Frontiers in Global Change
The Frozen Ocean of Snowball Earth
Presentations
The Frozen Ocean of Snowball Earth
Black carbon in Arctic snow
and its effect on surface albedo
Source Attribution of Light Absorbing Aerosol in Arctic Snow
Internationally recognized climate scientist Dr. Stephen Warren, recently back from the Antarctic, speaks about climate physics and climate change in polar regions. Dr. Warren is known for his groundbreaking research in the interaction of solar radiation with snow, clouds, and sea ice, and their role in climate. His work has driven the understanding of how black carbon (soot) particles affect the Arctic climate.
Dr. Warren is uncommonly innovative and prolific. He received a Special Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation. He has been designated a Highly Cited Author by the Institute for Scientific Information, with 100+ publications that have been cited more than 6,000 times. He's a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and has been at the University of Washington since 1982.
Monday, November 2, 2009
EMSL Auditorium
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The seminar series features innovative and strategic speakers from industry, government, and academia discussing novel ideas and advancements in climate change and carbon management.
The Role of Solar Absorption in Climate and Climate Change
Noted climate scientist Dr. William Collins, from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, speaks about the fundamental role of solar absorption in climate change and ways to address it in the next generation of climate models.
Monday, June 8, 2009
EMSL Auditorium
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Policy-Relevant Science to Help Solve the Carbon-Climate Problem
An interview with Dr. Ken Caldeira on "Solving the Carbon-Climate Problem"
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Topics that will be addressed:
- What's the current state of climate change?
- How is deforestation contributing to global warming?
- What are our options for stabilizing the climate?
- Geoengineering: controversial but potentially promising
- How are we using global climate models to answer policy questions?
Dr. Ken Caldeira will speak on global climate change and options for stabilizing it at the inaugural Frontiers in Global Change Seminar Series. Caldeira is from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology and is a Professor at Stanford University. He has studied issues such as ocean acidification, intentional intervention in the climate system, mass extinction events in Earth's geologic history, and the scale of change needed to address our current climate/carbon problem. Calderia was named a "Hero Scientist of 2008" by New Scientist magazine. He contributed to assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He has also provided technical support to negotiating teams for the U.S. government and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. His research has been reported widely in journals, mass media, and social media.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
EMSL Auditorium
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
