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GeoReach Newsletter of the SCAR GSSG, Vol 4, No. 1, June 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE
SCAR XXVIII Meeting - Bremen
* Office Bearers 2004-06
* New Action Groups
* Confirmed Action Group
* New Expert Groups
* Confirmed Expert Group
* GSSG Funding 2005-06
SCAR News
* Changes in SCAR
* New SCAR Executive Officer
GIG News
* CGA News
ACE News
Other News
* Antarctic Atlas of Sea Ice Drift
* JCADM Review
* US Polar Rock Repository
Upcoming meetings
* SCAR - COMNAP Executive Meeting
* International Conference on
Glacial Sedimentary Processes & Products
* Dynamic Planet 2005
* 6th International
Conference on Geomorphology
* 2nd International
Alfred Wegener Symposium
* XXIX SCAR
SCAR XXVIII
Meeting - Bremen
Phil O'Brien
reported (to the Chief Officers meeting at the end of the Open Science Symposium)
that the group [GSSG] had been most impressed by the Open Science Conference.
The SSG had experienced some difficulty in scheduling the required meetings of
all the subsidiary groups within the SSG meeting due to shortened time. The
group was strongly supportive of the proposed SALE and ACE programmes. Some new
Action Groups were being proposed, including one to respond to requests for
advice on ATS matters, typically acoustic techniques in the marine environment.
Two other Action Groups would focus on place names and on geological sampling
protocols. A portfolio of programme suggestions for IPY had been developed. A
new Expert Group on Permafrost has been proposed with interested involvement
from the SSG on Physical Sciences.
Phil O'Brien
stood down as Chief Officer (citing work and family commitments . Alessandro
Capra (Italy) was elected Chief Officer; Ross Powell (USA) was elected Deputy
Chief Officer; and Bryan Storey (NZ) will continue as Secretary.
Office Bearers 2004-06
The
Chief Officer, of the GSSG, Philip O'Brien, informed the meeting that he was
standing down from the post for work and personal reasons. The full meeting of
the SSG voted to install Prof Alessandro Capra of Italy as Chief Officer and
for Prof Ross Powell to replace Prof Capra as Deputy Chief Officer.
New Action Groups
GSSG
members at the meeting endorsed the following New Action Groups.
Treaty and CEP Action Group
[This
Action Group will be transformed into a GSSG representative group of
specialists within the SCAR-ATCM relationship. (See SCAR web site, www.scar.org/researchgroups/geoscience/)]
Convenors
: Philip O'Brien
(Australia), Luiz Gamboa (Brazil)
Background
: Experience of the last 2
years shows that an extra link is needed between SCAR representative to the CEP
and the Standing Science Groups. The Geoscience Standing Science Group proposes
to establish an Action Group to handle issues of two-way communication between
working scientist SCAR representatives to the CEP.
Terms
of Reference :
To communicate with SCAR representative at the CEP and ATS to bring matters of
concern to the CEP and Treaty to the Geoscience SSG for advice and to identify
areas of concern in geosciences and geospatial information, raise them in ATS
fora and provide scientific advice.
Activities
for 2004-2005
1.
Integrity of Place names.
Develop
guidelines for national programs to review spatial data and associated metadata
attached to named places to improve the integrity of the Gazetteer of place
names.
Milestones
: Produce information paper
and suggested guidelines for the 2005 ATS meeting.
Participants:
Steffen
Vogt, Bryan Storey, Roberto Cervellati
2.
Sampling Management Guidelines
Review
existing rules and guidelines for the management geological samples to see if
improvements can be made to ensure the best use of samples, the minimum
disturbance to sample sites and the preservation of material for future study.
Milestones
: Produce information paper
and any revised guidelines for the 2005 ATS meeting.
Participants
: Phil O'Brien (Australia),
Jane Francis (UK), Lothat Viereck-Goette (Germany)
3.
Environmental Impact of Marine Acoustic technology
Provide
reviews of the best scientific advice on the impacts of acoustic technology on
the Antarctic marine environment to aid Treaty nations and scientists in
management to minimise any impacts.
Milestones
:
1.
Produce Report Version 2.0 by October 2004.
2.
Produce revised CEP information paper and report by the ATCM of 2006.
