ISSN 0019–1043 Ice

News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society

Number 154 3rd Issue 2010

Contents

2 From the Editor 25 Staff changes 3 Recent work 25 New Chair for the Awards Committee 3 Australia 26 Report from the IGS conference on Snow, 3 Ice cores Ice and Humanity in a Changing Climate, 4 Ice sheets, glaciers and icebergs Sapporo, Japan, 21–25 June 2010 5 Sea ice and glacimarine processes 31 Report from the British Branch Meeting, 6 Large-scale processes Aberystwyth 7 Remote sensing 32 Meetings of other societies 8 Numerical modelling 32 Workshop of Glacial Erosion 9 Ecology within glacial systems Modelling 10 Geosciences and glacial geology 33 Northwest Glaciologists’ Meeting 11 International Glaciological Society 35 UKPN Circumpolar Remote Sensing 11 Journal of Glaciology Workshop 14 Annals of Glaciology 51(56) 35 Notes from the production team 15 Annals of Glaciology 52(57) 36 San Diego symposium, 2nd circular 16 Annals of Glaciology 52(58) 44 News 18 Annals of Glaciology 52(59) 44 Obituary: Keith Echelmeyer 19 Annual General Meeting 2010 46 70th birthday celebration for 23 Books received Sigfús Johnsen 24 Award of the Richardson Medal to 48 Glaciological diary Jo Jacka 54 New members

Cover picture: Spiral icicle extruded from the tubular steel frame of a jungle gym in Moscow, November 2010. Photo: Alexander Nevzorov.

Scanning electron micrograph of the ice crystal used in headings by kind permission of William P. Wergin, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture

EXCLUSION CLAUSE. While care is taken to provide accurate accounts and information in this Newsletter, neither the editor nor the International Glaciological Society undertakes any liability for omissions or errors.

1 From the Editor

Dear IGS member

Although this is the last issue of 2010, I am our membership had plummeted since writing this in February 2011. I have just 2001. We were down to just over 500 returned from the 15th Alpine Glaciologists members and the situation was becoming Meeting – always an enjoyable meeting. critical. We reviewed and modernized In preparing my presentation for the our systems and installed a membership meeting, compiling the statistics about our management system which gives us much performance this past year, it dawned on me greater control, over both membership that we are at a watershed in the history of data and financial matters. the IGS. For the last few years we have been Now this is all water under the bridge working on ‘repairing’ things that were not – we have turned things around on those working as they should. two fronts. That leaves us with the question: First we attacked the very long turnover what next? What are we going to do now? time between submission and publication. We need a new ‘mission’, a new ‘goal’. We believe we have resolved that issue What should that be? We have some ideas and now we are one of the fastest journals but we would really like to hear from you, in the field. We have done this without our members. What would you like to see us compromising our standards. The quality of tackle next? We have a very efficient team our journals is as high as when we won the in the IGS office and we are keen to tackle ALPSP award some years ago. We still check new challenges on your behalf. Before we every reference cited and copy edit every reveal our thoughts we would like to hear paper and we believe our copy editors are from you. So put your thinking cap on and some of the best. We maintain our ‘house help us set our new goals. style’ so all our journals have the same Finally I would like all of you to consistently high quality. And once we get encourage your colleagues and students to the proofs back from you, we make the join the IGS. We have been able to turn the corrections and then proof-read everything drop in membership around and, at present, before we publish it on the web. we have attained the second-highest Once the publications were in order, membership levels in the history of the IGS we turned our attention to the membership but are still slightly short of the previous and finances. As some of you may know maximum, set in 2001.

Magnús Már Magnússon Secretary General 2 Recent work

Australia

ICE CORES Ice cores retrieved from 100 m deep boreholes in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, provide a 200- Aurora Basin North ice core drilling: past and 300 year archive of climate history. The project present climate will produce data on the history of atmospheric M. Curran (AAD & ACE CRC), D. Dahl-Jensen circulation in the Southern Ocean sector of the (Univ. Copenhagen), B. Frankel (AAD & ACE circum-Antarctic, associated with the Antarctic CRC), J. McConnell (DRI), V. Morgan (ACE CRC), Circumpolar Wave (ACW) and the El Nino South- A. Moy (AAD & ACE CRC), T. v.Ommen (AAD & ern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Annu- ACE CRC) lar Mode of climate variability. The proxy climate To obtain a climate record in excess of 2000 data on surface temperature, frequency of precipi- years, the ice core drilling expedition is proposed tation events, snow accumulation rates, moisture for Aurora Basin, between Law Dome and Dome source, strong katabatic wind events, and atmos- C. The derived ice core will be used to compare pheric blocking south of eastern Australia, have coastal and inland Antarctic records. This will im- been combined with instrumental meteorological prove interpretation of ice core climate records records to understand the mechanisms controlling and increase our knowledge of the role of Antarc- the interaction between atmospheric circulation tica in the global climate system. between south-east Australia and Antarctica. The Email: [email protected] project will form a component of the International Concentration and isotopic measurements of Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE). radiatively important gases in the southern Email: [email protected] atmosphere High resolution studies of cosmogenic beryllium D. Etheridge (CMAR), M. Bender (Princeton isotopes (10Be and 7Be) at Law Dome Univ.), S. Coram (CMAR), R. Langenfels (CMAR), A. Smith (ANSTO), M. Curran (AAD & ACE CRC), I. Levin (Univ. Heidelberg), A. Smith (ANSTO), D. Etheridge (CMAR), A. Moy (AAD & ACE CRC), A. Stavert (CMAR), P. Steele (CMAR), and M. J. Pedro (UTAS), T. V.Ommen (AAD & ACE CRC) v.d.Schoot (CMAR) Naturally-occurring radioactive isotopes are pro- Gases released by human activity (greenhouse and duced in the Earth’s atmosphere by cosmic rays, ozone depleting gases) are responsible for global at a rate controlled by the activity of the Sun. Cur- change. They are long-lived and well-mixed in the rently, the Sun is the least active it has been in atmosphere. The Antarctic regions, remote from in- the last century, and it is important to understand dustrial and land plant activity are ideally located how this affects the climate and the production of to measure global changes in the gases. The CSIRO cosmogenic beryllium: 10Be and 7Be. Using the sampling network represents the most comprehen- new Air-link we can now rapidly return ice core sive, long-running Southern Hemisphere program. samples to Australia for measurement of the short- With continuing innovation in measurement and lived 7Be isotope. This project will use measure- interpretive models, it is ideally positioned to detect ments of cosmogenic beryllium in Antarctic ice possible climate-induced regional changes in car- to improve our interpretation of past solar activity bon uptake, as well as monitor global changes. It and climate change. also provides essential background information to Email: [email protected] the new challenge of monitoring integrated emis- sions from the Australian continent. Ice core paleoclimatology Email: [email protected] T. v.Ommen (AAD & ACE CRC), M. Curran (AAD & ACE CRC), M. Duldig (AAD), B. Frankel (AAD East Antarctic and Circum-Antarctic climate & ACE CRC), V. Morgan (ACE CRC), A. Moy (AAD history in Queen Mary Land: an Australian & ACE CRC), J. Pedro (ACE CRC), T. Vance (ACE contribution to ITASE CRC) I. Goodwin (Macquarie Univ.), M. Curran (AAD Prediction of future climate change requires & ACE CRC), A. Moy (AAD & ACE CRC), and knowledge of past changes. Polar snow forms an T. v.Ommen (AAD & ACE CRC) archive of environmental conditions that is ac- The climate variability of the Southern Ocean cessible by drilling and analysing ice cores. This sector of the circum-Antarctic and East Antarc- project uses ice core data to reconstruct records, tic is being investigated using ice core studies. 3 including past temperature and atmospheric com- some of the deepest and possibly oldest ice on the position, to improve understanding of the climate continent. This will improve understanding of the system. ice sheet itself, its past, and potential future im- Email: [email protected] pact on sea-level, and of the underlying geology. It will also guide the search for suitable ice-core ICE SHEETS, GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS sites for recovering the oldest possible record. Email: [email protected] Ice sheet-atmosphere interaction and surface Antarctica – past, present, and future: exploring climatology of interior Antarctica the dynamic interactions of ice sheet and ice I. Allison (ACE CRC) and P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC) shelves within the global climate system through Automatic weather stations are used to provide numerical modelling surface meteorological data from remote regions R. Warner (AAD & ACE CRC), R. Greve (Hokkaido of the Antarctic ice sheet. A network of more than Univ.), B. Legresy (CNRS), R. Massom (AAD & 10 stations is operated. These measure a range of ACE CRC), and J. Roberts (AAD & ACE CRC) different parameters every hour and relay the data The balance between ice accumulation and loss to Australia via a satellite link. The data are used for Antarctica will be investigated using numerical for meteorological forecasting, to support aircraft simulations, to predict changes in sea level and operations, to provide climatic information, for input of fresh water to the Southern Ocean. The studies of the surface wind processes over the ice physics of ice flow and transitions between ice sheet, and to support a variety of other research sheet, ice streams and ice shelf flow will be treated programs such as the interpretation of proxy in detail. Coupled models will also examine climate data in ice cores. interaction between floating ice shelves and the Email: [email protected] ocean circulating beneath, since this contact Ice shelf – ocean interaction in the cavity beneath provides an important path for climate warming the Amery Ice Shelf to influence the loss of ice. Comparisons with M. Craven (AAD & ACE CRC), I. Allison (ACE present day field observations and projections for CRC), H. Fricker (Scripps, UCSD), and J. Hunter sea-level and climate change will be developed. (ACE CRC) Email: [email protected] Most snow falling on Antarctica drains via ice Mass balance of the Totten basin in East Antarc- streams and floating ice shelves to the sea where tica: estimation and calibration from ground, air the dominant loss mechanisms are iceberg and space-based observations (TOT-Cal) calving and basal melting. Ocean interaction with C. Watson (UTAS), R. Coleman (UTAS), H. Fricker the shelves influences the Antarctic mass budget, (Scripps), B. Legresy (CNRS), J. Roberts (AAD & and modifies the water properties and circulation ACE CRC), and P. Tregnoing (ANU) patterns of the ocean. This project will directly Regions of Antarctica are undergoing significant measure ocean characteristics, ocean currents, change in response to the Earth’s changing and basal melting & freezing processes, using climate. This project will provide a state of the art boreholes melted through the Amery Ice Shelf contemporary insight into the changing behaviour into the underlying ocean cavity. The project is of the Totten drainage basin in East Antarctica – linked with others investigating the ice shelf flow an area of vital importance in understanding and mass budget, and the ocean circulation north ice/ocean/ atmosphere and climate interactions of the shelf. in the Australian region of Antarctica. We will Email: [email protected] estimate the contribution of the Totten Glacier ICECAP – Casey/Aurora Basin Component drainage basin to present-day sea level rise and T. v.Ommen (AAD & ACE CRC), D. Blankenship simultaneously provide a critical validation of (Univ. Texas), J. Holt (Univ. Texas), J. Roberts the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite (AAD & ACE CRC), M. Siebert (Univ. Edinburgh), mission over this region. R. Warner (AAD & ACE CRC), A. Wright (Univ. Email: [email protected] Edinburgh), D. Young (Univ. Texas), and N. Young Structure and dynamics of the Dalk Glacier and (AAD & ACE CRC) comparison to other outlet glaciers in Prydz Bay The ICECAP Project will conduct a major airborne and Mawson Coast survey in East Antarctica. The survey will employ C. Wilson (UMelb) multi-frequency ice penetrating radar, laser al- The Dalk Glacier, located in the vicinity of the timeter, magnetometers and a gravity meter to Larsemann Hills, is one of the outlet glaciers that study a large and relatively unexplored part of the contributes to the drainage of the East Antarctic continent. The survey extends from Casey, inland ice sheet. An investigation will be undertaken to across the Aurora Subglacial Basin, which holds identify and monitor zones of fast flowing ice and 4 relate these to the development of crevasse fields. relationships between interannual change in the These observations will be related to the dynamics fast-ice parameters and within the large-scale of the Srsdal Glacier (Vestfold Hills) and the outlet climate system are explored. Sampling multiple glaciers in the Framnes Mountains. locations near each station enables identification Email: [email protected] of oceanic forcing on the fast-ice growth. Email: [email protected] Change in ice shelf – ice stream systems N. Young (AAD & ACE CRC), R. Coleman (UTAS), Studying high-frequency Arctic and Antarctic H. Fricker (Scripps, UCSD), and B. Legresy (CNRS) sea-ice dynamics using drifting buoy data Ice streams and ice shelves are components of the P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC) and C. Geiger (Univ. Antarctic continental ice cover that are likely to Delaware) respond earliest to changes in the environment. In-situ observations of sea-ice drift from the Arctic This project investigates a selection of ice stream– and Antarctic together with auxiliary data will ice shelf systems in East Antarctica, to detect and be used to determine the contribution of daily assess change in their flow regimes and the sub- and sub-daily motion on the overall drift. The sequent contribution to Sea Level Rise. Measure- cyclical character induces repeated opening and ments are made using satellite remote sensing of closing of the ice pack, which has been shown to ice velocity and strain rates, surface topography, increase the net ice-growth rate, hence impacting ice thickness, and under the floating sections, ba- the sea-ice volume, which is a crucial parameter sal melt/freeze rates, providing observations from within the climate system. Here we seek to study a broad area, and complementing direct observa- the variability observed in sea-ice dynamics, to tions from field surveys. attribute it to changes in the climate system, and Email: [email protected] to gauge the effect of this variability on sea-ice thickness and volume. Distribution, size and dissolution of Antarctic Email: [email protected] icebergs N. Young (AAD & ACE CRC) and J. Jacka (ACE An observatory of coastal sea ice and environment CRC) P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC), S. Gerland (NPI), T. Has- This is an observational project based on visual kell (IRL), P. Langhorne (Univ. Otago), R. Massom records, collected on all voyages of the Australian (AAD & ACE CRC), and B. Wienecke (AAD) Antarctic Research Program, of icebergs in the Antarctic fast ice is a crucial climate component, Southern Ocean, and with every voyage south and of critical importance to the survival of higher it adds data to an international data collection predators and to shipping and (intra-continental which is co-ordinated in Norway. The data are fixed-wing) aircraft operations. Neither its base also added to the local web-based data set, state nor its variability are well documented. We which is used to carry out statistical calculations shall deploy several digital environmental moni- to estimate the melt rate of the icebergs. The toring systems to collect regional-scale* data on iceberg melt rate in the warmer waters north of spatio-temporal variability of fast ice. The aim is the Antarctic Continent may indicate what the to initiate an ongoing high-resolution data series melt rates of the continental ice might be, given a of fast-ice extent and meteorological parameters warmer climate than currently exists. for our analysis of the fast ice response to atmos- Email: [email protected] pheric circulation changes. Our data on fast-ice variations will be well suited to study the variabil- SEA ICE AND GLACIMARINE PROCESSES ity in breeding success of Emperor penguins. Email: [email protected] Variability of the coastal Antarctic climate de- Winter foraging success of Southern Ocean rived from fast-ice observations predators in relation to stochastic variation in P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC), and I. Allison (ACE sea-ice extent and winter water formation CRC) M. Hindell (UTAS), M. Fedak (Univ. St Andrews), Fast ice is sensitive to change in the (polar) climate I. Field (Macquarie Univ.), C. Guinet (CNRS), and system. We monitor the fast-ice (and snow) J. v.d.Hoff (AAD) thickness, its annual growth curve and extent This study will use innovative technology to through weekly in-situ measurements offshore measure the winter spatial foraging patterns and from Davis and Mawson stations, East Antarctica. net energy gain of adult female elephant seals (and Our data are used to extend an ongoing long- potentially Weddell seals), while simultaneously term record at those locations, and combined providing high-resolution data on the physical with meteorological observations to analyze nature of the water column in which the seals ice-atmosphere interactions, and to identify any live. By combining biological and physical data changes in the forcing balance. For example, with satellite derived sea-ice information, this 5 study will improve our understanding of predator ern Ocean ecosystems, and make use of cutting- foraging success (and therefore mechanisms which edge technology for the calibration and validation regulate population trajectories) and provide of satellite data over Antarctic sea ice. In partic- physical oceanographers with fundamental data ular, radar and laser altimetry from a helicopter on the importance mechanisms that determine and upward-looking sonar and radiometer meas- the winter ice and bottom water formation that urements from a long-range Autonomous Under- under-pin the Antarctic marine ecosystem. water Vehicle (AUV), will provide regional-scale Email: [email protected] measurements not previously available in the Ant- arctic pack ice. The work will vastly improve our The Southern Ocean branch of the Meridional understanding of the volume of ice in ridges and overturning circulation: new observations of the relationship between ice and snow thickness vertical mixing and the distribution of sea ice algae. H.E. Phillips (UTAS), and N.L. Bindoff (ACE CRC Email: [email protected] & CMAR) The Southern Ocean ventilates much of the world ocean and regulates its capacity to store heat and LARGE-SCALE PROCESSES carbon. Over 60 carbon dioxide is in the southern Interactions between small scale cyclones and hemisphere oceans. Recent studies suggest verti- sea ice and their role in the Southern Ocean cal mixing, a key process in this ventilation, is climate system strong where the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Amanda Lynch (Monash Univ.), J.J. Cassano (Univ. the largest current in the world, crosses rough bot- Colorado), J Maslanik (Univ. Colorado), A. Rinke tom topography. Using newly-developed velocity (AWI), J. Bareiss (AWI), and K. Dethloff (AWI) sensors attached to Argo profiling floats we will The Southern Ocean cyclone belt has a strong in- measure vertical mixing to help us better under- fluence on Australian weather and climate. This stand the meridional overturning circulation and project will allow improvements in the under- the factors that may cause it to slow or shut down. standing of intense small scale cyclones in the re- Email: [email protected] gion. Importantly, the research will highlight key Tidal effects on the ice concentration and lead sensitivities in the coupling between these atmos- fraction over the continental shelf and slope off pheric circulations and the underlying sea ice. Wilkes Land Further, the compilation of an updated Southern R. Robertson (ADFA) Ocean cyclone climatology will provide a basis Sea ice and tides are important factors affecting for evaluating future changes in cyclone distribu- ocean-atmosphere heat transfer and deep water tion and frequency of occurrence in the Antarctic formation. They affect climate and the global ther- region. Finally, by leading this unique interna- mohaline circulation. Generally, tidal processes tional collaboration with German and US scien- were ignored in coupled sea ice/ocean models tists, the profile of Australian scientists in Antarctic and sea ice was ignored in tidal models. Here, a atmospheric research will be strongly enhanced. coupled sea ice/ocean model is used to evaluate Email: [email protected] tidal effects on sea ice and deep water formation Mesoscale atmospheric circulations in Terra in the continental margin off Wilkes Land. The Nova Bay model results will both support and be verified Amanda Lynch (Monash Univ.) against results from an observational sea ice pro- Small cyclones over the Southern Ocean, through gram. The project will also investigate the effects their transport of heat and moisture, represent of warming of circumpolar deep water on sea ice. an important component of the maintenance of Email: [email protected] Southern Hemisphere climate. The relationship Investigation of physical and biological processes between these cyclones and persistent openings in the Antarctic sea ice zone during spring using in the sea-ice (‘polynyas’) remains uncertain. in situ, aircraft and underwater observations This project will participate in a U.S.-funded ob- A. Worby (AAD & ACE CRC), S. Ackley (UTSA), servational program in Terra Nova Bay. The data N. Bose (UTAS), A. Bowie (ACE CRC), G. Dieckmann collected will be combined with state-of-the-art (AWI), P. Gogineni (Univ. Kansas), K. Golden (Univ. modelling techniques to advance the understand- Utah), P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC), S. Kawaguchi ing of atmospheric processes responsible for the (AAD & ACE CRC), D. Lannuzel (ACE CRC), S. Laxon development and decay of small Southern Ocean (UCL), C. Leuschen (Univ. Kansas), J. Lieser (ACE cyclones and to explore the interactions between CRC), T. Markus (NASA), R. Massom (AAD & ACE these cyclones and the underlying surface condi- CRC), and K. Meiners (AAD & ACE CRC) tions, including sea-ice extent, thickness, concen- This work will improve our understanding of the tration, motion, and temperature. relationship between Antarctic sea ice and South- Email: [email protected] 6 Polar lows over the subantarctic waters changes spanning through all system compo- Ian Simmonds (UMelb) nents. Reasons for and interactions between these The subantarctic region is frequently subject to changes are not well known. This is related to violent small storms which often arrive with little our inaccurate knowledge on the processes con- warning. The most extreme of these are referred trolling Antarctic meteorology and the exchange to as ‘polar lows’, and are accompanied by very processes between the atmosphere, snow, ice, strong surface winds. They present serious hazards and the sea. One of the uncertainties in the mass to shipping and are difficult to forecast. The project balance of the ice sheet is related to atmospheric will make use high-resolution satellite-derived transport of moisture from lower latitudes to the surface winds over the Southern Ocean to identify Antarctic and Southern Ocean: estimates based these features. Complementary satellite data on various methods and data sets have a lot of will be used to determine the temperature and scatter. The role of cyclones in the moisture trans- moisture vertical profiles within these systems. port is well recognized but that of mesoscale This information will allow an identification of the cyclones, which are not well detected by large- physical processes operating and hence offer the scale models, is poorly known. Other atmospher- potential for improved forecasting. ic system components are also quantitatively not Email: [email protected] well known and reliably represented in numeri- cal weather prediction and climate models. The Arctic sea ice decline and the ‘Arctic overall objective of the project is to obtain better amplification’ understanding on atmospheric and cryospheric Ian Simmonds (UMelb) and J.A. Screen (UMelb) processes in the Antarctic, and to utilize this in The rise in Arctic near-surface air temperatures developing better parameterization schemes for has been almost twice as large as the global aver- NWP and climate models. The study will concen- age in recent decades, a feature known as ‘Arctic trate on the following topics: (1) surface energy amplification’. Increased concentrations of at- balance over continental ice, ice shelves, and sea mospheric greenhouse gases have driven Arctic ice, (2) the atmospheric boundary layer over the and global average warming; however, the under- sea ice zone, and (3) mesoscale meteorology over lying causes of Arctic amplification remain uncer- selected regions. tain. The roles of reductions in snow and sea ice Email: [email protected] cover and changes in atmospheric and oceanic circulation, cloud cover and water vapour are still matters of debate. A better understanding of REMOTE SENSING the processes responsible for the recent amplified Remote sensing of near-coastal Antarctic sea ice warming is essential for assessing the likelihood, and its impacts on ice shelves and ecosystems and impacts, of future rapid Arctic warming and R. Massom (AAD & ACE CRC), N. Adams (BoM), sea ice loss. Here we show that the Arctic warm- R. Aster (NMT), C. Barbraud (CNRS), P. Heil (AAD ing is strongest at the surface during most of the & ACE CRC), J. Lieser (ACE CRC), D. MacAyeal year and is primarily consistent with reductions in (Univ. Chicago), T. Scambos (Univ. Boulder), sea ice cover. Changes in cloud cover, in contrast, V. Squire (Univ. Otago), and A.P. Worby (AAD & have not contributed strongly to recent warming. ACE CRC) Increases in atmospheric water vapour content, The research will derive improved estimates of partly in response to reduced sea ice cover, may East Antarctic fast-ice extent and thickness, and have enhanced warming in the lower part of the their variability, from satellite data. These will be atmosphere during summer and early autumn. used to explicitly test relationships between fast We conclude that diminishing sea ice has had a ice/other environmental parameters and Emperor leading role in recent Arctic temperature ampli- penguin population dynamics. We shall also fication. The findings reinforce suggestions that combine observations with a wave-ice shelf- strong positive ice temperature feedbacks have sea ice interaction model to test the hypothesis emerged in the Arctic, increasing the chances of that catastrophic ice shelf break-up events along further rapid warming and sea ice loss, and will the Antarctic Peninsula are linked to increased probably affect polar ecosystems, ice-sheet mass ocean wave energy associated with sea-ice extent balance and human activities in the Arctic. anomalies (driven by atmospheric anomalies), Email: [email protected] and/or long-period swell from far-remote storms. Antarctic meteorology and its interaction with This work will aid comprehension of processes the cryosphere and the ocean responsible for recent rapid ice-shelf demise. T. Vihma (Finnish Meteorological Institute), [email protected] H. Savijaervi (Univ. Helsinki), and P. Uotila (CMAR) The Antarctic climate system is undergoing rapid

