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Fall 2004
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Unless stated otherwise, seminars are on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium (Rm. 2400) on the second floor of the New Wing of the Computer and Space Science Building.

Coffee, tea and cookies are served in the adjoining Atrium at 3:00 p.m.

September

September 9
CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED
"Forecasting Indian Dipole Events"
Dr. Roxana Wajsowicz

Department of Meteorology
University of Maryland
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

September 16
"The Discovery of Global Warming"
Dr. Spencer Weart

Center for History of Physics
American Institute of Physics
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

September 23
"Regional Air Pollution Potential"
Dr. Mark Lawrence

Department of Airchemistry/NWG
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Contact: russ@atmos.umd.edu

September 30
"Geological Perspective on Global Warming"
Prof. George Philander

Department of Geological Sciences
Princeton University
Contact: roxana@atmos.umd.edu

October

October 7
TBA
Dr. Wenchau Lee

Contact: dalin@atmos.umd.edu

October 14
TBA
Dr. Sun Wong

ESSIC, University of Maryland
Contact: dessler@atmos.umd.edu

October 21
TBA
Prof. Daniel Kirk-Davidoff

Department of Meteorology
University of Maryland
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

October 28
TBA
Dr. Andy Dessler

Department of Meteorology and ESSIC
University of Maryland
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

November

November 4
"Corals, Coccoliths, and CO2: The role of carbonate cycling in the Earth system"
Dr. Andy Ridgwell

University of British Columbia
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

November 11
"Diagnosing ocean transport pathways and timescales from tracers"
Prof. Tom Haine

Johns Hopkin University
Contact: roxana@atmos.umd.edu

November 18
Special Seminar
TBA
Prof. Mario Molina

MIT, Nobel Laureate of Chemistry
Contact: bruce@atmos.umd.edu

November 25
Thanksgiving Break

December

December 2
TBA
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

December 9
"Slowdown of ocean circulation in the equatorial Pacific: impacts on biological pump"
Dr. Wendy Wang

ESSIC, University of Maryland
Contact: ragu@essic.umd.edu