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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2002. Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10136.
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Workshop Agenda

Abrupt Climate Change: Science & Public Policy Workshop

October 30-31, 2000

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Monday, October 30th

7:30 a.m.

Registration

 

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Richard Alley

8:45 a.m.

Keynote address

Wallace Broecker

9:30 a.m.

Evidence of abrupt climate change

Jeff Severinghaus

10:00 a.m.

Discussion

Jean Lynch-Stieglitz

10:30 a.m.

Break

 

10:45 a.m.

Mechanisms of abrupt climate change

Mark Cane

11:15 a.m.

Discussion

Issac Held

11:45 a.m.

Working Lunch

 

12:45 p.m.

Impacts of abrupt climate change

David Bradford

1:15 p.m.

Discussion

Gary Yohe

1:45 p.m.

Introduction of charge for Breakout group 1

Richard Alley

2:00 p.m.

Breakout group 1

 

4:00 p.m.

Wrap-up of Breakout group 1

 

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn for the day

 

5:15 p.m.

Reception–Lamont Hall

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2002. Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10136.
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Tuesday, October 31st

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

8:30 a.m.

Introduction to the day’s events

Richard Alley

9:00 a.m.

Ongoing observations

Bob Dickson

9:30 a.m.

Discussion

Peter Schlosser

10:00 a.m.

Simulations of abrupt climate change

Sylvie Joussaume

10:30 a.m.

Discussion

John Kutzbach

11:00 a.m.

Break

 

11:15 a.m.

Atmospheric dynamics

Grant Branstator

11:45 a.m.

Discussion

Tony Broccoli

12:15 p.m.

Working Lunch

 

1:15 p.m.

Policy advice

William Ascher

1:45 p.m.

Discussion

Karen Smoyer

2:15 p.m.

Introduction to Breakout group 2

Richard Alley

2:30 p.m.

Breakout group 2

 

4:00 p.m.

Wrap-up of Breakout group 2

 

5:00 p.m.

Closing remarks

Richard Alley

5:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourns

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2002. Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10136.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2002. Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10136.
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The climate record for the past 100,000 years clearly indicates that the climate system has undergone periodic—and often extreme—shifts, sometimes in as little as a decade or less. The causes of abrupt climate changes have not been clearly established, but the triggering of events is likely to be the result of multiple natural processes.

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