7 Measuring changes in mass balance of Antarctica heat poleward and regulating the uptake of

P. Tregoning (ANU) anthropogenic CO2. Multiple steady-states in the Changes in temperature of the oceans and THC have been identified in the North Atlantic, atmosphere cause changes in the size of polar ice including an ‘off’ state where no deep water is sheets and mountain glaciers, as well as changes formed, yet little is known regarding the possibility in global sea level. Space-geodetic techniques for multiple equilibria of the Southern Ocean (such as satellite altimetry, space-gravity missions, THC. This study aims to (1) examine hysteresis GPS) can be used to measure present-day changes behaviour and possible multiple equilibria of the in the volume of water stored on the continents Southern Ocean THC, and (2) quantify the role in the form of polar ice caps. Changing volumes of the Southern Ocean THC by examining the indicate exchanges of water with the oceans, difference between ‘on’ and ‘off’ states in various inducing increases/decreases in sea level. The water-masses. research involves improving the geodetic analysis Email: [email protected] techniques – including in-situ validation in Investigation of ice edge controls Antarctica – to derive more accurate mass balance P. Heil (AAD & ACE CRC), and R. Stevens (UTAS) estimates. This includes improving atmospheric In this study stand-alone numerical sea-ice model and tidal models used in the reduction of the raw is used to investigate the contributions of thermo- space-geodetic observations. dynamic and dynamic processes in controlling the Email: [email protected] equatorward ice-edge position, and to assess how Present-day glacial isostatic adjustment of the ice-edge location responds within past and fu- Antarctica ture climate scenarios. The relative contributions P. Tregoning (ANU), G. Ramillien (CNRS), of sea-ice growth (thermodynamic processes) and H. McQueen (ANU), D. Zwartz (ANU) of ice advection (dynamic process) to the ice-edge Understanding present-day melting patterns of advance will be assessed. Sensitivity studies will polar ice caps and the contribution to present-day reveal how these may change in changing climate sea level variations requires first unravelling the forcing. To separate the importance of the various puzzle of how the continents are still adjusting processes, a number of forcing parameters will be after the melting that has occurred since the Last investigated: E.g., how do winds impact on the Glacial Maximum around 10,000 years ago. The north-south movement of the ice edge? How does present-day glacial isostatic adjustment of Antarc- wave-ice interaction influence the ice-edge posi- tica generates uplift of the continent that is de- tion? How persistent are seasonal extreme loca- tectable by space-geodetic observing techniques. tions of the ice-edge, and what are the dominant The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment processes in maintaining the annual maximum (GRACE) is sensitive to the induced gravity chang- ice-edge position? es, while satellite altimetry and ground-based Email: [email protected] GPS can measure directly the vertical movement Improvement of sea ice model component of the of the surface. These effects must be removed ACCESS coupled model from GRACE and altimetry estimates of temporal S. O’Farrell (CMAR) and P. Uotila (CMAR) changes in ice in order to estimate present-day The sea ice component of ACCESS coupled cli- mass balance changes that might be occurring mate model is the CICE 4.0 model from LANL. as a result of global warming. Since 1998, we The sea ice component is also part of the Aus- have operated remote GPS installations in East COM sea ice-ocean system. There are number of Antarctica to measure the rate of uplift currently upgrade planned in both systems, including up- occurring as a result of ongoing glacial isostatic grading to version 4.1, designed to get realistic ice adjustment. Considerable care is required in the thickness patterns. These include tuning ridging analysis of the GPS data to ensure that rates with parameterization, ocean turning angles, and test- an accuracy of < 1 mm/yr can be estimated. ing the inclusion of tides. The atmospheric com- Email: [email protected] ponent of ACCESS model is the UM atmospheric component from the UK Meteorological office. NUMERICAL MODELLING In collaboration with our UK colleagues we plan to upgrade the coupling approach so that we can Multiple equilibria in the Southern Ocean directly couple in ice albedo parameterizations, thermohaline circulation and links to global test out the internal reflections of shortwave ra- climate diation from the CICE code, and implement the M. England (Univ. New South Wales) multilayer sea ice option. The ocean’s thermohaline circulation (THC) plays Email: Siobhan.O’[email protected] a fundamental role in global climate, transporting

