[AO announcement] 2012 IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics - Deadline April 30th

[c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it]

Dear Colleague,

This is a final reminder for the 29th IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics, focusing on "Confronting models with data", that will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the 18th-22nd June 2012.

The conference aims to draw together key contemporary issues in mathematical geophysics, including solid Earth, ocean, atmosphere, criosphere, climate observations and data assimilation, modeling of the Earth system and its components, model validation and the solving of contemporary earth science problems. An opening session on Mathematics of the Planet Earth will anticipate the 2013 year emphasis on the subject.

We hope that as well as presenting new results, the meeting will also demonstrate methodological approaches that can be transferred between disciplines.
 
The conference will be held in the National Museum of Scotland in the heart of Edinburgh's old town. June is possibly the best time of year to visit Scotland; the weather is generally warm and dry. The classic geology of the highlands is close and accessible by either public transport or car hire from Edinburgh.

Abstract submission and advanced registration close on the 30th April, 2012.

Conference website: http://www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/
Invited speaker profiles:  www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/invitedSpeakers.html
Session program: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/scientificProgram.html
Registration and abstract submission:  www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/registration.html
Registered delegates: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/delegates.html


SESSIONS: 

1. Mathematics of planet Earth - Convener: Mary Lou Zeeman

2. Earth observation - Convener: Andrew Curtis 

3. Earth system dynamics Convener: Antonello Provenzale, Simon Mudd

4. Crustal dynamics - Convener: Yehuda Ben-Zion 

5. Mechanisms of Atmospheric-climate variability and change - Convener: Brian Mapes 

6. Ocean processes: from small scale to global circulation - Convener: Henk Dijkstra

7. Rationalising models with observations - Convener: Ian Main 

8. Solving Geophysical Problems - Convener: Roel Snieder


INVITED SPEAKERS:

Walter Munk, Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair, Scripps
    ”Wind drag and ultra-gravity waves"

Dan Rothman, Professor of Geophysics, EAPS - MIT
    "Methanogenic Blow-up in the End-Permian Carbon Cycle"

Tom Jordan, Director of the Southern California Earthquake Center
    "Earthquake Forecasting: Posing the Problem and Evaluating Solutions"
          
Carsten Eden, Prof. of Theoretical Oceanography, University of Hamburg
    "Large- and mesoscale dynamics in the ocean"
          
Prashant Sardeshmukh, CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Colorado / NOAA
    "Random excitation of large scale atmospheric variations and extreme events"

Roel Snieder, Professor of Basic Exploration Science, Colorado School of Mines
    "Auto focusing of waves"

Chris Jones, Director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network, North Carolina

Malcolm Sambridge, Head of Seismology and Mathematical Geophysics, ANU
          
Michel Campillo, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble
    "Noise, scattering and monitoring of seismic speeds in the crust"
          
Finn Lindgren, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Sweden
    "Stochastic uncertainty quantification for global climate data"
          
Felix Ng, Lecturer in Glaciology, University of Sheffield


For further information, please contact the conference organiser: mark.naylor at ed.ac.uk
 
We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Conference on Mathematical Geophysics.

The Organizing Committee and the IUGG Committee on Mathematical Geophysics.
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