An Advanced Study Course: GlacioEuroLab4
August 21-28 2002
Alpine Glaciers
Organizers: Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Site: Obergurgl Universitäts-Sportheim; Alpine Forschungsstelle der Universität Innsbruck, Austria
An advanced glaciology practical training course "Alpine Glaciers" will be arranged in Obergurgl, Austria. The objectives are to
§ Provide the an overview of alpine glaciology research;
§ Introduce glacier modelling and climate/glacier interactions
§ Show aspects of applied glaciology
§ Introduce geophysical, meteorological and geomorphology field techniques
This course is multidisciplinary and the target group is post-graduate students. The school is supported by EU Fifth Framework and the Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Arctic Research Programme and is event 4 of the GlacioEuroLab series. Half board accommodation in Obergurgl, bus and chair lift transportation around Innsbruck and Obergurgl are free to research students. Additional travel support is also available, please contact J. Moore for more information on eligibility for support and detailed costs. The course includes lectures, exercises, and opportunities for glacier recreation but is strongly biased towards practical field-work. There is no registration fee.
Students should be reasonably fit and bring waterproof hiking gear, and their lap tops. A limited number of lap tops can be supplied from the university. Course material will be copied and distributed or put on the web.
The students will share double rooms, breakfast and dinner are served at the Sportheim, lunch must be taken at a restaurant.
Those interested in the course should contact us (preferably by email) telling
- name and address
- home University and department
- study topic and motivation for taking the course
- need for financial support
- nationality
- age
- sex
The deadline is July 1 2002.
Teaching staff
Prof. Michael Kuhn
Dr. Norbert Span
Mag. Barbara
Landl
Dr. Friedl Obleitner
Dr. Heidi Escher-Vetter
Dr. Elisabeth
Schlosser
Prof. Karl
Krainer
Mag. Britta Schneider
Contacts:
John Moore, Arctic Centre,
University of Lapland,
Box 122,
FIN-96101
Rovaniemi,
Finland;
phone +358 60 324 757, fax +358 60 324 777 email jmoore@urova.fi
http://www.urova.fi/home/hkunta/jmoore/johnpage.htm
Professor Michael Kuhn
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics
University of Innsbruck
Innrain 52
A-6020