U.S.-China Workshop on Mountain Glacier Fluctuations

thackray, Glenn（爱达荷州立大学），“中美山地冰川波动研讨会”。爱达荷州立大学的格伦·萨克雷（Glenn Thackray）将与辛辛那提大学的刘易斯·欧文斯（Lewis Owens）博士和中国科学院青藏高原研究所的易超陆（Chaolu Yi）博士合作，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，它们的波动使人们能够评估关于两个半球热带、亚热带、中纬度和次极地地区气候变化的若干假设。随着限制山地冰川波动的更多时间数据的产生，特别是随着宇宙成因和发光技术的日益使用，必须设计a)评估山地冰川波动时空分布的概念框架和b)社区研究计划以获取关键数据。概念框架和研究计划是本次研讨会的目标。该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月对青藏高原的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，包括四名研究生，一名本科生，一名高中科学教师以及9-10名高级和初级研究人员。这些研究人员代表了至少九所美国大学，其中包括未被充分代表的少数族裔。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。讲习班的成果将通过编辑过的期刊卷、将汇编的数据归档到网络数据库和会议发言等方式传播。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.