Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Observing Pan-Arctic Environmental Change
Arctic Change 2008
Quebec City, Canada
9-12 December 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 26 September 2008
For further information about the conference please go to:
http://www.arcticchange2008.com
For further information about this session please contact the session
conveners:
Christian Haas
Email: Christian.Haas [at] ualberta.ca
Maribeth Murray
Email: ffmsm [at] uaf.edu
Peter Schlosser
Email: schlosser [at] ldeo.columbia.edu
Abstracts are invited for session T17, Observing Pan-Arctic
Environmental Change, being convened at the Arctic Change 2008
Conference, to be held 9-12 December 2008, in Quebec City, Canada.
Session Description:
The arctic system is presently undergoing unprecedented change. This
change is visible in the physical, biogeochemical, ecological and human
components of the system. In order to act upon these changes and
minimize adverse affects we have to characterize their scope and
evolution, understand their causes and project them into the future. One
major challenge in achieving these goals is the design and
implementation of a pan-Arctic observing system that integrates across
the physical, biogeochemical, and human domains. Initial steps towards
such an observing system have been intensified during the International
Polar Year.
This session presents results from existing elements of the emerging
Arctic Observing System covering physical, biogeochemical, and human
domains. The goal is to highlight close collaborations in cross-domain
observational research and approaches to utilizing the observations in
studies aimed at understanding Arctic Environmental Change.
Contributions with emphasis on the integration of individual observing
system components into an integrated network, observing system design,
and utilization of data from the Arctic Observing System in
synthesis/modeling studies are encouraged. Results from the
International Polar Year, as well as contributions that utilize
observational data for the development of mitigation and response
strategies are especially encouraged.
To submit an abstract, please go to:
http://www.arctic-change2008.com/index.php?url=13010
For further information about the conference please go to:
http://www.arcticchange2008.com
For further information about this session please contact the session
conveners:
Christian Haas
Email: Christian.Haas [at] ualberta.ca
Maribeth Murray
Email: ffmsm [at] uaf.edu
Peter Schlosser
Email: schlosser [at] ldeo.columbia.edu