Participants
: Phil O'Brien
Marine Survey
Coordination Action Group
Conveners
: Phil O'Brien (Australia),
Miquel Canales (Spain), Ron Macnab (Canada), Rainer Gersonde (Germany)
Background
: Members engaged in marine
geoscience research have identified a need for additional mechanisms for
communication between those working in this field, especially communication of
planned surveys before they take place. This is important in enhancing
collaboration and reducing duplication of effort. The Acoustics Action Group
has identified coordination of surveys to avoid unnecessary resurveying as an
important measure to minimise the environmental footprint of marine research.
Terms
of Reference :
To develop mechanisms for improved communication about planned marine surveys
within the Antarctic community.
Milestones
:
1.
Develop web forms for documentation of essential details of planned surveys for
posting on the GSSG web site (May 2005).
2.
Develop list of contacts among national operators and the marine geoscience
community (via CONMAP) to obtain the information needed (June 2005).
Confirmed Action Group
Communication and Outreach Action Group
(COG)
Convenor:
Glenn Johnstone (Australia)
Background
: The Communication and
Outreach Action Group - formed at SCAR XXVII successfully completed its 2 year
programme from 2002-04. Feedback
solicited at XXVIII SCAR has indicated this Action Group has been working well
and should continue for another 2 years. Glenn Johnstone (Australia) has been re-appointed as Chairman of COG,
assisted by Phil O'Brien (Australia) and asked to identify the terms of
reference, a proposal on what funding the Group would require and develop a
forward work plan.
COG Terms of Reference:
1.
To gather, collate and
disseminate geospatial and geoscientific information relevant to GSSG members
and activities through electronic communication methods (website and
listservers).
2. To maintain an
up-to-date website for the GSSG containing information on member contact
details, observatory details, reports from meetings / symposia etc., links to
GSSG projects, SSG publications,
3. To form and maintain
strong links with SCAR and non-SCAR bodies to promote geospatial and
geoscientific information for use in research and planning.
4. To research, publish and
distribute regular newsletters on GSSG activities
5. To cooperate closely
with the SCAR Secretariat in relation to their activities on communication and
outreach for 2004-06
New
Expert Groups
Expert Group
on Permafrost and Periglacial Environments (EGPPE)
Chief
Officer: Jan
Boelhouwers, Uppsala University, Sweden
Deputy*:
Jim
Bockheim, University of Wisconsin, United States
Mauro
Guguelmin, University Insubria, Varese, Italy
Secretary
:
Megan Balks, Department of
Earth Sciences (chairperson), University Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*
Two Deputy Chief Officers are identified because of the expected heavy workload
associated with this expert group.
Summary
Neither
the Science Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) nor the International
Permafrost Association (IPA) effectively reach the entire Antarctic permafrost
community. Given the important role played by permafrost and periglacial
activity in Antarctic landscape dynamics, weathering, soil biogeochemical
processes and biodiversity, and human activities (e.g. construction, disturbance,
contaminant behaviour) there is a need to bring both groups together under the
auspices of a single and expanded working group. Thus the main recommendation
of the Permafrost Action Group (PAG) is the creation of a SCAR Expert Group on
Permafrost and Periglacial Environments (EGPPE). This expert group will report
to the Standing Science Group on Geoscience but has the added value of
involving experts from both the Life and Physical Science SSGs. It will also
have direct links with the IUGS International Permafrost Association, the WCRP
CliC Programme, WMOs GTOS Programme and IPY.
The
aims and workplan of the Expert Group are available from the full GSSG report
www.scar.org/members/XXVIII/delegatespapers/12rptgeoscience.pdf
Expert Group
on the new International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO)
Convener:
Hans
Werner-Schenke
Background
: The topography of the
Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is still largely unknown. Sea floor
topographic maps are important for many areas of research and for safe
navigation. The survey activities of modern icebreaking vessels during the last
decade using multibeam systems have increased the data availability, making it
possible for compilations of new bathymetric charts around Antarctica.
Terms
of References
The
Expert Group on the new International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean
(IBCSO) will develop new compilations of bathymetric data.
Antarctic
Digital Magnetic Anomaly Project (ADMAP)
Convenor:
Marta
Ghidella
Background:
The
ADMAP multinational project was created in 1995 under the auspices of SCAR and
IAGA (International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy). It operated
during several years working on the compilation of the Antarctic magnetic
anomaly data. The latest results of ADMAP have been the publication a map and
the production a special issue of Tectonophysics
with related papers
(Magnetic Anomalies of the Antarctic, Vol. 347, 2002). The map, in digital
form, as well as the corresponding grid, is available from www.geology.ohio-state.edu/geophys/admap
The
ADMAP group now intends to become an Expert Group with the major objective of
maintaining the data base and making it a permanent tool available to the
scientific community.
