AGU Session: GC137 - Status, Trends, and Processes of Lake and River Ice

[Wayana Dolan]

Hi All, 

Happy AGU abstract season! We will be convening session GC137 - Status, Trends, and Processes of Lake and River Ice at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting in Washington D.C. (Dec 9th - 13th, 2024). We hope to bring together lake and river ice scientists working across diverse spatial scales, methodologies, and topics! 

Link to session information and abstract submission - Due July 31st, 2024: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/226761 

Session Abstract: Seasonal ice cover plays an important and changing role in many functions and services of mid- to high-latitude lakes and rivers. Early studies established the importance of inland water ice cover phenology as a proxy for climate change; while more recent work focuses on the ecological, hydrological, and socioeconomic functions and dynamics of the ice cover. Most existing studies of ice cover have been conducted for a specific discipline or water/event type. Here, we aim to provide a platform to researchers to share work generally related to the topics of lake or river ice, regardless of scale and methodology used. Specifically, we welcome studies that focus on 1) ice phenology, thickness, quality and/or 2) changing ice characteristics and their implications for ice covered lakes or rivers. We also encourage submission of studies focused on regions that are currently underrepresented in the literature.

Conveners

Xiao Yang (Southern Methodist University; xna...@mail.smu.edu)

Chris Arp (University of Alaska - Fairbanks; cd...@alaska.edu)

Wayana Dolan (U.S. Geological Survey; wdo...@usgs.gov)

Audrey Thellman (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; athe...@unc.edu)