Cryosphere Change: Innovations in Observation and Modeling

Cryosphere Change: Innovations in Observation and Modeling

Session at the Arctic Circle Rome Forum - Polar Dialogue, organized by Eurac Research, Italy; Institute of Polar Sciences - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISP) SPEAKERS Thomas Nagler, Managing Director, ENVEO IT GmbH, Austria: Monitoring Greenland Ice Sheet Dynamics and Surface Conditions in a Changing Climate: Current Status and Emerging Opportunities Francesca Pellicciotti, Professor, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA): How Land Surface Models can Advance Modelling of the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: Megadroughts and the Pamir Karakoram Anomaly Biagio Di Mauro, Senior Researcher, Institute of Polar Sciences - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISP): Optical Remote Sensing of Alpine and Polar Cryosphere Chiara Crippa, Senior Researcher, Eurac Research, Institute for Earth Observation, Italy: Assessing Alpine Permafrost Degradation Impacts on Infrastructure and Geohazards MODERATOR Claudia Notarnicola, Director, Institute for Earth Observation, Eurac Research, Italy WEBSITE: www.arcticcircle.org TWITTER: @_Arctic_Circle FACEBOOK: The Arctic Circle INSTAGRAM: arctic_circle_org Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organisations, corporations, universities, think-tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organisation.