Terms
of reference:
Understanding
the magnetic anomaly field of the Earth’s crust is of fundamental importance
for understanding geological processes. Considering that numerous magnetic
surveys have been carried out by various institutions, the ADMAP group aims to
produce a coordinated effort for:
*
Compiling the existing magnetic data acquired by various institutions
*
Coordinating protocols for data distribution
*
Serve as a reference for future survey planning
*
Archiving and maintaining the magnetic anomaly data base of Antarctica
Antarctic
Neotectonics (ANTEC)
Convener:
Terry
Wilson, Ohio State University, USA
Background:
ANTEC was
approved by SCAR in 1998 at the meeting in Chile. The group was appointed by
the executive in 1999. ANTEC thematic symposia have been held each year at
international meetings (European Geophysical Society; European Union Geology;
American Geophysical Union); a major science planning workshop was held in
2001; and poster sessions and workshops have been convened at SCAR meetings in
2002 and 2004. Given the existence of ANTEC for some years, the GSSG thought it
appropriate that ANTEC continue as an Expert Group for another 2 years in its
present form rather than be further developed as a Program.
Terms
of Reference: The
ANTEC group promotes and coordinates multidisciplinary, multinational research
relevant to Antarctic neotectonics.
Confirmed Expert Group
The Expert Group on Geospatial Information was confirmed
as continuing for the period 2004-06 with the existing 2 sub-programmes of
Geographic Information and Geodesy (GIANT) also continuing (with updated
project plans)
Geospatial Information - Geographic
Information
Convenor: Steffen Vogt (Germany)
Terms of Reference:
Understanding that
geographic location is a fundamental element for integrating and communicating
Antarctic science knowledge, the GI group aims to create an Antarctic spatial
data infrastructure (ANTSDI) by:
* Providing Antarctic
fundamental geographic information products and policies in support of all SCAR
science programs and operations management
* Integrating and
coordinating Antarctic mapping and GIS programs
* Promoting an open
standards approach to support free and unrestricted data access
* Promoting capacity
building within all SCAR nations
The projects of the
Geographic Information programme are:
1.
Place Names (SCAR CGA)
2.
Topographic Database (SCAR ADD)
3.
Map Catalogue (SCAR MapCat)
4.
King George Island GIS (SCAR KGIS)
5. Spatial
Data Model
6.
Geospatial Information - Enabling Technologies
7.
Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica
8. GIS
Collaboration in East Antarctica
9. Antartic Data Linkages
Geospatial Information - Geodetic
Infrastructure of Antarctica (GIANT)
Convenor
: Reinhard Dietrich
(Germany)
Terms of Reference:
* Provide a common
geographic reference system for all Antarctic scientists and operators.
*
Contribute to global geodesy for the study of the physical processes of the
earth and the maintenance of the precise terrestrial reference frame
* Provide information for monitoring the horizontal
and vertical motion of the Antarctic.
Projects of the GIANT
programme are:
1. Permanent Observatories
2. Epoch Crustal Movement Campaigns
3. Physical Geodesy
4. Geodetic Control
Database
5. Tide Gauge Data
6. Atmospheric Impact on
GNSS Observations in Antarctica in relation to Geophysical research
7. Ground Truthing for
Satellite Missions
8. Geodetic Advice on
positioning limits of special areas in Antarctica
9. In-situ GNSS Antenna
Tests and Validation of Phase Centre Calibration Data
10. High Accuracy Surface
Change and DEM's from Satellite and Airborne Imagery
11. High Accuracy Kinematic
GPS Positioning
GSSG Funding 2005-06
Project
|
Bid
2005
|
Bid
2006
|
Actual
2005
|
Actual
2006
|
Cyberatlas meeting
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
Place names
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
Ant. Digital Database
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
Communication & outreach
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
ADMAP
|
8,000
|
8,000
|
1,000
|
2,000
|
IPY Initiatives
|
8,000
|
8,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
Atmospheric impacts on GNSS
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
2,000
|
ISO TC211 representation
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
500
|
1,000
|
ANTEC (Transfer from 2004)
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
4,000
|
1,000
|
Antarctic GIS workshop
|
8,000
|
0
|
3,500
|
0
|
GNSS Antenna calibration
|
500
|
500
|
500
|
500
|
IBSCO
|
4,000
|
4,000
|
1,000
|
2,000
|
High accuracy DEMs
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
500
|
1,500
|
Totals
|
$54,000
|
$38,000
|
$17,000
|
$15,000
|
Full
report is available from: www.scar.org/members/XXVIII/delegatespapers/12rptgeoscience.pdf
SCAR News
Changes in SCAR
C
G Rapley and R Schlich completed their terms of Office. M C Kennicutt II
(United States) and H Shimamura (Japan) were elected as Vice-Presidents of SCAR
for the period 2004–08. G Kleinschmidt and S-H Lee had resigned from the
Standing Finance Committee and Delegates approved the appointments of R
Dietrich (Germany) and T J Wilson (United States).
