Multiple Meeting Announcements - 2011 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

Date

25 January 2011

Multiple Meeting Announcements
2011 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
28 June - 7 July 2011
Melbourne, Australia

Career Development Workshop
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Monday, 27 June 2011
Melbourne, Australia
Abstract Deadline Extended
J-C01 - Arctic System Modeling
Abstract Deadline Extended
JM-05 - Manifestation of Anthropogenic Forcing and Natural
Variability in the Arctic and Antarctic Climate Systems
Abstract Deadline Extended
M12 - Mesoscale and Synoptic Scale Meteorology in the Arctic and
Antarctic

Career Development Workshop
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Monday, 27 June 2011
Melbourne, Australia

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is pleased to
announce a forthcoming Career Development Workshop in association with
the General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and
Geophysics (IUGG) in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, 27 June 2011.

Although the workshop will have a polar theme, it is open to all early
career researchers. Participants will learn from experienced mentors,
developing the transferrable skills vital for a successful career in
polar science that are not necessarily taught in all universities or
research institutions. A schedule of plenary lectures, hands-on breakout
sessions, and panel discussions will make this a highly informative and
enjoyable day for all early career researchers.

Specific subjects to be addressed are:

- Science communication and working with the media;
- Managing polar research projects and international collaborations;
- Writing proposals and finding funding;
- Using video and animations to present research; and
- Non-academic careers in polar science.

In addition to sharing expertise in the skills required to succeed in
polar science, this workshop will also provide an opportunity for
international networking and a platform for potential future
collaborations, both of which are fundamentally important for the future
of polar science.

For more information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/workshops/iugg-2011.

Or contact:
Masha Tsukernik
Email: mariatsuk [at] gmail.com

Abstract Deadline Extended
J-C01 - Arctic System Modeling

Organizers of Session J-C01, entitled "Arctic System Modeling," announce
that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to Tuesday, 1
February 2011. The session will be convened at the 2011 International
Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), scheduled for 28 June - 7 July
2011 in Melbourne, Australia.

This session will focus on regional coupled modeling and model
development of the arctic system. Model developments and results
presented at this session will typically relate to the creation or
evaluation of coupled regional arctic sea ice-ocean-atmosphere climate
models with coupled 'system' components, such as sophisticated
biogeochemistry, hydrology, marine and terrestrial ecosystems,
atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, ice-sheets, or human-system
components.

The organizers are especially interested in attracting speakers who will
describe interdisciplinary modeling efforts on all aspects of the earth
system at high northern latitudes, and analysis that points to behavior
of the arctic system as a whole.

Extended abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, 1 February 2011.

For an overview of the IUGG meeting, please go to the conference
website: http://www.iugg2011.com. Full abstract details, including an
abstract template and the link for abstract submission, are available
at: http://www.iugg2011.com/program-abstracts.asp.

For details on session J-C01, please click on the 'Arctic System
Modeling' link at: http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iacs.asp.

If you have further questions, please contact the session conveners:
Scott Elliott
Email: sme [at] lanl.gov

Andrew Roberts
Email: aroberts [at] arsc.edu

Abstract Deadline Extended
JM-05 - Manifestation of Anthropogenic Forcing and Natural
Variability in the Arctic and Antarctic Climate Systems

Organizers of Session JM-05, entitled "Manifestation of Anthropogenic
Forcing and Natural Variability in the Arctic and Antarctic Climate
Systems," announce that the abstract submission deadline has been
extended to Tuesday, 1 February 2011. The session will be convened at
the 2011 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), scheduled
for 28 June - 7 July 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.

This last decade has seen record sea ice-extent minima in the Arctic
while the Antarctic has shown little change in sea ice variability. At
the same time, the Greenland ice sheet, Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves,
and West Antarctic outlet glaciers and surface temperatures are all
showing increasing evidence of a change in behavior. The combined
effects of anthropogenic forcing and natural variability modes are thus
yielding different levels of response in the atmosphere, ocean, and
cryospheric components of the two polar climate systems and a
combination of both atmospheric and oceanic drivers are controlling the
cryospheric climate response.

This session will look at the contrasting climate responses in
atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere, asking several key questions:

- Where can we detect the anthropogenic signal in the polar climate
system (e.g. temperature, sea level pressure, sea ice extent, ocean
water mass properties)?
- Identifying how the large-scale natural variability driving the
climate system affects these same climate variables, whether the
changes exceed natural variability "noise" levels in the system, and
does reality mirror model-projected change.
- Are the main modes of natural variability influencing the Polar
Regions (AO, PDO, SAM and ENSO) themselves experiencing changes in
frequency, strength, and patterns due to forcings from increasing
greenhouse gases and changes to ozone and aerosols?

Organizers are interested in soliciting papers from the atmospheric,
oceanic, and cryospheric communities, from observational, theoretical,
and modeling perspectives, addressing these questions and the role of
natural variability and/or anthropogenic signals in individual climate
components, or across the climate system.

Extended abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, 1 February 2011.

For details on session JM-05, please click on the 'Manifestation of
Anthropogenic Forcing and Natural Variability in the Arctic and
Antarctic Climate Systems' link at:
http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iamas.asp.

If you have further questions, please contact the session conveners:
Siobhan O'Farrell
Email: siobhan.ofarrell [at] csiro.au

David B. Reusch
Email: dbr120 [at] psu.edu

Abstract Deadline Extended
M12 - Mesoscale and Synoptic Scale Meteorology in the Arctic and
Antarctic

Organizers of Session M12, entitled "Mesoscale and Synoptic Scale
Meteorology in the Arctic and Antarctic," announce that the abstract
submission deadline has been extended to Tuesday, 1 February 2011. The
session will be convened at the 2011 International Union of Geodesy and
Geophysics (IUGG), scheduled for 28 June - 7 July 2011 in Melbourne,
Australia.

Modern mesoscale and synoptic scale meteorology has arrived at the
Arctic and Antarctic. Developments in the last decade have been seen in
observing and numerical modeling in these remote portions of the Earth.
This combination has lead to better understanding of polar atmospheric
phenomena and improved weather forecasting capabilities. This symposium
aims to bring together studies of both synoptic scale and mesoscale
meteorological phenomena in the Arctic and Antarctic. Studies using in
situ or remote sensing observations as well as numerical studies or a
combination are encouraged in this session. Sample topics areas include
studies of polar low systems, high wind events, including katabatic
winds, significant weather events, storm-track studies and data
syntheses from reanalysis.

Organizers are particularly interested in soliciting papers from the
polar meteorological community, but welcome submissions from other
disciplines. Observational, modeling, and process studies are welcome.

Extended abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, 1 February 2011.

For details on session M12, please click on the 'Mesoscale and Synoptic
Scale Meteorology in the Arctic and Antarctic' link at:
http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iamas.asp.

If you have further questions, please contact the session conveners:
Tom Lachlan-Cope
Email: tlc [at] bas.ac.uk

Matthew Lazzara
Email: mattl [at] ssec.wisc.edu