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October 2007 ARCSS Synthesis Workshop | Agenda

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ARCSS Synthesis Workshop 2�4 October 2007 (Tuesday�Thursday) Embassy Suites Old Town Hotel Alexandria, VA Final Agenda (PDF) - Last updated: 10/11/2007 Portions of this workshop were videotaped and are available through links to our Internet Media Archive. Videos of each talk are available by clicking the: icon to the left of each powerpoint.
10:30 a.m.�12:30 p.m. ARCSS Committee Meeting Open Community Session (Salon A/B)
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 (Salon A/B, Lobby Level)
2:00 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions Don Perovich, ARCSS Committee Member, SASS PI Video (Presentation: 520K - PPT)
2:15 p.m.	NSF ARCSS Program Goals and Expectations for ARCSS Synthesis Neil Swanberg, ARCSS Program Director (Oral presentation only)
2:30 p.m.	An Overview of ARCSS: Past, Present, and Future Josh Schimel, ARCSS Committee Chair Video 1 Video 2 (Presentation: 4.1MB - PPT)
THE STATE OF ARCSS SYNTHESIS: CONTEXT FOR THE WORKSHOP
2:50 p.m.	Overview of SASS and SASS I Ideas for Synthesis Approaches Don Perovich, ARCSS Committee Member, SASS PI Video (Presentation: 1.1MB - PPT)
3:15 p.m.	BREAK
Upcoming Science Planning Activities Quicktimes available under times for each section.
3:35 p.m.	A Synthesis of the Last 2000 Years of Climatic Variability from Arctic Lakes: ARCSS "2 kyr" Project Raymond Bradley, University of Massachusetts Video (Presentation: 15.2MB - PPT)
4:00 p.m.	Freshwater Integration (FWI) Synthesis Larry Hinzman, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) Video (Presentation: 7.2MB - PPT)
4:25 p.m.	Study of the Northern Alaska Coastal System (SNACS) Matthew Sturm, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Video (Presentation: 19.6MB - PPT)
4:50 p.m.	Human Dimensions in ARCSS Synthesis: Overview of HARC Workshop Maribeth Murray, University of Alaska Fairbanks, HARC Core Office Director Video (Presentation: 7.2MB - PPT)
5:15 p.m.	Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI) Synthesis Robert Campbell, University of Rhode Island Video (Presentation: 11.6MB - PPT)
5:40 p.m.	Group Discussion: ARCSS Synthesis and Goals for the Workshop Video
6:00 p.m.	Poster Session and Reception (Atrium and Carter Room)
Wednesday, 3 October Wednesday, 3 October 2007 (Salon A/B, Lobby Level)
Full complimentary hotel breakfast available 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast Area, Lobby Level)
8:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast available outside meeting room
8:30 a.m.	Review of Day 1 and Day's Goal
SASS I: SHORT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (9 PROJECTS)
8:45 a.m.	A Heat Budget Analysis of the Arctic Climate System Mike Steele, University of Washington Video (Presentation: 7.6MB - PPT)
8:55 a.m.	Sunlight and the Arctic Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean System Don Perovich, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Video (Presentation: 10.3MB - PPT)
9:05 a.m.	Synthesis of Modes of Ocean-Ice-Atmosphere Covariability in the Arctic System from Multivariate Century-Scale Observations Martin Miles, Environmental Systems Analysis Research Center (ESARC) Video (Presentation: 3.2MB - PPT)
9:15 a.m.	Arctic Surface Air Temperatures for the Past 100 years: Analysis and Reconstruction of an Integrated Data Set for Arctic System Science Harry Stern, University of Washington Video (Presentation: 8.7MB - PPT)
9:25 a.m.	Synthesis of Arctic System Carbon Cycle Research Through Model-Data Fusion Studies Using Atmospheric Inversion and Process-Based Approaches A. David McGuire, University of Alaska Fairbanks Video (Presentation: 4.1MB - PPT) Accompanying file for powerpoint. (gif: 1.8MB)
9:35 a.m.	Greening of the Arctic-Synthesis and Models to Examine the Effects of Climate, Sea-Ice, and Terrain on Circumpolar Vegetation Changes Skip Walker, University of Alaska Fairbanks Video (Presentation: 18MB - PPT)
9:45 a.m.	A Synthesis of Rapid Meltwater and Ice Discharge Changes: Large Forcings from the Ice with Impacts on Global Sea Level and North Atlantic Freshwater Budgets Mark Fahnestock, University of New Hampshire Video (Presentation Not Available)
9:55 a.m.	Humans and Hydrology at High Latitudes Richard Lammers, University of New Hampshire Video (Presentation: 4.6MB - PPT)
