Call for Abstracts
NORSAR, the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Warsaw, and the Kola Regional Seismological Centre would like to call for contributions to the following session, to be held at the 33rd ESC General Assembly, in Moscow, Russia, in August 2012:
Seismological and structural studies in the Polar Regions (ES-3 + DAP-7)
Lately, and under the rapid changes taking place on the planet Earth, the Polar Regions have attracted increased attention and gained special significance as some of the regions strained the most by the consequences of climate change. Thus, it is not unexpected that both the Arctic and the Antarctic are or have been recently the central features of several international research frameworks, such as the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY), the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) initiative of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Roadmap, the Greenland Ice Sheet Monitoring Network (GLISN), and the different GeoSciences actions and programs under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Among a great variety of scientific foci, all these activities also include a strong geophysical component. Some of the seismological challenges met in the Polar Regions are the study of intraplate seismicity, the study of glaciogenic events, the mechanisms behind ultra-slow spreading ridges, the role of glacial rebound in seismicity triggering, and the exploration for oil and gas.
In the light of the above, we invite to a session focusing on seismology and Earth structure in the Arctic and the Antarctic. All seismological topics are welcome, from monitoring of seismicity (tectonic and glaciogenic), studies of recent larger seismic events and seismotectonics to active seismic studies for the retrieval of structural information. We anticipate contributions presenting research results and their interpretation, as well as descriptions of experiments under the special conditions of the polar environment.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31st March 2012.
For additional information about the ESC 2012 General Assembly, please visit:
The convenors
Dr. Myrto Pirli
NORSAR
Prof. Dr. Marek Grad
Institute of Geophysics
University of Warsaw
Dr. Johannes Schweitzer
NORSAR
Dr. Elena Kremenetskaya
Kola Regional Seismological Centre
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