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AOSC 818. Frontiers in Atmosphere, Ocean, Climate, and Synoptic Meteorology Research

Weekly on Thursdays [Computer & Space Science (CSS) Bldg]

Pre-seminar refreshment : 3:00pm-3:30pm [CSS 2400, Atrium]
Seminar : 3:30pm-4:30pm [CSS 2400, Auditorium]

"Meet-the-Speaker" session (*) : 4:45pm-5:15pm [CSS 3425]
(*) For AOSC students only. Time & room are subject to change.

Seminars are open to the public.

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September 2010 September 2 *Population and Climate Change: Coupling Population Models with Earth System Models* Prof. Eugenia Kalnay and Mr. Harald Rybka(#) University of Maryland Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (#) Also Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany [Abstract \| Presentation PartI & PartII ] Contact: Kayo Ide September 9 No Seminar September 16 *Revolutionizing Climate Modeling: Impact of High Spatial Resolution* Prof. James Kinter Institute of Global Environment and Society Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies [Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: James Carton September 23 *A Critical Look at the Science of Climate Change* Prof. Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science [ Abstract ] Contact: Kayo Ide September 30 *"Blue Collar" Science and The Maryland State Implementation Plan for Air Quality* Dr. Jeffrey W. Stehr University of Maryland Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Russ Dickerson				October 2010 October 7 *Recent Widening of the Tropical Belt* Dr. Dian Seidel PhD, Meteorology, University of Maryland * Alumni Reception at 3:00pm * NOAA Air Resources Laboratory [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Sumant Nigam October 14 *A Hybrid Lagrangian/Eulerian View of the Atmospheric Mass Circulation: Preliminary Results* Prof. Ming Cai Florida State University Dept. of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science On sabbatical at Univeristy of Maryland [ Abstract ] Contact: Eugenia Kalnay October 21 *The Fate of Ethanol and Meat in a Changing Climate: Integrating the Socio-Economic and Physical Drivers of Land-use Change in the Partial Equilibrium Economic Land-use (PEEL) Model* Dr. Joshua W. Elliott University of Chicago & Argonne National Laboratory Computation Institute [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Danniel Kirk-Davidoff October 28 *Land-use Change and Earth System Dynamics: Advancing the Science* Prof. George Hurtt University of Maryland Department of Geography [ Abstract ] Contact: Ning Zeng

November 2010 November 4 *Overview of the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM)* Dr. Sonny Kim Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Joint Global Change Research Institute [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Ning Zeng November 11 *Contrasting Physical-Biological Interactions in the Central Gyres and Ocean Margin* Prof. Anand Gnanadesikan NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University (Starting January 2011) [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: James Carton November 18 *The Effects of Deep Convection on Atmospheric Chemistry* Dr. Kenneth Pickering PhD, Meteorology, University of Maryland * Alumni Reception at 3:00pm * NASA GSFC Atmos. Chem. and Dyn. Branch UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciecne [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Russ Dickerson November 25 *Happy Thanksgiving!*				December 2010 December 2 *The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis* Dr. Suranjana Saha NOAA Nat'l Centers for Environmental Prediction Environmental Modeling Center [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Eugenia Kalnay December 9 *Ensemble Forecasting: Why and How?* Dr. Zoltan Toth NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Forecast Application Branch [ Abstract \| Presentation ] Contact: Kayo Ide

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