Geological Survey of Norway invites you to an international full-day conference on the ice caps of the northern hemisphere. The event concludes with a dinner at NGU. The conference will be conducted in English.
Programme
The programme committee have outlined a preliminary agenda. Note that changes can occur.
08:30
Coffee
09:00
Welcome and introduction
Dag Ottesen, NGU
The Quaternary period: Overview.
09:10
Northern Hemisphere ice sheets through the Quaternary
Christine Batchelor, University of Newcastle
09:40
The intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciations: Challenges and perspectives.
Jochen Knies, NGU
10:00
"Kap København", Northern Greenland: Stratigraphy and DNA results.
Kurt Kjær, University of Copenhagen
10:30
Break
Eemian Interglacial and Mid/Early Weichselian glaciation and climate
10:45
Greenland ice cores: Greenland Stadials and Interstadials.
Sune Rasmussen, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen
11:10
Fjøsanger locality, Eemian and Early Weichselian stratigraphy
Jan Mangerud, University of Bergen
11:30
The Last Interglacial Complex (MIS 5) at Sokli (N Finland)
Karin Helmens, Swedish Museum of Natural History
11:50
Veiki moraines northern Sweden: Stratigraphy and age.
Helena Alexanderson, Lund University, Sweden
12:10
Interstadial sediments in Norway
Lars Olsen, NGU
12:30
Lunch
Svalbard - Barents sea Ice Sheet
13:30
The Barents Sea Ice Sheet
Monica Winsborrow, Universitetet i Tromsø
13:50
Modelling the Eurasian Ice Sheet
Henry Patton, Universitetet i Tromsø
14:10
The northeastern part of the Barents Sea Ice Sheet
Alexandr Montelli, University of Cambridge
Ice- dammed lakes and the last deglaciation
14:50
Store Dølasjø, deglaciation central Norway
Anders Romundset, NGU
15:10
Ice-dammed lakes, outburst floods and deglaciation of south-central Norway
Fredrik Høgaas, NGU
15:30
Ice-dammed lakes and the last de-glaciation, Central Sweden
Carl Regnéll, Stockholm University
15:50
Discussion/closing remark
Note that changes may occur.
Dinner
After closing remarks all attendees are invited to have dinner in our cafeteria at 17:00.
Registration fees
- Regular fee: NOK 1500,-
- Student fee: NOK 500,-