Appointment
of XXVIII SCAR Finance Committee
The
Standing Finance Committee was augmented by the appointment of J Valencia
(Chile) and F J Davey (New Zealand) to complete the XXVIII SCAR Finance
Committee.
Swiss
application for Full Membership
The
Delegate from Switzerland, C Schlüchter, presented the Swiss application for
Full Membership of SCAR [Paper 04]. The Delegates discussed the application in
closed session and agreed that Switzerland should be admitted to Full
Membership. The President congratulated C Schlüchter and welcomed Switzerland
as a Full Member of SCAR.
Malaysian
application for Associate Membership
The
Delegate from Malaysia, A A Samah, presented the Malaysian application for
Associate Membership of SCAR. The Delegates discussed the application in closed
session and agreed that Malaysia should be admitted to Associate Membership.
New
SCAR Executive Officer
Dr. Marzena Kaczmarska joins the SCAR Office at the Scott Polar Research
Institute in Cambridge, UK, on June 1st 2005 to take over from Peter Clarkson.
Further information can be found at: http://www.scar.org/about/officers/executivecommittee/executiveofficer.html
CGA News
The
Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) is an international compilation of all
geographical names used in Antarctica. The work is being performed in the
framework of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). SCAR
committed the CGA to Italy in 1992 at its 22nd Meeting held in Bariloche.
Data
are introduced in a general database which is available on the web at the site
www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE where some search facilities are provided as well.
Data
are also available on a printed form consisting in two volumes issued in 1998
plus a supplement which was delivered in July 2004 at the 28th SCAR
Meeting in Bremen.
The
database is updated quarterly, the last updating having been on 1 April 2005.
At that time 17675 different features were stored in the database corresponding
to 35279 geographical names. The geographic border of the CGA is the latitude
60° south.
The
database contains data from 22 Countries plus the undersea data from the
General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean (GEBCO).
The
routine work performed by the Italian team, based at Consorzio PNRA in Rome,
mainly consists of: adding new features or new names (given to some already
named feature), adding to the existing names a description of the feature and
the date of approval of the name; detecting and correcting misspellings,
mistakes, inconsistencies.
Source
of the information are the representative of the Countries in the SCAR, which
in turn obtain the basic information from their National Geographic Boards. The
link between the Italian team and the representatives in SCAR is at the moment
suffering from the recent adoption of a new SCAR structure. Nevertheless the
compilation work progresses due to the unceasing commitment of the previous
national experts.
Contact point:
chiara.ramorino@enea.pnra.it.
ACE News
As you are probably aware, the science plan for the
ACE (Antarctic Climate Evolution) scientific research programme (SRP) was
approved by the SCAR Delegates at their meeting in Bremerhaven in October 2004.
The programme will last for 6 years and be subject to periodic review. The next
stage is to prepare an Implementation Plan which, along with the implementation
plans for the other SRPs, will be considered by the SCAR Executive at their
meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria in July 2005. We imagine that the implementation
plans will be fairly brief documents, but they must set out clearly who will be
doing what within the programme, the expected scientific outcomes, the
timescale of the programme and the milestones.
