8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 24-28 April 2006, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
The 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography will be held 24-28 April 2006 in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná State,Brazil. Foz do Iguaçu is a tourist city located in the area of the triple border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay that includes the world-famous Iguaçu Falls. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information can be found on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS) and on the Local Organizing web site (http://www.cptec.inpe.br/SH_Conference.
Poster as well as oral presentations are solicited on all aspects of the meteorology and oceanography of the Southern Hemisphere. The meeting is organized around the broad theme: "Understanding and Predicting Climate and Water Resources, their Variability and Change in the Southern Hemisphere".
Particular attention will be given to:
- Monsoon systems and continental rainfall; Fundamental processes; Climatological, ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functioning of the Monsoon regions;
- Role of the SH oceans in climate. Climate - ecosystem - biogeochemistry interactions in the oceans of the SH;
- Addressing gaps in SH observing systems;
- Climate and weather forecasts: The challenge of seasonal, interannual, and interdecadal prediction in the SH;
- Understanding long-term climate variations in the SH;
- Hydrological (Hydrological variability and modeling; g) Climatic and ecological impacts of land cover and land use changes;
- Climate and Cryosphere of the Antarctic region;
- Climate change in the SH; j) Inter-ocean exchanges in the SH; k) Human influences on climate;
- Atmospheric chemistry in the SH . The Program Committee also encourages submissions on recent scientific accomplishments and synthesis for the Southern Hemisphere for global programs like WCRP, CLIVAR, GEWEX, IGBP, GCOS, GOOS, GEOSS, and IPCC.
Also, we will convene a special session to celebrate the career of Harry van Loon. Harry has contributed a lasting legacy of highly original work towards the understanding of Southern Hemisphere Meteorology over the past 50 years. Harry will first present a keynote presentation, and this will be followed by papers presented by conference participants on various aspects of Harry's interests in the Southern Hemisphere. Papers are solicited for this session on the following topics: The General Circulation of the SH, The seasonal cycle and semi-annual oscillation in the SH, The Southern Oscillation and its impact on the SH, The SH stratosphere.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 31th October 2005 (refer to the Conference Web page at (
http://www.cptec.inpe.br/SH_Conference/ for instructions). Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by the end of November 2005.
A preprint CD-ROM will be prepared and authors of invited and accepted papers will be asked to contribute to this volume. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended manuscripts for the preprint CD-ROM will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 1st February 2006 to the Conference Web page (
http://www.cptec.inpe.br/SH_Conference). A manuscript charge will be collected to defray to cost of the preprint CD-ROM, as well as Web posting of the manuscript and recorded meeting presentation. Registrants will receive a preprint CD-ROM at the conference.
For additional information please contact the Program co-chairpersons,
Carolina Vera, (+54-11-47872693; email:
carolina@cima.fcen.uba.ar) and
Carlos Nobre (+55-12- 3186 9459, email:
nobre@cptec.inpe.br)
