The 3rd Open Science Symposium on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate (3rd OSS-2018)
May 8-10, 2018, Qingdao, China
http://oss18.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1
Abstract submission deadline: 15 February 2018
Acceptance notification: Early March 2018
Early bird registration: 15 March 2018
Scientific Organizing Committee
Dunxin Hu (IOCAS, China, co-chair)
Wenju Cai (CSHOR, Australia, co-chair)
Local Organizing Committee
Fan Wang (IOCAS, China, co-chair)
Xiaopei Lin (OUC, China, co-chair)
Session 1: Pacific Western Boundary Currents (WBCs) dynamics and variability
Session 2: Interaction of WPO circulation with adjacent waters (e.g., the East and South China Seas, ITF, Indian Ocean, extra-tropical Pacific Ocean)
Session 3: Roles of WPO circulation variability in warm pool and ENSO variability
Session 4: Influences of WPO on regional (e.g., monsoon, typhoon, extreme climatic events) and global climate systems and their predictability
Session 5: WPO’s role in and impacts on carbon cycle, biogeochemical process, acidification, ecosystem, paleo-oceanography, and so on
Session 6: Characteristics, dynamics and impact of WBCs in other oceans