8 Southern Ocean physical oceanography and. An integrated study of processes linking sea cryosphere linkages [SOPHOCLES] ice and biological ecosystem elements off East S. O’Farrell (CMAR), and I. Wainer (Univ. Sao Antarctica during winter Paulo) K.M. Meiners (AAD & ACE CRC), S. Allen SOPHOCLES was formed to improve our (CSIRO), I. Allison (ACE CRC), A. Brierley (Univ. understanding of how Southern Ocean ice St Andrews), A. Constable (AAD & ACE CRC), A. processes are represented in models, with time Davidson (AAD), G. Hosie (AAD), S. Kawaguchi scales ranging from daily sea ice forecasting to (AAD), A. McMinn (UTAS), S. Nicol (AAD & ACE decadal climate change. SOPHOCLES seeks to CRC), T. Trull (UTAS & CMAR), V. Wadley (AAD), engage the observational community to take full G. Williams (Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie), A.P. advantage of new satellite data and in situ data. Worby (AAD & ACE CRC), and S. Wright (AAD All components of the cryosphere – including sea & ACE CRC) ice, glaciers, ice-shelves, and icebergs and their During austral winter 2007 a multidisciplinary associated freshwater and heat fluxes to the ocean survey of the processes linking sea ice with bio- – will eventually be addressed. logical elements of Antarctic marine ecosystems Email: Siobhan.O’[email protected] has been conducted. The survey provides large- scale information on sea ice biological and physi- ECOLOGY WITHIN GLACIAL SYSTEMS cal parameters in the 115-130 degree East sec- tor off East Antarctica. The distribution of sea ice Experimental studies into growth and ageing of algae and krill has been observed using an Au- krill tonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) operating S. Kawaguchi (AAD), R. King (AAD), and S. Nicol under the sea ice. Shipborne measurements and (AAD & ACE CRC) an intensive sea ice sampling program comple- The experimental krill research program is ment the AUV data. This study will evaluate focussed on obtaining life history information whether or not there is a close dependency of the of use in managing the krill fishery – the largest ecosystem on the physical environment, i.e. such Antarctic fishery. In particular, the program will as the sea-ice extent, and how sea ice and snow concentrate on studies into schooling, growth, do affect algal biomass. aging, behaviour and reproduction of krill as well Email: [email protected] as into the operation, behaviour and trends of the Coupled physical-biological processes in the krill fishery. Antarctic sea ice zone Email: [email protected] K.M. Meiners (AAD & ACE CRC), A. Constable Sea ice primary production off eastern Antarctica (AAD, ACE CRC), A. Davidson (AAD), P. Heil A. McMinn (UTAS), K. Meiners (AAD & ACE (AAD & ACE CRC), S. Kawaguchi (AAD & ACE CRC), and P. Ralph (UTS) CRC), J.L. Lieser (ACE CRC), R.A. Massom (AAD Climate change is causing massive changes to the & ACE CRC), S. Nicol (AAD & ACE CRC), A. Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems. This McMinn (IMAS/UTAS), P. Strutton (UTAS), A.P. project will estimate primary production within Worby (AAD & ACE CRC), and S. Wright (AAD the seasonal sea ice zone and estimate the likely & ACE CRC) changes in production in future. In particular we This project will determine the physical and will investigate the effects of changing sea ice biological factors that determine ice algal and extent and increased temperatures. This should pelagic production in the sea ice zone. The allow us to determine how much food will be proposed work contributes to the assessment and available for krill, seals and penguins. prediction of climate change impacts on Antarctic Email: [email protected] marine ecosystems by providing data for ice algal primary production and ecosystem model Effect of global change on the primary production calibration and validation. of Antarctic coastal ecosystems Email: [email protected] A. McMinn (UTAS), and P. Ralph (UTS) Global climate change will lead to a reduction in Resilience of Antarctic marine benthic the duration and thickness of sea ice in Antarctic invertebrates and the ecological consequences coastal areas. We will determine whether this will of environmental change lead to a decrease in primary production and food K. Miller (UTAS), M. Byrne (Univ. Sydney), and value to higher predators. C. King (AAD) Email: [email protected] Environmental change is by far one of the major crises facing our planet in recent times. This project will contribute specifically to understanding the effects of climate change and other human-

9 induced impacts on marine species in Antarctica. 200 geomagnetic observatories. There are many Through studying key ecological and biological practical applications of the data. Australia’s processes in marine benthic invertebrates we will seismological observatories are also part of a better understand the spatial scale of populations, global network and are used for detecting and the nature of the processes that maintain those locating earthquakes and nuclear explosions. The populations, how environmental change will data are used for research into the Earth’s interior, affect those processes, and the levels of genetic hazard reduction and monitoring of nuclear test diversity and resilience in Antarctic marine ban treaties. communities. Taken together this information Email: [email protected] will enable better, more informed management of Antarctic marine ecosystems. ABBREVIATIONS Email: [email protected] AAD Australian Antarctic Division GEOSCIENCES AND GLACIAL GEOLOGY ACE CRC Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre Subsurface investigations of Marine Plain ADFA Australian Defence Force Academy D. Gore (Macquarie Univ.), R. Bingham (Univ. ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Bristol), C. Murray-Wallace (Univ. Wollongong), Technology Organisation R. Powell (Nth Illinois Univ.), P. Quilty (UTAS), ANU Australian National University G. Skilbeck (UTS), J. Whitehead (UTAS) BoM Bureau of Meteorology Marine Plain at Vestfold Hills contains a unique CMAR CSIRO Division of Marine and record of sea level, climate and glacial history Atmospheric Research within its sediments and microfossils. Analyses CNRS Centre National de la Recherche of marine shells and sediment taken from Marine Scientifique Plain and nearby glacial deposits, will reveal how DRI Desert Research Institute this part of coastal East Antarctica changed during IRL Industrial Research Limited the Neogene (26 million years-the present). NMT New Mexico Institute of Mining and Email: [email protected] Technology NPI Norwegian Polar Institute Geoscience Australia geomagnetic and UMelb University of Melbourne seismological observatories UTas University of Tasmania A. Hitchman (GA), C. Budgen (GA), and P. Cros- UTS University of Technology – Sydney thwaite (GA) Australia’s geomagnetic observatories measure slow changes in the Earth’s magnetic field originating in the Earth’s core and the more rapid variations caused by electric currents in the upper atmosphere, related to solar activity. The Petra Heil observatories are part of a global network of over AAD & ACE CRC, Australia

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Papers accepted for publication between 16 August 2010 and 28 February 2011. The papers are listed in alphabetical order by first author. Some of these papers have already been published.

Streaming flow of an Antarctic Peninsula palaeo- Thin blade penetration resistance and snow ice stream both by basal sliding and deformation strength of substrate Chris Borstad, David M Mcclung Benedict T I Reinardy, Robert D Larter, Claus- Modeling time series of microwave brightness Dieter Hillenband, Tavi Murray, John F Hiemstra, temperature at Dome C, Antarctica, using Adam Booth vertically resolved snow temperature and Measurement of vertical profiles of snow specific microstructure measurements surface area with a one centimeter resolution Ludovic Brucker, Ghislain Picard, Laurent using infrared reflectance: Instrument description Arnaud, Jean Marc Barnola, Martin Schneebeli, and validation Hélène Brunjail, Eric Lefebvre, Michel Fily Laurent Arnaud, Ghislain Picard, N Champollion, Mass-balance terms revisited Florent Domine, J C Gallet, E Lefebvre, Michel Fily, J Graham Cogley Jean Marc Barnola Recent volume and area changes of the Changes in temperature and glacier melt from Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada weather-station observations in the Melville Bay Foy, Luke Copland, Christian M Zdanowicz, region of North-West Greenland Michael N Demuth, Chris Hopkinson Dirk van As Incorporating Arbitrary Basal Topography in the Effects of flow regime and sensor geometry on Variational Formulation of Ice Sheet Models snow avalanche impact pressure measurements John K Dukowicz, Stephen F Price, William H Djebar Baroudi, Betty Sovilla, Emmanuel Thibert Lipscomb Ross Ice Shelf in situ radio-frequency ice Permanent fast flow vs. cyclic surge behavior: attenuation numerical simulations of the Austfonna ice cap, Taylor Barrella, Steven Barwick, David Saltzberg Svalbard The statistical physics of iceberg calving and the Thorben Dunse, Ralf Greve, Thomas Vikhamar emergence of universal calving law Schuler, Jon Ove M Hagen Jeremy N Bassis Creep and plasticity of glacier ice: a material Glacier changes in the Garhwal Himalayas, India science perspective from 1968 to 2006 based on remote sensing Paul Duval, Maurine Montagnat, Fanny Rakesh Bhambri, Tobias Bolch, Ravinder K Grennerat, Jérôme Weiss, Jacques Meyssonnier, Chaujar, Subhash Chandra Kulshreshtha Armelle Philip Strong-wind events and their influence on the Extracting the temporal signal of a winter and formation of snow dunes: observations from summer mass balance series: application to a Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud Land 6-decade record for Sarennes Glacier (French Alps) Gerit Birnbaum, Johannes Freitag, Ralf Brauner, Nicolas Eckert, Hassine Baya, Emmanuel Thibert, Gert König-Langlo, Elisabeth Fischer, Sepp Christian Vincent Kipfstuhl, Hans Oerter, Catharina H Reijmer, Icequakes coupled with surface displacements Elisabeth Schlosser, Sérgio Henrique Faria, for predicting glacier breaking-off Hinnerk Ries, Bernd Loose, Andreas Herbert, Jérome Faillettaz, Martin Funk, Didier Sornette Michael G Duda, Jordan G Powers, Kevin W Manning, Michiel R van den Broeke A short history of the thermomechanical theory of glaciers Heinz Blatter, Ralf Greve, Ayako Abe-Ouchi 11 Mt. Ortles as a first potential ice core drilling site Existence and stability of steady state solutions in South Tyrol, Eastern European Alps of the shallow ice sheet equation by an energy Paolo Gabrielli, Luca Carturan, Jacopo Gabrieli, minimization approach Roberto Dinale, K Krainer, H Hausmann, Mary Guillaume Jouvet, Jacques Rappaz, Ed Bueler, Davis, Victor S Zagorodnov, R Seppi, Carlo Heinz Blatter Barbante, Giancarlo Dalla Fontana, Lonnie G Interfacial and structural relaxations of snow Thompson under isothermal conditions Assessment of multispectral glacier mapping Henning Loewe, K Spiegel, Martin Schneebeli methods and derivation of glacier area changes Spatial patterns of surface hoar properties and 1978-2002 in the Central Southern Alps, New incoming radiation on an inclined forest opening Zealand Eric R Lutz, Karl W Birkeland Endre Gjermundsen, R Mathieu, Andreas Kääb, Trevor J Chinn, Blair Fitzharris, Jon Ove M Hagen Localized uplift of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland: subglacial water accumulation deduced from From ice shelf tributary to tidewater glacier: InSAR and GPS observations continued rapid recession, acceleration and Eyjólfur Magnússon, Helgi Björnsson, Helmut thinning of Röhss Glacier following the 1995 Rott, Matthew J Roberts, Finnur Pálsson, Sverrir collapse of the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf on the Guðmundsson, Richard A Bennett, Halldór Antarctic Peninsula Geirsson, Erik Sturkell Neil Franklin Glasser, Theodore A Scambos, J Bohlander, Martin Truffer, Erin C Pettit, Low frequency bursts of horizontally-polarized B J Davies waves in the Arctic sea-ice cover: a signature of remote, regional-scale icequakes? A variationally-derived, depth-integrated David Marsan, Jérôme Weiss, Jean-Philippe approximation to a higher-order glaciological Metaxian, Jacques Grangeon, Pierre-François Daniel N Goldberg Roux, Jari J Haapala Antarctic ice shelf thickness from satellite radar Analysis of critical length measurements for dry altimetry snow slab weak layer shear fracture Jennifer Griggs, Jonathan L Bamber David M McClung Permafrost on mountain slopes – development Complete determination of ice crystal orientation and challenges of a young research field using Laue X-ray diffraction method Wilfried Haeberli Atsushi Miyamoto, Ilka Weikusat, Takeo Hondoh In situ measurements of firn compaction profiles Effect of a cold margin on ice flow and sediment using borehole optical stratigraphy transport at the terminus of Storglaciären, Sweden Robert L Hawley, Edwin D Waddington Peter L Moore, Neal R Iverson, Keith A Brugger, Mountain glacier velocity variation during a Denis Cohen, Thomas S Hooyer, Peter Jansson retreat-advance cycle quantified using sub-pixel The effect of fluctuations in surface density, analysis of ASTER images accumulation and compaction on elevation Frédéric Herman, Brian Anderson, Sébastien change rates along the EGIG line, Central Leprince Greenland Seismic sensor array for monitoring an avalanche Elizabeth M Morris, Duncan J Wingham start zone: design, deployment and preliminary A scanning electron microscope technique for results identifying the mineralogy of dust in ice cores Alec van Herwijnen, Jürg Schweizer Rachel W Obbard, Ian Baker, David J Prior Modelling distributed and channelized Transmission of solar radiation through subglacial drainage: the spacing of channels clouds over melting glaciers: a comparison of Ian J Hewitt parameterisations and their impact on melt Multidecadal retreat of Greenland’s marine- modelling terminating glaciers Francesca Pellicciotti, Thomas Raschle, Thomas Ian M Howat, Alex Eddy Huerlimann, Marco Carenzo, Paolo Burlando Using a draw-wire sensor to continuously The crossover stress, anisotropy, and the flow law monitor glacier melt at Siple Dome, West Antarctica John Hulth Erin C Pettit, Edwin D Waddington, William D Harrison, Thröstur Thorsteinsson, Daniel H Elsberg, John Morack, Mark A Zumberge 12 Surface mass balance, thinning, and iceberg Automated processing of internal ice layers in production, Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 1948-2007 radio-echo soundings Lowell A Rasmussen, Howard B Conway, Robert Louise C Sime, Richard C A Hindmarsh, Hugh F M Krimmel, Regine Hock J Corr Size of snow particles in a powder-snow Field investigation of near-surface metamorphism avalanche of snow Marie Rastello, Fabrice Rastello, Hervé Bellot, Andrew E Slaughter, Edward E Adams, P J Staron, Frédéric Ousset, François Dufour R H Shertzer, D J Walters, D McCabe, D Catherine, I Henniger, T Leonard, M Cooperstein, H Munter Bayesian estimation of basal properties of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, from surface data Glide avalanche response to an extreme rain-on- Melanie Raymond, G Hilmar Gudmundsson snow event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA John Stimberis, Charles Rubin An energy-balance model for debris-covered glaciers including heat conduction through the Evaluation of cloudiness over Monte San Valentín debris layer (Northern Patagonia Icefield) from 2000 to 2008 Tim D Reid, Benjamin W Brock using MODIS observations: implications for paleoclimate investigations from ice cores Short-term surface ice motion variations Françoise Vimeux, Fabienne Maignan, Corentin measured with a ground-based portable real Reutenauer, Bernard Pouyard aperture radar interferometer Patrick Daniel Riesen, Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Subgrain boundaries in Antarctic ice quantified Bauder, Andreas Wiesmann, Martin Funk by X-ray Laue diffraction Ilka Weikusat, Atsushi Miyamoto, Sérgio The basal roughness of Pine Island Glacier, West Henrique Faria, Sepp Kipfstuhl, Nobuhiko Antarctica Azuma, Takeo Hondoh David M Rippin, David G Vaughan, Hugh F J Corr Waterfall ice: mechanical stability of vertical What do glaciers tell us about cliamte variability structures and climate change? Jérôme Weiss, Maurine Montagnat, Benjamin Gerard Roe Cinquin-Lapierre, Pierre-Alexandre Labory, Luc Repeated jökulhlaups at Russell Glacier, Moreau, F Damilano, D Lavigne Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland: a reappraisal of Snow isotope diffusion rates measured in a the jökulhlaup cycle concept laboratory experiment Andrew John Russell, Jacob C Yde, Jonathan L L Gerko van der Wel, V Gkinis, Veijo Allan Carrivick, Meredith Williams, Thomas Ingeman- Pohjola, Harro A J Meijer Nielsen Glacier subsurface heat-flux characterizations for Magnesium methanesulfonate salt found in the energy balance modelling in the Donjek Range, Dome Fuji ice core southwest Yukon Territory, Canada Toshimitsu Sakurai, Hiroshi Ohno, F Elif Genceli, Brett Wheler, Gwenn E Flowers Shinichiro Horikawa, Yoshinori Iizuka, Tsutomu Uchida, Takeo Hondoh An improved transient-type ice-penetrating radar Shengbo Ye, Bin Zhou, Bingheng Wu, Bo Zhao, A simple and updated pneumatic method for Guangyou Fang uniaxial ice compression in the laboratory: experimental settings and creep test results on Greenland ice sheet mass balance: distribution glacier ice of increased mass loss with climate warming; Denis Samyn, M Dierckx, J P Remy, T Goossens, 2003-2007 versus 1992-2002 Jean-Louis Tison H Jay Zwally, Jun Li, Anita C Brenner, Matthew A Beckley, Helen J Cornejo, John P Dimarzio, Mario B The atmospheric snow transport model: Giovinetto, Thomas A Neumann, John W Robbins, SnowDrift3D Jack L Saba, Donghui Yi, Wei Li Wang Simon Schneiderbauer, Alexander Prokop

