Debris-Covered Glaciers Panel - Debris Properties

This is a six-part series. The topics include: 

1. Debris properties
2. Debris-covered glacier meteorology
3. Debris-covered glacier ablation
4. Debris-covered glacier hydrology
5. Debris transport and geomorphology
6. 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