From gkv at Princeton.EDU Wed Jan 4 14:42:50 2012 From: gkv at Princeton.EDU (Geoff Vallis) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:42:50 -0700 Subject: [AO announcement] AOFD book updates Message-ID: Dear All, I have slowly started the long process of preparing a second edition of my book, Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics. It will be at least a couple of years before this is finalized. From time to time I will be posting material to the web, in the hope of receiving comments from readers. The web site is: http://www.princeton.edu/~gkv/aofd/ I have just posted a couple of draft chapters on equatorial dynamics, including the Matsuno-Gill problem and dynamics of equatorial ocean circulation. Please take a look if you have time, and pass this email on to anyone you think may be interested, especially students and postdocs. I would be very grateful to receive any comments you may have on this material, and suggestions for other material to be included or omitted. Regards, Geoff Vallis From c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it Thu Mar 1 06:14:07 2012 From: c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it (c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:14:07 +0000 Subject: [AO announcement] 2012 IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics Message-ID: <234623.629690276-sendEmail@macbook-air-di-claudia-pasquero> Dear Colleagues, The 29th IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics, focusing on "Confronting models with data", will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the 18th-22nd June 2012. We are happy to announce that we have received funding to support participation for students, post-docs, and early career scientists. Members of minority and underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply for support. The conference aims to draw together key contemporary issues in mathematical geophysics, including solid Earth, ocean, atmosphere, criosphere, climate observations and data assimilation, modeling of the Earth system and its components, model validation and the solving of contemporary earth science problems. An opening session on Mathematics of the Planet Earth will anticipate the 2013 year emphasis on the subject. We hope that as well as presenting new results, the meeting will also demonstrate methodological approaches that can be transferred between disciplines. The conference will be held in the National Museum of Scotland in the heart of Edinburgh's old town. June is possibly the best time of year to visit Scotland; the weather is generally warm and dry. The classic geology of the highlands is close and accessible by either public transport or car hire from Edinburgh. Abstract submission and support request close on the 30th April, 2012. Conference website: http://www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/ Conference program: http://www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/scientificProgram.html Conference registration: http://www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/registration.html For further information, please contact the conference organiser: mark.naylor at ed.ac.uk We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Conference on Mathematical Geophysics. The Organizing Committee and the IUGG Committee on Mathematical Geophysics. ---- If you want your address to be deleted from this emailing list, please let the CMG scientific secretary know by writing an email to Claudia Pasquero: claudia.pasquero at unimib.it . From robert.scott at univ-brest.fr Wed Mar 28 18:21:25 2012 From: robert.scott at univ-brest.fr (Rob Scott) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:21:25 +0200 Subject: [AO announcement] Postdoc Fellowships -- Ouverture du programme de bourses postdoctorales internationales du labexMER In-Reply-To: <20120328125046.51A8A226485B@fx402.security-mail.net> References: <20120328125046.51A8A226485B@fx402.security-mail.net> Message-ID: <4F73B915.1030006@univ-brest.fr> > International postdoctoral fellowships in Marine Sciences > > First edition - 2012 > > > A new program for young scientists, co-sponsored by the LabexMER > cluster of excellence, Ifremer, the University of Brest and the > Brittany Regional council. > > > The aim of the program is to give creative young scientists (PhD + 3 > years) the opportunity to develop their own research project in one of > the LabexMER laboratories in Brest, South Brittany or in Nantes (France). > > Research projects must be relevant to the LabexMER. The priority > research axes involve many disciplines (physics, biology, chemistry, > geology, geophysics, geography, ecology?) and encompass the global > ocean, the deep ocean and the coastal environment. A description of > the research axes is found on www-iuem.univ-brest.fr/labexmer > > Fellows are appointed for two years. > > Funding includes salary and support for travel or small equipment and > supplies. Applicants must propose collaboration with a local host from > one of the laboratories of LabexMER. > > Apply now! www-iuem.univ-brest.fr/labexmer/international-fellowships > > Three to four fellowships will be awarded in 2012. > Deadline for applications: may 21st, 2012 > Starting date of employment: September to December 2012. > From c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it Sun Apr 22 04:57:00 2012 From: c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it (c.pasquero at isac.cnr.it) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:57:00 +0000 Subject: [AO announcement] 