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The following papers have been selected for publication in Annals of Glaciology 51(56) (thematic issue on Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Glacial and Permafrost Environments), edited by Andy Hodson and Martyn Tranter Carbon fluxes through bacterial communities on Modelling the impacts of a nitrogen pollution glacier surfaces event on the biogeochemistry of an Arctic glacier Alexandre M Anesio, Birgit Sattler, Christine Tjarda J Roberts, Andy Hodson, Chris D Evans, Foreman, Jon Telling, Andy Hodson, Martyn Kim Holmén Tranter, Roland Psenner Laser-induced fluorescence emission (LIFE) from Methane flux and highaffinity methanotrophic Lake Fryxell cryoconites diversity along the chronosequence of a receding Birgit Sattler, Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi, glacier in Greenland Christine M. Foreman, Markus Tilg, Roland Teresa G Bárcena, Jacob C Yde, Kai W Finster Psenner Detecting biogeochemical activity in basal ice In-stream uptake and retention of C, N and P in a using fluorescence spectroscopy supraglacial stream J D Barker, J L Klassen, M J Sharp, S J Fitzsimons, Durelle Scott, Eran Hood, Michael Nassry R J Turner Cyanobacterial communities on Qiyi glacier, Recent hydrologic change in a Colorado Alpine Qilian Shan, China basin: an indicator of permafrost thaw? Takahiro Segawa, Nozomu Takeuchi Nel Caine Organic matter content and quality in The mass–area relationship within cryoconite supraglacial debris across the ablation zone of holes and its implications for primary production the Greenland Ice Sheet J Cook, A Hodson, J Telling, A Anesio, T Irvine- Marek Stibal, Emily C Lawson, Grzegorz P Lis, Fynn, C Bellas Ka Man Mak, Jemma L Wadham, Alexandre M Anesio Characterisation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from glacial environments using total Structure and formation process of cryoconite fluorescence spectroscopy and parallel factor granules on Ürümqi Glacier No. 1, Tien Shan, analysis China Ashley Dubnick, Joel Barker, Martin Sharp, Nozomu Takeuchi, Hiromu Nishiyama, Jemma Wadham, Grzegorz Lis, Sean Fitzsimons, Zhongqin Li Miriam Jackson Measuring rates of gross and net rates of gross The cryoconite ecosystem upon the Greenland photosynthesis and net community production in Ice Sheet cryoconite holes: a comparison of field methods Andy Hodson, Carl Bøggild, Edward Hanna, J Telling, A M Anesio, J Hawkings, M Tranter, Philippe Huybrechts, Harry Langford, Karen J L Wadham, A J Hodson, T D L IrvineFynn, M L Cameron, Alexandra Houldsworth Yallop Biogeochemistry and dissolved oxygen dynamics Effects of loss of perennial lake ice on mixing at a subglacial upwelling, Midtre Lovénbreen, and phytoplankton dynamics: insights from High Svalbard Arctic Canada T D L IrvineFynn, A J Hodson Julie Veillette, Marie-Josée Martineau, Dermot Antoniades, Denis Sarrazin, Warwick F Vincent The microstructure and biogeochemistry of Arctic cryoconite granules Benthic diatom flora in supraglacial habitats: a Harry Langford, Andy Hodson, Steve Banwart, generic level comparison Carl Bøggild M L Yallop, A M Anesio Sr, Nd, and Pb stable isotopes of surface dust on Basal ice microbiology at the margin of the the Urumqi Glacier No. 1 in western China Greenland Ice Sheet Naoko Nagatsuka, Nozomu Takeuchi, Takanori Jacob C Yde, Kai W Finster, Rob Raiswell, Jørgen Nakano, Emi Kokado, Zhongqin Li P Steffensen, Jan Heinemeier, Jesper Olsen, Haraldur P Gunnlaugsson, Ole B Nielsen Biogeography of cyanobacteria from Antarctic icefree areas Z Namsaraev, M-J Mano, R Fernandez, A Wilmotte Annals 51(56) is now complete 14 ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY 52(57)

The following papers have been selected for publication in Annals of Glaciology 52(57) (thematic issue on Sea Ice in the Physical and Biogeochemical System), edited by Mats Granskog

Part 1 Sea ice and snow observations by adventurers The most frequent spatial fields of sea ice travelling on Arctic sea ice concentration anomalies for Summer-Autumn Sebastian Gerland, Christian Haas and how were they were related to the Southern Hemispheric atmospheric circulation during the Behaviour of dissolved organic matter during period 1979–2009 formation of natural and artifically grown Baltic Sandra Barreira, Rosa Hilda Compagnucci Sea ice Susann Haase, Colin Stedmon, Mats A Granskog, A new modelling framework for sea ice Anssi V Vähätalo, Louiza Norman, Gerhard mechanics based on elasto-brittle rheology Dieckmann, David N Thomas, Riitta Autio, Lucas Girard, Sylvain Bouillon, Jérôme Weiss, Hermanni Kaartokallio David Amitrano, Thierry Fichefet, Vincent Legat Performance of a multi scale correlation Multi-satellite sensor analysis of fast ice algorithm for the estimation of high resolution development in the Norske Øer ice barrier sea ice drift and deformation patterns from SAR Nicholas E Hughes, Jeremy P. Wilkinson, Peter images Wadhams Thomas Hollands, Wolfgang Dierking Resolving sea ice microstructure using cross Acceleration of sea ice melting due to borehole resistivity tomography transmitted heat through ponded ice area in the Keleigh Jones, Malcolm Ingham, Daniel Pringle, Arctic Ocean: results of in situ observation from Hajo Eicken ice breakers in 2006 and 2007 Drag and wave attenuation in the marginal ice Motoyo Itoh, Jun Inoue, Koji Shimada, Sarah zone Zimmermann, Takashi Kikuchi, Jennifer Alison Kohout, Michael H Meylan, D Plew Hutchings, Fiona Mclaughlin, Eddy Carmack Characteristics of sea ice in the Okhotsk coastal A comparison between polynya area and polynyas revealed from satellites, ice-profiling associated ice production and mooring-based sonar, and digital camera observations measurements of temperature, salinity, and Sohey Nihashi, Naoto Ebuchi, Yasushi currents in the southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica Fukamachi, Shuhei Takahashi Stefan Kern, Stefano Aliani Observing regional-scale ice-atmospheric An intercomparison between AMSRE snow depth interaction processes with helicopter-borne and satellite C and KuBand radar backscatter sensors and moored upward looking sonars data for Antarctic sea ice Simon Prinsenberg, Ingrid K Peterson Stefan Kern, Burcu Ozsoy-Cicek, Sascha Willmes, Marcel Nicolaus, Christian Haas, Grease ice thickness parameterisation Stephen F Ackley Lars H. Smedsrud A new snow thermodynamic scheme for large- Texture, meteoric ice contribution, and growth scale sea-ice models processes of the sea ice in the Baltic Sea Olivier Lecomte, Thierry Fichefet, Martin Jari Uusikivi, Eloni Sonninen Vancoppenolle, Marcel Nicolaus Satellite observations of seasonal and interannual The importance of wind-blown snow variations of sea-ice freeboard and thickness in redistribution to snow accumulation on and mass the Weddell Sea (2003–09) balance of Bellingshausen Sea ice Donghui Yi, H Jay Zwally, John W Robbins Katherine C Leonard, Ted Maksym Part 2 Freeboard, snow depth and sea ice roughness in Sea ice and snow densities and hydrostatic East Antarctica from insitu and multiple satellite equilibrium assumption from in situ data measurements in Fram Strait, Barents Sea and Thorsten Markus, Robert Massom, Tony Worby, Svalbard coast Victoria Lytle, Nathan Kurtz, Ted Maksym Sanja Forsström, Sebastian Gerland, Christina A Pedersen

15 Ion fractionation in young sea ice from MODIS satellite data Kongsfjorden, Svalbard Anja Rösel, Lars Kaleschke Sönke Maus, Susann Muller, Juliane Büttner, Multiice core sodium, nsssulfate, and Sabina Brütsch, Thomas Huthwelcker, Margit methlysulfonate correlations with Antarctic sea Schwikowski, Frieder Enzmann, Anssi V Vähätalo ice extent – an enhanced ice core sea ice extent Antarctic sea ice extents and concentrations: proxy comparison of satellite and ship measurements Sharon B Sneed, Paul A Mayewski, Daniel A from IPY cruises Dixon Burcu Ozsoy-Cicek, Stephen F Ackley, Anthony Monitoring Antarctic sea ice as seen by ASAR Worby, Hongjie Xie, Jan Lieser and AMSRE and observed during two IPY field Springtime CO– exchange over seasonal sea ice cruises: a case study in the Canadian Arctic archipelago Ahmet E Tekeli, Stefan Kern, Stephen F Ackley, Timothy N Papakyriakou, Lisa Miller Burcu Ozsoy-Cicek, Hongjie Xie Arctic sea ice melt in 2008 and the role of solar Retrieval of sea ice thickness distribution in the heating Sea of Okhotsk from ALOS/PALSAR backscatter Donald K. Perovich, Jacqueline A Richter-Menge, data Kathleen F Jones, Bonnie Light, Bruce C Elder, Takenobu Toyota, Shuji Ono, Kohei Cho, Kay I Christopher Polashenski, Daniel LaRoche, Ohshima Thorsten Markus, Ronald Lindsay Antarctic sea ice altimetry: scale and resolution Solar partitioning in a changing Arctic sea ice effects on derived ice thickness distribution cover Blake P Weissling, Stephen F Ackley Donald K Perovich, Kathleen F Jones, Bonnie Kuband radar penetration into snow cover on Light, Hajo Eicken, Thorsten Markus, Julienne Arctic sea ice using airborne data Stroeve, Ronald W Lindsay Rosemary Willatt, Seymour Laxon, Katharine Thermodynamical investigation of an evolving Giles, Robert Cullen, Christian Haas grease to pancake ice field

Sara de la Rosa, Sönke Maus, Stefan Kern

Comparison of different retrieval techniques for melt ponds on Arctic sea ice from Landsat and Annals 52(57) is now complete

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY 52(58)

The following papers have been selected for publication in Annals of Glaciology 52(58) (thematic issue on Snow, Ice and Humanity in a Changing Climate), edited by Douglas R. MacAyeal and Perry Bartelt Present weather sensors tests for measuring Initial results of the SeaRISE numerical drifting snow experiments with the models SICOPOLIS and Hervé Bellot, Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Alexandre IcIES for the Greenland Ice Sheet Trouvilliez, Christophe Genthon Ralf Greve, Fuyuki Saito, Ayako Abe-Ouchi Sensitivity of snow avalanche simulations to Altitudinal dependency of snow amounts in two digital elevation model quality and resolution alpine catchments: can catchment wide snow Yves Bühler, Marc Christen, Julia Kowalski, Perry amounts be estimated via single snow stations or A Bartelt precipitation gradients? Thomas Grünewald, Michael Lehning Glaciers, snow and ski tourism in Austria’s changing climate Parameterization of the shear strength of faceted Andrea Fischer, Marc Olefs, Jakob Abermann crystals during equi-temperature metamorphism Hiroyuki Hirashima, Osamu Abe, Atsushi Sato Glacier flow measurement and radio-echo sounding at Aurora Peak, Alaska in 2008 Seasonal variations of snow chemistry at NEEM, Takehiro Fukuda, Shin Sugiyama, Sumito Matoba, Greenland Takayuki Shiraiwa Takayuki Kuramoto, Kumiko Goto-Azuma, 16 Motohiro Hirabayashi, Takayuki Miyake, Hideaki Glaciological and meteorological variation Motoyama, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Jørgen P around Suntar-Khayata Range in Eastern Siberia Steffensen Shuhei Takahashi, Konosuke Sugiura, Takao Kameda, Hiroyuki Enomoto, Yuri M Kononov, Iceberg capsize tsunamigenesis Maria Dmitrievna Ananicheva, Gregory Kapustin Douglas R MacAyeal, Dorian S Abbot, Olga V Sergienko Study of the large-scale dry slab avalanche, and extent of damage to cedar forest at Makunosawa Records of sea-ice extent and air temperature at valley in Myoko, Japan the Sea of Okhotsk from an ice-core of Mount Yukari Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Torita, Kouichi Ichinsky, Kamchatka Nishimura, Hiroyuki Hirashima Sumito Matoba, Takayuki Shiraiwa, Akane Tsushima, Hirotaka Sasaki, Yaroslav D Muravyev Changes in glacier dynamics under the influence of proglacial lake formation in Rhonegletscher, Wind and drifting snow gust factor in an Alpine Switzerland context Shun Tsutaki, Daisuke Nishimura, Takeshi Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Mohamed Naaim, Yoshizawa, Shin Sugiyama Hervé Bellot, Kouichi Nishimura Glacier and glacial lake inventory of Bhutan- Simulation of snow avalanche model test using Nepal using ALOS data: Part I Methods and computational fluid dynamics preliminary results Kenichi Oda, Shuji Moriguchi, Isao Kamiishi, Jinro Ukita, Chiyuki Narama, Takeo Tadono, Atsushi Yashima, Kazuhide Sawada, Atsushi Sato Tsutomu Yamanokuchi, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Estimation of the electrostatic charge of Sachi Kawamoto, Chika Abe, Tsuyoshi Uda, individual blowing snow particles by wind Hironori Yabuki, Koji Fujita, Kouichi Nishimura tunnel experiment Variations of glacial lakes and glaciers in the Satoshi Omiya, Atsushi Sato, Kenji Kosugi, Boshula Mountain Range, Southeast Tibet, from Shigeto Mochizuki the 1970s to 2009 ‘Sticky spots’ and subglacial lakes under ice Weicai Wang, Tandong Yao, Xiaoxin Yang streams of the Siple Coast, Antarctica Directional freezing experiment on unsaturated Olga V Sergienko, Christina L Hulbe sand, loam, and silt loam Geodetic mass balance of the Azarova Glacier, Kunio Watanabe, Tetsuya Kito, Tomomi Wake Kodar Mountains, eastern Siberia and its links to Chemical characteristics in the snow pit at the observed and projected climatic changes Murododaira, Mt Tateyama in Japan Maria Shahgedanova, Viktor V Popovnin, Koichi Watanabe, Yukiko Saito, Syoko Tamura, Alexander Aleynikov, Chris R Stokes Yuki Sakai, Nagisa Eda, Mikiko Aoki, Manami Interannual changes in sea ice conditions on the Kawabuchi, Hirotsugu Yamada, Ayumi Iwai Arctic sea routes obtained by satellite microwave Recent fluctuations of meteorological and snow data conditions in Japanese mountains measured with Hiroki Shibata, Kazutaka Tateyama, Hiroyuki the snow and weather observation network Enomoto Satoru Yamaguchi, Osamu Abe, Sento Nakai, Rapid change of tundra snow surface hardness in Atsushi Sato Alaska Variability of atmospheric freezing level height Konosuke Sugiura, Daqing Yang and its impact on cryosphere in China Spatial distribution of surface ablation in the Yinsheng Zhang, Y Guo terminus of Rhonegletscher, Switzerland Shin Sugiyama, Takeshi Yoshizawa, Matthias Huss, Shun Tsutaki, Daisuke Nishimura More papers for Annals 52(58) will be published in the next issue

