Research and Monitoring in the Mountain Cryosphere - January 21, 2025 In coordination with the launch of the UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025 and hosted by the IYGP Task Force 3, this event highlights why cryospheric research and monitoring are essential. Experts will discuss advancements, challenges, and priorities in the mountain cryosphere, emphasizing how the IYGP and the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences can strengthen global capacity to address these critical activities in a changing climate.

For more information about the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, visit the website.

Date: Tuesday, January 21

Time:
9 am MST (UTC-7)
10 am CST (UTC-6)
5 pm CET (UTC+1)

Location: Online (Zoom)

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Agenda

All times in CET (UTC+01:00)
Time Presentation & Speaker
5:00-5:05 PM CET Opening & Welcome
  • Zoë Johnson, University of Saskatchewan
  • Dr. James McPhee, Universidad de Chile
5:05-5:14 PM CET
  • Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace
    University of Saskatchewan
5:14-5:23 PM CET How do we assess glacier (mass) change?
  • Dr. Brian Menounos
    University of Northern British Columbia
5:23-5:32 PM CET How Observations from Instrumented High Altitude Basins Can Improve Predictions of Mountain Glacier and Snow Hydrology
  • Dr. John Pomeroy
    University of Saskatchewan
5:32-5:41 PM CET Snow and Glaciers Monitoring in Arctic: Polish Polar Station Hornsund
  • Dr. Ekaterina Rets
    Polish Academy of Sciences
5:41-5:50 PM CET Groundwater in Catchments headed by Temperate Glaciers
  • Dr. Sophie Violette
    Sorbonne University
5:50-6:00 PM CET Question Period

 

Event Details

When:
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
Location:
Online (Zoom)