Since the actual research will be carried out by
the National Programmes I am contacting you now to get the above information
for ACE. To collect the information in a fairly standard format I've attached a
proforma which I would be grateful if you could complete as best you can. (see
below)
It's broken down into the following time themes of
ACE (with leaders in parentheses) dealing with ice sheet and climate histories
during (1) the LGM-Holocene (Tony Payne); (2) the Pleistocene (Tim Naish); (3)
the Miocene and Pliocene (Alan Haywood); (4) the Oligocene-Miocene transition
(Rob DeConto); and (5) the Eocene and Oligocene (Jane Francis).
The intension is to assemble geological data for
each of these time periods, and use numerical modelling to test
geologically-based hypotheses regarding ice sheet and climate history.
The full science plan for ACE can be found on the
SCAR web site, and our own website at:
http://www.scar.org/researchgroups/
http://www.ace.scar.org
I realise that it's difficult to produce detailed
plans for work covering the next 5 years, as funding may not be guaranteed for
this period. However, any information that you can give would be of value.
I would be grateful for responses as soon as
possible so that I can prepare the implementation plan in advance of the SCAR
Executive meeting.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best wishes
Professor Martin Siegert
Co-Chair ACE (Antarctic Climate Evolution)
February 2005
Expected National
Scientific Contributions to the
SCAR Scientific Research
Programme
Antarctic Climate
Evolution (ACE)
Nation -
Form completed by (name, institute) -
Timeframe 1 - LGM-Holocene
Scientific Activities
Implementation/methodology i.e. planned field
work, modelling studies
Who will undertake these activities?
Expected scientific outcomes/deliverables
Timescale
Milestones
Timeframe 2 - the Pleistocene
Scientific Activities
Implementation/methodology i.e. planned field
work, modelling studies
Who will undertake these activities?
Expected scientific outcomes/deliverables
Timescale
Milestones
Timeframe 3 - the Miocene and Pliocene
Scientific Activities
Implementation/methodology i.e. planned field
work, modelling studies
Who will undertake these activities?
Expected scientific outcomes/deliverables
Timescale
Milestones
Timeframe 4 - the Oligocene-Miocene
transition
Scientific Activities
Implementation/methodology i.e. planned field
work, modelling studies
Who will undertake these activities?
Expected scientific outcomes/deliverables
Timescale
Milestones
Timeframe 5 - the Eocene and Oligocene
Scientific Activities
Implementation/methodology i.e. planned field
work, modelling studies
Who will undertake these activities?
Expected scientific outcomes/deliverables
Timescale
Milestones
OTHER
NEWS
Atlas of Antarctic Sea Ice Drift
This project was aimed
at developing a digital Atlas of Antarctic Sea Ice Drift which provides a comprehensive
view of sea-ice motion around Antarctica - as a reference for contemporary
ocean and climate modelling. The Atlas provides statistics on the state of
sea-ice cover for numerical weather forecasting models and ship routing, as
well as a detailed error analysis, such that the data are of practical value in
sea-ice model data assimilation.
The Atlas is based on
data covering almost two decades starting at 1979, and focusses on sea ice
variability over periods ranging from submonthly to interannual. The data
analysis takes advantage of algorithms developed for ice drift using data from
passive microwave sensors on polar-orbiting satellites as well as on drifting
buoy data gathered within various national programs and within the
International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB).
The graphical
presentations involve various combinations of sea ice variables, periods and
years, being commonly georeferenced in a geographic information system. They
also comprise ice concentrations from SSM/I and weather data from NCEP
Reanalysis.
A download area provides access to the underlying data in digital form and
can be used under the conditions specified in the data agreement, as follows:
The
use of the included data and images is free and should be acknowledged in the
following way if there are no other statements given:
C. Schmitt, Ch.
Kottmeier, S. Wassermann, M. Drinkwater: Atlas of Antarctic Sea Ice Drift,
2004. The work was performed at the Institut fuer Meteorologie und
Klimaforschung, Universitaet Karlsruhe by funding of the Deutsche
Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) Project Ko924/3-1.
Published under: http://imkhp7.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/~eisatlas
JCADM Review
SCAR and COMNAP
have undertaken a review of the Joint SCAR / COMNAP Committee on Antarctic Data
Management (JCADM) (http://www.jcadm.scar.org/ and http://www.scar.org/researchgroups/jcadm/review.html)
Texel, March 31 - April 1, 2005. JCADM brings together the managers of National
Antarctic Data Centres, and is responsible for management of the Antarctic
Master Directory (AMD), hosted by NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD).
