Conference Website: https://4thoss.casconf.cn/

The symposium will focus on five main sub-themes in the following 5 sessions presented in oral and poster formats:

Session 1: Dynamics and variability of the western boundary current (WBC)

Convener: Bo Qiu (University of Hawaii), Sophie Cravatte (French National Research Institute for Sustained Development)

Session 2: Interaction between the WPO and the Indian Ocean through the ITF

Convener: Janet Sprintall (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Shijian Hu (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Session 3: Roles of WPO circulation variability in warm pool

Convener: William Kessler (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Cong Guan (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Session 4: Impacts of WPO on regional/global climate

Convener: Fan Wang (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jae-hak Lee (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology & GeoSystem Research Corporation)

Session 5: WPO’s role in the variability of biogeochemical processes

Convener: Fei Chai (Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources), Weilei Wang (Xiamen University)

Scientific Organizing Committee

CHAIR

Fan WANG -- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Janet SPRINTALL -- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, US

Fei CHAI -- Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China

MEMBER

Wenju CAI, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Dake CHEN, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources

Zhaohui CHEN, Ocean University of China

Sophie CRAVATTE, French National Research Institute for Sustained Development

Minhan DAI, Xiamen University

Chalapan KALUWIN, University of Papua New Guinea

William KESSLER, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jae-Hak LEE, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology & GeoSystem Research Corporation

Akira NAGANO, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Jae-Hun PARK, Inha University

Bo QIU, University of Hawaii

Hiroaki SAITO, The University of Tokyo

Jose SANTOS, International CLIVAR Project Office

Lixin WU, Ocean University of China

Local Organizing Committee

Wei-lei WANG (Xiamen University, China)

Hui ZHOU (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Secretariat

Yixin Ma (NPOCE office, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Ying Huang (Xiamen University, China)