17 ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY 52(59)

The following papers have been selected for publication in Annals of Glaciology 52(59) (thematic issue on Earth’s Disappearing Ice: Drivers, responses and impacts), edited by Kees van der Veen

Climatic controls of glacier distribution and Modeling of firn compaction for estimating glacier changes in Austria ice-sheet mass change from observed ice-sheet Jakob Abermann, Michael Kuhn, Andrea Fischer elevation change Jun Li, H Jay Zwally Sensitivity of the frozen-melted basal boundary to perturbations of basal traction and geothermal The historical global sea level budget heat flux: Isunnguata Sermia, western Greenland John C Moore, Svetlana Jevrejeva, Aslak Grinsted Douglas Brinkerhoff, Toby W Meierbachtol, Jesse The triggering of sub-glacial lake drainage during V Johnson, Joel T Harper rapid glacier drawdown: Crane Glacier, Antarctic High-resolution study of layering withing the Peninsula percolation and soaked facies of the Greenland Ted A. Scambos, Etienne Berthier, Christopher A. icesheet Shuman Joel Brown, Joel T Harper, W Tad Pfeffer, Neil F Validation of a method for determining the depth Humphrey, John H Bradford of glacial melt ponds using satellite imagery Present and future states of Himalaya and William A Sneed, Gordon S Hamilton Karakoram glaciers Dynamics and mass balance of four large East J Graham Cogley Antarctic outlet glaciers Numerical model of ice mélange expansion Leigh A. Stearns during abrupt ice-shelf collapse Tropical glaciers, recorders and indicators of Nicholas Guttenburg, Dorian S Abbot, Jason climate change, are disappearing globally M Amundson, Justin C Burton, L Mac Cathles, Lonnie G Thompson, Ellen S Mosley-Thompson, Douglas R MacAyeal, Wendy W Zhang Mary Davis, Henry H Brecher More papers for Annals 52(59) will be published in the next issue

18 Annual General Meeting 2010

Wednesday 23 June at 11:00, Hokkaido University Conference Centre, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

The President, Dr Eric Brun, was in the chair. ahead of last year with 84 submissions so far. The challenge remains to ensure that the Society’s 58 persons from 13 countries were present, of publications, especially the Journal, are seen as whom 46 were IGS members. the best place to publish. 1. The previous AGM’s minutes Moreover, despite the increasing number The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting, of submissions, the time from submission published in ICE, 2009, No 150, p. 3–7, were to publication continues to decrease, while approved on a motion by T.H. Jacka seconded by maintaining a very high standard regarding the A. Ohmura and signed by the President. scientific and editing quality of the Journal of Glaciology. 2. The President’s report For the continuous efforts which this success The President gave the following report for 2009– is based on, I would like to acknowledge our 2010: Chief Scientific Editor, T.H. Jacka, its editorial Dear Members, Ladies and Gentlemen team, the Publication Committee, chaired by The International Glaciological Society has Christina Hulbe, the IGS Production Manager, completed its 74th year. It’s a great pleasure for Christine Butler, the IGS staff in Cambridge and me to present the report on the Society’s activities our SG, Magnus Mar Magnusson. for the past year. We are now in our second year of the Annals of I will start this report with an outlook of our Glaciology under the auspices of the new Annals publication activities. editorial policy. We submit all our Annals issues In 2009, we published 6 issues of the Journal to Thomson and have requested that the Annals of Glaciology, all in a timely fashion. The last be included in the Science Citation Index. It is a issue of 2009 was published online in mid very important issue for the future of the Annals, December. We published 1115 pages in total in but we are still waiting Thomson’s decision. 2009, compared with 963 pages in 2008. And The online submission system for the Journal is 2010 looks like it will be a substantial volume, as finally live. After a necessary time of adjustments, well, with the commemorative 200th issue of the things seem to be working fine. The next goal is to Journal closing the year. make the Annals live before too long. The fact that At the time of this AGM, we have published the Journal and the Annals have the same format the first 2 issues of 2010 and the 3rd issue is well will make things easier. advanced. We have completed the 2009 publication of Volume 51 of the Annals is also well on track. ICE and are hoping to be up to date by the end We are due to publish 3 issues in 2010 and we of 2010. ICE has also grown in size considerably have now published 2 of those, Annals 51(54) – what used to be a 15 to 20 pages newsletter is (Snow and Avalanches) and 51(55) (Glaciology now 40 to 70 pages long. We are hoping to move in the International Polar Year). The papers for to an online ICE in the near future. Annals 51(56) (Microbiological Processes in the During the last AGM in Newcastle, July Cryosphere) have started to come in and we 2009, I reported the concern of the IGS Council should have completed that issue before the end regarding the decrease in the IGS membership. of the year. Annals 51(56) is the first Annals issue Our Secretary General put this issue at the top of that does not have a symposium ‘associated’ with his priorities. It looks as if we have been able to it. We are hoping to make this a regular feature of stem the decline in our membership. In fact we the Annals. have more paid up members so far this year, than In 2009 we again saw a record number of we have had in several years. We note a surge submissions for the Journal. This is a continuation of new members, as can be seen by the list that of the trend, we have seen in the last few years. In appears in every issue of ICE. We need to continue 2006, we had a record 122 submissions. In 2007 to press former members to rejoin. we surpassed this record by 25, 147 submissions The Council, which met on Monday and in total. In 2008 we had 153 submissions. In Tuesday, paid a particular attention to the 2009 we just beat the previous year’s record by Treasurer’s report. The Society’s finances are still 2 submissions. This year, we are almost 2 months in fairly good shape but we ran a not insubstantial 19 deficit in 2009 compared with a small deficit in meeting in China in 2015 and a symposium in 2008, a small profit in 2007 and a bigger profit in Boulder in 2016. 2006. This year’s accounts are, in many respects, I would like to end this report by announcing a truer reflection of the health of the Society than that Council decided to award Dr Tim H. Jacka previous years. a Richardson Medal. The Richardson Medal The basic problem is that our income has is awarded, from time to time, in recognition dropped by 19% and our expenditure has of outstanding service contributions to the increased by 14%, compared with the previous International Glaciological Society and to year. glaciology. On the expenditure side, the Society should Jo Jacka is awarded ‘For tireless personal be somewhat encouraged that many of the items service in the Society’s missions to expeditiously were ‘one off’ payments in 2009. The Council publish scientific articles of the highest quality is confident regarding the capacity of the IGS and to organize symposia that both broaden to regain the equilibrium in our budget in the glaciological knowledge and international coming years. participation in glaciological research’. Jo is We are now in our second year of using present at this AGM and I would like to present the new membership management software. him with the medal. It has substantially helped in the running of the The Secretary General invited members to discuss Society and simplified several tasks within the the President’s report. office, with the online membership renewal and symposium registration system; it has made things No questions were raised considerably easier. We will have to make some D. MacAyeal proposed, and A Ohmura seconded, organisational changes within the office in line that the President’s report be accepted. This was with the introduction of the new software. carried unanimously. The staff in the office now numbers eight people. The staffing amounts to approximately 3. The Treasurer’s report two and a half full time positions in production, The Secretary General, on behalf of the treasurer two positions in administration and one position Dr I.C. Willis, presented the following report in membership/subscriptions. The pension plan is with the Financial Statements for the year ended now fully implemented. 31 December 2009. The IGS sponsored the International The state of the Society’s finances is best Symposium on ‘Glaciology in the International summarised by considering the changes from Polar Year’ at the University of Northumbria in 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, as shown July 2009. on page 11 of the accounts. In the table, the We co-sponsored a conference on ‘Ice and Restricted Fund is money earmarked specifically Climate; a view from the South’ in February for costs associated with the Seligman Crystal. The 2010. It was held in Valdivia, Chile and was Unrestricted Funds is everything else. very successful. We are hoping to have a fully Restricted Funds: increased very slightly from sponsored IGS symposium in South America in £8993 to £9059 due to the accrued interest of the near future. £66. No crystals were manufactured during 2009. We have just returned from the ‘Sea Ice in the Unrestricted Funds: decreased by £122,565 Physical and Biochemical System’ symposium from £566,249 to £443,684 showing that the held in Tromsø, Norway. It was attended by income to IGS largely from membership, sales almost 200 people and was very successful. The of the Journal and Annals, page charges and local organizers deserve the credit for the success. symposia attendance exceeded expenditure The symposium ‘Snow, Ice and Humanity in associated with Journal and Annals printing and a Changing climate’, here in Sapporo, is already publication, and associated office support, and a very great event. We all enjoy the quality of the office support for activities related to running programme, the outstanding organisation and the symposia. friendship of our hosts. Total: The Society had net resources expended The registration for the Byrd Polar Center before revaluation of £123,603 resulting in the celebratory symposium ‘Earths Disappearing Ice; negative movement in the Society’s funds of Drivers, Responses and Impacts’ is underway and £122,499 in 2009 compared to a much smaller going well. loss of £4,837 in 2008, a net profit of £11,327 in In addition we are working on symposia in 2007 and a profit of £29,799 in 2006. San Diego (2011), Helsinki, Paris and Alaska in This gradual slide from profit to loss over the 2012, South America (2013), Canada, 2013–14 last 4 years should be of concern to the Society and Australia in 2014. We are also planning a and one that it must try to reverse over the next few

20 years, as continued loss is clearly unsustainable. Total income from Annals is down by £31,155 Compared to 2008, the Society’s income fell by from £95,790 to £64,635, down by about 30%. £72,021 (19%) and its outgoing expenditure went This is despite the fact that 4 issues were published up by £52,659 (14%). in 2009 but only 3 in 2008. Income from sales In more detail, income is itemised in notes to libraries / other organisations was down by 2-5, pages 15-16 and expenditure is listed in £14,393 from £42,903 to £28,510. This mostly notes 6-8, page 17. The accounts are presented reflects a change in accounting procedures. slightly differently from previous years, but last Previously, Annals income was credited in the year’s figures have been recalculated to reflect year the income was received, whereas now it new headings. These headings are: ‘Journal, Ice is credited in the subsequent year, the year the & Books’, ‘Annals’, and ‘Meetings/Symposia’ to libraries / organisations actually receive the reflect the three main activities of the Society. Annals. Thus, the 2009 volumes were credited in Income: the 2008 accounts, whereas the 2010 volumes Note 2. Voluntary income increased slightly will not be credited until 2010, leaving 2009 with from £1,931 to £1,987 due to an increase in an apparent, but not real, drop in income from royalties (which more than offset a decrease in this source. More worryingly, some of the drop in donations). income from this source is due to some libraries/ Note 3. As predicted last year, Investment organisations cancelling orders for Annals. As income shows a marked decline from £29,986 with the Journal above, we believe this is at least to £4,973 due to the poor interest rates this year in part as a result of the recession. compared to previous years. This reflects the Page charge income was down from £36,657 global recession. to £28,892, despite 4 issues being published in Notes 4 & 5. Compared with 2008, income 2009 compared with 3 in 2008, reflecting more from membership subscriptions, sales of the pages printed in 2009 than 2008. As with the Journal, Ice & Books, sales of Annals, and Journal, this reflects the fact that fewer authors conferences & symposia are all down in 2009. honoured pages charges in 2009 cf. 2008. Membership subscriptions are shown to Expenditure: be down by £3,211 from £48,080 to £44,869. Note 6. The direct costs associated with Actually, membership numbers have remained editing, printing, publishing and distributing the stable (at around 610). The drop reflects the Journal and Annals and material for Meetings / artificially high figure in 2008, when part of the Symposia increased by £16,568 from £105,167 2008 income reflects back payments by members to £ 121,735 compared to a decrease of £9,513 prior to 2008. Part of the 2009 figure also reflects (2007-8) and a decrease of £34,860 (2006-7) back payments prior to 2009. There was a drive by and a decrease of £12,269 (2005-6). Printing the IGS office to bring the membership payments costs increased by 23% and wages and salaries up to date. Most of this happened in 2008 but this increased by 30%, which partly reflects the continued into 2009. increased number of Journal Issues published. Journal sales to libraries and other As mentioned above, 1 more Journal issue and organisations were up only slightly by £1,482 one more Annals were published in 2009 cf. from £82,987 (2008) to £84,469 (2009). This is 2008. In total, 46% more pages were printed in despite the Society moving to the publication of 2009 cf. 2008. The increased printing costs and 6 issues per year in 2009 from 5 in 2008, i.e. an salary costs reflect the increased numbers of increase of 20%. This reflects the increased cost pages produced. [Interestingly, proof reading and to libraries/organisations increasing from £275 in editorial costs declined by 19% suggesting the 2008 to £313 in 2009, i.e. by less than 20%. It proof readers / editors were much more efficient also reflects falling sales to libraries/organisations, in 2009 cf 2008!] some of whom are cancelling often long held Note 7. The support costs associated with subscriptions. We believe this is at least in part as Journal, Annals and Meetings / Symposia activity a result of the recession. have increased by £39,475 from £232,956 to Page charge income increased by £11,697 £272,431, an increase of 17%. This compares from £76,744 to £88,441 (i.e. an increase of 15%). with an increase of £77,793 (50%) from 2007-8. This compares to an increase of £21,695 (2007-8) The big hikes are associated with: and a drop of £18,659 (2006-7). Page charges to i) telephone, stationery & postage, due mostly authors remained the same from 2008 to 2009. to having to post Journal issues separately to The increased income of just 15% compared to members after the official distribution date due an increase in pages published of 46% is because to late processing of membership dues (this will fewer authors were able to honour page charges hopefully not recur in future now that members in 2009 compared to 2008. can renew online);

