Lecture explores how water moves from ice fields to oceans
February 18, 2014
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Melting glacier runoff is pouring into the sea, boosting sea level yearly by an amount that could fill the Great Lakes annually. ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's and Canada's glaciers are responsible for half of that amount.
Anthony Arendt, a glaciologist at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, will address his work on the subject at the talk "From Icefields to Oceans: The Impacts of Melting Glaciers in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ." 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°ÉÔ°æ 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°ÉÔ°æ Lecture Series. This year, the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is a new sponsor.
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