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SUMMARY:What's Cool in Antarctica - Technology in Support of Ice-Sheet Res
 earch - D Vaughan\, British Antarctic Survey
DTSTART:20101104T180000Z
DTEND:20101104T200000Z
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CONTACT:Neil Johnson
DESCRIPTION:The loss of ice from ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland is
  a major source of current sea-level rise\, and one that is accelerating r
 apidly. A recent report highlighted that the greatest uncertainty in proje
 ctions of future sea-level rise is due to a lack of knowledge about ice sh
 eets. Improved understanding of key ice-sheet processes is urgently requir
 ed to allow reliable predictions of future sea-level change. The team at B
 AS produce tools to predict how ice sheets will change over time\, allowin
 g more accurate projections for increases in global sea level.  This talk 
 will outline this technology and how it is implemented to monitor ice shee
 t loss.\n\nProfessor David Vaughan is a glaciologist  and is currently the
  Deputy Director of the Britich Antarctic Survey unit in Cambridge. His re
 search focus is the role of ice sheets in the Earth system and the societa
 l threat of climate change and rising sea levels. He is a co-ordinating Le
 ad Author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. His research work includes
  the mapping of the bed under Pine Island Glacier and the discovery of a s
 ubglacial volcano.
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, High Cross\, Madingley Road
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