<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DIALOG and DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">06/09/2006</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">************************************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">RESOURCES</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>NSIDC Images Viewable Using Google Earth</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">SCIENCE NEWS</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Earth's ozone layer appears to be on the road to recovery, but the reasons why aren't fully understood. </B><SPAN style="">NASA Science News for May 26, 2006</SPAN><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26may_ozone.htm?list14093"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26may_ozone.htm?list14093</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global warming has forced animals to evolve already</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article753745.ece"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article753745.ece</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Beaver Dams Create Healthy Downstream Ecosystems</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B></B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Deserts "Need Better Management"</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Lloyd's tells members climate change could destroy insurers (The Guardian)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Rocks May Hold Key to Oldest Life</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Same Species Responds Differently To Same Warming, Depending On Location</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Wet or dry? Sahel's uncertain future</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>The ocean floor - can they dig it?</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> </FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Acknowledge an Outstanding Junior Scientist in the Atmospheric Sciences</B><B> </B><B>With a Nomination for the James R. Holton Award</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Transantarctic Mountains Workshop:
New Opportunities For Multi-Disciplinary Research</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> </FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">JOBS</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Online Listing of Paleoscience Jobs - Past Global Changes (PAGES)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All of the paleoscience jobs announced through the ArcticInfo, CRYOLIST, PALEOCLIMATE, and PALEOLIM listservers can now be found on the Past Global Changes (PAGES) website: <A href="http://www.pages-igbp.org/services/jobs/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.pages-igbp.org/services/jobs/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Climate Program Specialist</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> </FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(see below)</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Program Officer, Americas Program, U.S.National Science Foundation</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ice Sheet Modelling - Danish Climate Centre</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Program Officer, Conservation and Science Program - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation</B><SPAN style=""> (Apparently quite interested in candidates with a social science or economics background - <SPAN style="">see below</SPAN>)</SPAN><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Two fellowships: Dept of Meteorology and Climatologyat Univ of Lodz (Poland)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-Doc, Theoretical Modelling of Social-Ecological Systems: Case System Recreational Fisheries, The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) of the Forschungsverbund Berlin</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below)<O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Resources</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>NSIDC Images Viewable Using Google Earth</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NSIDC has made a select set of images viewable through the popular interactive desktop application, Google Earth. Currently, Google Earth users can view images showing permafrost, snow, sea ice extent, and photographs of glaciers. Distribution of permafrost, snow, and ice are displayed as overlays on the Google Earth base map. Snow and ice information are updated daily.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, please visit NSIDC's Google Earth Web page at <A href="http://nsidc.org/data/google_earth/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://nsidc.org/data/google_earth/</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As virtual globes, such as Google Earth, are becoming increasingly important, NSIDC is supporting the First Annual Virtual Globes Scientific Users Conference, in Boulder, CO, July 10-12. See <A href="http://www.earthslot.org/vgconference/index.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.earthslot.org/vgconference/index.php</FONT></SPAN></A> for more information and to register.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you have any questions about the images in Google Earth or any of our data products, please contact us at <A href="mailto:nsidc@nsidc.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">nsidc@nsidc.org</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Science News</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>Beaver Dams Create Healthy Downstream Ecosystems</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AGU Release No. 06-19<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WASHINGTON -- Beavers, long known for their beneficial effects on the environment near their dams, are also critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems downstream. Researchers have found that ponds created by beaver dams raised downstream groundwater levels in the Colorado River valley, keeping soil water levels high and providing moisture to plants in the otherwise dry valley bottom. The results will be published 8 June in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cherie Westbrook of Colorado State University and colleagues there and at the U.S. Geological Survey in Fort Collins, Colorado, conducted a three-year study in Rocky Mountain National Park, examining valley ecosystems downstream in the Colorado River. They noted that water diverted by beaver dams is forced out of the natural stream channel and spreads across and down the valley for hundreds of meters [yards]. In addition, dams built on the river changed the direction of groundwater flow in the valley. The changes caused water to infiltrate the river banks and flow underground toward the sides of the valley, instead of down the center of the valley.