Timetable

Please note: You must arrive in Montreal by Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the latest

(To read presentation abstracts, click on author's name)


Downloadable Timetable available in .pdf here


(* Schedule subject to weather)

Wednesday, August 12 - Travel to Iqaluit and board expedition ship

0900h  Check-in, Trudeau Airport, Montreal
1100 First Air Flight (#7F6854) departs Montreal for Iqaluit
1335  Arrive in Iqaluit
1400  Meet with local dignitaries at Iqaluit museum
1500  On the ship - Lyubov Orlova (confirm room, luggage)
Safety drill
Housekeeping leader-general comments
Welcoming remarks in the boat lounge
1700 Set sail
1705   Registration
1800  Icebreaker
1930  Dinner (sit down)
2100 Free time (on the bridge)


Thursday, Aug. 13 - At Sea, Symposium

0700h  Wake-up call
0730 Breakfast (buffet-style)
0830 Introductions & welcoming remarks
0850 An overview of the cruise route
0930 Paper & Poster Session I: Prediction of Precipitation in Ungauged Northern Basins (Chair: Nikolay Filatov, Assistant: Jessica Boucher)
Defining Pan-Arctic terrestrial moisture budgets using high-resolution atmospheric and snow modeling tools
Sveta Berezovskaya: The uncertainty in snow depth observations for hydrological applications
Performance of the experimental total precipitation sensor in Alaska
Converting snow depth to snow water equivalent using bulk density estimates from snow classes
SnowModel for glacier/ice sheet surface mass balance and freshwater studies in Greenland
1030  Coffee-break
1100  Paper & Poster Session I: Prediction of Precipitation in Ungauged Northern Basins (Chair: Johanna Korhonen, Assistant: Kean Foster)
Sjur Kolberg: Error structure in simulated and measured snow cover information
Performance of the experimental total precipitation sensor in Alaska
Wolf-Dietrich Marchand: Relation between snow depth and terrain parameters at the 25 m grid scale
Kazuyoshi Suzuki: Potential impact of land-use change on snow distribution and water balance in heavy snowfall forested region of northern Japan
1230 Lunch (buffet-style)
1330 Paper & Poster Session II: Northern Lake and River Systems (Chair: Doug Kane, Assistant: May Guan)
Ray Bradley: Long-term perspectives on High Arctic lacustrine systems
Nikolay Filatov: Hydrological regime of large lakes of North-Western Russia affected by regional climate uncertainty
Wayne Rouse: Differential hydrological impacts on the surface climates of Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes
Johanna Korhonen: Changes in the hydrological regime in Finland-effect of time period on trends
Terry Prowse: Hydro-ecological Effects of Changing Arctic River and Lake Ice Covers: a Review
1500 Coffee-break
1530 Short Poster Presentations (Chair: Sean Carey, Assistant: Anna Abnizova)
1615 Informal history of NRB (slides), Ming-ko (Hok) Woo (Introduction: Philip Marsh)
1645 Canadian Eastern Arctic Overview (Chair: Scott Lamoureux)
1800 Social Hour
1930 Dinner (sit-down)
2100 Hydrology - Ocean Interactions - Key Note Speaker: Dr. Robie Macdonald (Dept. Fisheries & Oceans, Canada (Introduction: Kathy Young)
2140 Discussion
2200 Free time (on the bridge)


           

Friday, Aug. 14 - Site Visit, Symposium & Panel Discussion

0500h  Early rise - muffins & coffee
0530 Zodiacs to Kekerten Island (major whaling station)
Two hour visit/short hikes
0730  Back on the ship
0730 Breakfast (buffet-style)
0900 Paper & Poster session III: Hydrology & Ocean Interactions (Chairs: Knut Sand, Assistant: Simon von de Wall)
Ming-ko Woo: Cold ocean-seas and northern hydrology: an exploratory overview
Alexandra Jahn: Variability of freshwater pathways in the Arctic Ocean
Paul Myers: Freshwater issues in the sub-polar North Atlantic Ocean
Matti Leppäranta: The coastal zone of the Baltic Sea and its interaction with the drainage basin
1030 Coffee-break
1100 Paper & Poster session III: Hydrology & Ocean Interactions (Chairs: Bent Hasholt, Assistant: Bob Busey)
Lawrence A. Mysak: Transient simulations of the Little Ice Age and beyond with a global reduced complexity climate model
Philip Marsh: Channel and lake hydrology of the outer Mackenzie Delta
Jennifer Nafziger: Hydraulic model of river flow and storage effects in the Mackenzie Delta
1230 Lunch (buffet-style)
1330 A shore excursion to Pangnirtung
1500  Community workshop/panel discussion
1730 On the ship
1800 Yukon & Water Awareness Reception (Host: Richard Janowicz)
1930 Dinner (sit down)
2100  Free time (on the bridge)
Sail up Pangnirtung Fiord


