RG Schrott takes part in the 12th International Conference on Permafrost in Whitehorse, Canada RG Schrott takes part in the 12th International Conference on Permafrost in Whitehorse, Canada

Between June 16th and 20th, the 12th International Conference on Permafrost took place in the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, Canada. The overarching theme for this year's ICOP, "Integrating Perspectives of Permafrost Thaw, Change, and Adaptation," timely underscored the urgency for a comprehensive understanding of climate change impact on permafrost and the necessity to develop adaption strategies based on robust science.

The International Conference on Permafrost takes place every 4 years. It is organized by the International Permafrost Association in collaboration with local partners. With 400 to 1000 participants, depending on the location, it is a nexus for the global permafrost community.

Bringing together experts from the global community as well as hosting the fields of science and engineering, the conference together with its workshops and fieldtrips offered an enriching and unforgettable experience to all research group members that attended.

Three members of the AG Schrott attended presented their research to the virtual and onsite conference audience:

• Full conference paper and oral presentation by Melanie Stammler
  Vertical surface change signals of rock glaciers: combining UAV- and Pléiades imagery (Agua Negra, Argentina). https://doi.org/10.52381/ICOP2024.138.1
  
  
• Full conference paper and oral presentation by Tamara Köhler
  Underestimated permafrost landforms - block- and talus slope distribution in the Dry Andes of Argentina. https://doi.org/10.52381/ICOP2024.151.1
  
  
• Two poster presentations by Diana Agostina Ortiz (no doi, please contact her for more information)
  1) Mountain permafrost in taluses and blockslopes in the Agua Negra Basin (Argentina) - towards a quantification using geophysics.
  2)Advantages of different electrical resistivity tomography arrays for mountain permafrost mapping in the Dry Andes of Argentina.

Text by Melanie Stammler