REPORT FROM THE MicroDiCE CONFERENCE

摘要

The roots of glaciology were initially high up in the mountains, walking on glaciers to observe, describe and measure in the field those objects which have forever fascinated and, in early days, sometimes frightened mankind. Microscopic de-tails and properties of the material ice were not at first glance the main preoccupation of the pi-oneers of glaciology. In other words, glaciology was not 'iceology', even though glace means ice in French.