Special Session at 2004 Joint Assembly
H30: A Changing Arctic Landscape
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Montreal, Canada
17-21 May 2004
Abstract Submission Deadline:
Thursday, 12 February 2004
For further information, please go to:
http://submissions6.agu.org/sm04/search/search_detail.asp?sessid=159
OVERVIEW
THE 2004 JOINT ASSEMBLY, a partnership between CGU, AGU, SEG and EEGS,
is being held in Montreal, Canada. The Program Committee is developing a
Union-wide science program in the traditional AGU form and spirit. In
addition, sessions related to the uses or applications of the
geophysical sciences will be provided.
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on changes in the Pan-Arctic region. The
magnitude and spatial extent of high latitude warming in the last
century is well documented. In many arctic regions this warming is
associated with increased precipitation, increased river discharge, a
longer growing season, and a change in the distribution of plant
species, and higher net primary productivity. Borehole temperature
measurements also indicate strong subsurface warming, reflecting changes
in the trends of both surface air temperature and solid precipitation.
As far as carbon sequestration is concerned, there is evidence that
coastal and Boreal regions may be affected differently by climate
change.
While this session will primarily focus on the ongoing and expected
terrestrial changes, abstracts focusing on the underlying atmospheric
and oceanic mechanisms responsible for landscape change are welcome.
Abstracts that incorporate both simulations as well as observational
evidence of change for the purpose of large-scale synthesis are also
encouraged.
Sponsor: Hydrology
CoSponsor: Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Ocean Sciences Global
Environmental Change
CONVENERS:
Marc Stieglitz
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
790 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 USA
404/894-2217
(marc.stieglitz [at] ce.gatech.edu)
Warwick Vincent
Universit Laval
Centre d'Etudes Nordiques
Quebec City, QCG1K 7P4 CANADA
warwick.vincent [at] bio.ulaval.ca
Abstract Submission Deadline:
Thursday, 12 February 2004
For further information, please go to:
http://submissions6.agu.org/sm04/search/search_detail.asp?sessid=159