SCAR-OSC 2012: Bob Bindschadler
The Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research Open Science Conference (SCAR-OSC) for 2012 is now over. Read on below for my summary and thoughts of the conference.
ISMASS Workshop (SCAR2012)
Busy day at the ISMASS Workshop here at SCAR 2012 (see here: ISMASS website). There were invited lectures from a number of prominent scientists, including Erik Ivins, Pippa Whitehouse, Jay Zwally, Catherine Ritz, Slawek Tulaczyk, Catia Domingues, and Robert Nicholls. For me, two talks stood out as exceptional.
Ice sheet thinning on James Ross Island
We’ve just heard that we’ve been successful in our application to the Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facilty (CIAF) in Scotland at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC). Thanks, SUERC!
Climate Change Sceptics
Proving Climate Change When reading the New Scientists’ focus on Climate Change, I was struck by the number of comments along the lines of, ‘This is theory, we won’t believe it until you prove it’. Two things came to my attention. Firstly, that climate change has been accorded almost myth or religious-like status, and has …
Fieldwork plans to Alexander Island
Fieldwork plans to Alexander Island are firming up – watch this space. We’ll be flying to Rothera on 1st November, and we’ll be deployed to George VI Ice Shelf by Twin Otter aircraft (with skis instead of wheels) shortly afterwards. Then we’ll have a busy month at Ablation Valley, before being picked up towards the …
Going live!
We’ve gone live! Please let us know what you think of the website.
SCAR conference
In just a couple of weeks, I am going to the SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) conference in Portland, Oregon.
Alexander Island
Today, I am at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. This is because I am meeting people to discuss my next season, which will be to Ablation Valley, Alexander Island.
Bethan’s Blog
Dear everyone, Welcome to my blog. This is where I will write about all things glaciological. I will include updates on my fieldwork plans, conferences, and talk about my up and coming work. I will also write about recently published work that interests me. If you like, you can read my other blog, at Alpkit.com. …