21 ii) computer costs, due to final implementation respects, a truer reflection of the health of the of the new MRM membership database system Society than previous years. In previous years, (training and software) and the scanning of back income appeared more than it really was, as issues of the Journal; many invoices were not actually paid. This led to iii) wages and salaries, mostly due to the em- the large ‘debtors’ figure and the need to make a ployment of Trevor Margereson throughout 2009 large provision for that debt, in case it was never (he was appointed part way through 2008) and received. This year, the ‘debtors’ figure has been the additional appointment of the equivalent of reduced and provision for the possibility that the close to two full time student helpers. Trevor and debt will never be recouped have both dropped. the students were employed to clear up the exist- The basic problem, of course, is that our in- ing membership database, put it in a format that come has dropped (by 19%) and our expenditure could be imported into the new MRM software, has increased (by 14%) compared with the previ- and chase up those members who had not paid ous year. membership dues. These tasks have now largely On the income side, as the Society does been completed. not wish to increase page charges substantially, So, these three items of expenditure were it must work at increasing the proportion of au- ‘one off’ items and should not recur in the future. thors who pay at least something towards the Travel and subsistence costs, largely the Sec- costs of publishing their articles, preferably the retary General representing the Society at various full amount. Faster invoicing and the ability to Meetings, have also increased. Symposium sup- pay online may help with this. The Society should port costs have dropped by £6,894, from £28,072 also work more at increasing membership. [This to £21,178 (i.e. dropped by 25%) whereas the is already underway: current membership in June Society ran two Symposia in 2009 compared 2010 is 625 compared with last year’s member- with 4 in 2008 (i.e. a 50% drop). The relative in- ship of 610]. The Society must also try to ensure crease in support cost per symposia from 2008 to that library subscriptions to the Journal and An- 2009 is because the remote location of one of the nals do not continue to slip; ideally we’d like to 2009 symposia (Manali, India) and because the see them increase. A big drop in income is due to IGS paid for an officer to represent us at the IACS the much poorer interest rates in 2009 cf. 2008. council meeting the IACS/IAHS Montreal confer- This is likely to continue to be an issue for the ence and to travel onwards to the Northumbria Society for several years. The Society should con- Symposium. The provision of doubtful debts has sider moving some of its investments into a higher also decreased this year by £11,938, since sub- yielding, but still low risk, account. stantial effort with a lot of success has been ex- On the expenditure side, the Society should tended on chasing up aged debts. As note 16 on be somewhat encouraged that many of the items page 20 shows, net debtors (i.e. after the provi- were ‘one off’ payments in 2009. Total staff costs sion has been removed) amounted to £110,481 (note 12, page 19) were up by ~£32k and while in 2008 whereas in 2009 this was £49,859. The ~£10k of this reflects an increase in direct costs reduction in the net debt and the provision for the associated with publishing extra pages in the debt is therefore a very good thing for the Society. Journal and Annals, ~£25k was associated with The new management software system, MRM, in- support costs, largely the employment of people cluding the members online payment facility, and to manage the membership data base, its transi- the direct link between MRM and the accounts tion to the new management software system, software, SAGE, should make invoice and mem- and the retrieval of aged debts from members and bership dues processing much more streamlined libraries / other organisations. Similarly, ~ 10k and efficient in the future compared to the recent was due to increased postage of the Journal to past. members who had not paid their dues at the start Note 7. Governance costs associated with of the year and who received their copies after the running the Society as a Charity have remained main mail out. Computing costs were up ~14k stable. due to the final training in and implementation of the new management software system. Summary The poor management of the Society’s ac- The Society’s finances are still in fairly good counts in recent years, particularly in terms of shape but there would still appear to be room maintaining the membership database, process- for improvement in the way the Society operates. ing membership payments, and sending out in- We ran a not insubstantial deficit in 2009 (~27% voices and reminders promptly has cost the Soci- of funds) compared with a small deficit in 2008 ety, both in terms of lack of income (some aged (<1% of total funds), a small profit in 2007 (~2% debts will now never be paid, hence the provision of total funds) and a bigger profit in 2006 (~5.5% for aged debts in the recent accounts) but also in of total funds). This year’s accounts are, in many 22 terms of extra expenditure (the employment of ex- of the new system implemented by the IGS. The tra staff in 2008-9 to make amends and chase up present auditors are familiar with the accounts some of the debtors). of the Society which would minimize the effort Now that the Society has in place the new joint needed to complete the 2009 audit. MRM-SAGE management & accounting system, it On a motion from the Secretary General, is in a perfect position to send out invoices and S. Sokratov proposed and T.H. Jacka seconded reminders promptly, process membership dues for that Messrs Peters Elworthy and Moore of Cam- the year at the end of each preceding year, and bridge be elected auditors for the 2010 accounts. return its wages and salaries associated with sup- This was carried unanimously. port costs back to those it saw prior to 2008. Fast 5. Elections to Council and efficient use of the MRM-SAGE system by all After circulation to members of the Society of the IGS staff will be crucial in this regard. Council’s suggested list of nominees for 2010– Ian C. Willis, Treasurer 2013, no further nominations were received, and 14th June 2010 the following members were therefore elected unanimously. The Secretary General invited members to discuss the Treasurer’s report. Elective Members: Dorthe Dahl-Jensen (Denmark) No questions were raised Matti Leppäranta (Finland) T.H. Jacka proposed, and A Sato seconded, that Liu Shiyin (China) the Treasurer’s report and the draft accounts be Johannes Oerlemans (The Netherlands) accepted and he, the President and the Secretary The appointment of the new IGS officers and General be authorized to sign off the accounts on Council members was confirmed by the AGM. behalf of Council. This was carried unanimously. 6. Other business 4. Election of auditors for 2010 accounts No other business was raised The Secretary General proposed that the Society retain the same auditors as previous years as the The AGM was adjourned at 13:00 on a motion 2010 accounts will be the final stage of the merger from T.H. Jacka seconded by P. Bartelt.

Books received

Ralf Greve, Heinz Blatter. 2009. Dynamics of Robert H. Webb, Diane E. Boyer, Raymond M. ice sheets and glaciers. Advances in Geophysical Turner, eds. 2009. Repeat photograph: methods and Environmental Mechanics and Mathemat- and applications in the natural sciences. Island ics (K Hutter, series ed.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Press, Washington. 392pp 105 illus. ISBN: 978- Heidelberg, . 287pp 105 illus. ISBN: 978-3-642- 1-59726-712-0 (Cloth); $ 125.00. ISBN 978-1- 03415-2 (Cloth), e-ISBN 978-3-642-03415-2 59726-713-7 (Paper); $75.00. (e-book); $129.00. 23 Richardson Medal for IGS Chief Editor Jo Jacka

T. H. ‘Jo’ Jacka has served pivotally in the prolif- eration of glaciological knowledge by leading the effort to edit and publish scholarly articles in the Society’s periodicals, and by organizing sympo- sia that both enrich the science of glaciology and broaden the international stature of the Society. He began his service as a Scientific Editor of the Journal of Glaciology with Volume 38 in 1992, and continued in this service for 5 years. He left the Journal’s editorial staff at the end of 1997 to be the Chief Scientific Editor of two volumes (29 and 39) of the Annals of Glaciology (representing the sixth and seventh International Symposiums on Antarctic Glaciology, ISAG-6 and ISAG-7, held in Lanzhou and Milan). These two Annals volumes Fig. 1. Jo Jacka is awarded the Richardson Medal presented 116 scientific articles covering 884 by IGS President Eric Brun pages involving the international glaciological community’s most cutting edge research on the arly articles ranging across 764 pages. This repre- nature of the Antarctic ice sheet. Following publi- sents an increase of 54% in articles published and cation of Volume 39 of the Annals, Dr Jacka took an 81% increase in pages published. The articles on the Chief Editorship of the Journal of Glaciol- are considered to be better, more informative and ogy (with Volume 49, in 2003) in which position more in-depth, as the average article has grown he currently serves the Society as the head of its between 1991 and 2008 from 8.2 pages to 9.6 flagship journal. pages, and the use of coloured illustrations has With Volume 54 (2007) the Journal received become a regular feature. the prestigious Association of Learned and Profes- Among the reasons commonly heard in the sional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Charlesworth glaciological community for the growth of the Award for ‘best learned journal’ with special rec- Journal of Glaciology’s annual publication is the ognition for design and production quality. This fact that the review process has become better extraordinary honour was the result of constant managed, speedier and more constructive. Gla- collaborative effort between the Chief Editor, in ciologists now consider the Journal of Glaciology supplying accepted papers of the highest scien- to be a much more attractive outlet for their scien- tific quality, and the production staff and General tific and scholarly work than they did during the Secretary of the Society, who bear the responsi- 1990s when, at times, the review process would bility of quickly converting edited manuscripts take 6 months to a year or longer. The efficient into an attractive printed product. Not least of the management of the review process, leading to a contributions toward the changes the Journal of timely accept/reject decision with all revisions in Glaciology underwent in the process of earning place prior to the next step of in-house copyedit- this prestigious award is the fact that, since the ing and production, has been a critical aspect beginning of Dr Jacka’s editorship, the Journal is of improving the Journal’s speed of publication. attracting more and better submissions from the Under the present arrangements, many articles glaciological community. submitted to the Journal in rough form ultimately To illustrate the increase in quality and quan- appear in print in polished form all within one tity of scholarly article publication in the Journal year. The article by Catania and others (2008), for of Glaciology, an example of how the Journal example, was submitted in April 2008, accepted has changed since the beginning of the 1990s is in revised form in July and appeared in colour as provided as follows. Prior to T.H. Jacka’s tenure as the first article (of 19 in the same issue) of issue Chief Editor, Volume 37 (1991) of the Journal pre- 187 of Volume 54, published in 2008. While this sented only 51 papers printed across 422 pages. most important achievement of the Journal is ul- During the sixth year of Dr Jacka’s editorship, Vol- timately a collaborative process, involving (using ume 54 (2008) of the Journal published 79 schol- 2008 figures) 17 Scientific Editors, five in-house 24 production staff, and four copy-editors, Dr Jacka’s that ultimately are published in the Journal and leadership of the review and scientific editing Annals. His work is always done without personal process is significantly responsible. recognition, yet is ultimately responsible for cre- The most intangible, yet most vital, aspect ating a healthier venue for the glaciological com- of Dr Jacka’s leadership of the scientific publica- munity’s most important form of interchange. tion of both the Journal and the Annals (he was Dr T.H. Jacka continues in full force as the made the IGS Chief Editor, responsible for all IGS IGS Chief Editor with the specific responsibility publications in 2008), is the thinking, writing and for the Journal of Glaciology and as an overseer dialogue that Dr Jacka performs in concert with and quality control expert of the Annals of Gla- the authors of papers submitted by glaciologists of ciology. His work is energetic, time-consuming, a variety of backgrounds, stature and skill levels. selfless and of great value to glaciological scien- Once a submitted manuscript passes muster suffi- tists whose backgrounds, skill levels and experi- ciently to be within the realm of possible publica- ence do not as readily allow publication of new tion, Dr Jacka will engage in detailed, and always ideas. His work merits recognition by the Society respectful, argumentation over the nature of the through the award of the Richardson Medal. science presented and the way in which language is used to make the science understood by the community. Dr Jacka often suggests revisions to text or alternative argumentation logic and even rewrites some of the explanation on many papers Eric Brun, President

Staff changes

Since the last issue of ICE Linda Gorman, who had Linda was for most part the main contact for been with the IGS for 24 years, has left. Linda worked IGS members: she used to send out handwritten with three Secretary Generals: Hilda Richardson notes reminding members to renew and commu- first employed her and Linda worked with her until nicated whatever information needed to be Simon Ommanney took over as SG in 1992. When conveyed to members. Simon retired in 2003 she continued to work with The IGS thanks Linda for her long and faithful the present Secretary General. service to the Society.

New Chair for Awards Committee

Martyn Tranter has now taken over as the Chair of We are going to use the change of chairmanship the Nominations Committee, replacing Pat Lang- to wipe the nomination slate clean. We will solicit horne who has served as Chair for the past two new nominations for the Seligman Crystal and the terms. Pat and her team have done a terrific job Richardson Medal soon, and information about and the IGS is very grateful for them. the material that is needed will be posted on the IGS website shortly. Details will also be published in the next edition of ICE.

25 The Magnificent Seven Report from the IGS conference on ‘Snow, Ice and Humanity in a Changing Climate’ Sapporo, Japan, 21–25 June 2010

The first fallen snow ‘Honorable samurai, our honmaru has been is barely enough to bend afflicted with the problems of snow, ice anda the jonquil leaves changing climate and we are concerned about its Matsuo Basho effect on humanity. We implore you to come to our city to conduct a symposium that will teach ... snow crystals may be called letters sent from us the secrets of these problems.’ heaven. Hikaru Magnú-san replied, Ukichiro Nakaya ‘I shall be happy to accept this challenge, however I shall need to recruit five additional For Hikaru Magnú-san, honorable ‘shining samurai to help me in this task.’ Magnús’, the journey had become an unbroken There was no question which samurai would succession of reverses and afflictions. He had be chosen by the Hikaru Magnú-san, because he been travelling long and far, most recently to a was familiar with the best in the land and chose Nordic country where the first IGS symposium of those with distinctive skills and personalities: 2010 had recently finished. He was now moving First, there was Atsushi Sato,a master of snowcraft inexorably along the To¯kaido¯, the road to Edo, and sh¯ogun of many ice covered prefectures. to pay his respects to the Sho¯gun and to seek This would be the leader of the local organizing the element of his passion: the precious, spirit- committee. Next, there was Osamu Abe, an filled masterpiece of Japanese steel: the Katana. expert in onsen etiquette; Kumiko Goto-Azuma, However, as he approached the the 25th station, a learned woman who wore the kimono of the or the Castle of the Snow Covered Ski Slopes near 35 sacred glaciological equations; the good the village of Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido, humored Shin Sugiyama (who was accompanied in the land of Japan, he was met by a mob of by his band of experts in both Japanese hospitality nervous snow and ice scientists. One stepped and the organization of scientific meetings, forward and said: including: Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yuji Kodama, Sumito

Fig. 1. The villagers await 26 Fig. 2. Co Chief Editors Perry Bartelt and Doug Fig. 4. Koji Fujita and his wife Akiko training the MacAyeal muster their seven samurai scientific next generation of snow and ice scientists in the editors and conference organizers during the ice- arts of ‘icebreaking’.... breaker. is the home of the Institute of Low Temperature Matoba, Hiroki Matsushita, Kazuki Nakamura, Science, which was founded by Japanese physicist Koichi Nishimura, Toshihiro Ozeki and Nozomu and glaciologist Ukichiro Nakaya, the pioneer of Takeuchi). Finally, there was the Chief Expert snow and ice science – both basic and applied. of scientific shodo¯, Perry Bartelt (accompanied The traditional ‘icebreaker’ was held in a newly by seven specialists in scientific caligraphy, renovated faculty club of the university which also known as Scientific Editors, whose names was located next to the former laboratory where shall appear in an upcoming issue of Annals of Professor Nakaya conducted his famous studies Glaciology). of snow flake geometries and created the world’s There were now six samurai to conduct the first artificial snowflake. A large hexagonal stone meeting, however, a clownish r¯onin named sits in front of the faculty club to comemmorate MacAyeal tagged along despite attempts by the Professor Nakaya’s contribution to snow and ice others to drive him away. So that made seven ,the science. A most wonderful honor was enjoyed by seven samurai, who would organize and conduct all visitors and locals alike when Professor Goro the great symposium on Snow, Ice and Humanity Wakahama, an honorary member of the IGS, and in a Changing Climate, held at Hokkaido Prof. Norikazu Maeno, former president of the University in Sapporo during June, 2010. IGS, arrived at the icebreaker to help raise spirits Here is the tale of the Symposium on Snow, (and glasses of saki) with the friendly salutation: Ice and Humanity in a Changing Climate that the Kanpai! seven samurai helped to facilitate: Scientists from 17 countries gathered during The symposium was held on the picturesque the 5-day symposium to present 70 talks and campus of Hokkaido University, the second 105 posters ranging across the full spectrum of oldest (founded in 1918) of the magnificent seven, the National Seven Universities (zenkoku shichidaigaku) of Japan. This venerable university

Fig. 5. Professors Goro Wakahama and Atsushi Sato train the ISG Secretary General, with ice- sheet modellers Ralf Greve and Olga Sergienko looking on, in the fine points of enjoying Japanese Fig. 3. Kampai! spirits. 27 Fig. 6. Prof. Atsumu Ohmura asks a penetrating question during the symposium. Prof. Renji Na- ruse looks over his shoulder.

