Workshop Schedule

Third Pole Environment (TPE) Workshop
August 14-16, 2009, Beijing, China
2009/8/14
Registration
 
2009/8/15
Academic exchanges
8:30-9:50/10:00
Chaired by YAO, Tandong & Tartari ,Gianni
CAS officials
CAS welcome. The Bureau of International Co-operation
Mosbrugger, Volker
Third Pole environment-monsoon dynamics and geoecosystem
Yang, Daqing
Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project Update
Greenwood, Gregory
Elements of Integrated Environmental Research on the Third Pole of the Planet
Ouyang, Hua
Third Pole: regional cooperation
9:50/10:00-10:20, Coffee Break (including group photo taking)
10:20-12:20
Chaired by DENG, Wei & SU, Zhongbo(Bob)
Koike, Toshio
Quantitative Approaches to the Atmosphere-Land Interaction in the Tibetan Plateau
Tartari ,Gianni
The contribution of CEOP-HE to the study the Third Pole surrounding areas: Himalaya and Karakorum
Ma, Yaoming
Ongoing research initiative on the land-atmospheric interaction over the Tibetan Plateau
Su, Zhongbo (Bob)
Some recent progresses in understanding land-atmosphere interactions on the Tibetan plateau - satellite observations and modeling
Ueno, Kenichi
Mountain weather modification in the Tibet/Himalayas
Jilani, Rahmatullah
Monitoring glaciers in Pakistan
Lunch
13:30 – 15:30
Chaired by MA,Yaoming & Gleixner, Gerd
Luo, Yong
Environment Evolution over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Impact on Asian Atmospheric Circulations
Devkota, Lochan P.
Climate Change Scenario over Koshi Basin
Hasnain, Syed I.
Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers: Carbon Dioxide and Non-Carbon Dioxide Climate Forcing Agents
Xie, Hongjie
MODIS and ICESat-based snow cover and glacier changes across three rivers headstream region of Tibetan Plateau
Arora, Baldev R.
Active monitoring of Himalayan glaciers with special reference to climate change
Nakawo, Masayoshi
Water circulation from the Qilian Mountains for the last 2000 years- a consequence of our history
Afternoon Break
15:50-18:10
Chaired by ZhANG, Renhe & Jilani, Rahmatullah
Menenti ,Massimo
A prototype observing and modeling system of the water balance of the Qinghai - Tibet Plateau
Tian, Lide
Stable isotopes in the hydrocycle on the Tibetan Plateau-reviews and perspectives
Hashmi, Danial
Influence of climate change on upper Indus Basin Rivers
Hu, Pinghua
The Pilot Research on geo-surface processes and adaptation to climate change in Himalayan region-introduction
Shi, Jiancheng
Remote sensing of surface properties over Tibet region
Shao, Xuemei
Past climate change on the Tibetan Plateau revealed from tree rings
Xu, Baiqing
Environmental change during the Late Holocene in Southern Tibet revealed by sediment from a pro-glacial lake
Chudok
Above ground biomass estimation in the north Tibetan Plateau, China using MODIS imagery
Dinner Break
 
2009/8/16
Discussion
8:30-10:00
Chaired by Greenwood, Gregory & Mosbrugger, Volker
 
Scientific questions in TPE studies
Coffee Break
10:20-11:50
Chaired by Menenti, Massimo & Koike, Toshio
 
Implementation plans in TPE studies
Lunch
14:00-15:30
Chaired by YANG, Daqing & Ouyang, Hua
 
Organization in TPE studies
Afternoon Break
15:50-17:20
Chaired byYao, Tandong &Hasnain, Syed
 
Workshop conclusion & future planning
Banquet with traditional Tibetan performances
Finale