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Hi All,
<p>There will be a special session at the Fall AGU meeting entitled "Cyberinfrastructure
for Earth Systems Science" that will be very relevant to GO-ESSP.
Brief description:
<blockquote>The goal of the session is to explore the need for interoperable
data systems that support the Earth systems approach to issues cutting
across the traditional sub-disciplines of the geosciences as well as societal
impacts (i.e., atmospheric, oceanographic, hydrologic and solid Earth).
Abstracts should address scientific areas that require integrated observational
data and forecasting systems from these disciplines.
<p>Examples might include the interoperable data systems needed to understand
flash flood or landslide conditions in drainage basins. Datasets needed
to study these processes include digital elevation, land use, moisture
saturation, radar, precipitation forecasts, stream flow, local citizen
observations, demographics, and infrastructure. Similar needs for integrated
data systems could be documented for coupled ocean/atmosphere modeling,
climate studies related to El Nino/La Nina, as well as a wide variety of
plume dispersion issues in the atmosphere and hydrosphere.</blockquote>
See further elaboration of the session at <A HREF="http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/projects/THREDDS/BenStuff/Documents/AGUcifess.htm">http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/projects/THREDDS/BenStuff/Documents/AGUcifess.htm</A>
<p>The deadline for abstracts seems to be early September. See details
at <A HREF="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/">http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/</A>
<p> - steve</html>