Fig. 9. Jo Jacka explains to his sushi chef how to edit a Journal of Glaciology paper...

snow and ice research. Of particular note was the fact that this symposium combined several sub-communities of glaciological scientists, bringing together those who specialize in snow and avalanche research with those who specialize in glaciers and ice sheets. New frontiers of glaciological research were emphasized in several of the oral and poster sessions, including: the state of Himalayan glaciers, mass-balance Fig. 7. Snow and Ice scientists, young and old, trends of glaciers in Asia, proglacial lake outburst gather for spirited discussion at the poster floods and their impact on humans, avalanche session.... hazard mapping, and forecasting of snow and ice systems ranging from avalanches to ice-sheet sea level contributions. One of the special highlights of the symposium was an hour-long address given by former President of the IGS Professor Atsumu Ohmura on the state of the cryosphere in a changing climate.

Fig. 8. Irina Sokratova making a point during the Fig. 10. The best part of the onsen experience is poster session. cooling off at the end.... 28 Fig. 13. This tie will really make you look like a glaciologist... Fig. 11. Differences between the Western and Eastern diet

Besides the great hospitality of the city of Sapporo, the flavorful food and the comfortable hotels and ryokan, attendees of the symposium were treated to a special suite of excursions during the mid-week break and to a delightful Japanese barbeque at the Sapporo Beer Garden. Among the highlights of the mid-week excursions were visits to beautiful outdoor sculpture displays, instructions in the art and science of making sushi and brewing sake, and a visit to a facility that used snow as a means of reducing summer air conditioning costs. For the most intrepid attendees, a visit to a traditional Japanese onsen (hot spring bath) was Fig. 14. Sapporo’s got talent! arranged, along with extensive instruction in both the etiquette and techniques for enjoying a truly Japanese experience in a most (ahem) ‘stripped one of Japan’s most favored beverages but also for down’ manner. It is unlikely that any previous IGS the unique way in which food was presented and symposium offered attendees such an intimate prepared. Each table was presented with unending and personal view of their colleagues as was platters of lamb, fish and vegetables à la Genghis enjoyed in the steamy hot waters surrounded Khan, and guests cooked their own meals over a by the beautiful natural terrain of Hokkaido. The small cast iron stove or shichirin. evening at the Sapporo Beer Garden was notable A highlight of the week was the award of the not only for the relatively robust consumption of Richardson Medal of the IGS to a most deserving

Fig. 12. One must be very thoughtful about im- Fig. 15. All you can cook barbeque, Japanese portant choices... style... 29 Fig. 16. Thankfully, Magnús has his hand on something solid, otherwise the whole group would fall down... and completely surprised Jo Jacka at the annual At the close of the meeting, the attendees who ‘business’ meeting of the IGS on Thursday. This had come from far away to join the symposium award, described elsewhere in ICE, recognizes concluded that the glaciological sciences in Japan Jo for his enduring and extraordinary service to are extraordinarily vibrant and that Japanese the Society. hospitality, for a third time (Sapporo 1984, and Nagaoka, 1992), had successfully called together the world’s glaciological scientists to examine snow and ice problems of important consequence for all of humanity. On the seventh day, the day after the symposium closed and the glaciologists from far and wide scattered home, Hikaru Magnú-san picked up his bundles of journal samples and silk IGS snowflake ties, and threw a strand of straw into the air. He inspected the strand carefully when it landed and noted with resignation that it pointed not south toward Edo but rather east, toward a city named in honor of an Italian discoverer from 1492 who wanted to find a westward sea route to Japan (but who got stuck along the way in an intervening continent). Hikaru Magnú-san hoisted his bundles and balanced his Katana over his shoulder and began to walk the dusty road toward Columbus, Ohio, where the third IGS symposium to be held in 2010 would occur soon thereafter.

Fig. 17. On the way to the Sapporo Beer Garden to meet Genghis Kahn.... Doug MacAyeal

30 Report from the British Branch Meeting

Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth, 15-17 September, 2010

Aberystwyth’s own Coen brothers, Alun and Bryn managed personfully. There were numerous fine Hubbard, showed true glaciological grit in or- presentations, and the parallel poster sessions ganising and running another BBM that fulfilled worked admirably too. the perennial requirement of multi-level combi- A UK Polar Network Mentoring Session was nations of great academic, scientific and social held during the late afternoon of the 16th. The stimulation for young and old. The general sci- AGM of the IGSBB followed. It was addressed by entific standard of the younger generations con- the IGS Secretary, Magnús Magnússon. The BB is tinues to excel – the standard of poster and oral in rude health, both in terms of leadership, ad- presentations continues to outcompete anything ministration and finance. Officers will carry for- persons over 20 years older could put together. ward to next year, when the cavalcade of talent Competition for the prestigious John Glen Prize will change. A very healthy sign is that there is was ever fierce, and the young recipients of the almost naked competition to host the next meet- oral and poster prizes were Sue Cook (Swansea) ings. The British Antarctic Survey will host the and Victoria Brown (Durham), respectively. John meeting in 2011, Aberdeen in 2012 and Lough- also performed one of the most memorable and borough, Bristol, Exeter and/or Southampton will inspirational of prologues to a meeting that most fight for the privilege in 2013–16. of us have witnessed. The evening of the 15th The Annual Dinner was held at Consti Restau- commenced with an icebreaker that followed rant, at the northern end of the Aberystwyth sea through to a 40-minute presentation. The presen- front, reached by a cable car run to the top of the tation lasted 90 minutes, charting the history of cliff. Food, service and conversation were suffi- glaciology in the UK since the Second World War. ciently copious, well received and ribald to main- There were no PowerPoint slides, old fashioned tain the proud traditional of BBM past. Stand out slides or overheads. Instead, we had a first-hand moments fade beyond a vague recollection that account of how the discipline developed, with there were plenty. Attendance during the morn- generous praise for the existing hierarchy and the ing sessions of the 17th was outstanding given the new and developing peer group. The most fitting good time we all had the night before. tribute is that no one felt cheated of time in the We are all very grateful for the great welcome, bar, and it all finished too soon. This was a hard organisation and entertainment offered us by the act to follow, but speakers in the following ses- Centre for Glaciology. BAS are moving already to sions on Modelling of snow, ice surface processes equal this next year. and ice dynamics, Greenland mass balance and surface hydrology, Geomorphology and glacial reconstruction, Valley glacier processes and land- forms, Remote sensing of ice and snow, and Ant- arctic structure, dynamics and subglacial lakes Martyn Tranter

31 Meetings of other societies

Modelling glacial erosion: processes and uncertainties Workshop on Glacial Erosion Modelling Unterägeri, Switzerland, 29 April–1 May 2010

Deeply incised valleys are common features ice flow paths can be modelled with good confi- in the Alps and their foreland. These valleys dence. In contrast, basal processes including gla- are of large practical and scientific interest, cier hydrology, ice-bed interaction, sliding, sedi- influencing the dynamics and hydrology of ice ment transport and interactions with permafrost masses, presenting opportunities for glacial and are comparatively poorly understood and require climate reconstruction, and raising management considerable additional model development to be issues related to aggregate, groundwater and usefully incorporated into comprehensive cou- hydrocarbon resources and radioactive waste pled models. In this respect, glacier hydrology was disposal in deep geological repositories. Although particularly acknowledged as being important for the principles of glacial erosion are generally realistic simulations of ice dynamics and erosional known, the formation of deeply incised valleys processes. in the foreland of the Alps, referred to as deep The participants generally agreed that prog- glacial erosion, remains incompletely understood. nostic modelling is beyond our present capabilities In particular, the question as to when, where, and and not recommended because of substantial un- how future glaciations can lead to deep glacial certainties in the quantification of basal processes erosion is relevant for the siting and long-term and the relevant climate forcing for future glacial safety of radioactive waste repositories in northern cycles. Instead, they suggested that diagnostic Switzerland. modelling has potential value for understanding A workshop organized by the National Coop- processes and quantifying uncertainties and for erative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Na- testing sensitivities and process parameterizations. gra) in collaboration with the University of Zürich According to the participants, modelling strat- and held in Unterägeri, Switzerland in April 2010 egies that hold promise include ensemble model- was aimed at evaluating the state-of-the-art of ling to explore the range of outcomes over the en- modelling glacial erosion as a means for devel- tire range of uncertainty in variables and extremal oping a better understanding of the subglacial (end-member) modelling to bracket best and worst processes governing landscape evolution in the cases. These approaches can lead to the identifica- Alpine foreland of northern Switzerland in past as tion of potentially important processes and param- well as future cold environments. An international eters and thus the component models needed (e.g. group of leading experts was invited to contribute glacier hydrology, glacial sedimentary processes) to an assessment on what quantitative information for comprehensive coupled models. glacial erosion modelling can provide in view of The main outcomes of this workshop are sum- safety aspects related to radioactive waste reposi- marized in Nagra Working Report NAB 10-34 tories in Switzerland. which can be obtained by emailing urs.fischer@ The workshop was organised around a suite nagra.ch. of presentations and discussions about observa- tions and measurements related to glacial erosion as well as possibilities and challenges of glacial erosion modelling in view of future ice ages. The presentations were short introductions with the URS H. FISCHER idea to acquaint all participants with the current National Cooperative for the Disposal of state of research in the different areas of expertise. Radioactive Waste (Nagra), Wettingen, The discussions were structured in a way that led Switzerland to answers to key questions. The participants suggested that the deforma- WILFRIED HAEBERLI tion and thermomechanics of glacier ice are rea- Department of Geography, University of Zürich, sonably well understood and ice cover extent and Zürich, Switzerland.

32 The Northwest Glaciologists’ Meeting Fairbanks, Alaska 8–10 October 2010

The annual Northwest Glaciologists’ Meeting from glacier influence on coastal freshwater input was hosted by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks to ice movement during snowball earth events to (UAF) on 8–10 October 2010. The meeting was current work on Jakobshavn Isbræ and Whillans dedicated to Keith Echelmeyer, who passed away Ice Stream. on October 2nd but left a great legacy of scien- At the end of the first day Tad Pfeffer (Univer- tific accomplishment and adventurous spirit. To sity of Colorado INSTAAR) gave the keynote talk, pass on some of the lessons in motivation and which was open to the greater UAF community, get-it-done spirit that Keith provided to those he on ‘Improving on AR4 – How can the IPCC AR5 worked with, Chris Larsen (University of Alaska, make a better future sea level change forecast?’ Fairbanks) talked about his experience studying He discussed the importance of examining what the sheer margin of Whillans Ice Stream with happens decade-by-decade as well as on millen- Keith, including stories and photos of scientific nium timescales in order to provide information discovery and exploration. that is useful for policymakers. He also encour- As usual, talks were primarily presented aged more geographically complete observations, by graduate students, but included presenta- work to improve our understanding of dynamics tions by faculty, National Park Service and U.S. and interannual variability, and coordination of Geologic Survey researchers, and a few fantas- independent records. Regarding the last point, tic undergraduates. Both days of the meeting Tad noted that maintaining independent records included groups of talks about projects focused is an important strength, but should be carefully on a particular location and linking a variety of balanced with improved coordination for prob- techniques or smaller research projects. Project lem solving. Finally, he said that glaciers and areas we heard about include: Belcher Glacier on ice caps will play a critical role over the coming the Devon Island Ice Cap; Eklutna Glacier in the decades, but there are still significant gaps in our Chugach Mountains, Alaska; Yahtse Glacier at Icy knowledge and resources regarding this category Bay, Alaska; and Mt Waddington, Alaska. Appro- of glaciology. So there was plenty for all of the at- priate to our location, most talks discussed Alas- tending graduate students to get to work on! ka-based research, providing a great overview of Following the keynote, everyone headed to current mountain glacier and ice cap research. Matt Nolan’s (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) Other topics covered during the meeting ranged

Fig. 1. Snacks, coffee, and conversation make Fig. 2. Magnús Magnússon, Regina Carns, Mat- for another productive Northwest Glaciologists’ thew Sturm, and Tad Pfeffer show off their IGS Meeting, hosted by the University of Alaska, Fair- ties, which were selling like hotcakes! Photo: banks. Photo: Regine Hock Andy Aschwanden 33 house, ‘The Castle’. Evening entertainment and eats included (but weren’t limited to!): a huge bonfire; endless fireworks, including some in the bonfire; a chocolate fountain; fresh Alaska salmon; stargazing from the castle tower; and a visit from the troopers to make sure that we weren’t going to burn down the neighborhood. Fun was had by all! Along with interesting talks and busy conver- sation, the meeting also included an impressive research summary by Regina Carns (University of Washington), whose poetic fame continues to grow (see ICE 152/153). She provided this sonnet in iambic pentameter: Fig. 3. Martin Truffer celebrates a successful ice ‘A Hypothesis Regarding Crystal Fabrics in Firn’ meeting, with fire. Photo: Andy Aschwanden. by Regina Carns including SeaRISE examples. For more informa- Disordered crystals tumble from the sky tion on PISM: http://www.pism-docs.org To settle on a vast expanse of white Cold and windy, desolate and dry As constant sunshine follows lengthy night Post-meeting field trip: permafrost In summer sunlight, each grain sublimates research tunnel And vapor flees to colder, deeper places After the meeting, many participants took ad- Condensing there on grains of snow at rates vantage of the opportunity to take a tour of the That differ on the base and prism faces CRREL Permafrost Research facility. Highlights Those with their favored faces toward the flow included standing at the intersection of several Outstrip their neighbors, gain an edge in size large ice wedges, viewing 15 000-year-old bison These larger grains steal yet more mass and grow fossils, and getting what for many was their first Their surface energy to minimize. up-close look at permafrost. We also heard about Mean angles skew toward this victorious faction the plans for expanding the research facility. In As demonstrated by X-ray diffraction. winter 2011, a second tunnel will be excavated and connected to the first tunnel, providing a new Preceding workshop: PISM area for expanded research. For more information see: http://permafrosttunnel.crrel.usace.army.mil The meeting was preceded by a two-day workshop on the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) developed at UAF, which continues to improve and expand and is used by a variety of research groups around the globe. This first workshop covered the fol- Twila Moon lowing topics: introduction to PISM & theoretical University of Washington, Earth & Space Sciences basis, installation, tools for pre- and post-pro- Thank you to Andy Aschwanden and Regine cessing, verification and validation, and tutorials Hock for providing photos of the events.

