable development goals and on the coordination of studies of snow and ice and associated hydrological changes on Earth through the Global Cryosphere Watch or other bodies are also welcome. Key focus areas will include (but are not limited to):

1. The state of the planet and its cryosphere
2. Earth´s snow cover
3. Glacier changes
4. The Greenland Ice Sheet
5. The Antarctic Ice Sheet
6. Sea ice on Earth
7. Permafrost/frozen ground
8. Lake and river ice
9. Climate variations, climate and Earth systems modelling
10. The cryosphere in high mountain areas
11. Research gaps and new technologies
12. Opportunities, adaptation and mitigation
13. The Global Cryosphere Watch

The symposium will include oral and poster sessions. The organizers will facilitate interaction between representatives of different research fields, and stimulate discussions on one of the most pressing issues facing humanity. Additional activities will include an opening Icebreaker reception, a banquet dinner and an optional full-day excursion after the symposium.

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract. The Council of the International Glaciological Society will publish a thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Participants are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this Annals volume.

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract. The International Glaciological Society will publish a thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Participants are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this Annals volume. The abstract should not contain any figures nor references and should not be longer than 2500 characters. Abstracts should be submitted through the conference website.

Important dates:

• Registration opens: 10 January 2022
• Abstract submission deadline extended: 1 April 2022
• Annals of Glaciology opening of paper submissions: 1 May 2022
• Annals of Glaciology manuscript submission deadline: 31 December 2022

In conjunction with International Polar Week, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is hosting the sixth annual Polar Film Festival in September 2022. For five days, the Polar Film Festival will showcase several short videos on topics related to the Polar regions to the public and broader APECS community. Films will be hosted digitally on the USAPECS website each day during Polar Week. This year’s festival theme is Stories of Environmental and Social Change in the Polar Regions.

Deadline for film submissions is August 19th, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET.

If you would like to submit or suggest any short films or videos (1-30 minutes long) for viewing, please submit them using this google form. Submissions of independently created films (created by you or someone you know) are welcomed and encouraged. In the past, the film festival has featured works ranging from feature films and documentaries to independently-produced videos, interviews, and news reports, so the organizers welcome a diversity of submission types and topics.

The organizers are also looking for people to host in-person screenings this fall, so if you’re interested in doing so, please indicate this on the film submission form.

Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September 2022 and the fall. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Please register to attend.

ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Carolina Behe, the Indigenous Knowledge/Science Advisor for the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (ICC Alaska), titled "Circumpolar Inuit Protocols for Equitable and Ethical Engagement (EEE): Sharing the EEE Protocols - Publication to Implementation". The seminar will be held via Zoom.

Registration is required for this event. Instructions for accessing the webinar will be sent to registrants prior to the event.

Seminar Abstract

Increasingly, Inuit are faced with climate change, resource development, research, wildlife management, and a host of other issues and related discussions. Inuit hold solutions for how to address these challenges and proven sustainable holistic approaches to having a balanced relationship within the Arctic. At the international level, these topics as well as threats to biodiversity, shipping, and other adverse impacts to food security are constantly present. Yet Inuit communities and Knowledge have not been considered equitably. For years, Inuit have raised concerns about the top-down approaches often used by international organizations, researchers, and decision- and policymakers. More recently and because of Indigenous Peoples advocacy, the recognition of Indigenous Knowledge and the need for partnerships, is gaining consideration.

To achieve approaches that are equitable, approaches that respect and recognize Indigenous Knowledge, a paradigm shifts in how work is being done, how decisions are being made, and how policy is developed must take place. We need true equitable and ethical approaches. The 2018 Utqiagvik Declaration mandated ICC to facilitate the development of Equitable and Ethical protocols to aid in this paradigm shift. In June of this year, ICC released the “Circumpolar Inuit Protocols for Equitable and Ethical Engagement” – or EEE Protocols. The EEE Protocols are the result of many years of work and specifically over the past three years, Inuit from across Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka have worked together to create this document.

This webinar will share the process of developing the EEE Protocols, the Protocols, and welcome a discussion about how you, the attendees, can implement the EEE Protocols.

Speaker Bio

Carolina Behe is the Indigenous Knowledge/Science advisor for the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska. As part of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska team, her work is diverse and ranges from topics within food security and biodiversity to management and policy. Within the past couple of years, Carolina has been part of a team with focus on Inuit food sovereignty. Internationally, Carolina acts as the Inuit Circumpolar Council Head of Delegation on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna working group board and brings forward ICC’s positions within the Convention on Biological Diversity. Much of ICC’s work within these international foras are focused on ensuring an Inuit perspective and interest are at the table. Additionally, a high amount of focus is placed on the involvement of Indigenous Knowledge and promoting the use of a co-production of knowledge approach to bring together Indigenous Knowledge and science. Carolina's work allows for her to work within two knowledge systems, Indigenous Knowledge and science. Indigenous Knowledge takes a holistic view and sees how many pieces fit together. Working with this understanding and way of knowing, combined with science, will aid in making adaptive ecosystem based decisions.

Recent advances in sensors and methodology open up new opportunities for interpretation of the historical and modern record of both airborne and satellite imagery of glaciers. This meeting seeks to update the GSLCT on recent work using imagery to study Northern Hemisphere glaciers, with a focus on Alaska and Svalbard.

Speakers

• Zachariæ Isstrøm Ice Shelf Changes, East Greenland, From Landsat 1975 to 2021 – Christopher A. Shuman (UMBC and Mark A. Fahnestock, UAF)
• Historical glacier change on Svalbard – Jack Kohler (Norwegian Polar Institute)

The Alaska Marine Policy Forum, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System, is held every other month with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues.