[DORISMail] No 0367 : Sea Level Session, IAMAS 2005, Beijing Author: C.K. Shum Our sincere apologies for cross-listing. Dear colleagues: We would like to call your attention to the following special interdisciplinary session in the 2005 IAMAS Meeting in Beijing, 2-11 August, 2005, on: Sea Level Rise: Past Changes and Future Expectations Please note that the abstract submission deadline is on 25 February, 2005 (http://www.iamas2005.com). We would appreciate your considerations to contribute papers to this session and the IAMAS meeting. Sincerely, Richard Peltier, Juncheng Zuo, Mike MacCracken, C.K. Shum Convenors C10: Sea Level Rise: Past Changes and Future Expectations (ICCL) The state of the climate can affect sea level in several ways. Warming of the world ocean, which reduces the density of ocean waters, and the melting of mountain glaciers were likely the primary factors contributing to a rise in sea level of 10-20 cm over the 20th century, with changes in the storage of water in reservoirs and aquifers and changes in land cover and soil moisture also possibly playing roles. With the continuation of global warming, each of these factors is likely to also play a role, but increasingly augmented by possible changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Changes in the ocean circulation and climate variability (e.g., persistent changes in ENSO) can also contribute to changes in sea level, especially on a regional basis. In addition, isostatic changes in the Earth's surface resulting from climatic changes over the Pleistocene and Holocene will affect how sea level change is experienced in particular regions. This symposium invites papers on studies of past and future changes in global sea level and on the large-scale manifestation of these changes in various areas of the world. Conveners: W. Richard Peltier, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada; Tel: +1-416-978-2938; Fax: +1-416-978-8905; peltier@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca Juncheng Zuo, Oceanography Department, College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road 5, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; Tel. and fax.: +86-0532-2032010; zuo@ouc.edu.cn C.K. Shum, Geodetic Science, Ohio State University, 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, U.S.A. Tel: +1-614-292-7118, Fax: +1-614-292-2957, ckshum@osu.edu Michael MacCracken, 6308 Berkshire Drive, Bethesda MD, 20814, USA; Tel/Fax: +1-301-564-4255; mmaccrac@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:51:40 +0800 From: IAMAS 2005 Subject: No 0367 : IAMAS2005 reminder --Abstract Submission Deadline: February 25, 2005 To: iamasgroup@lasg.iap.ac.cn X-OriginatingIP: 192.168.113.134 (iamas) X-CanItPRO-Stream: osuedu Dear Sir/Madam, The International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), will hold its biennial Scientific Assembly in Beijing, China from 2-11 August 2005. The theme of the conference is The Fascinating Atmosphere: Changeable and Changing, and will cover all areas of meteorology and atmospheric sciences, including dynamics, radiation, chemistry, electricity, clouds and precipitation, and climate variability and change. Abstract submission can be done electronically on the IAMAS 2005 Web site (http://www.iamas2005.com). If you haven't submitted an abstract, please notice that the deadline is 25 February 2005. Registration can also be done over the Web, and early bird registration is available until 1 June 2005. The hotel and tour (pre-tour, post-tour, weekend excursions) reservations are also available. August is the tourist season in China. Due to high occupancy then, please book your hotel and tour early. Best, Ms.Zheng LIN (Jenny) Conference Secretariat of IAMAS2005 LASG Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences P.O.Box 9804, Beijing 100029 P.R. China Tel: +86-10-62043436 Fax: +86-10-62043526 E-mail: iamas@lasg.iap.ac.cn