Summer Program Announcement
Bolin Centre Summer School on Arctic Climate
Abisko and Tarfala Research Stations
Northern Sweden
17-27 August 2009
Application Deadline: Friday, 6 March 2009
For further information, please go to:
http://www.bbcc.su.se/
Or contact:
Thorsten Mauritsen
Email: thorsten.mauritsen [at] misu.su.se
The Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research at Stockholm University, in
collaboration with the Bjerknes Research School in Climate Studies at
the University of Bergen, scientists from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University of Cambridge,
announce a summer program on arctic climate. The program will be held at
the Abisko and Tarfala research stations in Northern Sweden, from 17-27
August 2009. The application deadline is Friday, 6 March 2009.
The two-week course will seek to gain a general understanding of the
physical components that form the arctic climate system. In addition,
focus will be on the interplay between the components and the feedback
mechanisms that are believed to play important roles in the variable
arctic climate. Key topics will include:
- Overview of key components: ocean, land, atmosphere, and cryosphere;
- Arctic hydrology, snow, and ice;
- Climate feedback mechanisms, with a focus on arctic climate change; and
- Arctic climate variations in the records from the past and in future
projections.
Teaching will combine overview and in-depth lectures, student projects,
and excursions in the sub-arctic alpine environment. A visit at the
Tarfala glacier research station is included in the course. The course
aims to bring both the participants, and the lecturers from various
relevant fields, to the forefront of current arctic climate research.
Applicants should be young scientists at the beginning of their careers,
such as PhD students, early post-docs, or similar. The number of
participants will be limited for practical and pedagogical reasons.
To apply, please submit (as PDF or Word Documents) a statement of
interest, a CV, and a letter of recommendation from a supervisor or
other relevant person to:
Thorsten Mauritsen
Email: thorsten.mauritsen [at] misu.su.se
And:
Bjorn Gunnarson
Email: bjorn.gunnarson [at] natgeo.su.se
The application deadline is Friday, 6 March 2009. Late submissions will
be considered at a later time to the extent that the limitation of the
course has not been reached. Decisions on admission to the summer school
will be announced on Friday, 20 March 2009.
Participants will pay for airfare and train tickets to Abisko, lodging
at the research station, and food. All other costs will be covered. It
is likely that stipends will be available for promising students in
special need.
Additional information is available at the Bolin Centre website
http://www.bbcc.su.se/.
Information about the research stations can be found at:
http://www.linnea.com/~ans/.