Conference Announcement
6th International Conference on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-6)
12-13 December 2005
Miraikan, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 30 September 2005
For further conference information, including registration and abstract
submission, please click below:
http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/div1/GCCA6/
The Arctic affects the global climate through strong feedback processes
in the system, consisting of the atmosphere, ocean, hydrosphere,
biosphere, cryosphere, and tectonic activities. The GCCA conferences
have been organized by the International Arctic Research Center at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks and member universities and institutes of
the University Consortium for GCCA in Japan in order to study arctic
climate change, global warming, and to predict the future changes.
Through the previous five GCCA conferences, crucial research topics were
identified and the importance of integration efforts was recognized.
Miraikan in Tokyo is an ideal location for the next conference, bringing
together both Japanese and foreign scientists for the purpose of
formulating joint projects in advancing knowledge of the climate in the
Arctic. The focus of this conference is (1) to integrate our
understanding of the role of the Arctic in the global climate change in
order to provide the perspective of the arctic research for the next
decade and (2) to formulate joint research projects between Japanese and
world-wide researchers for the specific target of the International
Polar Year (IPY) to be held in 2007 - 2008.
Special Sessions
- International Collaborations for Arctic Environmental Change Research
over the Next Decade
Invited Speakers: A. Ohmura, L. Hinzman, T.B.D.
Existing climate models do not work well in the polar regions and have
failed to predict recent accelerated warming. To understand current
global climate and what might happen in future, internationally
collaborated campaigns of research in the Arctic and its surrounding
regions are essential. This special session aims to promote such
international collaborations planned for the next decade.
- IPY 2007 - 2008
Invited Speakers: J. Brown, T.B.D.
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is an intense,
internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a
new era in polar science. The IPY will include research in both polar
regions and recognize the strong links these regions have with the rest
of the globe. This special session introduces the proposed IPY projects
in the Arctic and their links with the IPY projects in the Antarctic.
General Sessions
Atmospheric Circulation, Dynamics, and Chemistry
Convener: H. L. Tanaka, T. B. D.
Oceanic Circulation and Sea Ice
Convener: T. Whitledge and S. Saitoh
Middle Atmosphere and Space Weather
Convener: R. Collins and H. Fukunishi
Hydrology and Permafrost
Convener: L. Hinzman and M. Fukuda
Ice Sheets, Glaciers, and Paleoclimate
Convener: A. Ohmura and R. Greve
Arctic Ecosystem
Convener: Y. Matsuura, T. B. D.
Geodynamics and GPS
Convener: J. Eichelberger and M. Kasahara
For further conference information, including registration and abstract
submission, please click below:
http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/div1/GCCA6/