Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (2002)

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

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