Events: detail
Geophysics of Global Climate Change
- Hosted by:
- British Geological Society
- Speaker:
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Dr Jim Hansen, NASA-Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dr Heiko Pälike, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Prof. Vincent Courtillot, Institute de Physique du Globe, Paris
Dr David Pyle, University of Oxford
Dr Mark Siddall, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Prof. Paul Wilson, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
- Starts:
- February 07, 2008 at 09:00 am
- Ends:
- February 08, 2008 at 05:00 pm
- Location:
- Geological Society, Burlington House, Geological Society Lecture Theatre, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BQ United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The aim of the meeting is to bring together the diverse strands of geophysical research into climate change, including:
1. Causes and effects of glaciation and deglaciation
2. Sea-level change past and present
3. Evidence of past and future weather patterns
4. Interplay of tectonics and climate and ocean circulation
5. Global gas/volatile cycling and climate
(volcanism, seafloor gas emission)
6. Extraterrestrial effects on climate
7. Modelling techniques and results
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
There will be keynote invited talks by leading researchers in the field. The annual British Geophysical Association Bullerwell Lecture will take place during the meeting, in the late afternoon of Thursday 7th February, and will be given by Prof. Tavi Murray of Swansea University. Further details of the meeting will be posted on the BGA website.
There will be a registration fee for participants, with early registration (by 12th January) at a reduced rate. The registration fees before the 12th January 2008 “early bird” deadline are £25 for members, £50 non-members. After the 12th January, charges will be £37.50/£75 (members/ non-members).
_Meeting organiser: Prof. Andrew Roberts, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton _
For more information
- Contact person:
- Sheila Peacock, BGA Meetings Secretary
- Email:
- s.peacock [ at ] blacknest.gov.uk
- Website:
- Geophysics of Global Climate Change