Saturday, Aug. 15 - Site Visit, Symposium

0700h Wake-up call
0730  Breakfast (buffet-style)
0830 Excursion to Auyuittuq National Park
1200 Lunch in the “Wilderness”
1400 On the ship
1430 Paper & Poster Session IV: Climate, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere (Chair: Bill Quinton, Assistant: Sarah Byam)
Carl Egede Bøggild: Aerosols and ice albedo
David Collins: Meltwater temperature in rivers draining basins of differing percentage glacierisation
Kathy L. Young: Summer hydroclimatology of an extensive low-gradient wetland, Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada
Árni Snorrason: Climate and energy systems (CES) 2007-2010: A new Nordic energy research project
1600 Coffee Break
1630 Paper & Poster Session V: Modelling Hydrologic Variables & Climate Change (Chair: Faye Hicks, Assistant: Jennifer Nafziger)
Oddbjorn Bruland: ENKI-operational hydrological forecasting system
Diana Verseghy: Surface aggregation for hydrological modelling in northern basins
Keane Foster: Seasonal streamflow forecast: a GCM multi-model downscaling approach
William Quinton: Basin runoff modelling in wetland-dominated, discontinuous permafrost: Important considerations
Katrina Bennett: Applying the VIC hydrologic model for analysis of climate change impacts in the headwater basins of the Peace River watershed
Amy Tidwell: Alaska North Slope Decision Support System (DSS) for water resource planning and management
1800 Workshop I (Lead: Doug Kane)
1930 Barbeque on ship deck
2100 IPY Slide Show: Journey Across the Changing Antarctic & Arctic; Dr. Glen Liston and Dr. Matthew Sturm (Introduction:Ming-ko (Hok) Woo)
2300 Free time (on the bridge)


Sunday, Aug. 16 - At Sea, Symposium, Site Visit

0700h Wake-up call
0730 Breakfast (buffet-style)
0845 Paper & Poster Session VI: Arctic Hydrology & Uncertainty (Chairs: Diana Verseghy, Assistant: Robin Thorne)
Richard Janowicz: Climate change impacts on Yukon hydrologic response with implications on water management strategies
Doug Kane: Estimating design flows for catchments in the Alaskan Arctic
Bent Hasholt: Runoff and sediment transport from the Greenland Ice Sheet at Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland
Scott Lamoureux: Strategies & approaches to predicting sediment erosion and water quality changes in northern basins caused by localized permafrost disturbances.
Christopher Spence: Regional Arctic Archipelago streamflow volume and timing estimates and their uncertainty
Knut Sand: The economic value of hydrological information
Brian Morse: Managing hydrological uncertainty in engineering design in northern environments
1030 Coffee-break
1100 Paper & Poster Session VI: Arctic Hydrology & Uncertainty (Chairs: David Collins, Assistant: Alexandra Jahn)
Sean Carey: A multi-year perspective on snowmelt runoff generation in an alpine subarctic catchment
Simon von de Wall: Open water and ice-induced extreme water levels on Canadian rivers
Stein Beldring: Climate change impacts on hydrological processes in the Norwegian Arctic
Jon Ove Hagen: Problems related to melt water intrusions into Svea-Nord coal mine
Anna Abnizova: Impact of hydrologic connectivity on wetland sustainability and dissolved organic carbon dynamics in Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island, Nunavut
1230 Lunch (buffet-style) & Canadian Delegate lunchtime meeting
1400 Excursion to Monumental Island (walrus) or Lower Savage Islands (wildlife)
1730 On the ship
1800  Main Poster Session (Chairs: Sean Carey)
Jane Assini: Snowcover distribution and melt in a High Arctic environment
Jessica Boucher: The hydrometric and hydrochemical role of channel icing (aufeis) on streamflow in a subarctic, subalpine watershed
Laura Brown: Modelling variability of lake ice phenology in Northern Canada
Robert (Bob) Busey: Hydrologic uncertainty in the Snake River watershed on the Seward Peninsula of Alaska, USA
Sarah Byam: Coupled atmosphere-snow modeling for the Arctic
May Guan: Spatiotemporal interaction of near-surface soil moisture content and frost table depth in a discontinuous permafrost environment
Philip Marsh: Spatial variability of sensible heat flux and snow cover area over a northern catchment during spring melt
Robin Thorne: Streamflow, precipitation, temperature and effects of ENSO in northwestern North America
Robin Thorne: Development of an energy-based runoff generation model in the Arctic Tundra region
1930 Dinner (sit down)
2100 Arctic Hydrology, Climate Change & Uncertainty - Key Note Speaker: Dr. Larry Hinzman, Director, International Arctic Research Center (IARC), Alaska (Introduction: Richard Janowicz)
2140 Discussion
2200 Free time (on the bridge)
2200 Chief Delegates meeting (2200-2300)


Monday, Aug. 17 - Workshop, Site Visit

0700h  Wake-up call
0730 Breakfast (buffet-style)
0900 Workshop II: Status of Task Forces (Chair: Terry Prowse, Assistant: Laura Brown)
1030 Coffee-break
1100 Workshop II: New Task Force(s)?
1145 Report from Young Career Scientists (Amy Tidwell)
1200 Workshop II: Next NRB meeting
1215 Workshop II: Submission Instructions to Hydrology Research (Kathy Young)
1230 Lunch (buffet-style)
1400 Excursion to Akpatok Island
1730 On the ship
1800 Social Hour
1900 Pre-Captains Dinner Cocktails (Suggested Dress: formal)
1930 Captain's Dinner & farewell speeches
2100 Free time (on the bridge)


Tuesday, Aug. 18 - Site Visit, Departure

0700h Wake-up call
0730 Breakfast (buffet-style)
0900 Arrival in Kuujjuaq, luggage taken to the airport
0930 Site Visit & Makivik Research Centre
1200 Buffet lunch in town & visit with local dignitaries
1330 Site Visit
1500 Depart for Kuujjuaq Airport
1650 First Air Flight (#7F865) departs Kuujjuaq for Trudeau Airport, Montreal
1905 Arrive in Montreal