33rd WCRP Joint Committee Meeting Report
The 33rd Session of WCRP Joint Scientific Committee took place in Beijing, China, in July 2012. A number of things…
The WCRP Data Advisory Council (WDAC)
The WDAC (WCRP Data Advisory Council) is the WCRP's coordinating body on data issues. This includes providing guidance on reanalysis…
Report from Ice at the Interface Workshop
The "Ice at the Interface: Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Boundary Layer Processes and Their Role in Polar Change" Workshop was held 25-27 June…
CliC 2012 Steering Group Meeting Report Available
The CliC Scientific Steering Group (SSG) had their annual meeting at the Research Center for Climate and Cryosphere at the…
WGOMD-SOP Workshop on Sea Level Rise, Ocean / Ice Shelf Interactions, and Ice Sheets
The registration and call for abstracts has opened for the:CLIVAR WGOMD-SOP Workshop on Sea Level Rise, Ocean / Ice Shelf Interactions, and Ice Sheets to be held at CSIRO, in Hobart, Australia from 18-20 February 2013.
The workshop aims to bring together leading international scientists and early career scientists from the ocean, ice-sheet, ice-shelf, and sea level rise modeling and observational communities to
- Identify priorities for reducing uncertainties in the projections of global and regional sea-level rise,
- Evaluate the state-of-science of ocean and land-ice interactions,
- Investigate pathways for the development of the next generation of climate models incorporating interactive land-ice components.
CliC Office back in action
We are happy to let you know that the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) International Project Office is back in action.…
New CliC Administrative Officer
The Norwegian Polar Institute has hired Heidi Isaksen as the new CliC administrative officer. Isaksen is a Tromsø native, and…
ISMASS Workshop Agenda Update
An updated agenda for the ISMASS Workshop has now been posted on the workshop website. Check it out here!
WCRP Welcomes Dr. Jenny Baeseman as new CliC Director
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) welcomes Dr Jenny Baeseman as the new director of the Cryosphere and Climate Project (CliC) that is hosted by the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromso, Norway. “We are fortunate to have Jenny as a member of CliC and WCRP”, said Dr. Ghassem R. Asrar, the Director of World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). “Jenny brings to CliC and WCRP network a wealth of knowledge on cryospheric research and education. She has been coordinating and managing the network of early career scientists in polar research as a major initiative of the International Polar Year (IPY) and its successful legacy since 2006.” Dr. Baeseman assumed the post of CliC director in April 2012.
Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) was launched in August 2011 to coordinate and expand international efforts to collect and…