IPY 2007-2008

Event

Title:: Marine Geology of the Larsen Ice Shelf, Break-Up: an NSF Sponsored Short Course for Students
When:: 11.07.2010 - 24.07.2010
Where:: Hamilton College - Clinton
Category:: Field School

A two week short course for students interested in learning about the marine record of ice

shelf settings and sediment core methodologies will be held at Hamilton College from 11

July to 24th July, 2010. This is an NSF sponsored activity related to IPY and the

LARISSA project (LARsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica

(http://www.hamilton.edu/news/exp/LARISSA/).

The dramatic break-up of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 has captured the attention of the

general public, as well as interdisciplinary scientific study. The short course is designed

to use this catastrophic event as a learning focus to provide students with skills in:

- Marine Sediment core examination, analyses, and interpretation

- Marine Geophysical data base evaluation, including data processing of multibeam swath bathymetry and CHIRP high

resolution seismic profiles.

- Marine microfossil identification and utility

- Organic geochemistry and stable isotope analyses.

- Use of continuous Global Positioning Satellite (cGPS) ground stations to evaluate ice mass fluctuations and the data base

provided by LARISSA cGPS stations

All of the above will be integrated within the context of the marine record of the Larsen Ice Shelf system and regional to

global climate change, using recently acquired marine data sets, sediment cores, and imagery.

Students can qualify for travel costs and stipends (up to $2500 per student) according to qualifications as reported on

applications. Students will be housed on campus at Hamilton College (http://www.hamilton.edu/)) with meals and local

transportation provided.

The course is offered under the auspices of the International Antarctic Institute (http://www.iai.utas.edu.au/) and course credit

is accommodated via the IAI offices at the Univ. of Tasmania and or Hamilton College (Geoscience 285).

Applications (see LARISSA web site) should be completed along with one letter of recommendation and sent to:

LARISSA coordinator

Department of Geosciences

Hamilton College

198 College Hill Road

Clinton New York USA 13323

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