annual meeting, aberfoyle, 17-19 th september 2008
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SAGES Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment & Society. Annual Meeting, Aberfoyle, 17-19 th September 2008. Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate Sandy Tudhope: University of Edinburgh Mark Inall: Scottish Association for Marine Science/UHI. SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Annual Meeting,Aberfoyle, 17-19th September 2008
SAGES Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment & Society
Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate
Sandy Tudhope: University of Edinburgh
Mark Inall: Scottish Association for Marine Science/UHI
SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate
Original Proposal: three overarching questions:
• (i) What are the mechanisms and drivers of abrupt regional and global climate change?
• (ii) In the context of future global climate change, how can we predict the manifestations and impacts of such change at regional level?
• (iii) What is the climatological and environmental significance of variability in transport of warm and saline Atlantic Water to NW Europe and Scandinavia?
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SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate
Activities in past 12 months:
• Theme Meeting: Dundee; 25th September 2007
• Mark Inall, SAMS, as co-leader
• PhD Studentships
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Refreezing and runoff at the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Richard MorrisSupervisors: Doug Mair (Aberdeen); Pete Nienow (Edinburgh)
Linking recent variability in Atlantic Ocean circulation and glacier mass balance in Greenland and Norway
Glacial mass balance and Atlantic Water summer temperatures
Marie PorterSupervisors: Toby Sherwin (SAMS); Brice Rea and Doug Mair (Aberdeen University)
Extending the marine instrumental climate record for European waters using the long-lived marine bivalve:
Arctica islandica
Keziah StottSupervisors: Bill Austin and Rob Wilson (St Andrews); Mark Inall (SAMS)
Secrets from a Deep Reef: Structure, Biogeography and Palaeoclimate Reconstruction from Mingulay Reef
Complex Sediment Cores.
Mélanie Douarin Supervisors: Dan Sinclair (SAMS), David Long (BGS), Mary Elliot (Edinburgh), Murray Roberts (SAMS)
Palaeoclimate reconstructions from Arctic and Nordic shelf seas
Heiko MoosenSupervisors: James Bendle (Glasgow); Finlo Cottier (SAMS), Bill Austin (St Andrews) and John Howe (SAMS)
SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate
Future Opportunities:1. Strengthen interactions in SAGES, e.g.,
– oceanography-climate modelling-glaciology(example: Simon Tett and Toby Sherwin UK NERC RAPID bid)
– climate dynamics/modelling-extreme events-societal impacts (Society)
– palaeoclimate-climate dynamics/modelling– marine biogeochemical cycles-terrestrial carbon
cycle-climate (Theme 2)– climate-landscape interactions (Theme 1; CESD)
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SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate
2. Develop relationships beyond SAGES:– Potential links to Marine Science Scotland
pooling initiative– Possible engagement with DIFD’s new Climate
Change and Development initiatives– Interaction with NERC’s Thematic Programmes
3. Consider opportunities for a SAGES II
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SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate
Mechanisms:• THEME 3 Sponsored Meetings:
– Annual Theme meeting– Focussed workshops to develop collaborations and
proposals; potential for co-sponsoring with other Themes and the Society and CESD integrative initiatives
– Modest facilitation budget (to be approved)
• Contributions to SAGES News
• Other ideas
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