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Parallel Science Sessions: Changes on Land

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Monday, 27 October 2003 01:00 pm BAY AUDITORIUM	I. Changes on Land Topics such as, but not limited to, snow cover; permafrost; glaciers; hydrology; species composition, distribution, and abundance; subsistence harvesting; carbon (CO₂ and methane) Co-chairs: Matthew Sturm, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Bruce Forbes, University of Lapland
Presentations
01:00 pm	Terrestrial Changes in Polar Regions, Evidence, Attribution and Implications Larry D. Hinzman Full Abstract
01:15 pm	GTN-P Monitoring Network: Detection of a 3 K Permafrost Warming In Northern Alaska During the 1990's Gary D. Clow, Frank E. Urban Full Abstract
01:30 pm	Effects of Climate Change on Tundra Ecosystems Greg Henry
01:45 pm	The Contribution of Alaska's Glaciers to Global Sea Level Rise Keith Echelmeyer, William Harrison, Craig Lingle, Martin Truffer (Presenting Author), Anthony Arendt, Virginia Valentine, Sandy Zirnheld Full Abstract
02:00 pm	Hydrological Changes in NW Canada Philip Marsh Full Abstract
02:15 pm	Arctic Change: Humans as Passengers and Drivers Bruce Forbes Full Abstract
02:30 pm	BREAK
02:45 pm	Historical Changes in Seasonal Freeze and Thaw Depths in Russia Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, David Gilichinsky Full Abstract
02:50 pm	Degradation of Ice Wedges in Northern Alaska in Response to Recent Warmer Temperatures Torre Jorgenson, Erik Pullman, Yuri Shur (Presenting Author) Full Abstract
02:55 pm	Modeling Evidence for Recent Warming of the Arctic Soil Thermal Regime as Derived with a Finite-Difference Heat-Conduction Model Christoph Oelke, Tingjun Zhang, Mark C. Serreze Full Abstract
03:00 pm	Measured Climate Induced Volume Changes of Three Glaciers and Current Glacier-Climate Response Prediction Dennis C. Trabant, Rod S. March, Leif H. Cox, Will D. Harrison, Edward G. Josberger Full Abstract
03:05 pm	Pan-Arctic Observations of Interannual Snowmelt Change and Application to Flood Forecast Son V. Nghiem, Gregory Neumann, Matthew Sturm, Donald K. Perovich Full Abstract
03:10 pm	Potential Factors Contributing to Long-term Increases in Discharge from Large Eurasian Drainage Basins: A Preliminary Analysis Charles J. Vörösmarty, Richard Lammers, Mark Fahnestock, Steve Frolking, Michael Rawlins, Alexander I. Shiklomanov, Mark Serreze, Richard Armstrong, Christoph Oelke, Tingjun Zhang, Bruce J. Peterson, Robert M. Holmes, James W. McClelland Full Abstract
03:15 pm	Streamflow Changes over the Large Siberian Watersheds: Natural Variation vs. Human Impact Daqing Yang, Douglas L. Kane, Baisheng Ye Full Abstract
03:20 pm	Permafrost Thawing and Hydrologic Response Over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, Mark Serreze, Daqing Yang, Andrew J. Etringer, David Gilichinsky, Oliver Frauenfeld, Hengchun Ye, Christoph Oelke, Feng Ling, Sveta Chudinova Full Abstract
03:25 pm	Changes in the Environment and Ecology at Toolik Lake, Alaska John E. Hobbie Full Abstract
03:30 pm	Eighteen Years of Vegetation Monitoring in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Janet C. Jorgenson Full Abstract
03:35 pm	Detecting Arctic Climate Change Using Köppen Climate Classification Muyin Wang, James E. Overland Full Abstract
03:40 pm	The Response of the Alaskan Boreal Forest to a Warming Climate Valerie A. Barber, Glenn P. Juday, Martin Wilmking Full Abstract
03:45 pm	Atmosphere-Ocean Teleconnections and Alaskan Forest Fires Paul A. Duffy, John E. Walsh, Daniel H. Mann, Scott Rupp Full Abstract
03:50 pm	Global Boreal Forest Responses to Climate Warming Glenn P. Juday, Valerie A. Barber, Eugene A. Vaganov, Edward Berg Full Abstract
03:55 pm	Discussion
04:30 pm	Adjourn to Poster Session
Posters	Click here for current list of Posters for all sessions, with a searchable interface. Appearing alphabetically below is a preliminary list of posters for this session.