10:05 a.m.	Heterogeneity and Resilience of Human-Rangifer Systems: A Circumpolar Social-Ecological Synthesis Gary Kofinas, University of Alaska Fairbanks Video (Presentation: 1.5MB - PDF)
10:15 a.m.	Brief Discussion on SASS I Projects Video
10:25 a.m.	BREAK
SASS II: SHORT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (8 PROJECTS)
10:45 a.m.	The Roles of Clouds and their Accomplices in Modulating the Trajectory of the Arctic System Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University Video (Presentation: 2.8MB - PPT)
10:55 a.m.	Toward Reanalysis of the Arctic Climate System - Sea Ice and Ocean Reconstruction with Data Assimilation Andrey Proshutinsky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Video (Presentation: 2.6MB - PPT) Accompanying files for powerpoint. (avi: 120.1MB) (avi: 119.7MB)
11:05 a.m.	Producing an Updated Synthesis of the Arctic's Marine Primary Production Regime and Its Controls Patricia Matrai, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Video (Presentation: 7.7MB - PPT) Accompanying file for powerpoint. (mpeg: 2.1MB)
11:15 a.m.	The Impact of Changes in Arctic Sea Ice on the Marine Planktonic Ecosystem - Synthesis and Modeling of Retrospective and Future Conditions Jinlun Zhang, University of Washington Video (Presentation: 988K - PPT)
11:25 a.m.	Climate Response to Future Changes in Arctic Snow Cover and Sea Ice: A New Perspective from the High-Resolution NCAR CCSM3 Clara Deser, National Center for Atmospheric Research Video (Presentation: 1.9MB - PPT)
11:35 a.m.	The White Arctic: A Snow-Impacts Synthesis for the Terrestrial Arctic Christopher Hiemstra, Colorado State University Video (Presentation: 11.6MB - PPT)
11:45 a.m.	Understanding Change in the Climate and Hydrology of the Arctic Land Region: Synthesizing the Results of the ARCSS Fresh Water Initiative Projects Eric Wood, Princeton University Video (Presentation: 1.3MB - PPT)
11:55 a.m.	Synthesis of Sea Ice, Climate, and Human Systems in the Arctic and Subarctic (SYNICE) Astrid Ogilvie, University of Colorado Video (Presentation: 28.5MB - PPT)
12:05 p.m.	LUNCH Buffet (Salon A/B Atrium)
CROSS-PROJECT COORDINATION AND SYNTHESIS
1:00 p.m.	Plenary Discussion Video 1 (Perovich Presentation: 52K - PPT) Video 2 (Hinzman Presentation: 780K - PPT) Ideas for Cross-project Coordination and Synthesis Ideas for Break-out Group Topics
2:00 p.m.	BREAK
2:30 p.m.	Break-out Groups
4:00 p.m.	Break-out Group Reports and Plenary Discussion Group 1 Report: Impacts of Snow and Ice Change Video (Presentation: 448K - PPT) Group 2 Report: What Does an Ice Diminished Arctic Look Like? Video (Presentation: 36K - PPT) Group 3 Report: What are the Impacts of a Warmer Actic, and What/ Where Are the Tipping Points? Video (Presentation: 32K - PPT) Group 4 Report: What Would an Ice-Free Arctic Be Like, and What Would It's Implications Be? Video (Presentation: 2.3MB - PPT) Group 5 Report: Arctic Warming: Causes, Consequences, and Connections Video (Presentation: 28K - PPT) Plenary Discussion: Group Reports Video
5:30 p.m.	Meeting Adjourns for Day
Thursday, 4 October 2007 (Salon A/B, Lobby Level)
Full complimentary hotel breakfast available 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast Area, Lobby Level)
8:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast available outside meeting room
8:30 a.m.	Plenary Discussion: Review of Day 2, Day's Goal, and Break-out Group Charge Video (Break-out Charge: 40K - PPT)
8:45 a.m.	Break-out Groups
10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:30 a.m..	Break-out Groups (Continued)
12:30 p.m.	LUNCH Buffet (Salon A/B Atrium)
1:30 p.m.	Plenary Discussion: Reports from Break-out Groups, Discussion on Final Break-out Group Topics on Approaches to Coordination Group 1 Report: Summer of 2007 Video (Presentation: 2.5MB - PPT) Group 2 Report: Broken Clockwork Video (Presentation: 2.1MB - PPT) Group 3 Report: Primary Production Video (Presentation: 56K - PPT) Group 4 Report: Data Tools Video (Presentation: 712K - PPT) Group 5 Report: Rates of Change/ Feedback Video (Presentation: 3MB - PPT) Group 6 Report: Human-Rangifer Vegetation Video (Presentation coming soon.)
2:00 p.m.	Break-out Groups Video (Final Charge: 42K - PPT)
3:00 p.m.	BREAK
4:00 p.m.	Plenary Discussion on Approaches to Coordination and Next Steps Video (Coordination and Next Steps: 32K - PPT)
5:00 p.m.	Meeting Adjourns
Friday, 5 October Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) Synthesis Workshop (Salon A/B)