International conference on the role of the polar regions in global change: Proceedings. Volume 1

• Main Authors: Weller, G., Wilson, C.L., Severin, B.A.B.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; MEETINGS; MONITORING; ARCTIC REGIONS; LEADING ABSTRACT; GLACIERS; COASTAL REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; REMOTE SENSING; CLIMATES; METEOROLOGY; TIDE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; AIR-WATER INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; LITTLE ICE AGE; PALEOCLIMATOLOGY; CARBON CYCLE; PERMAFROST; Arctic; Fairbanks; glacier; glaciers; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10154045; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10154045

The International Conference on the Role of the Polar Regions in Global Change took place on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks on June 11--15, 1990. The goal of the conference was to define and summarize the state of knowledge on the role of the polar regions in global change, and to identify gaps in knowledge. To this purpose experts in a wide variety of relevant disciplines were invited to present papers and hold panel discussions. While there are numerous conferences on global change, this conference dealt specifically with polar regions which occupy key positions in the global system. These two volumes of conference proceedings include papers on (1) detection and monitoring of change; (2) climate variability and climate forcing; (3) ocean, sea ice, and atmosphere interactions and processes; (4) effects on biota and biological feedbacks; (5) ice sheet, glacier and permafrost responses and feedbacks; (6) paleoenvironmental studies; and, (7) aerosols and trace gases.