ID:
S_189
Arctic Climate Change: From past histories to future trajectories (ARCPac Network
Lead Convener
Anna J. Pieńkowski University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) & Adam Mickiewicz University, annap@unis.no
Co Convener(s)
Anna Hughes, University of Manchester (anna.Hughes@manchester.ac.uk); Wesley R. Farnsworth, University of Iceland, Reykjavík & University of Copenhagen, (WesleyF@hi.is); Joseph Licciardi, University of New Hampshire (joe.Licciardi@unh.edu); Christof Pearce, Aarhus University (christof.pearce@geo.au.dk); Jochen Knies, Norwegian Geological Survey & Arctic University of Tromsø (jochen.Knies@NGU.NO); Caroline Brand, Aarhus University (carbrand@geo.au.dk); Julie Lattaud, Stockholm University (julie.lattaud@aces.su.se); Karen Gariboldi, University of Pisa (karen.gariboldi@unipi.it); Kristaps Lamsters, University of Latvia (kristaps.lamsters@lu.lv); Paulina Romel, Adam Mickiewicz University (paulina.romel@amu.edu.pl); Tiina Eskola, University of Oulu (tiina.eskola@oulu.fi); Walter Geibert, Alfred Wegener Institute (walter.geibert@awi.de)
Session Keywords
Arctic, Climate change, Environmental histories, Millennial to decadal timescales, Interdisciplinary
Commission
PALCOM
Abstract Category
Glaciers/Cryosphere
Session Description
Arctic regions are sensitive barometers of global climate change due to the positive feedbacks operating within the climate system at high latitudes. However, accurate forecasts of future trajectories rely on longterm data that consider natural variability whilst extending beyond the short observational time period, a context provided by geological archives that also offer vital past parallels to climate fluctuations and their impacts. This session, convened by the ARCPaC (Arctic Research Community; PAst Changes for the future) Network, focuses on understanding the present and future of the Arctic by studying climate and environmental changes and processes on various Quaternary timescales. We particularly welcome contributions on the dynamics, magnitudes, rates of change, and interactions between, different Arctic system components: ice sheets, ice shelves & glaciers; oceans & sea ice; terrestrial environments (incl. permafrost, landscape evolution); biological environment & ecology.
