Over 500 experts from fields as diverse
as glaciology and zoology will be sharing their research findings.
That conclusion has emerged through a broad body of analysis in fields as disparate
as glaciology, the study of glacial formations, and palynology, the study of the distribution of pollen grains in lake mud.
However, many projects that are designed to understand climate change, such
as glaciology and oceanography, are impossible to do anywhere else.
Not exact matches
The IASOS has over 60 researchers from
glaciology to biology and oceans policy,
as well
as the same number of students who are doing postgraduate courses, masters, or PhDs.
«There are quite a few scientists like Claude — all from a slightly earlier era, when
glaciology was not the cover - of - Rolling - Stone enterprise that it is today — whose accomplishments are
as great or greater than most of the «big names» in the business today, but who are essentially unknown outside their immediate circle,» he said.
«I think I'm about
as young
as you can get for being a person who started in
glaciology at a time when climate change was not a primary part of the conversation,» says Moon, who is 35.
According to Sharp, the focus of the findings also marks an important milestone from the perspective of
glaciology, which traditionally focuses on sea level
as the most direct consequence of the impact of climate change on glaciers.
Today's polar scientist frequently marvels
as she or he looks back at what these early scientist - explorers accomplished,
as they laid the foundations that remain firm to this day in fields ranging across geology, meteorology, biology,
glaciology, and more.
As of 2016, USAP - DC is partnered with the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) to manage
glaciology data for the US Antarctic Program.
During his stay at the station, he will be in regular communication with Belgian students to help them learn about the technical aspects of the station,
as well
as the variety of the different scientific projects (
glaciology, atmospheric sciences and Earth sciences) taking place at the station.
I also love working in groups with diverse colleagues from other fields, such
as geodesy and
glaciology.
It actually covers climate modeling, solar and atmospheric physics, temperature measurement, phenomena of clouds, precipitation, sea levels, and
glaciology,
as related to climate change.
Hasnain now works for the head of the IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri,
as head of the
glaciology team for TERI, an energy research institute headquartered in India.
These discipline - specific activities serve an important role
as international forums for developing and comparing models in the individual fields of
glaciology and oceanography.