The 13th National Seminar on Snow

The 13th National Snow Seminar, also known as the PYRY seminar, will be arranged in Oulu on 30th-31st October.

As in prior years, the seminar welcomes presentations covering a range of topics related to snow, such as scientific snow studies, societal aspects of snow, and the importance of snow for water resources. This year, the seminar also serves as the final conference of the CRYO-RI project, hosting a session for snow monitoring technologies. The seminar proudly presents a dedicated session for the intersection of snow and arts + sports, with Olympic gold medalist Sami Jauhojärvi as the keynote speaker.

Program

Thursday 30.10.

12.00-12.15 Opening of the snow season - Pertti Ala-Aho, Puisto-Pato hall

12.15-13.40 Session 1: Snow measurement technologies (CRYO-RI), Puisto-Pato hall

• 12.15-12.40 Cryo-RI project - Keynote: Pertti Ala-aho
• 12.40-12.55 DTS measurements in snow monitoring - Maiju Ylönen,
• 12.55-13.10 ESA/FMI Arctic-Boreal Earth Observation Supersite in Sodankylä: focus on forest ecosystem, snow, and greenhouse gas monitoring - Anna Kontu
• 13.10-13.25 Reindeer as indicators of snow conditions: isotopic evidence and biologging approaches - Tamara Hiltunen
• 13.25-13.40 Measuring snow moisture with a drone and GPR combo – mission impossible or a challenge - Kyösti Karttunen

13.50-14.50 Coffee & poster presentations, Merikoski hall

• Leena Inkeri Leppänen - Measurements on physical snow properties in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
• Nina Lintzén - TBA
• Anne Tuomela - Facilities for geotechnical cryolaboratory research
• Lauri Nieminen - Snower- Snow measurement system
• Mika Pylvänäinen & Janne Torvela - CRYOspear – A Wireless IoT-Based Temperature Logging Device
• Eduardo Valero Cano - Investigating a frozen lake using seismic waves: the DYNALake project
• Felix Storbel - TBA
• Ramesh Ekambarm - Snow to electricity
• Anu Ruohomäki - Presentation of Kilpisjärvi Biological Station
• Pertti Ala-Aho - The CryoSCOPE project – transforming data into climate resilience for cold regions

15.00-16.10 Session 2: Snow and citizen science, Puisto-Pato hall

• 15.00-15.25 Timo Pyhälahti Gathering winter observations from different groups of common people and enthusiasts' Practical organization how-to with Syke Citobs platform - Keynote: Timo Pyhälahti
• 15.25-15.40 CrowdICE: Bridging Citizen Science and Technology for River Ice Monitoring - Elli-Noora Törrönen
• 15.40-15.55 Snow Measurements and Promoting Snow Knowledge through Science Education - Teppo Kuusela
• 15.55-16.10 Lake Ice Monitoring: Integrating Earth Observation and Stakeholder Feedback - Kirsikka Heinilä

16.10-16.30 Break

16.30-18.00 Art sessions, Puisto-Pato hall

• 16.30-17.15 Keynote 1: Sami Jauhojärvi
• 17.20-17.35 The Most Valuable Clock in the World - Art and Science in Climate Communication - Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kalleinen
• 17.40-17.55 Embodying Snow, Expanding Humanity - Sanni Priha

19.00-22.00 Seminar Dinner, Tuba restaurant

Friday 31.10.

9.00-9.05 Opening the day - Pertti Ala-aho, Puisto-Pato hall

9.05-10.15 Session 3: Large-scale snow processes, Puisto-Pato hall

• 9.05-9.30 Tracking Water’s Frozen Fingerprints: Isotope and Hydrologic Monitoring for Improved Runoff Prediction in the Canadian Rocky Mountains - Keynote: Tricia Stadnyk
• 9.30-9.45, Title: Efficient Snow Water Equivalent Forecasting Using GRU-Based Models - Miika Malin
• 9.45-10.00, Greenland ice sheet mass loss to global sea level rise offset by enhanced snowfall - Alun Hubbard
• 10.00-10.15 Spatial variability of snow in Finland during years 2004 to 2024 - Kati Anttila

10.15-10.30 Break

10.30-11.35 Session 4: snow and society, Puisto-Pato hall

• 10.30-10.55 Snow as an Enabler – How AI Can Help Unlock the Opportunities of Winter - Keynote: Timo Perälä
• 10.55-11.10 The Handbook of Snow and Ice Construction - Emilia Launne
• 11.10-11.25 The Making of an urban glacier - Birgitta Vinkka
• 11.25-11.40 Everyday snow – residents’ voices and service design approaches for developing winter communication - Eeva Huhtanen
• 11.40-11.55 Seasonal Urbanism – Public Spaces on Frozen Water - David Doms

11.55-12.00 Seminar closing words - Pertti Ala-aho, Puisto-Pato hall

12.00-13.00 Lunch, Lasaretti restaurant

Registration:

Registration is closed - the event is full.

Further information

organizing committee:
Pertti Ala-Aho, University of Oulu, pertti.ala-aho@oulu.fi
Maiju Ylönen, University of Oulu, maiju.ylonen@oulu.fi
Hanna Holappa, University of Oulu, hanna.holappa@oulu.fi

Scientific committee:
Pertti Ala-Aho (University of Oulu)
Sirpa Rasmus (University of Lapland)
Leena Leppänen (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
Outi Meinander (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
Anna Kontu (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
Okkonen Jarkko (Geological Survey of Finland)
Kati Anttila (Finnish Environment Institute)