Lecture explores how water moves from ice fields to oceans

February 18, 2014

UAF News

Diana Campbell
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2/19/14

Melting glacier runoff is pouring into the sea, boosting sea level yearly by an amount that could fill the Great Lakes annually. ÐÓ°Épro's and Canada's glaciers are responsible for half of that amount.

Anthony Arendt, a glaciologist at the ÐÓ°Épro Geophysical Institute, will address his work on the subject at the talk "From Icefields to Oceans: The Impacts of Melting Glaciers in ÐÓ°Épro." The talk will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center.

Arendt is the last speaker of the 2014 Science for ÐÓ°Épro Lecture Series, which also featured talks on the aurora, remote sensing, noisy volcanoes and the greening Arctic. .

For 22 years, the Geophysical Institute has hosted the Science For ÐÓ°Épro Lecture Series. This year, the ÐÓ°Épro Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is a new sponsor.

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