Symposium Announcement
Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change
International Glaciological Society
21-25 August 2006
Cambridge, England
For further information, please go to:
http://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2006/cambridge/
The International Glaciological Society will hold an international
symposium on Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change on 21-25
August 2006 in Cambridge, England.
The cryosphere, consisting of snow cover, sea-, lake- and river-ice,
glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and frozen ground including
permafrost, is a fundamentally important part of the global climate
system. Many components of the cryosphere respond sensitively and very
visibly to climate changes. Cryospheric changes provide important
information about past climatic conditions in regions where other
climate observations are sparse, and they have significant implications
for global sea level, regional water resources, and both terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems. Feedbacks between the cryosphere and other
components of the climate system play a key role in how the climate
system evolves over time. In situ observations, remote sensing, the
analysis of proxy records, and numerical modelling all contribute to
understanding the dynamics of cryospheric change and cryosphere/climate
interactions. Building on the foundation laid by the first Climate and
Cryosphere (CliC) International Science Conference, held in Beijing in
April 2005, this symposium will promote discussion of the evidence for
changes in all components of the global cryosphere, their
interdependence and causes, our current ability to model these changes,
and what they tell us about changing global climate.
Suggested topics include:
(1) Observed historical changes in the cryosphere.
(2) Processes that lead to changes in the cryosphere and how these make
interpretation difficult.
(3) Actual records of climate in cryospheric regions, and their relation
to changes in the cryosphere, including statistical/model
interpretation.
(4) Extension of climate records back in time using observations of
cryospheric changes.
(5) Synthesis of records by geographical region, and ultimately
globally.
(6) Linkage of historical cryospheric records to palaeo-records of
climate.
(7) Modelling of all of the above. How well do models capture the
observed changes?
Selected papers from the symposium will be published by the Society in
the "Annals of Glaciology." All papers, including those based on
posters, will be refereed and edited according to the Society's regular
standards before being accepted for publication.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2006/cambridge/