9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography

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Abstracts are now being accepted for the 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, to be held in Melbourne, 9-13th February, 2009.

Posters as well as oral presentations are solicited on all aspects of the meteorology and oceanography of the Southern Hemisphere. During submission, authors should select the topic best suited to their presentation:

* The International Polar Year
* Ocean and Atmosphere Observations in the Southern Hemisphere
* Inter-Ocean Exchanges and Southern Hemisphere Ocean Modeling
* Earth System Science Issues in the Southern Hemisphere
* Monsoon Systems and Extremes
* Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere: The Past Informing the Future
* Extremes in the Context of Interannual to Interdecadal Variability
* Weather, Climate and Hydrological Predictions in the Southern Hemisphere
* Urban climate and Air quality
* Special Session on Southern Hemisphere THORPEX
* Special Session on Pacific Island Science Activities
* Special Session on Regional Climate Change Studies in the Southern Hemisphere

The Program Committee also encourages submissions on recent scientific accomplishments and synthesis for the Southern Hemisphere for global programs like WCRP, CLIVAR, GEWEX, IGBP, GCOS, GOOS, GEOSS, and IPCC.

Please submit your abstract electronically by 1 August 2008. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 15 September 2008.

http://www.bom.gov.au/events/9icshmo/abstracts.shtml