Earth's Cryosphere: Past, Present, and Future

The conference called Earth's Cryosphere: Past, Present, and Future will be held in the Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science in Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

The sections will cover the topics in the field of permafrost research:

• Regional aspects in polar and mountain areas
• Paleoreconstructions
• Carbon in permafrost
• Cryosphere as ecosystem: microbiological, biotechnological and astrobiological aspects
• Permafrost soils
• Permafrost hydrology and hydrogeology
• Physico-chemical peculiarities of frozen ground
• Geophysical investigations in permafrost areas
• Antarctic permafrost and soils
• Philosophical ideas about past, present and future of cryosphere

The organisers note that it is still not late to suggest new session topics, round tables or became a partner of the conference.

The conference will be in Russian and English, simultaneous translation will be provided.

The registration is open until 15 April 2017.