U.S.-China Workshop on Mountain Glacier Fluctuations

Oise-0536909Thackray，Glenn(爱达荷州立大学)，“美国-中国山地冰川波动研讨会”。爱达荷州立大学的格伦·萨克雷将与辛辛那提大学的刘易斯·欧文斯博士和中国科学院青藏高原研究所的易朝鲁博士一起，在中国组织一个关于山脉冰川波动的研讨会。山地冰川是敏感的气候指标，它们的波动允许评估有关热带、亚热带、中纬度和两半球亚极区气候变化的几个假说。由于产生了更多制约山区冰川波动的年代学数据，特别是随着宇宙学和发光技术的使用日益增多，必须设计a)评估山区冰川波动的时间和空间分布的概念性框架，以及b)为获得关键数据而制定的社区研究计划。概念框架和研究计划是拟议中的研讨会的目标。研讨会将包括在北京或拉萨举行为期三天的会议，以及在2006年5月或9月对青藏高原实地考察点进行为期三天的参观。它将涉及大约15名美国参与者，包括4名研究生、1名本科生和1名高中理科教师以及9-10名高级和初级研究人员。研究人员代表了至少九所美国大学，其中包括代表人数不足的少数族裔。来自英国、奥地利、印度和新西兰的研究人员预计将与来自美国和中国的研究人员一起参加会议。研讨会成果将通过编辑的期刊卷、汇编的数据存档到网络数据库和会议演示文稿中发布。此外，美国队的高中教师将开发高中教师和学生感兴趣的网络相关材料。

OISE-0536909Thackray, Glenn (Idaho State University), "U.S.-China Workshop on Mountain Glacier Fluctuations"ABSTRACTDr. Glenn Thackray of Idaho State University will organize a workshop in China on mountain glacier fluctuations, in conjunction with Dr. Lewis Owens of the University of Cincinnati and Dr. Chaolu Yi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research. Mountain glaciers are sensitive climatic indicators, and their fluctuations permit evaluation of several hypotheses regarding climatic changes in tropical, subtropical, mid-latitude, and sub-polar regions of both hemispheres. As additional chronological data constraining mountain glacier fluctuations are generated, particularly with increasing usage of cosmogenic and luminescence techniques, it is essential to design a) a conceptual framework for evaluating the temporal and spatial distribution of mountain glacier fluctuations and b) a community research plan to obtain critical data. The conceptual framework and research plan are the goals of the proposed workshop.The workshop will consist of a three-day assembly in Beijing or Llasa as well as a three-day visit to field research sites on the Tibetan Plateau in May or September 2006. It will involve approximately 15 U.S. participants, including four graduate students, one undergraduate student, and one high school science teacher as well as 9-10 senior and junior researchers. The researchers represent at least nine U.S. universities and include members of underrepresented minorities. Researchers from the United Kingdom, Austria, India and New Zealand are expected to join those from the U.S. and China at the meeting.Workshop results will be disseminated through an edited journal volume, archiving of the compiled data into a web database, and conference presentations. In addition, the high school teacher on the U.S. team will develop web-related materials of interest to high school teachers and students.