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The researchers suggest that the elevated moisture levels found in soil surrounding the dams would otherwise require water from a very large natural flood, which they estimate as the 200-year flood, to achieve the same expansive water availability to the valley bottom. Additionally, beaver dams built away from natural river channels further redirect water across the valley, enhancing the depth, extent, and duration of inundation associated with smaller floods; they also elevate the water table to sustain plant and animal life during the dry summer season.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"This study broadens the view of the importance of beaver in the valley bottoms beyond the upstream ponds," Westbrook said. "We found that upstream ponds were not the main hydrologic effect of the dams in the Colorado River valley. Instead, the beaver dams greatly enhanced hydrologic processes during the peak flow and low flow periods, suggesting that beaver can create and maintain environments suitable for the formation and persistence of wetlands."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study comes as the beaver population in Rocky Mountain National Park is dwindling. Approximately 30 of the animals currently live there, down from a high of nearly 600 estimated in 1940. The authors caution that additional reductions in the population could harm the current hydrologic balance in the river valley and affect the area's water cycle and soil conditions, potentially changing plant species and influencing the overall diversity of the ecosystem in the future. They suggest that although there are multiple explanations for the reduction in beaver population, such as alterations in the flow along the Colorado River, similar hydrologic effects downstream likely affect river systems worldwide.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The research was funded by grants from the U.S. Geological Survey and Rocky Mountain National Park. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Notes for Journalists<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Journalists (only) may obtain a pdf copy of this paper upon request to Jonathan Lifland: <A href="mailto:jlifland@agu.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">jlifland@agu.org</FONT></SPAN></A>. Please provide your name, name of publication, phone, and email address. The paper and this press release are not under embargo.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Title: "Beaver dams and overbank floods influence groundwater-surface water interactions of a Rocky Mountain riparian area"<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Authors: Cherie J. Westbrook, David J. Cooper: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA;<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bruce W. Baker: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Citation: Westbrook, C.J., D.J. Cooper, B.W. Baker (2006), Beaver dams and overbank floods influence groundwater-surface water interactions of a Rocky Mountain riparian area, Water Resour. Res., 42, [TBD], doi:10.1029/2005WR004560.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Contact information for author: Cherie Westbrook (now at the University of Saskatchewan): <A href="mailto:cherie.westbrook@usask.ca"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">cherie.westbrook@usask.ca</FONT></SPAN></A> or +1 (306) 966-1818<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>Deserts "Need Better Management"</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from BBC News Online<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate change, high water demand and even tourism are putting unprecedented pressures on the world's desert ecosystems, according to a report.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Global Deserts Outlook, produced by the UN's Environment Programme, is described as the first comprehensive look at the Earth's driest regions.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It highlights the problems - and also the potential - in arid areas. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5041988.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5041988.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/gztkr"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/gztkr</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2006 Special Report: CARBON DIOXIDE POSES DOUBLE RISK TO OCEANS AND COASTS<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P R E S S R E L E A S E<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Latest research findings show that failure to check mankind¹s emissions of carbon dioxide will have severe consequences for the world¹s oceans. The marine environment is doubly affected: continuing warming and ongoing acidification both pose threats. In combination with over-fishing, these two threats are further jeopardizing already weakened fish stocks. Sea-level rise is exposing coastal regions to mounting flood and hurricane risks. To keep the adverse effects on human society and ecosystems within manageable limits, it will be essential to adopt new coastal protection approaches, designate marine protected areas and agree on ways to deal with refugees from endangered coastal areas. All such measures, however, can only succeed if global warming and ocean acidification are combated vigorously. Ambitious climate protection is therefore a key precondition to successful marine conservation and coastal protection.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Berlin, 31 May 2006. Today, the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) submits to Parliamentary State Secretaries Michael Müller (Environment) and Thomas Rachel (Research) its new special report ³The Future Oceans: Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour². In its report, WBGU shows that climate change is having severe impacts on the state of the oceans. Human activities are unleashing processes of change in the oceans that are without precedent in the past several million years. Three processes are critical: ocean warming, ocean acidification and sea-level rise. All three are a direct outcome of the atmospheric enrichment of pollution with greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. To minimize the risk to the oceans and marine life it will thus be crucial to stem the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide in time. WBGU stresses the need for a rapid response: because of the major time lags, human action now will determine the state of the oceans for many centuries to come.