Multiple Session Announcements and Calls for Abstracts
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
15-19 December 2014
San Francisco, California
Abstract submission deadline: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
To submit an abstract, please go to:
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/scientific-program/
To download a tutorial on the new abstract submission process, click on
the "tutorial" link found at:
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/scientific-program/
For further information, please go to: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is currently accepting abstract
submissions for the 2014 Fall Meeting. The meeting will be held 15-19
December 2014 in San Francisco, California.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The abstract submission tool is new this year. AGU
organizers strongly recommend review of the tutorial on the abstract
submission process prior to submission.
Conveners of the following six sessions invite presentations from the
Arctic community:
Session 3146: Marginal Ice Zone Processes
Conveners: Craig Lee, Jeremy Wilkinson, Luc Rainville, and Sung-Ho Kang.
Session description: Rapid decline in Arctic summertime sea ice extent
motivates efforts to understand the processes that control evolution of
the marginal ice zone and the potential changes that may accompany
increased seasonality. The complex interplay between ice, ocean, and
atmospheric processes, and the potentially strong feedbacks between,
makes this a challenging task. For example the influence of wind, waves,
and passing storms drives highly variable floe size distributions, which
then exert a strong influence on light fields and phytoplankton
productivity. Similarly, increased areas of open water may lead to
stronger coupling between atmosphere and ocean, internal wave
generation, and elevated upper-ocean mixing. This session invites
presentations that describe observational, experimental, theoretical,
and numerical investigations of MIZ processes in both the Arctic and
Antarctic.
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session3146.html.
Session 2221: Understanding Ice Loss in Coupled Glacier-Ocean Systems
through Observations, Modeling, and Theory
Conveners: Tim Bartholomaus, Ian Joughin, Tavi Murray, and Fiamma
Straneo.
Session description: Mass loss via glaciers and ice shelves is a
significant contributor to global sea level rise, yet the mechanisms
controlling the ice response to ocean forcing are not well constrained.
This session focuses on contemporary variability in the coupled
glacier-ocean system, including tidewater glaciers, ice sheets, and ice
shelves. This session seeks to explore the patterns and drivers of
recent and current glacier and ice shelf variability, with emphasis on
understanding the behavior and influence of the connected ocean.
Contributions that cover a range of topics, including glacier dynamics
in response to ocean forcing, pro-glacial fjord circulation, under
ice-shelf circulation, ice melange and glacier interaction, and broad
scale ice-ocean behavior are welcome.
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session2221.html.
Session 2649: Peeking Under the Ice: Revealing New Aspects of the
Previously Hidden Polar Regions
Conveners: Julie Brigham-Grette, Katey Walter Anthony, and Giff Miller.
Session description: Large portions of the Arctic and Antarctica have
historically been inaccessible due to terrestrial glacial ice cover,
thick ice shelves, and extensive sea-ice, exacerbated by lack of
infrastructure and extreme conditions. However, rapid environmental
changes occurring across these regions now provide access to new study
sites. Coupled with technological advances (e.g., in remote sensing
capabilities, analytical tools, observational platforms), these changes
are aiding researchers in discovering previously hidden aspects of the
polar regions, including the ability to study the poles throughout the
year. We invite speakers to illustrate important research opportunities
and results that are only now being revealed due to these sorts of
environmental and technological developments. Abstracts may range from
geophysical studies (e.g., glacier and sea-ice retreat, new
sources/mechanisms of land-sea-air gas exchange), to ecological studies
(survival of plant communities), to social science studies
(archeological investigations of newly accessible areas).
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session2649.html.
Session 2392: Processes and Predictability
Conveners: Cecilia Bitz, Sarah Gille, Marilyn Raphael, and Ed Hawkins.
Session description: Few climate models have accurately predicted recent
changes in polar climate and, as a result, projections of seasonal to
multidecadal polar climate variability remain uncertain. Presentations
that examine the processes that govern seasonal to multidecadal polar
climate variability, identify sources of polar climate predictability,
and characterize uncertainty in polar climate prediction are welcome.
Studies may address these topics using remote sensing, field-based
observations, proxy data, reanalyses, numerical modeling and theory.
Assessing model errors related to polar predictability and evaluating
renalyses are also important to advance this field. Studies that link
polar climate predictability to extra-polar phenomena are also welcome.
This session seeks to connect the community of atmospheric, oceanic, and
cryospheric scientists working on topics relevant to the new Polar
Climate Predictability Initiative of the World Climate Research Program.
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session2392.html.
Session 3008: Using Social Science Research to Inform and Improve the
Practice of Climate Change Communication
Conveners: Kristin Timm, Liz Neeley, Karen Akerlof, and John Kotcher.
Session description: It is now widely accepted that changes in climate
have and will continue to impact natural and human systems around the
world. Public engagement with climate change is an essential part of
mitigating and adapting to the impacts. A rapidly growing body of social
science addresses this subject through research on beliefs and
attitudes, understanding and engagement, and behavioral responses to
climate change. This rich body of research, however, is infrequently
applied to the actual practice of climate change communication. Given
what is now known, relying solely on intuition to communicate about
climate change is imprudent and in the worst-case scenario, can degrade
public engagement. In an effort to build momentum towards a more
scientific approach to communication about climate change, this session
seeks presentations from organizations, individuals, or teams that are
conducting and applying science communication research in the
development, application, and evaluation of their climate change
communication efforts.
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session3008.html.
Session 1462: The Role of Scientists as Communicators: From the
Classroom to the Pub
Conveners: Heidi A. Roop, Sarah Bartholow, Samuel Illingworth,
and Rhian Salmon.
Session description: Scientists communicate to non-peer audiences
through numerous pathways including websites, blogs, public lectures,
media interviews, and educational collaborations. A considerable amount
of time and money is invested in this public engagement and these
efforts are to a large extent responsible for the public perception of
science. However, few incentives exist for researchers to optimize their
communication practices to ensure effective outreach. This session
encourages critical reflection on the role of scientists as
communicators and provides an opportunity for scientists to share their
best practices, motivations, and ways in which outreach impacts can be
evaluated.
For details about this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session1462.html.
The abstract submission deadline for all sessions is Wednesday, 6 August
2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
To submit an abstract, please go to:
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/scientific-program/.
To download a tutorial on the new abstract submission process, click on
the "tutorial" link found at:
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/scientific-program/.
For further information, please go to: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/.
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