The AMD is intended to comprise a one-stop-shop for access to the metadata that
concern Antarctic data sets.
The Review Team
noted that
i. There are now over 3000 entries in the AMD [1326, July
2001; 2116, July 2002; 2544, April 2003; 2966, June 2004; 3094, March 2005];
ii. The number of countries adding metadata has increased
from 9 in 2002 to 19 in 2005;
iii. The number of AMD users has grown from 100/month in Jan
2003 to 450/month in March 2005;
iv. A number of countries have set up national portals with
the AMD (2 in 2002, to 15 now).
A report on
JCADM will be finalised by the end of May for submission to the meetings of the
SCAR and COMNAP Executive Committees in Sofia, Bulgaria, in July.
The Review Team
comprises:
- Lesley Rickards, BODC, IODE
- Alessandro Capra, Geosciences SSG
- Maurizio Candidi, Physical Sciences SSG
- Ad Huiskes, Life Sciences SSG
- Berry Lyons, Director Byrd Polar Res Centre, Ohio State.
- Colin Summerhayes, SCAR
- Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Centre, Colorado Uni.
- Anders Kalqvist, representing COMNAP
- Heinz Miller, representing COMNAP
United States Polar Rock Repository
The United States Polar
Rock Repository (USPRR) is a national facility at the Byrd Polar Research
Center, Ohio State University. It is supported by the National Science
Foundation Office of Polar Programs. The repository houses rock collections
from polar regions for use by researchers and educators around the world. The
repository also contains associated materials such as field notes, annotated
photos and maps, raw analytic data, paleomagnetic cores, ground rock and
mineral residues, thin sections, microfossil mounts, microslides and residues.
The USPRR was opened in October 2003 and has been acquiring rock samples from
geologists since that time. All information about the samples is available in
an online database: http://bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/rr/samples/
Sample splits can be
requested by researchers for analysis.
UPCOMING
MEETINGS
SCAR - COMNAP
Joint Executive meeting
To be held in Sofia (Bulgaria) from 11-14 July 2005
International Conference on Glacial
Sedimentary Processes and Products
22-27 August 2005, Aberystwyth, United
Kingdom
Sponsor: International Association
of Sedimentologists (IAS)
Co-sponsors:
International Commission of Snow and Ice (ICSI), International Glaciological
Society (IGS), International Quaternary Association (INQUA), Antarctic Climate
Evolution (ACE), Scientific Commission on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Quaternary
Research Association (QRA), British Geological Survey (BGS)
The aim of this
conference is to promote dialogue between researchers in the fields of
contemporary glacial processes, glacial sedimentology and ice sheet modelling
in order to advance these fields in an integrated way. Contributions are
invited from researchers working on all aspects of glacial sedimentary
processes and products, covering glaciomarine, glaciolacustrine and terrestrial
settings, from Archaean times to the present day.
Full conference details
and delegate booking forms can be found at the conference website:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/visitors/glaciology/
Dynamic Planet 2005
22-26 August 2005,
Cairns, Australia
The 2005 IAG/IAPSO/IABO Joint Assembly will
offer a scientific program encompassing the most recent advances in geodesy,
oceanography and marine biology. The dynamic nature of our planet naturally
creates interactions of life within the oceans, the oceans themselves and the
continents and many of the symposium sessions cover interdisciplinary themes.
Particular session
onOceanography and Geodesy In
Polar Regions
See
the conference web site at http://www.dynamicplanet2005.com/
for further information.
Sixth International Conference on
Geomorphology
September 7-11 2005,
Zaragoza, Spain.
Organized by the
International Association of Geomorphologists.
It includes an Special
Session on Antarctic Geomorphology. General information and Second Circular at
the web site of the conference: http://wzar.unizar.es/actos/SEG
2nd International Alfred Wegener Symposium
30 October - 2 November 2005 Bremerhaven,
Germany
Type of Event:
Symposium
Themes:
Meteorology; Glaciology; Geosciences; Geothemes in the future; History of
Science
Contact
Email: secretary@alfred-wegener-symposium.de
Website: www.alfred-wegener-symposium.de
XXIX SCAR
Will be held in Hobart,
Australia. The Science Week will be held in Hobart from 9–14 July 2006. Further
details on the meeting will be discussed at the upcoming SCAR-COMNAP meeting in
July 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria.