Special Events
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Other Upcoming Events
Following are upcoming seminars, workshops and other events of interest to GISS staff and to our research partners. Except where noted notherwise, all events are held at GISS. Please note that due to security regulations, presentations on the GISS premises are not open to the general public.
- Friday, December 6, 2019
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Friday Seminar
- Topic: The role of anthropogenic aerosol in near-term climate uncertainty
- Speaker: Laura Wilcox (University of Reading)
- More info: Abstract
- Contact: kate marvel
Friday Seminar
Speaker: Laura Wilcox (University of Reading)
Title: The role of anthropogenic aerosol in near-term climate uncertainty
Abstract: The uncertainty in radiative forcing due to anthropogenic aerosol has been intractable for the last 20 years, and is the dominant uncertainty in estimates of global radiative forcing. Uncertainty in aerosol forcing has implications for centennial scale climate projections, where it limits our ability to estimate climate sensitivity. It is also important for near-term (20-40 year) projections, where the substantial spread in aerosol emission pathways is compounded by uncertainty in the response to these emissions. In addition to there being large uncertainties in the forcing itself, uncertainties in the dynamical response to forcing contribute to large overall uncertainty in the regional climate response to anthropogenic aerosol changes. This combination of scenario, radiative, and dynamical uncertainty makes anthropogenic aerosol the main factor in the spread in near-term climate projections, and an important consideration for meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement. In this talk I will describe the influence of aerosol forcing uncertainty on simulations of historical climate with HadGEM3-GC3.1, and show our recent attempt to constrain estimates of historical aerosol forcing. I will then turn to the future and examine the role of aerosol forcing uncertainty, and scenario uncertainty, in projections of climate to 2050. Aerosol scenario uncertainty is particularly pronounced over Asia, and I will use the latter stages of the talk to show some of the effects of uncertainty in the parameterisation of aerosol-cloud interactions, uncertainty in dynamical feedbacks, and potential feedbacks between the responses to regional emission changes, on near-term projections in this region.
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- Tuesday, December 17, 2019
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Craig Rye (LDEO)
- Location: CU Hogan Hall (2910 Broadway)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- GISS Lunch Seminar
- Topic: Quantifying the Blue Carbon stock in Connecticut Long Island Sound salt marshes
- Speaker: Greg Pace (NASA GISS Intern)
- Contact: Clara Orbe
- Tuesday, January 14, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Indrani Das (LDEO)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Wednesday, January 22, 2020
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- GISS Lunch Seminar
- Topic: Can we neglect LW scattering in GCM?
- Speaker: Zhonghai Jin (NASA GISS)
- Contact: Clara Orbe
- Tuesday, January 28, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Pierre Dutrieux (LDEO)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Wednesday, January 29, 2020
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- GISS Lunch Seminar
- Topic: What are Eddy fluxes? Biogeochemical Feedbacks from and to the Ocean
- Speaker: David Lindo-Atichati (CUNY)
- More info: Abstract
- Contact: Clara Orbe
GISS Lunch Seminar
Speaker: David Lindo-Atichati (CUNY)
Title: What are Eddy fluxes? Biogeochemical Feedbacks from and to the Ocean
Abstract: Marine physics influence biogeochemical systems from microscales to planetary scales. Ocean eddies are ubiquitous and highly energetic rotating features of ocean circulation. Their influence on biological and biogeochemical processes stems not only from advective transport but also from the generation of variations in the environment that affect biological and chemical rates. Eddies modulate the marine environment by vertically distributing and laterally stirring water parcels, chemicals, and planktonic organisms. The ephemeral nature of eddies makes it difficult to elucidate the overlaying mechanism of physical-biological-biogeochemical feedbacks. Therefore, the use of multidisciplinary approaches involving sampling, remote sensing, and modeling is necessary. All three aspects are woven through this presentation in an attempt to: 1) bridge long-standing scientific controversies on the signature of eddies on larval-fish distribution, 2) shed light on the transport and fate of underwater hydrocarbon plumes and surface UV filters in estuaries, and 3) build a paradigm-shift in marine biophysics; quantifying the relationship of eddy activity at the length scale of biological community aggregations, where the collective behavior and motion of marine animal might also be relevant to the large scale driven motion of eddies.
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- Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Robert Kopp (Rutgers)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Tuesday, February 11, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Jonathan Kingslake (LDEO)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Tuesday, February 25, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Maurine Raymo (LDEO)
- Contact: Craig Rye
- Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Speaker: Timothy Creyts (LDEO)
- Contact: Craig Rye
This event listing was last updated 2019-12-05.
Other Seminars & Colloquia
Other area institutes offering Earth science and related seminars and colloquia include:
+ American Museum of Natural History
+ Columbia University: Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
+ Columbia University: Earth Institute
+ CCNY: Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center
+ New York Academy of Sciences
+ New York University: Center for Atmosphere Ocean Studies
+ Rutgers University: Dept. of Environmental Sciences
+ Stony Brook University: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Seminars & Colloquia
Most seminars at GISS are held during the academic year, September through May.
Formal seminar presentations by visiting scientists are held many Fridays at 11:00 a.m.
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Other special seminars occur from time to time as visitors' schedules permit.
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