	Simulated Water and Energy Fluxes of the Pan-Arctic Land Region Jennifer C. Adam, Fengge Su, Dennis P. Lettenmaier Full Abstract
	Late-Holocene Lake-Level Variation in West Greenland Frank A. Aebly, Sherilyn C. Fritz Full Abstract
	Rapid Wastage of Alaska Glaciers: the Search for Climatic Causes Anthony Arendt, Keith Echelmeyer, William Harrison, Craig Lingle, Virginia Valentine, Sandra Zirnheld Full Abstract
	The Response of the Alaskan Boreal Forest to a Warming Climate Valerie A. Barber, Glenn P. Juday, Martin Wilmking Full Abstract
	Changes in River Runoff over the East-Siberian Sea Basin Sveta Berezovskaya Full Abstract
	The Development of Long-term and Spatially Representative Permafrost Databases Jerry Brown, Vladimir Romanovsky, Frederick Nelson, Kenneth Hinkel, Gary Clow, Roger Barry, Sharon Smith Full Abstract
	The Chemical Composition of Snow Across Northwestern Alaska and the Potential Ramifications of a Warming Arctic Thomas A. Douglas, Matthew Sturm Full Abstract
	Atmosphere-Ocean Teleconnections and Alaskan Forest Fires Paul A. Duffy, John E. Walsh, Daniel H. Mann, Scott Rupp Full Abstract
	International Polar Year 2007-2008 Chris Elfring, Sheldon Drobot Full Abstract
	Observation of Snowmelt Progression in Northern Alaska with Spaceborne Active Microwave Richard R. Forster, Lynne Baumgras Full Abstract
	Historical Changes in Seasonal Freeze and Thaw Depths in Russia Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, David Gilichinsky Full Abstract
	Direct Observation of Winter Sublimation and its Effects on the Arctic Climate Yoshinobu Harazono, Walter C. Oechel, Akira Miyata Full Abstract
	Lightweight Shallow Ice Coring and Borehole Logging Can Provide Decadal- to Millenial-Scale Indicators of Climate Change Around the Arctic Basin Robert L. Hawley, Edwin D. Waddington, Joseph R. McConnell, Dale P. Winebrenner Full Abstract
	In Search of the Younger Dryas at Elikchan Lake, Northeast Siberia Heather D. Heuser, Patricia M. Anderson, Linda B. Brubaker, Ron S. Sletten, Thomas A. Brown Full Abstract
	Consideration of Permafrost Thaw as a Significant Contributor to Increasing Eurasian Arctic River Discharge Robert M. Holmes, James W. McClelland, Bruce J. Peterson Full Abstract
	Carbon Storage and the Role of Cryoturbation in the High Arctic: Thule, Greenland Jennifer L. Horwath, Ronald S. Sletten Full Abstract
	Global Boreal Forest Responses to Climate Warming Glenn P. Juday, Valerie A. Barber, Eugene A. Vaganov, Edward Berg Full Abstract
	Extreme Runoff Events in Arctic Alaska Douglas L. Kane, Larry D. Hinzman, James P. McNamara, Daqing Yang Full Abstract
	Arctic Ungulates in a Changing Climate David R. Klein Full Abstract
	R-ArcticNet v3.0 - A New and Improved River Discharge Database to Meet the Needs of High-Latitude Geoscientific Research Richard B. Lammers, Alexander Shiklomanov, Charles Vörösmarty Full Abstract
	The Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Peatland Development in the Western Siberian Lowlands and the Potential Impact of Northern Peatlands on the Global Carbon Cycle Glen M. MacDonald, Lawerence Smith, Konstantine Kremenetski, Yongwei Sheng, David Beilman, Karen Frey, Andrei Velichko Full Abstract
