Seminars & Colloquia

Following are upcoming seminars, workshops and other events of interest to GISS staff and to our research partners. Please note that due to security regulations, as described elsewhere on this page, presentations on the GISS premises are not open to the general public.

Events marked "Virtual Only" are presented on-line for remote attendance only. Please consult with the event contact/host for connection details.

This event listing was last updated 2021-01-14. All times shown are New York City local.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual Only
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Topic: Sea Level Changes Around Greenland: Paleo, Processes, and People
Speaker: David Porter and Raf Antwerpen (Columbia/LDEO)
More info: Abstract
Host/Contact: Craig Rye

Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: David Porter and Raf Antwerpen (Columbia/LDEO)
Title: Sea Level Changes Around Greenland: Paleo, Processes, and People

This is an on-line, virtual presentation only. Please consult with event host Craig Rye for connection details.

Abstract:
Nonperiodic sea level changes around Greenland are the combined response of solid Earth uplift, steric effects, and gravity field variations driven by changes in glaciers and ice sheets. Due to the adjacent ice sheet, sea level and shallow water changes around the coast of Greenland may be large, as shown by the Greenland GPS Network, which has documented uplift rates between 3 and 23 mm/year. This large variability in observed and projected sea level change across settlements around Greenland compels a closer investigation into the local modulators of global and regional changes. Our convergent research team from LDEO and the Greenland Institute for Natural Resources (GINR) is focusing on the integration of the natural, the social, and the built environment of four different Greenlandic communities proximal to the changing ice sheet. Here, we present a case study of Nuuk, the capital and location of the longest tide gauge record in Greenland. We leverage this historical tide gauge data and more recent GNET GNSS data against modeled sea level changes from a suite of modified Huy3 and ICE6G GIA models. By comparison with a variety of Earth viscosity models, we infer constraints on past sea level changes and Holocene ice margin evolution in Southwest Greenland.

With a view towards the future of coastal evolution around Greenland, we are partnering with local communities for siting and installation of new tide gauges in our four partner coastal communities, each representing a unique set of natural, built, and social environments. Starting in 2020, driven to improve the co-production of all aspects of the scientific method, LDEO and GINR hosted hybrid in-person/virtual meetings with community members and schools in two of our communities, Nuuk and Aasiaat. Meetings were focused on listening to concerns and observations of community members, resulting in discussions spanning from planning of sewage outflows, alterations of safe sea passages, and engaging the youth in STEM fields.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual Only
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: Peter Sheng (Univ. Florida)
Host/Contact: Craig Rye
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual Only
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: Constantin Arnscheidt (MIT)
Host/Contact: Craig Rye
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual Only
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: David Holland (NYU)
Host/Contact: Craig Rye
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual Only
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: Mainak Mondal (NYU)
Host/Contact: Craig Rye

Special Events

There are no workshops, conferences, or other special events (co-)organized by NASA/GISS staff currently announced.

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