[EV-08] Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences Section Lecture

[EV08-01] Frontiers of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences 1 "Polar Regions"

We are pleased to announce the initiation of a Section Presidential Session (SPS) as the flagship session of the Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences Section, from this year's Japan Geoscience Union Meeting. The first SPS will feature five invited speakers on the frontiers of polar science research. Under global warming, heat and water vapor transport through the atmosphere and rivers and the ocean circulation have changed, and the relation of weather and climate in the mid-latitdudes with the polar region, which has often been treated as a closed system, has started to attract attention. Changes in sea ice and ice sheets and the thawing of frozen soil provide positive feedbacks to global warming. In addition, when we look at the atmosphere above the troposphere, the polar regions are a window to the universe, and although they are important for the momentum and energy balance of the entire planet, methodological limitations have prevented full-scale elucidation of these regions. Ice cores, which are an important data source for paleoclimate research, are also obtained by drilling in the polar regions. We hope that this session will not only help researchers and graduate students in atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences to understand the interest and depth of the frontiers of polar research and to grasp the future prospects, but also provide an opportunity to promote integrated research both within and outside atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences.

Conveners:
Kaoru Sato (The University of Tokyo)
Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Tetsuya Hiyama (Nagoya University)
Jun Inoue (National Institute of Polar Research)
Tomoki Tozuka (The University of Tokyo)

Date & Time: PM2, May 30th
Place: Hybrid (Onsite (CH-B) or online via Confit)
Language: English