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ocean acidification is advancing<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The carbon dioxide released by human activities not only alters the atmospheric radiation balance and thus drives climate change. Carbon dioxide also dissolves directly in seawater. This causes rapid acidification of the oceans, which is already measurable today. If no action is taken, acidification could already reach a level within this century that will be greater than has probably occurred at any time for many millions of years. Furthermore, this process will be irreversible for a very long period of time. Acidification presents particular threats to calcifying marine organisms, such as corals, that have a key function in marine food webs and global biogeochemical cycles.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oceans are warming, sea ice is melting<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Warming seawater is threatening numerous marine ecosystems and fish stocks. This development poses incalculable risks, especially to human food security: about 15 per cent of the animal protein consumed worldwide derives from fish. One of the most visible consequences of warming is the retreat of Arctic sea ice. Over the past 30 years, summertime ice cover has declined by about 20 per cent. Without action to mitigate climate change, the Arctic Ocean is projected to be practically ice-free in summer by the end of the 21st century. This would have far-reaching consequences for climate worldwide.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The destructive force of cyclones is mounting<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Observations and modelling results indicate that while climate warming does not increase the total number of tropical cyclones, it gives them greater destructive force. Tropical sea-surface temperatures have warmed by only half a degree Celsius, while an increase in the energy of hurricanes by 70% has been observed.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sea-level rise is accelerating<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Due to the melting of inland glaciers and continental ice sheets, in combination with the expansion of seawater that is a direct result of warming, sea levels are rising. The average global rate of rise throughout the 20th century was 1.52 centimetres per decade. Satellite measurements show that sea levels have risen by 3 centimetres in the past decade alone. Should the sea rise by more than 1 metre from the pre-industrial level, WBGU fears that the adaptive capacity of coastal societies will be overstretched.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WBGU recommends: Limit acidification and temperature rise<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Adaptation measures can only succeed if sea-level rise, ocean warming and ocean acidification are limited to tolerable levels. The only way to do this is through aggressive climate protection policies. WBGU has already recommended previously that the rise in global mean temperature be limited to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level. Ocean conservation is a further reason for imposing this limit. Furthermore, in order to restrain acidification it is essential to reduce not only emissions of the overall basket of greenhouse gases, but also to ensure that carbon dioxide emissions in particular are sufficiently abated. It follows in WBGU¹s view that global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will need to be approximately halved by 2050 from 1990 levels.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WBGU recommends: Strengthen the resilience of marine ecosystems<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To strengthen the resilience of marine ecosystems to elevated seawater temperatures and acidification, it is essential to manage marine resources sustainably. In particular, over-fishing must be stopped. In addition, WBGU recommends designating at least 2030 per cent of the global marine area as conservation zones. The international community has already adopted goals in this regard, for instance at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. These must now be implemented, and the regulatory gap for the high seas closed by adopting an appropriate international agreement.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WBGU recommends: Develop new strategies for coastal protection<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>About every fifth person lives within 30 kilometres of the sea. Many of these people are put at immediate risk by sea-level rise and hurricanes. Coastal protection is thus becoming a key challenge for society, not least in financial terms. National and international strategies for mitigation and adaptation need to be further developed and harmonized. This includes plans for a managed retreat from endangered areas. In developing countries, financing needs to be secured by means of both existing and innovative financing instruments such as micro-insurance.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WBGU recommends: Give legal certainty to refugees from sea-level rise<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At present, international law neither establishes a commitment to receive people who are forced to leave coastal areas or islands because of climate change, nor is the cost question resolved. Over the long term, a quota system is conceivable, under which states would have to adopt responsibility for refugees in line with their greenhouse gas emissions. This will require formal international agreements and the establishment of dedicated funds for international compensation payments.