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Organized by
Committee on Earth and Planetary Sciences
(National Committee for IASC), Science Council of Japan,
Committee on Environmental Sciences/Earth and Planetary Sciences
(National Committee for CliC), Science Council of Japan
ISAR-1 Organizing Committee
Supported by
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory/Nagoya University (STEL)
Center for Computational Sciences/University of Tsukuba (CCS)
Background of the New Symposium
The Arctic and surrounding region of sub-arctic is one key area for the study of global change because the anthropogenic impact is projected to be the largest in this area due to the complicated feedback processes of the nature. This Arctic Region is undergoing strong changes in the recent years during the global warming. A number of international and interdisciplinary research projects are in progress for the studies on the atmosphere-ocean-land system of Arctic, one of such is the world-wide project of the International Polar Year (IPY) during 2007 to 2009. In order to understand the feedback processes, in which various components are interacting in the Arctic and Sub-arctic, and to project the global warming in the future, we need to exchange more knowledge and information than ever by combining the different scientific communities under the common interest of the Arctic region. We predict that the science in the Arctic region draws increasingly more attention in near future, and the proposed symposium would serve as the first step for that goal.
Several research groups located in Japan discussed the necessity of such integrated Symposium, and a new "International Symposium on the Arctic Research" will be initiated under the auspices of the IASC and CliC Subcommittee of the Science Council of Japan, with support of several Institutes and Agencies. This Symposium is planned to be held every 2-years, and the first Symposium will be held in November, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.
Focus of the Symposium
The followings will be the general topic of discussion.
(1) Changes of the Arctic climate and sub-systems
(2) Extensive process studies on the atmosphere-ocean-land system in the
Arctic
(3) Feedback embedded in the sub-systems in the Arctic
(4) Impact and feedback between the Arctic and global climate
(5) Global and regional modeling with the focus on the Arctic
(6) Influence of Arctic to the Asian climate
The area of discipline ranges from Climatology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Cryosphere Science, Biological Science, and Hydrology. General Sessions, and Special Sessions will be provided.
Sessions
The following general session will be provided. The Symposium language will be in English.
(1) Atmospheric Science
(2) Ocean and Sea Ice
(3) Hydrology, Permafrost and Snow cover
(4) Ice Sheets and Glaciers
(5) Terrestrial Ecosystem and greenhouse gas
(6) Marine Ecosystem
(7) Integrated Modeling Studies
The following special session is planned
(1) Drastic change in the Arctic under the Global Warming
(2) The latest update from the IPY (International Polar Year) Projects
(3) AFoPS (Asian Forum for Polar Sciences) Cooperative Research Network for Polar Climate Change Study
Venue and Date
| Venue: |
Mirai-CAN Hall, Miraikan 7th Floor The Japan Science and Technology Corporation National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation 2-41, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064 Japan Tel: +81-3-3570-9151 (Main), Fax: +81-3-3570-9150 http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/index_e.html |
| Date: | November 4 (Tuesday) to 6 (Thursday), 2008 |
Important Dates and Deadlines
| First Circular: | November 30, 2007 |
| Second Circular: | March 31, 2008 |
| Pre-Registration and Abstract: | |
| (Deadline Extended): | June 30, 2008 |
| Third Circular: | July 31, 2008 |
| Submitting of Extended Abstract: | August 31, 2008 |
| Symposium: | November 4-6, 2008 |
Call for Papers
Participants wishing to present a paper/poster are requested to submit a tentative title and a short abstract with the Registration Form. The extended abstract must be submitted later before the specified deadline. Refer to the following Symposium Web Site for the updated details.
