This is a six-part series. The topics include:
- Debris properties
- Debris-covered glacier meteorology
- Debris-covered glacier ablation
- Debris-covered glacier hydrology
- Debris transport and geomorphology
- Synthesis and long-term views
As glaciers continue to shrink they are becoming increasingly covered with loose rocky debris which greatly affects their response to climate change & presents unique challenges for measurement & modeling.
We intend to bring together experts in the field to discuss multiple topics in 6 panels, with an open interaction with audience. The insights generated will be synthesized & contributed toward the ongoing development of an opensource "Manual of methods for the study of debris-covered glaciers” to be published in cooperation with UNESCO.
Panel moderators include Leif Anderson, Catriona Fyffe, Akiko Sakai, Forrest Schoessow, and Jakob Steiner (co-editors of the manual) with support from the Debris-covered Glacier Working Group of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS).
For questions, please contact Forrest Schoessow at schoessow.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu