4. Glaciers and Permafrost Hazards in High Mountain Slopes

Chairs

IPA/IACS Co-chair:

• Andreas Kääb, Norway [email protected]

IPA Co-chair:

• Christian Hauck, Switzerland [email protected]

IACS Co-chairs:

• Jeffrey Kargel, U.S.A. [email protected]
• Christian Huggel, Switzerland [email protected]

Statement of Goals

• Continue disaster database
• Enhance outreach and dissemination including image gallery with explanations, a second special journal issue
• Increased focus on application of geophysics to permafrost hazards (co-chair Christian Hauck)
• Increase meetings with other than EGU, ICOP and EUCOP
• Collaboration with other working groups, e.g. IAVCEI/IUGG Commission on Volcano-Ice Interactions
• Improve geographical representation

Activities:

• Continue special sessions at EGU, session at IACS/IAMAS/IAPSO Joint Assembly (2009, Montreal), glacier and permafrost hazard symposiun/conference (2009), NATO conference (2010), applied geophysics workshop (EUCOP III)

Web page: http://www.geo.uio.no/remotesensing/gaphaz/
Liaison person with SCDIC: A. Kääb
Liaison with international organizations and programs: IACS, IGS, WGMS, GLIMS, and other cryospheric programs and organizations