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3-6
June 2003
Venue
and date
The meeting will take place between 3-6
June 2003 at the Marriott Hotel,
Sheffield, UK.
Goals
of meeting
International workshop on improved quantification
of global carbon cycle fluxes organized by the Terrestrial
Carbon Observation (TCO)
initiative and the Global Carbon Project (GCP).
The jointly
organized workshop is intended to increase the availability
of more accurate and mutually consistent estimates of the
distribution of C sources and sinks at a regional and global
level. This goal can be achieved by convergence of in situ
and satellite observations, experiments and modelling strategies;
improvements in data acquisition and sharing; and product
generation, distribution and use. The workshop will focus
on the following questions and associated issues:
1.
What carbon cycle data products could be routinely produced
from a carbon observation system based on model-data and model-data
fusion?
2.
What are the main conceptual approaches to assimilating atmospheric
C content, terrestrial carbon flux and remotely sensed data
into coupled atmospheric circulation-carbon cycle models?
3.
What is the present and eventual uncertainty regarding the
main C fluxes at global and regional scale, and how will it
be reduced by projects currently underway and about to begin?
4.
In what regions, and on what topics, will new data inputs
make the largest contribution to reducing the residual uncertainties?
What actions should be taken to overcome the gaps and limitations
identified?
The above
questions will be tackled in working sessions by participating
scientists who come from key existing and proposed regional
and global projects; those leading the preparation and assembly
of critical data sets (major modelling groups active in regional
and global projects) and representatives of enabling agencies.
The workshop
is sponsored jointly by the TCO/GTOS and GCP. The intended
outputs include peer reviewed publications, established priorities
for observations and model-data products, and policy-oriented
summaries and implications for research and observations.
Deadlines
Please note that all participants should have
already submitted their registration form to the GTOS Secretariat.
Full travel details (including cost) should be provided if
participants have requested support. Please contact the GTOS
Secretariat if you require another copy of the registration
form.
Meeting
documents
Provisional
list of participants
(269 KB) 20
May 2003
Provisional
Agenda (223 KB) 15
May 2003
Registration
document (77 KB) 20
May 2003
GCP:
The Science Framework and Implementation (1,934 KB)
30 May 2003
TCO
reports
TCO
Frascati report,
on in situ carbon data and information
TCO Rio
de Janeiro report, recommendations for terrestrial and atmospheric
measurments
TCO Ottawa report,
assessment of requirements,
status and next steps
Recent
TCO workshop
Prague
2002
Transport
There
is no international airport at Sheffield. The most convenient
airports are Manchester (easiest), Birmingham (slightly longer
train ride) and East Midlands (not far, but has bad public
transport so you would require a taxi).
The following
transport options are available from the airports to the hotel:
Manchester
Airport to Sheffield
Taxi: £46 (approx 1 hour, allow 1.5)
Train: £14.95 single, £18.60 return
East
Midlands Airport to Sheffield
Taxi: £44 (approx 1 hour, allow 1.5)
Public transport not really a viable option
Sheffield
train station to Hotel
Taxi: £3.50-£4.00
Public transport: not possible as there are no bus stops close
to the hotel
Route
from Airport to hotel
Hotel
Arrangements
The
workshop will be held at the Marriott
Hotel, Kenwood Road, Sheffield S7 1NQ
United Kingdom, Phone: 44 114-258-3811, Fax: 44 114-255-4744.
The Hotel is set in 12 acres of parkland and is only 3 miles
from the city centre. The Hotel offers a range of conferencing
facilities fully supported by the Marriott Meeting Edge standard.
Events
A conference dinner will be held at Hassop
Hall.
Weather
During June the weather in Sheffield is mild with an average
temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and an average precipitation
of 50mm. Up
to date information
Exchange
rates
Current
exchange rates are approximately 1 Euro = 1.10 USD = 0.69
GBP (United Kingdom Pounds). The most up-to-date exchange
rate can be obtained from the following site: http://www.xe.com/ucc/.
It is possible to exchange money at exchange offices which
are located at the airport, train stations and the city center.
Money can also be withdrawn from cash machines using a credit
card (usually the best exchange rate).
Home pages
CTCD:
Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics
ESA:
European Space Agency
FAO:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GCP:
Global Carbon Project
GTOS:
Global Terrestrial Observing System
IHDP:
International
Human Dimensions Programme
IGBP:
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
JRC: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
NERC:
Natural Environment Research Council
NASA: National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
SCEOS:
Sheffield Centre for Earth Observation Science
TCO: Terrestrial Carbon
Observations
WCRP:
World Climate Research Programme
Useful
Links
ICP
Forest monitoring network
CARBOEUROPE
research initiative
Concise
overview of the spatial data infrastructure in Europe
CD with
public flux/meteo data from the carbodata project
The
International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP)
Contact
Points
TCO
Chair
Dr Shaun Quegan
Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics
Sheffield Centrer Earth Observation Science
Univ. of Sheffield
Hicks bldg, Hounsfield Road
Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
Tel. +044 (114) 222-3778
Fax. +044 (114) 222-3809
e-mail: s.quegan@sheffield.ac.uk
GTOS
Secretariat
FAO, SDRN
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
I-00100 Rome Italy
e-mail: GTOS@fao.org
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FAO :: Global Terrestrial Observing
System - GTOS :: 2 May 2003
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