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Call for Abstracts | Mountain Sessions at EGU 2022

Post author:GraceeGD
Post published:October 27, 2021
Post category:GEO Mountains

The General Assembly 2022 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will be held at the Austria Center Vienna in Vienna, Austria, from 3–8 April 2022. This event includes a number of exciting, mountain-related sessions, including one convened by representatives of GEO Mountains. Abstract submission closes 12 January 2022.

The EGU General Assembly 2022 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

GEO Mountains Technical Assistant (40-50%)

Post author:Gabri7Van!
Post published:August 19, 2021
Post category:GEO Mountains

Mountain Research Initiative, University of Bern, Switzerland

GEO Mountains seeks a temporary Technical Assistant (40-50% FTE) to help us develop our inventories of in situ observational infrastructure and other datasets, tools, and resources related to various disciplines and mountainous regions globally.

Application deadline 1 September 2021.

Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal Launches

Post author:Gabri7Van!
Post published:July 19, 2021
Post category:GEO Mountains

The Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal allows users to access and explore comprehensive knowledge on tried and tested climate change adaptation solutions for mountain regions, see where they have been implemented, and by who.

An Upgrade of the Global Mountain Explorer Tool – GME 2.0

Post author:GraceeGD
Post published:June 30, 2021
Post category:GEO Mountains

In June of 2021, the U.S. Geological Survey completed and made available the Global Mountain Explorer Version 2.0. The Global Mountain Explorer (GME) is a web-based visualization and query tool which allows the online exploration of three terrain-based characterizations of global mountain extent. These characterizations are often referred to as K1, K2, and K3, according to the last name of the first author of the research paper which presented the respective analysis.

Toward a Definition of Essential Mountain Climate Variables

Post author:GraceeGD
Post published:June 2, 2021
Post category:GEO Mountains

A new article published in the journal One Earth proposes a set of potential Essential Mountain Climate Variables to support the monitoring and understanding of key climate change-related mountain processes. The article builds upon a workshop organized by GEO Mountains and hosted by the MRI.

Climate change is having a range of effects on mountain environments and the critically important ecosystems services they provide. Decision-makers rely on the mountain research community to monitor, understand, and predict possible future changes in these complex, interacting processes. For instance, global assessments, local and regional climate modeling, and climate change adaptation and mitigation all require consistent, long-term, and inter-comparable environmental observations.

GEO Mountains: Update and Outlook

Post author:GraceeGD
Post published:December 18, 2020
Post category:GEO Mountains

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Global Network for Information and Observations in Mountain Environments has had a busy last few months.

Firstly, we completed our rebranding exercise, the outcomes of which are a change in our “short name” from GEO-GNOME to GEO Mountains, as well as a new logo (see below!). We sincerely hope that you – the mountain community – appreciate these changes and feel motivated to further mobilise yourselves around our Initiative in 2021!