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WBGU recommends: Use carbon dioxide storage only as a transitional solution<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To mitigate emissions, carbon dioxide can be captured in energy-generating facilities and then stored in geological formations on land or under the sea floor. Direct injection into the deep sea is a further option under debate, but this lacks permanence and harbours a risk of ecological damage in the deep sea. WBGU therefore recommends prohibiting the injection of carbon dioxide into seawater in general. In contrast, storing carbon dioxide in geological formations under the sea floor can present a transitional solution for climate protection, complementing more sustainable approaches such as enhancing energy efficiency and expanding renewable energies. Permits should only be granted, however, if such storage is environmentally sound and is secure for at least 10,000 years.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PLEASE NOTE: THE FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST 2006.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please direct your queries to the Secretariat of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), Tel. +49 30 263948 12.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The full German version can be downloaded under <A href="http://www.wbgu.de/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.wbgu.de</FONT></SPAN></A>/<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Lloyd's tells members climate change could destroy insurers (The Guardian)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lloyd's of London, the oldest insurance market in the world, yesterday urged its members to start taking global warming more seriously, by increasing prices to avoid being "swept away" in a sea of future financial claims.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Premiums will have to rise and some risks might even be classed as uninsurable due to greenhouse gases and rising sea levels, warned Lloyd's in a report entitled Climate Change, Adapt or Bust. ...In the short term the insurance industry would have to invest more time and money in academic research as well as convert scientific predictions into practical guidance for the sector.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lloyd's noted that high sea temperatures are a key ingredient in wind storms, and that over the past century overall sea water temperature had risen by between 0.2C and 0.6C. Increased hurricanes, such as Katrina, which devastated New Orleans last year, should not have been a surprise since academics had warned in 2001 of this kind of weather pattern. "Recent temperatures are probably outside the range of past oscillations and seem to suggest we will be caught in an upward cycle for some time to come," Lloyd's predicted.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The market also noted the speculation about the polar ice cap melting and warned that a four-metre rise in water levels worldwide would inundate almost every coastal city. Rising sea levels should encourage insurers to consider how much business they wanted to have connected to vulnerable coastal areas. They might consider withdrawing or restricting cover in flood-prone "hotspots", it suggested.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The unstable climate could have an impact on global asset values, reducing their value to insurers which have traditionally relied on investment returns to boost profits, it warned. "Consequently it will become even more important for insurers to price risk according to exposure, and to underwrite for profit, without reliance on investment income."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was time for insurers to stop treating climate change as a peripheral field of work and to put it at the centre of their operations. "Understanding and responding to it must become 'business as usual' for insurers and those they work with."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Full story: <A href="http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1791065,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1791065,00.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/q9qxy"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/q9qxy</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Rocks May Hold Key to Oldest Life</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the Chicago Tribune<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As microbes go, they're renegades, perfectly at home in the world's hottest, coldest, saltiest or most sulfuric waters. They hang out near hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor or in the hot springs at Yellowstone, and happily colonize our digestive tracts and those of cows, termites and marine organisms.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This microscopic branch of life--called archaea--likely has been thriving for more than 3.4 billion years, according to new research from a team of Australian scientists. Writing in the journal Nature, they argue that miles of oddly shaped mounds of layered sedimentary rock found in Western Australia are not geologic features but the very earliest fossil evidence of life on Earth.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The rocks, they say, are remnants of thriving microbial communities that dominated the world in the days when the young planet roiled with boiling oceans and the atmosphere was rich in ammonia and methane and probably sizzling hot. Those conditions, while toxic to plants and animals, can nurture archaeans.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0606080140jun08,1,933559.story"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0606080140jun08,1,933559.story</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/jckwb"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/jckwb</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Same Species Responds Differently To Same Warming, Depending On Location</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pre-cooked mussels?<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A "robomussel," actually an intertidal temperature data logger, can mimic the thermal characteristics of an individual mussel and record temperature data at 10-minute intervals for up to seven months.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Based on current trends for both air and water temperatures, by 2100 the body temperatures of California mussels -- found along thousands of miles of coast in the northeast Pacific Ocean and not just in California –- could increase between about 2 degrees F and 6.5 F depending on where they live.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For areas where mussels already are living close to the edge, chances are that increases of 6.5 F will kill them, researchers say.