Four Calls for AGU Fall Meeting Session Abstracts
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
10-14 December 2018
Washington, D.C.
Abstract submission deadline: 1 August 2018
For more information about the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, go to:
https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is currently accepting abstract submissions for the 2018 Fall Meeting. The meeting will be held 10-14 December 2018 in Washington, D.C.
Conveners of the following sessions invite abstract submissions:
SESSION 44393: Glacier Processes from Large-Scale Remote Sensing
Conveners: William H. Armstrong, Twila A. Moon, Bas Altena, and Amaury Dehecq
In glaciology, as in many fields, the rate of data production has reached a pace that often exceeds the rate of insight generation. A wide array of earth-observing satellites allow scientists to investigate glacier processes over larger spatial scales at higher temporal resolution than ever before. However, extracting process understanding from this rich data record remains a challenge.
Deeper understanding of glacier processes is critical for accurately assessing and predicting current and future glacier change and associated downstream impacts. In this session, conveners seek studies that exploit the wealth of remote sensing data to increase our understanding of glacier processes, including: basal motion, calving, grounding line migration, elevation change, ice flow, surging, and mass balance. Conveners particularly seek large spatial and/or temporal scale studies that characterize process variability and its controlling physical factors. Conveners also solicit studies using innovative analysis techniques, such as cross-sensor approaches, machine learning, and modeling-aided interpretation.
For more information and to submit an abstract to this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/44393
SESSION 48822: Integrating Observations and Models to Better Understand a Changing Arctic System
Conveners: Marika M. Holland, Jennifer E. Kay, and Donald K. Perovich
The Arctic environment is changing at an unprecedented rate. There is a significant need to understand ongoing Arctic system change and predict its future behavior. Model studies play a fundamental role in these tasks as a tool for experimentation and prediction. However, progress in model development often suffers from a disconnect with discoveries made in the observational community. In turn, observational activities could make better use of model guidance regarding the relative importance of various processes and improved sampling strategies. This session welcomes presentations that integrate in situ observations and remote sensing data with Arctic modeling activities to enhance the understanding of the changing Arctic system. Examples of this integration include methods to use observations in model validation and improvement, observational network design that use models to guide observations, and data assimilation activities which combine models and observations to enhance understanding and prediction of the Arctic system.
For more information and to submit an abstract to this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/48822
SESSION 52323: Putting Arctic Science to Work: Using Your Words to Reach Collaborators and Decision-makers
Conveners: Jessica Anne Rohde and Brendan Patrick Kelly
The Arctic is changing more rapidly than other parts of the planet with broad impacts on ecosystems, sea level, global weather patterns, transportation, and geopolitics. Responding to these intertwined changes requires collaboration across disciplines and effective communication with decision makers. The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee uses an open platform, IARPC Collaborations, to enhance communication, coordination, and collaboration between researchers of various disciplines and other stakeholders. The Study of Environmental Arctic Change developed expert-authored two-page briefs to answer policy-relevant science questions and promote cross disciplinary studies. The effectiveness of these and similar models depends on understanding different audiences, especially non-scientific and interdisciplinary audiences, and communicating accordingly. This session invites presentations that illustrate communication that is effective for promoting new collaborations and/or for conveying scientific understanding to decision-makers.
For more information and to submit an abstract to this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/52323
SESSION 51208: Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change
Conveners: Christina Schaedel, Jessica Gilman Emakovich, and Edward Schuur
Permafrost zone soils contain 1330-1580 Pg of organic carbon (C). Permafrost degradation can decrease ecosystem C storage by enhancing microbial activity and ecosystem respiration, but can also stimulate plant growth and lateral C flux, potentially increasing C stored in vegetation, soil, and sediment. This session invites papers that examine factors causing losses and gains in ecosystem C storage that relate to the question: What is the magnitude, timing, and form of C release from permafrost zone ecosystems to the atmosphere in a changing climate? Papers may address any aspect of this topic from molecular to global scales, using measurements or modeling to detect or forecast permafrost thaw and its influence on the C cycle and climate.
For more information and to submit an abstract to this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/51208