The Program
The presenter's name is a hyperlink to the Powerpoint or PDF file of his/her presentation with the size of the file noted in parentheses. If there are supporting files, such as a movie or a second presentation with slides oriented vertically, there is a separate link.
| Monday, 18 November 2002 —
Speaker
Abstracts Theme: New global perspectives. "What were our observational capabilities in 1980? What are they now and how has WOCE helped? What might be our capability in 2010? In 2050?" | ||
| Session Chair: Rana Fine | ||
| 0830-0850 | Conference opening and Welcome | |
| Welcome on behalf of the WOCE Scientific Steering Group and International Project Office — John Gould (8.5 Mb) | ||
| Welcome to San Antonio, Texas on behalf of the Conference Steering Committee; Recognition of Conference Sponsors — Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. (152 K) | ||
| 0850-0920 | Why did we do WOCE? — Carl Wunsch (10.9 Mb) movie (35.7 Mb) | |
| 0920-1010 | Satellite microwave observations of the global ocean — Dudley Chelton (2.3 Mb) with Kathryn Kelly | |
| 1010-1040 | Coffee | |
| Session Chair: Kara Lavender | ||
| 1040-1130 | The inferred three-dimensional velocity field — Nelson Hogg (3.4 Mb) | |
| 1130-1220 | New technologies: Developments during WOCE and what the future might hold — Uwe Send (14.2 Mb) | |
| 1220-1310 | New insights from ocean models — Anne-Marie Treguier (10.7 Mb) with Claus Böning | |
| 1310-1430 | Lunch | |
| 1430-1800 | Posters | |
| Session Chair: Gregory Johnson | ||
| 1600-1650 | Review talk: The Pacific Ocean — Lynne Talley (16.2 Mb) | |
| Tuesday, 19 November 2002
— Speaker
Abstracts Theme: What are the oceans' roles in property transports and exchanges with the atmosphere? | ||
| Session Chair: Kimio Hanawa | ||
| 0800-0850 | Ocean transport of heat and freshwater–How good are our estimates? Has WOCE changed the values and uncertainties? — Alexandre Ganachaud (2.6 Mb) | |
| 0850-0940 | Water mass formation–a climate dynamics perspective — Eli Tziperman (5.6 Mb) with Kevin Speer | |
| 0940-1010 | Coffee | |
| Session Chair: William Jenkins | ||
| 1010-1100 | Uptake, transport, and storage of carbon by the ocean–implications for the global carbon cycle— Nicolas Gruber (3.9 Mb) | |
| 1100-1150 | Ocean exchanges with the atmosphere–did we learn anything during WOCE? — Peter Taylor (3.3 Mb) | |
| 1150-1240 | Global synthesis. How far have we come? How far might we get? — Detlef Stammer (7.6 Mb) movie (13.1 Mb) | |
| 1240-1400 | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: Lisa Beal | ||
| 1400-1450 | Hydrographic tracers–from description to quantification — Monika Rhein (9.6 Mb) | |
| 1450-1505 | Presentation regarding WOCE DVDs — Nathan Bindoff (684 K) | |
| 1450-1800 | Posters | |
| 1600-1650 | Review Talk: The Indian Ocean — Friedrich Schott (14.4 Mb) | |
| Wednesday, 20 November
2002 — Speaker
Abstracts Theme: What insights has WOCE produced regarding how the ocean works, and what are the remaining problems? | ||
| Session Chair: Wilco Hazeleger | ||
| 0800-0850 | Ocean mixing matters! Stirring progress and exciting challenges — Christopher Garrett (11.5 Mb) | |
| 0850-0940 | Boundary currents and interbasin flows. Indicators of the oceans' state? — Harry Bryden (1.8 Mb) movie (7.7 Mb) | |
| 0940-1010 | Coffee | |
| Session Chair: Paul Robbins | ||
| 1010-1100 | Do models of reduced complexity have any useful skill? — Thomas Stocker (7.5 Mb) | |
| 1100-1150 | The ocean mesoscale–Is it important for climate? — John Marshall (6.7 Mb) | |
| 1150-1240 | The co-evolution of oceanic ecosystems and physical circulation — Paul Falkowski (56.9 Mb) | |
| 1240-1400 | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: Alejandro Orsi | ||
| 1400-1450 | Water masses–classification, formation, and modification — Toshio Suga (5.3 Mb) | |
| 1450-1800 | Posters | |
| 1600-1650 | Review Talk: The Southern Ocean — Steve Rintoul (13.4 Mb) | |
| 1930 | Conference Dinner at the Institute of Texan Cultures | |
| Thursday, 21 November 2002
— Speaker
Abstracts Theme: What do we know about the ocean's role in climate, and what are the next main objectives? | ||
| Session Chair: Hiroyasu Hasumi | ||
| 0800-0850 | Tropical–Intertropical interactions, including ENSO — Mark Cane (8.7 Mb) | |
| 0850-0940 | What do the large-scale modes of extratropical variability imply about memory and predictability? — David Thompson (2.7 Mb) | |
| 0940-1010 | Coffee | |
| Session Chair: Stephen Griffies | ||
| 1010-1100 | Sea level rise–can we explain what we measure? — Anny Cazenave (12.6 Mb) | |
| 1100-1150 | The ocean component of coupled climate models–What parameterizations and resolutions are needed and how do they vary with time scale? — Richard Wood (1.3 Mb) | |
| 1150-1240 | How have WOCE observations challenged ocean models? — Julie McClean (30.3 Mb) vertical slides (5.5 Mb) | |
| 1240-1400 | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: Herle Mercier | ||
| 1400-1800 | Posters | |
| 1600-1650 | Review Talk: The Atlantic Ocean–from the Meteor Expedition through WOCE — Allyn Clarke (13 Mb) | |
| Friday, 22 November 2002 —
Speaker
Abstracts Theme: Beyond WOCE-Where do we go from here? | ||
| Session Chair: John Church | ||
| 0830-0920 | Climate stability and instability–transition from flywheel to driver — Jochem Marotzke (8.3 Mb) | |
| 0920-1010 | The Future of Climate Observations in the Global Ocean — Dean Roemmich (16.6 Mb) with John Gould, Jim McWilliams, Neville Smith, Detlef Stammer, and Doug Wallace | |
| 1010-1040 | Coffee | |
| 1040-1105 | WOCE, the Oceans, and the WCRP — Peter Lemke (16.5 Mb) | |
| 1105-1155 | After WOCE what are the remaining challenges and how should we set about meeting them? — Jürgen Willebrand (892 K) | |
| 1155-1200 | Closing Comments and Adjourn — Worth Nowlin (48 K) | |
Updated: 11 December 2002