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The mass loss of ice stored in glaciers and on the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity today, as it drives more than half of the observed sea-level change today and is expected to increasingly contribute as the climate warms. Large scale climate models are currently not capable of simulating these mass losses, partially due to gaps in our understanding of the underlying processes. This discrepancy calls for a concerted effort to refine our models through interdisciplinary research that combines controlled laboratory experiments, direct numerical simulations, climate modeling, and large-scale observational studies.

This workshop aims to bring together experts from various disciplines, including fluid dynamics, climatology, oceanography, glaciology, and climate modeling, to address key objectives related to the very small scales of turbulence under ice to the large scales of basin-scale circulations. It will be based on a series of about 20 invited lectures, contributed talks, poster sessions and group discussions.

Date & Venue:

14-19 February 2027, Les Houches school of Physics

Abstract Submission:

Abstract submission is open until 24 September 2026. As spaces are limited to 70 participants, a selection will take place and authors will be informed by mid-October about abstract acceptance and further steps. Note that you need a sciencesconf account to submit your presentation. You can login or create a new account using to top right "connect" button.

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More information:

More information, including the current list of invited speakers, programme outline, and specific objectives of the workshop, is available at https://pof.tnw.utwente.nl/leshouches2027/

Sponsors:

Les Houches is a village located in Chamonix valley, in the French Alps.
Established in 1951, the Physics School is situated at 1150 m above sea level in natural surroundings, with breathtaking views on the Mont-Blanc mountain range. Les Houches Physics School is UAR 2002 run by Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The 5 School Partners are UGA, the Institut National Polytechnique (Grenoble-INP), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon).

Ecole de Physique des Houches,
149 Chemin de la Côte, F-74310 Les Houches, France
https://houches-school-physics.com

Organizers:

- Detlef Lohse, University of Twente
- Aimée Slangen, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
- Louis-Alexandre Couston, Laboratoire de Physique, UCBL & ENS de Lyon