	High-Resolution Imagery and Terrain Model for Collaborative Research of Environmental Change at Barrow, Alaska William F. Manley, Leanne R. Lestak, Craig E. Tweedie, James A. Maslanik Full Abstract
	Trends and Variability in Pan-Arctic Springtime Thaw Monitored with Spaceborne Microwave Remote Sensing Kyle C. McDonald, John S. Kimball, Eni Njoku, Steven W. Running Full Abstract
	Warm Times/Cold Times in Iceland: Are the Last 500 Years Representative of Holocene Climate Variability? Gifford H. Miller, Aslaug Geirsdottir, Jessica Black Full Abstract
	Pan-Arctic Observations of Interannual Snowmelt Change and Application to Flood Forecast Son V. Nghiem, Gregory Neumann, Matthew Sturm, Donald K. Perovich Full Abstract
	The SEARCH for New DEMs in the Arctic Matt Nolan Full Abstract
	Modeling Evidence for Recent Warming of the Arctic Soil Thermal Regime as Derived with a Finite-Difference Heat-Conduction Model Christoph Oelke, Tingjun Zhang, Mark C. Serreze Full Abstract
	Rain-On-Snow Events Impact Soil Temperatures and Affect Ungulate Survival Jaakko Putkonen Full Abstract
	Linking Cassiope tetragona Growth and Reproduction to High Arctic Cimate and the Arctic Oscillation Shelly A. Rayback, Greg H. Henry Full Abstract
	Spatial Variability of the Active-layer Thickness: Observations, Analysis, and Modeling Nikolay I. Shiklomanov, Frederick E. Nelson Full Abstract
	Toward Assessment of the Role of Physical/Chemical Processes in Soil Carbon Cycling in the High Arctic: Thule, Greenland Ronald S. Sletten, Birgit Hagedorn, Jennifer L. Horwath, Bernard Hallet Full Abstract
	In Situ Warming Chambers Stimulate Early Season Production of Eriophorum Vaginatum Leaves and Roots Patrick Sullivan, Jeffrey Welker Full Abstract
	Photography-based Measurements of the Expansion of Shrubs in Northern Alaska Kenneth D. Tape, Charles Racine, Matthew Sturm Full Abstract
	Measured Climate Induced Volume Changes of Three Glaciers and Current Glacier-Climate Response Prediction Dennis C. Trabant, Rod S. March, Leif H. Cox, Will D. Harrison, Edward G. Josberger Full Abstract
	Biocomplexity of Frost Boil Ecosystems: Models for Analyzing Self-Organization Across the Arctic Bioclimate Gradient Donald (Skip) Walker Full Abstract
	The Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map: A Tool for Analysis of Change in the Arctic Donald (Skip) Walker, Martha Raynolds, Hilmar Maier Full Abstract
	Detecting Arctic Climate Change Using Köppen Climate Classification Muyin Wang, James E. Overland Full Abstract
	Coupling of Carbon and Water in High Arctic Ecosystems Jeffrey M. Welker, Ronald Sletten, Bernard Hallet, Josh Schimel, Birgit Hagadorn, Heidi Steltzer, Paddy Sullivan, Jennifer Horwath Full Abstract
	Streamflow Changes over the Large Siberian Watersheds: Natural Variation vs. Human Impact Daqing Yang, Douglas L. Kane, Baisheng Ye Full Abstract
	Groundwater Discharge and Periglacial Processes in the Foothills of the Brooks Range, North Slope, Alaska Kenji Yoshikawa, Larry Hinzman, Douglas Kane Full Abstract

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