Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) Final Science Conference "Progress
in Understanding the Arctic Climate System: The ACSYS Decade and Beyond"
St Petersburg, Russia
11-14 November 2003
Deadline for registration, submission of abstracts, and application for
financial support (young scientists) is 31 May, 2003.
For more information see:
http://acsys.npolar.no/meetings/final/conf.htm
and:
http://acsys.npolar.no/meetings/final/support.htm
The World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Arctic Climate System
Study will hold its Final Science Conference at the Arctic and Antarctic
Research Institute in St Petersburg, Russia, from 11 to 14 November,
2003. The conference, 'The ACSYS Decade and Beyond', will address the
themes of:
THE STATE OF THE ARCTIC CLIMATE SYSTEM
Improvements in our knowledge of the Arctic climate system and its
variability through historical data, ongoing measurements, and process
studies.
OBSERVING THE ARCTIC CLIMATE SYSTEM
Improvements in our ability to measure and observe aspects of the Arctic
climate system and its processes across a range of time and space
scales.
PROCESS STUDIES AND MODELLING
Improvements in representation of cryospheric, atmospheric, terrestrial,
and oceanic processes in models, including assimilation of observations
into models.
INTERACTIONS WITH THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM
Improvements in our understanding of the role of the Arctic in the
global climate system, its response to large-scale climate variations,
and the processes involved.
In a final session, a panel discussion will examine the question:
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT GAPS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE AND HOW CAN WE ADDRESS
THEM?
Financial support is available to support the participation of young
scientists, including graduate students and recently qualified PhDs who
are active in Arctic climate research. For details of the conference and
the financial support scheme please visit:
http://acsys.npolar.no/meetings/final/conf.htm
and:
http://acsys.npolar.no/meetings/final/support.htm