34 UK Polar Network Circumpolar Remote Sensing

On September 20, 2010 over 30 students from early career to more experienced. They and researchers came together at the UKPN’s stressed the importance of building your skill set Circumpolar Remote Sensing Workshop hosted throughout your career, making connections in by Cambridge University’s Scott Polar Research your research community, and always making Institute. sure to have fun and play with your data. The day featured a range of sessions includ- Many thanks to our presenters and pan- ing Freely Available GIS and Remote Sensing Re- elists: Fiona Danks, Ken Dean, Adrian Fox, Peter sources for Polar Research, Innovation in Imaging Fretwell, Colin Harris, Hamish Pritchard, and Ga- Antarctica, Airborne LiDAR for Glaciology, Real- reth Rees. time Reception and Analysis of Satellite Data, We would very much like to thank our sup- Remote sensing to address mapping needs for porters the Earth Observation Tech Cluster (www. environmental management in Antarctica, and eotechcluster.org), Environmental Research & As- Ice Shelf Retreat in Antarctica. PDF and video re- sessment, and the 11th International Circumpolar cordings of the day’s presentations are (or will be Remote Sensing Symposium. shortly) available through www.polarnetwork.org The UKPN is the UK branch of the interna- – just look under our Past Events section. tional organization APECS (the Association of Po- In addition, five (enthusiastic!) panelists from lar Early Career Scientists, www.apecs.is). universities, research institutes, and a remote sensing consultancy also sat on a career discus- sion panel to help attendees answer questions about moving forward in their journey to move Allen Pope, [email protected]

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Obituary: Keith Echelmeyer

On 9 October Keith Echelmeyer, an accomplished adventurer and glaciologist, peacefully passed away in his home, surrounded by friends and his loving wife Susan. Keith was an inspiration for everyone who knew him, first in his life as an active glaciologist and mountaineer, then later in his 8-year battle with a malignant brain tumor. Keith was a broadly-based glaciologist, equally impressive in the field as he was with theoretical studies and data analysis. His PhD studies with Barclay Kamb at the California Institute of Technology focused on the flow of Blue Glacier in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. He combined detailed field measurements with theoretical analysis and numerical models. In a series of papers with Barclay Kamb he presented the first detailed analysis of longitudinal coupling Photo: Chris Larsen. in glaciers and ice sheets. He developed finite element methods to model the flow of Blue flowing glaciers after working with colleagues on Glacier and to analyze the stress and flow the dynamics of Variegated Glacier, a surge-type pattern of ice flowing around a turn. At Caltech glacier in Southeast Alaska. During the mid-1980s he also became involved in research on high- he established a field program at Jakobshavn pressure phases of ice, a topic that continued Isbræ in collaboration with colleagues at the to fascinate him throughout his career. During a Geophysical Institute and at ETH Zurich. This work post-doctoral stay in China he directly observed resulted in a series of papers characterizing the basal motion in a cold-based glacier, combining glaciological setting of Jakobshavn and elucidated careful measurements with an in-depth analysis the mechanism of fast flow. Keith pioneered the of enhanced deformation of debris-rich ice. use of seismic methods to measure deep fjord Keith moved to Fairbanks in 1984, attracted geometries with temperate ice. He demonstrated by the vast wilderness of Alaska with its many for the first time that Jakobshavn Isbræ flows unclimbed mountain peaks, and numerous in a very deep channel that is grounded up to unexplored glaciers. He became an Assistant 1500 m below sea level. The same methods were Professor of Geophysics at the Geophysical successfully employed at deep temperate glaciers Institute and the Department of Geology and in Alaska such as Ruth, Taku and LeConte Glaciers. Geophysics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, The now classic series of papers on Jakobshavn and was later promoted to Associate and then Isbræ have become a foundation for the current Full Professor. He was designated Professor interest in this outlet glacier as it undergoes rapid Emeritus upon his retirement in 2004. Keith retreat and acceleration. regularly taught graduate classes in Ice Physics The discovery of fast moving ice streams in and in Glaciers, and also helped develop a flat and relatively thin ice in Antarctica led to an very popular introductory undergraduate course extensive study in collaboration with colleagues ‘Glaciers, Earthquakes, Volcanoes’. Among his at the Geophysical Institute and Caltech. Keith many research collaborators, his work with Will quickly recognized the important role of the Harrison stands out most, co-authoring 27 peer- margins for the force balance of these ice streams. reviewed papers. In a series of field experiments in the heavily Keith had an uncanny knack to spot the crevassed marginal area, they documented important problems in glaciology before most exceptionally high velocity gradients. Numerical others did. He then used his unique abilities as modeling led to a conclusion of weakened ice observer, mountaineer and glacier pilot to address and large lateral stresses. Temperature profiles these problems. He became interested in fast- and repeat velocity surveys allowed precise

44 determinations of margin migration rates and always interested him and he had long dreamed lateral shear stresses. Working in these highly of organizing an international conference focused crevassed zones came with large logistical on that topic. Through his efforts, the conference hurdles that he was able to overcome. His work took place in June 2002 in Yakutat, Alaska, in the Antarctic was recognized by the renaming in a setting of magnificent glaciers and high of former Ice Stream F to Echelmeyer Ice Stream. mountains. Unfortunately, Keith was not able to The realization that glaciers in deep fjords participate. Two days before the meeting started, or marine basins can retreat unstably led Keith he flew his airplane to Yakutat. Shortly after to push for work in the Amundson Sea Embay- landing, he began experiencing a series of violent ment in the early 1990s. His proposal was not seizures and was Medivaced to Anchorage. There, funded then, as it was judged to be too difficult he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of a logistically. Instead he concentrated his energy on cancerous brain tumor. glaciers closer to home. At the time, sea level rise Keith loved challenges, but this was far estimates from Alaska were based on surveying bigger than any he had ever faced. However, his stakes on just a few glaciers. This bothered Keith indomitable will to live surprised his doctors and so he combined his passion for flying with a need everyone around him: he refused to be confined for a broader survey of Alaskan glaciers by fitting to a wheel chair, learned how to walk and ski his small airplane with a laser profiler and precise again, and continued to do trips to the Brooks positioning instruments. His pioneering work led Range, a place that was dear to his heart. Keith to the first reliable estimate of volume change of realized that he would never regain his physical Alaskan glaciers and the realization that ice loss and mental prowess. Yet, he never became bitter in Alaska contributed as much to sea level rise or resigned. Instead he made the best with the as the entire Greenland Ice Sheet. Much of this cards fate had dealt him, inspiring those around was accomplished with a very minimal budget, him. When the end was close, he refused hospital especially within the context of other airborne care. Instead, cared for by his incomparable wife, science. Keith knew how to stretch a budget for he died at home as he wished, with great dignity. maximum scientific output, and the only time he His exploits in wilderness travel, mountain violated this frugal approach was when it came to climbing, and glacier field work are legendary. purchasing gourmet cheese for field work! His resilience in living with his brain tumor and Since his days as an undergraduate, Keith his display of love and compassion in his final had had an interest in isostatic rebound and the years inspired us all. The field of glaciology has theory behind it. He helped initiate a study of lost a giant and many of us have lost a friend. We ice volume change and consequent uplift history will think of his spirit wandering the mountain at Glacier Bay, Alaska: a place with some of the ranges, speculating on new routes, and planning highest rebound rates on Earth. Keith had broad the next challenge. interests and became involved in many other projects including till and sediment deformation, and the flow and structure of rock glaciers. He also continued his interest in surging and tidewater glaciers. The topic of fast glacial flow Martin Truffer

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Sigfús Johnsen at 70

Sigfús Johnsen: ice physicist, ice core scientist, volcano itself. There followed two days of ‘drill master’, friend and colleague, was 70 years fascinating talks. For those of us a little younger old on 27 April 2010. So how do you celebrate the than Sigfús, the talks about the early days in 70th birthday of one of the pioneers in a scientific Copenhagen, the pioneering isotope studies field? Sigfús’s Icelandic and Danish colleagues with Willi Dansgaard, time at Camp Century, the had a great plan. First you invite all his colleagues development of the ISTUK ice core drill, all leading to a symposium in his honour in Iceland just to the Dye 3 drilling, made fascinating history. before his birthday. They will all want to come, The talks included many photographs of Sigfús they will make their travel plans and prepare their doing science, solving practical problems, and talks. Then you arrange a giant firework display as Sigfús with his future wife, Palla, and his Danish a national celebration, in the form of the eruption colleagues. These were a reminder both of the of Eyjafjallajökull. This seems like a great idea, difficult conditions, and of the fun they all had, until international airspace is closed, and you setting traditions that still carry on in Greenland have to rearrange the whole thing! and Antarctic ice core camps today. Further talks So it was that around 50 foreign guests and a lot reminded us of the GRIP project in the early of Icelandic colleagues arrived in Reykjavík in late 1990s, described in the symposium programme August to celebrate the 70.3th birthday of Sigfús as the ‘crown jewel’. This was where I myself Johnsen. Following instructions from Thorstein joined the long list of ice core scientists who Thorsteinsson and Arny´ Sveinbjörnsdóttir, who regard Sigfús as one of their scientific mentors, as led the organising committee, we came from ten he inspired me with his generous knowledge and nations and four continents to celebrate Sigfús’s enthusiasm. On to the NorthGRIP project of the life and work so far. The contingent included what next decade and then the still-continuing NEEM appeared to be the entire staff of the glaciology project, Sigfús has been an ever-present figure group from Copenhagen, where Sigfús has spent in the drill and science trenches, and of course most of his working life. the scientific literature. Those who would like to The symposium started with an Icebreaker, read more about his earlier achievements including a slide show of the now infamous are referred to the Seligman crystal article in volume 117 of ICE. The rest of the symposium set itself the goal of discussing the latest science in areas that most interest Sigfús: ice cores and palaeoclimate, glaciers and ice sheets and volcanism. The extent of his influence can be illustrated by the talks by Japanese scientists about ice drilling in Antarctica and by a Canadian scientist about ice on Mars. The formal symposium ended with the presentation of yet another honour to Sigfús. He is already a winner of the Oeschger Medal of the EGU, and one of the elite band of holders of our own Seligman Crystal. At the symposium dinner he had been made an honorary member of the Icelandic Glaciological Society. Now he received in addition an honorary doctorate from the University of Iceland. The symposium included two further social occasions. The symposium dinner was attended by Sigfús’s family and friends as well as the symposium participants. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen Fig. 1. Sigfus is presented with an honorary gave the main speech but, in the tradition of doctorate from the University of Iceland. these events, many of us felt moved to present 46 Fig. 2. Sigfus enjoying the afternoon refreshment break at Eyjafjallajökull, the cause of the postone- ment of his birthday symposium. The culprit was now completely peaceful, although the glacier was still covered in ash. Fig. 3. The splendid barbecue was fully appreci- the compliments of our nation or scientific ated by all. community. As the evening continued, the other diners became tolerant of these somewhat the many streams to the hut at Langidalur began. rambling tributes, and even the Icelandic folk- Many of us were able to climb to the fantastic singing gave pleasure! On behalf of our Secretary vantage point of Valahnukur, and, by the time we General, I presented the compliments of the IGS walked down, a splendid barbecue, orchestrated to Sigfús in the form of a verbal message, a letter by Palla and other Icelandic hosts was waiting for and a commemorative plate. us, allowing one final toast to Sigfús before the Finally, the international part of the symposium long return to Reykjavík. ended with a wonderful field trip. Two coaches, So, after a slight delay (we can only assume with large wheels for fording streams, set out on a that 4 months was needed to complete the private beautiful sunny day in the direction of Thorsmörk. birthday party in Iceland), Sigfús was allowed to There was a brief interlude as one of the coaches become officially 70. The Icelandic Gods were disgorged its entire stock of engine oil on to the appeased, and the volcano kept quiet this time. road in a couple of minutes; however, no one was Many happy returns to Sigfús. Hip Hip…. to be deterred, and another coach appeared and took us onwards. An afternoon refreshment stop was held under the now calm volcano and glacier of Eyjafjallajökull, and the excitement of crossing Eric Wolff

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2010 20–24 September 2010 5–10 September 2010 11th International Circumpolar Remote 24th International Polar Conference Sensing Symposium Obergurgl, Austria Cambridge, UK Website: http://imgi.uibk.ac.at/ Prior to the conference (Monday 20 September polartagung-2010/ 2010), there will be a 1-day UK Polar Network Workshop on Circumpolar Remote Sensing 6–10 September 2010 Website: http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/ 12th International Conference on the Physics geography/CRSS2010/ and Chemistry of Ice Contact: Allen Pope [allen.pope@ Sapporo, Japan polarnetwork.org] Contact: Chairperson Yoshinori Furukawa (Hokkaido University) 23–25 September 2010 Website: http://www.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/ 17th Annual WAIS (West Antarctic Ice PCI-2010/ Sheet) Workshop 12–16 September 2010 Lake Raystown Resort, Raystown, PA, USA Website: http://www.eesi.psu.edu/ 6th Canadian Conference on Permafrost WAISWorkshop.shtml Calgary, Alberta, Canada Website: http://ninja.pro.net/disk2/ 26–30 September 2010 geocalgary10/index.php?lang=en International conference: Global Change and Contact: Jim Henderson [permafrost@ the World’s Mountains geo2010.ca] Perth, UK 14–25 September 2010 Website: http://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/ Karthaus course on Ice Sheets and Glaciers mountainstudies/2010 in the Climate System 27–30 September 2010 Sponsored by: The Institute for Marine and Remote Sensing in Hydrology 2010 Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Symposium The Netherlands The Niels Bohr Institute, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ice2Sea Website: http://www.remotesensinghydrology. project, European Union org/ Karthaus, Italy Contact: Christopher Neale (VP ICRS) Website: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwimau/ [[email protected]] education/summer_school (coming soon) 30 September–1 October 2010 15–17 September 2010 Autonomous Polar Observing Systems **International Glaciology Society: British Workshop Branch Meeting William F Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland, Centre for Glaciology, Institute of Geography USA & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Website: http://www.iris.edu/hq/polar_ Aberystwyth, UK workshop2010/index.php Website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/ Contact: Leigh Sterns [[email protected]] igsbb2010 8–9 October 2010 20–23 September 2010 Northwest Glaciologists Meeting 2010 HydroPredict’2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, 2nd International Interdisciplinary Alaska, USA Conference on Predictions for Hydrology, Website: http://glaciers.gi.alaska.edu/events/ Ecology, and Water Resources Management: northwest/ Changes and Hazards caused by Direct Human Interventions and Climate Change 15–17 October 2010 Prague, Czech Republic 4th Graduate Climate Conference Website: http://www.natur.cuni.cz/ Pack Experimental Forest, Mount Rainier, hydropredict2010/ Washington, USA Website: http://uwpcc.washington.edu/gcc 48 24–27 October 2010 7–9 December 2010 Northern Research Forum 6th Open Second International Symposium on Arctic Assembly – Our Ice Dependent World Research Oslo and Kirkenes, Norway Tokyo, Japan Website: http://www.nrf.is/ Website: http://www-arctic.nipr.ac.jp/isar2/ toppage/isar2top.htm 27–30 October 2010 II International Symposium: Reconstructing 12 December 2010 Climate Variations in South America and the PYRN–APECS Career Development Antarctic Peninsula over the last 2000 years Workshop Valdivia, Chile San Francisco, California, USA Website: http://www.cecs.cl/pages2010/ Held in conjunction with the 2010 Fall AGU Contact: [[email protected]] Meeting Website: http://apecs.is/agu2010 28–30 October 2010 Contact: Kristin Timm [[email protected]] **International Glaciology Society Nordic Branch Meeting 2010 13–17 December 2010 Geocenter, Copenhagen, Denmark American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Website: http://sites.google.com/site/nigs2010/ San Francisco, California, USA Website: http://agu-fm10.abstractcentral.com/ 3–6 November 2010 index.jsp. 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