[IGSMAIL-5089]: Sea Level Session, IAMAS 2005, Beijing

[C.K. Shum]

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IGS Electronic Mail      26 Jan 12:01:35 PST 2005      Message Number 5089
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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 at 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 at 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 at osu.edu
Michael MacCracken, 6308 Berkshire Drive, Bethesda MD, 20814, USA; 
Tel/Fax: +1-301-564-4255; mmaccrac at comcast.net

>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:51:40 +0800
>From: IAMAS 2005 <iamas at lasg.iap.ac.cn>
>Subject: IAMAS2005 reminder --Abstract Submission Deadline: February 25, 2005
>To: iamasgroup at lasg.iap.ac.cn
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>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 at lasg.iap.ac.cn