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Spring 2005
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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.

February

February 3
"The Total Ozone Record as a Diagnostic of Decadal Climate Change"
Prof. Bob Hudson

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

February 10
"Characterization and High Resolution Numerical Simulations  of Stratospheric Clear Air and Optical Turbulence "
Prof. Alex Mahalov

Arizona State University
Contact: ekalnay@atmos.umd.edu

February 17
"Paleoclimate: An Introdution"
Prof. Dan Kirk-Davidoff

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

February 24
" Prospects for Passive Precision Measurement of CO2 column from Space"
Dr. Bill Heaps

NASA/GSFC
Contact: dankd@atmos.umd.edu

March

March 3
"Forecasting Extremes in the Indian Ocean Sector Climate"
Dr. Roxana Wajsowicz

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

March 10
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Dr. Peter Colarco

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

March 17
"Representing Extreme Behavior in Climate Models"
Dr. Jim Kinter
COLA
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu

March 24        Spring Break

March 31
"Evidence of Land-Atmosphere Feedback in the Observational Record"
Dr. Randal Koster
NASA/GSFC
Contact: zeng@atmos.umd.edu


April

April 7
"Predictability of Climate: Why Do Climate Model Sensitivities to Doubled CO2 Differ?"
Prof. Ed Schneider

George Mason University and COLA
Contact: roxana@atmos.umd.edu

April 14
"The Global Carbon Cycle: an Introduction"
Ning Zeng

Dept. of Meteorology
University of Maryland
Contact: Ning Zeng

April 21
"Constraining the Missing CO2 Sink"
Dr. Randy Kawa

NASA/GSFC
Contact: Ning Zeng

April 28
"Hyperspectral Infrared Remote Sensing Research and Development Activities at NESDIS"
Dr. Mitchell D. Goldberg

NOAA/NESDIS
Contact: ekalnay@atmos.umd.edu


May

May 5
Satellite Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Conditions Hazardous to Aviation
Dr. Gary Ellrod

NOAA/NESDIS
Contact: ekalnay@atmos.umd.edu

May 12
Use of AIRS/AMSU data for weather and climate studies
Dr. J. Susskind
NASA/GSFC
Contact: ekalnay@atmos.umd.edu