Support for the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP), Fairbanks, Alaska

支持在阿拉斯加费尔班克斯举行的第九届国际永久冻土会议 (NICOP)

• 批准号: 0710441
• 负责人: Douglas Kane
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-15 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0710441&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Ninth; International; Conference; Permafrost

Permafrost extent is more pervasive than often realized; an area of approximately 25 million square kilometers in the northern hemisphere is characterized by permafrost, and permafrost can be found as far south as 30°N at high altitudes. Permafrost affects both human-built and natural systems, such as roads, railroads, pipelines, water quality and ecosystem function and restoration. Climate change and expanded resource development in the high latitudes (both hemispheres) has been the catalyst for recent renewed interest in permafrost science and engineering. The main conference theme is ?Permafrost on a Warming Planet: Impacts on Ecosystems, Infrastructure and Climate?. This conference also covers a wide breadth of themes, from social science to environmental to engineering; all aspects of permafrost will be addressed, including planetary permafrost. One of the scientific synthesis goals is to bring a wide variety of disciplines together to address questions of permafrost landscape evolution under past, present and future climates. The conference will bring together the worldwide community of permafrost researchers to share their results and ideas in ways that could lead to new advances in our understanding of permafrost and its role in polar regions, influencing geology, biology, hydrology and related systems. The Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP) will take place on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus during the week of June 29-July 3 (Sunday through Thursday), 2008. NICOP marks the 25th anniversary of the Fourth International Conference on Permafrost (FICOP) and the formation of the International Permafrost Association (IPA); both took place at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks in the summer of 1983.Conference sessions will address permafrost problems facing northern communities. NICOP will be the first opportunity for many of the 200 members of the Permafrost Young Researchers Network to meet and develop their own plans for this new generation of permafrost researchers. Conference results will support many of the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission report on permafrost, the ACIA and ICARP II reports, and the National Academy of Sciences report ?Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing System?. The five-day technical program will consist of plenary presentations, simultaneous topical and special sessions, poster sessions, and field trips to view permafrost conditions and related construction activities. Several permafrost courses and workshops are planned in conjunction with this Conference and will be available to teachers, students and the public. Funds through this proposal will assist in developing high-quality proceedings for posterity and providing travel assistance for invited speakers, students, and young investigators. The OPP/ARC Arctic Research Support and Logistics Program, OPP/ANT Antarctic Earth Sciences Program and GEO/EAR Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics program sponsored this grant.

多年冻土的范围比经常意识到的更加普遍。北半球约有2500万平方公里的面积为多年冻土，在高海拔高度时可以发现多年冻土。多年冻土会影响人类建造和自然系统，例如道路，铁路，管道，水质和生态系统功能和恢复。高纬度地区的气候变化和资源开发扩展（两个半球）一直是最近对多年冻土科学和工程的重新兴趣的催化剂。主要会议主题是“变暖星球上的永久冻土：对生态系统，基础设施和气候的影响？这次会议还涵盖了从社会科学到环境到工程的广泛主题。永久冻土的所有方面都将被解决，包括永久冻土。科学的综合目标之一是将各种各样的学科融合在一起，以解决在过去，现在和将来的气候下的永久冻土景观进化问题。该会议将汇集全球冻土研究人员的社区，分享他们的结果和思想，这可能会导致我们对永久冻土及其在极地地区的作用，影响地质，生物学，水文学和相关系统的新进步。第九届多年冻土国际会议（NICOP）将于6月29日至7月3日（周日至周四）在阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯大学校园举行。尼科普（Nicop）标志着永久弗罗斯特（FICOP）第四届国际国际会议（FICOP）和国际普雷弗罗斯特协会（IPA）的成立25周年；两者都在1983年夏天在费尔班克斯的阿拉斯加大学举行。会议会议将解决北部社区面临的永久冻土问题。 Nicop将是多个永久冻土年轻研究人员网络中200名成员中许多人满足并制定自己的新一代永久冻土研究人员计划的机会。会议的结果将支持美国北极研究委员会关于多年冻土，ACIA和ICARP II报告以及美国国家科学院报告的许多发现和建议。为期五天的技术计划将包括全体会议，简单的主题和特殊会议，海报会议以及野外旅行，以查看永久冻土条件和相关的建筑活动。计划与这次会议共同计划了几个多年冻土课程和研讨会，并将向教师，学生和公众提供。通过该提案的资金将有助于制定高质量的后代诉讼，并为受邀的演讲者，学生和年轻调查员提供旅行援助。 OPP/ARC北极研究支持和物流计划，OPP/ANT南极地球科学计划以及地理/耳朵的地貌和土地利用动力学计划赞助了这项赠款。