ADVANCED CLIMATE DYNAMICS COURSE (ACDC) 2013 on THE DYNAMICS OF THE LAST DEGLACIATION

Advanced Climate Dynamics Courses (ACDC) are yearly summer schools organized by the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Dynamics at the University of Bergen in collaboration with the University of Washington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The 2013 Course will take place in Nyksund, Vesterålen Islands, Northern Norway from 19-30th August, 2013.
The main focus of this year's course will be on the understanding of the basic principles and dynamics of the last deglaciation as observed in paleoclimate archives (marine, terrestrial and ice cores).
Topics to be included are:
•atmospheric dynamics and impact of changing ice topography
•ocean dynamics and impact of melting ice sheets
•models of the deglaciation and importance of radiative forcing
•paleoceanography and proxies of deglacial ocean climate and circulation
•terrestrial paleoclimate and archives of deglacial climate change
•ice cores and proxies of deglacial climate
Advanced graduate students and early post-docs are encouraged to apply. The registration will open shortly and application deadline is 28th of February 2013.
The course aims to provide an environment for engaging discussions between all participants (students and lecturers), exchange of concepts and ideas between oceanography, paleoclimate and glaciology, and identification of key scientific challenges. The list of lecturers includes: David Battisti (U. Washington), Ray Bradley (U. Amherst), Jerry McManus (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Axel Timmermann (U. Hawaii), Lev Tarasov (Memorial U.), Kerim Nisancioglu (BCCR/U. Bergen), Tore Furevik (BCCR/U. Bergen), Patrick Heimbach (MIT), Jostein Bakke (U. Bergen), Camille Li (BCCR/U. Bergen) and Øyvind Paasche (U. Bergen), amongst others.
For more information go to: http://www.bccr.no/acdc/