U.S.-China Workshop on Mountain Glacier Fluctuations

OISE-0536909 Thackray，Glenn（爱达荷州州立大学），"美国-中国山地冰川波动学术研讨会。爱达荷州州立大学的Glenn Thackray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Chaolu Yi博士一起在中国组织一次关于山地冰川波动的研讨会。山地冰川是敏感的气候指标，其波动允许评估几个假设的气候变化，在热带，亚热带，中纬度和亚极地地区的两个半球。随着限制山地冰川波动的额外年代数据的产生，特别是随着宇宙成因和发光技术的日益使用，必须设计a）一个概念框架，用于评估山地冰川波动的时间和空间分布，以及B）一个社区研究计划，以获得关键数据。研讨会的目标是提出概念框架和研究计划，包括在北京或拉萨举行为期三天的会议，以及于2006年5月或9月对青藏高原实地研究地点进行为期三天的访问。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，1名高中科学教师以及9 - 10名高级和初级研究人员。研究人员代表至少九所美国大学，其中包括代表性不足的少数民族成员。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。研讨会的结果将通过编辑的期刊卷、将汇编的数据存档到网络数据库以及会议演示来传播。此外，美国团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.