Workshop Announcement
"Arctic Ocean History, From Speculation to Reality: A Workshop to
Prepare for Arctic Ocean Scientific Drilling"
Bremerhaven, Germany
3-5 November 2008
Application Deadline: 24 August 2008
For more information, please go to:
http://www.oceanleadership.org/usssp/workshops/arctic
Despite the many successes achieved by scientific ocean drilling at
lower latitudes, the tectonic and palaeo-oceanographic history of the
Arctic Ocean is unknown. Largely due to the obstacles imposed by
circulating sea ice, Arctic Ocean drilling requires extensive planning
and preparation. In order to recruit and engage the scientists necessary
to develop a new set of International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
proposals for the Arctic Ocean, the "Arctic Ocean History, From
Speculation to Reality: A Workshop to Prepare for Arctic Ocean
Scientific Drilling" has been scheduled for 3-5 November 2008 in
Bremerhaven, Germany at the Alfred Wegener Institute.
Scientific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
- What was the pre-drift setting of the Chukchi Borderland?
- What is the composition of the Alpha-Mendeleev Ridge?
- What is the Mesozoic tectonic history of the Arctic Ocean?
- When did the gateways to the Arctic Ocean open and close?
- How did these gateways affect Arctic Ocean circulation?
- What is the role of the Arctic in the greenhouse to icehouse
transition?
- What is the history of ice rafting in the Arctic Ocean?
- How has the influx of fresh water to the basin changed over time?
- How has continental glaciation influenced the Arctic Ocean?
- What is the history of exchange between the Arctic, Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans?
The workshop organizers aim to use this workshop to build Arctic
scientific drilling from the ground up. In most areas, this means
planning site survey work as well as thinking about drilling objectives.
Funded by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, the European Science
Foundation, the Arctic Ocean Science Board, and the Nansen Arctic
Drilling Program, the organizers anticipate approximately 80 attendees.
Participation will be limited to optimize workshop goals. Partial travel
support is available. All interested scientists, researchers, and
students are encouraged to apply.
To apply for participation in this workshop, please go to:
http://www.oceanleadership.org/usssp/workshops/arctic.
The application deadline is 24 August 2008.
For further information, please contact:
Bernard Coakley
Email: bernard.coakley [at] gi.alaska.edu
Or:
Ruediger Stein
Email: rstein [at] awi-bremerhaven.de