U.S.-Australia Seminar: The Influence of Tropical Rivers onCoastal Oceanographic Processes; Townsville, Australia; June 1993

该奖项将支持七名美国科学家参加一个联合研讨会，该研讨会的主题是热带河流对新几内亚南部和珊瑚海地区沿海海洋过程的影响。研讨会将于1993年6月在澳大利亚昆士兰州汤斯维尔附近的澳大利亚海洋科学研究所(AIMS)举行。毗邻热带河流的沿海环境具有许多独特的特点。热带和亚热带河流向沿海海洋排放了近四分之三的径流和泥沙。通过堆积沉积物保存下来的地质记录提供了重要信息。澳大利亚研究人员正在调查新几内亚东南海岸和苍蝇河口附近的珊瑚海的一系列多学科过程。美国科学家正在亚马逊河口附近的大陆边缘调查类似的过程。这次研讨会将汇集澳大利亚和美国的海洋学家，讨论他们目前的研究。这次会议由纽约州立大学斯坦布鲁克分校的查尔斯·尼特罗弗博士和AIMS的格雷格·布伦斯基尔博士共同组织。正式会议将专门讨论这两个沿海系统之间的异同。另一个目标将是评价观察结果和结论在热带环境中的普遍性。正确看待这两个水系将有助于对其他低纬水系的了解。预计还将有巴布亚新几内亚的研究人员参加。

This award will support the participation of seven U.S. scientists in a joint seminar on the topic of the influence of tropical rivers on costal oceanographic processes in the region of southern New Guinea and the Coral Sea. The seminar will be held at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) located near Townsville, Queensland, Australia in June 1993. Coastal environments adjacent to tropical rivers include many unique characteristics. Tropical and subtropical rivers discharge nearly 3/4 of the runoff and sediment reaching the coastal ocean. The geological record preserved by accumulating sediments provides important information. Australian researchers are investigating a multi-disciplinary range of processes along the southeastern coast of New Guinea and in the Coral Sea near the mouth of the Fly River. U.S. scientists are investigating similar processes on the continental margin near the mouth of the Amazon River. This seminar will bring together Australian and U.S. oceanographers to discuss their current research. The meeting is being co-organized by Dr. Charles Nittrover of SUNY-Stonybrook and Dr. Gregg Brunskill of AIMS. The formal sessions will be devoted to delineating the similarities and differences between the two coastal systems. A further objective will be to evaluate observations and conclusions with regard to their generality for tropical settings. Placing these two river systems in perspective will provide an understanding of other low latitude river systems. Participation of researchers from Papua New Guinea is also expected.