Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on the Western U.S.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
14-18 December 2009
San Francisco, California
Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, 3 September 2009
For further information, please contact:
Von P. Walden
Email: vonw [at] uidaho.edu
Nate Mantua
Email: nmantua [at] u.washington.edu
Organizers of Session U23, "Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change
on the Western U.S.," announce a call for abstracts. The session will be
convened at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18
December 2009, in San Francisco, California.
Changes in climate in the western United States, observed in the 20th
century and projected for the 21st century, include dramatic reductions
in precipitation in the Southwest and general reductions in snowpack
across the West. These conditions will create periods of drought that
will stress ecosystems, water resources, and other human systems. Many
western states are just beginning to understand and plan for the
eventual implications of such change.
Organizers invite contributions from a wide variety of disciplines
related to climate change impacts in the western U.S., including those
focusing on joint efforts by scientists and decision-makers to translate
impacts research into resilient decisions. Contributions are encouraged
from multi-state and regional collaborations on impacts, including the
Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) projects and state
and local efforts to include climate change research in planning.
The abstract submission deadline for this and all other sessions is
Thursday, 3 September 2009, at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time. To submit
an abstract, you must enter the first author's current AGU member ID and
password at: http://agu-fm09.abstractcentral.com/.
For further information, please contact:
Von P. Walden
Email: vonw [at] uidaho.edu
Nate Mantua
Email: nmantua [at] u.washington.edu
Phil Mote
Email: pmote [at] coas.oregonstate.edu
Gayle Dana
Email: Gayle.Dana [at] dri.edu