The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on Ice Cores and Climate in 2001 in the Kangerlussuaq Hotel and Conference Center in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Ice cores provide a wealth of information on the past climate.
Comparison of ice-core records from different geographical sites, as well as with other palaeoclimatic data, can establish detailed information about past climates. Their interpretation helps in understanding climatic processes. Recently, several deep ice cores and many shallow cores have been drilled and analysed. New and more sophisticated analytical methods have been developed. This symposium will focus on results from ice-core measurements and what they reveal about our understanding of global, regional and historical climates.