2012 IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics - Deadline April 30th Message-ID: <783673.534260259-sendEmail@macbook-air-di-claudia-pasquero> Dear Colleague, This is a final reminder for the 29th IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics, focusing on "Confronting models with data", that will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the 18th-22nd June 2012. The conference aims to draw together key contemporary issues in mathematical geophysics, including solid Earth, ocean, atmosphere, criosphere, climate observations and data assimilation, modeling of the Earth system and its components, model validation and the solving of contemporary earth science problems. An opening session on Mathematics of the Planet Earth will anticipate the 2013 year emphasis on the subject. We hope that as well as presenting new results, the meeting will also demonstrate methodological approaches that can be transferred between disciplines. The conference will be held in the National Museum of Scotland in the heart of Edinburgh's old town. June is possibly the best time of year to visit Scotland; the weather is generally warm and dry. The classic geology of the highlands is close and accessible by either public transport or car hire from Edinburgh. Abstract submission and advanced registration close on the 30th April, 2012. Conference website: http://www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/ Invited speaker profiles: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/invitedSpeakers.html Session program: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/scientificProgram.html Registration and abstract submission: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/registration.html Registered delegates: www.cmgedinburgh2012.org.uk/delegates.html SESSIONS: 1. Mathematics of planet Earth - Convener: Mary Lou Zeeman 2. Earth observation - Convener: Andrew Curtis 3. Earth system dynamics Convener: Antonello Provenzale, Simon Mudd 4. Crustal dynamics - Convener: Yehuda Ben-Zion 5. Mechanisms of Atmospheric-climate variability and change - Convener: Brian Mapes 6. Ocean processes: from small scale to global circulation - Convener: Henk Dijkstra 7. Rationalising models with observations - Convener: Ian Main 8. Solving Geophysical Problems - Convener: Roel Snieder INVITED SPEAKERS: Walter Munk, Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair, Scripps ???Wind drag and ultra-gravity waves" Dan Rothman, Professor of Geophysics, EAPS - MIT "Methanogenic Blow-up in the End-Permian Carbon Cycle" Tom Jordan, Director of the Southern California Earthquake Center "Earthquake Forecasting: Posing the Problem and Evaluating Solutions" Carsten Eden, Prof. of Theoretical Oceanography, University of Hamburg "Large- and mesoscale dynamics in the ocean" Prashant Sardeshmukh, CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Colorado / NOAA "Random excitation of large scale atmospheric variations and extreme events" Roel Snieder, Professor of Basic Exploration Science, Colorado School of Mines "Auto focusing of waves" Chris Jones, Director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network, North Carolina Malcolm Sambridge, Head of Seismology and Mathematical Geophysics, ANU Michel Campillo, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble "Noise, scattering and monitoring of seismic speeds in the crust" Finn Lindgren, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Sweden "Stochastic uncertainty quantification for global climate data" Felix Ng, Lecturer in Glaciology, University of Sheffield For further information, please contact the conference organiser: mark.naylor at ed.ac.uk We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Conference on Mathematical Geophysics. The Organizing Committee and the IUGG Committee on Mathematical Geophysics. ---- If you want your address to be deleted from this emailing list, please let the CMG scientific secretary know by writing an email to Claudia Pasquero: claudia.pasquero at unimib.it . From rsamelson at coas.oregonstate.edu Thu Apr 26 13:37:13 2012 From: rsamelson at coas.oregonstate.edu (Roger M. Samelson) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:13 -0700 Subject: [AO announcement] price discounts - large-scale ocean theory text Message-ID: <6AAEB6CB-5816-4AD7-959E-A57EF9233AA7@coas.oregonstate.edu> Hello all, Cambridge is offering two different discounts on my recent textbook on the theory of large-scale ocean circulation. The book is listed (at regular price) at: http://www.cambridge.org/9781107001886 Through 30 April 2012, a 30% discount is available using promo code EARTH30 at check-out. A 20% discount is available by purchasing through this listing: http://www.cambridge.org/knowledge/discountpromotion?code=OCEANCIRC11 or using promo code OCEANCIRC11 at check-out. Evidently, there are about 100 copies left in their warehouses, after which they will move to printing on demand. A brief description and errata are available at: http://www-po.coas.oregonstate.edu/homes/rms/ocean/ With our recent merger changing COAS to CEOAS, "ceoas" may soon replace "coas" in this latter address. Best regards, and apologies for any duplicated messages, Roger -- Roger M. Samelson http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu/faculty/samelson.html College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University 104 COAS Admin. Bldg. Phone: 541-737-4752 Fax: 541-737-2064 Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, USA Email: rsamelson at coas.oregonstate.edu