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Unlike humans, the body temperature of marine animals such as mussels is regulated by the temperature of the air and water around them –- and it's not the simple 1-degree warmer and 1-degree rise in body temperature that has been assumed, says Sarah Gilman, a University of Washington postdoctoral researcher and lead author of a paper appearing online June 5 through June 9 in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For the first time, Gilman and her co-authors show that even if the weather warms the air and water the same amounts in one area as another, the actual effect on mussel body temperatures can vary because of local climate. For example, in Washington, air temperature appears to be more important in driving mussel temperature while in southern California, water temperature is the more important factor.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"This is an important consideration for conservation biologists trying to understand how a species might handle global warming and to those proposing reserves in marine environments," Gilman says. "Protected areas will need to be in places where marine animals can live in the face of climate change."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In work funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, data loggers –- tiny computers with thermometers -– have been used to collect information in mussel beds. The data loggers, nicknamed "robomussels," record the temperatures being experienced by the surrounding mussels every 10 minutes for months at a time.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A new computer model described in the paper relates the collected data to meterological information researched by Gilman. Using the model and applying a moderate air temperature warming of 2.25 F across the California mussels' range resulted in mussel body temperature increases ranging from just under 2 F to just over 2 F depending on the habitat. Modeling a more extreme air warming of 7.5 F by 2100 across the mussels' geographic range resulted in body temperature increases ranging from about 4 F to 6.5 F. "We have only contributed 'step one,' the tie between climate and body temperature," says co-author Brian Helmuth, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of South Carolina. "With our model we can predict temperatures based on satellites and computer models of climate change. The next step is to work with physiologists to see just what body temperatures California mussels can handle.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Unfortunately, from what we can tell so far, California mussels are likely already pretty close to the edge, at least at some places along the West Coast. Our study suggests that climate change may start to kill marine animals in some unanticipated places. However, we can use modern technologies such as remote sensing to forecast some of these impacts."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Intertidal habitats, places uncovered at low tide and flooded with water at high tide, have long served as models for investigating the effects of climate on species distribution and monitoring the consequences of climate change for natural ecosystems, write Gilman, Helmuth and another co-author David Wethey, professor of biological sciences at South Carolina. In the course of some low tides, intertidal organisms such as California mussels –- or Mytilus californianus -– may already experience temperatures near the maximum they can tolerate, so they are thought to be a good organism to watch for responses to climate change.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The bottom line is, as humans, we tend to have this very biased view of the world and we forget that changes in air temperature, which tend to have only very small direct effect on us, can have huge effects on other species," Helmuth says. "This is especially true for species that have temperatures driven by the sun, wind and air temperature, much as the way your car heats up on a sunny day."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, contact Sarah Gilman at 360-298-0971 or <A href="mailto:gilmans@u.washington.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">gilmans@u.washington.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>, or Brian Helmuth at <A href="mailto:helmuth@biol.sc.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">helmuth@biol.sc.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>. For a copy of the paper, reporters can contact Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences at 202-334-1310; the paper appears in the June 20 print edition.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> ********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Wet or dry? Sahel's uncertain future</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate change in Africa's Sahel region challenges researchers and policymakers because the best models around predict opposite outcomes, reports Catherine Brahic.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Computer models of future climate often disagree about the scale of likely change but predictions for the Sahel are also contradictory about the direction of change and give policymakers little help in preparing for the future.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.scidev.net/content/features/eng/wet-or-dry-sahels-uncertain-future.cfm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.scidev.net/content/features/eng/wet-or-dry-sahels-uncertain-future.cfm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/ea5gh"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/ea5gh</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> ********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>The ocean floor - can they dig it?</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not everyone is thrilled by a plan to mine the ocean floor for the first time. It follows the discovery of significant mineral deposits off the coast of Papua New Guinea.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nautilus Minerals, a mining company in Vancouver, Canada, has been scouring the ocean floor for dormant hydrothermal vents, which are known to contain metal sulphides - rich sources of gold and copper. For mining to be viable, such deposits must be at least 15 metres thick.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9266-the-ocean-floor--can-they-dig-it.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9266-the-ocean-floor--can-they-dig-it.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Acknowledge an Outstanding Junior Scientist in the Atmospheric Sciences</B><B> </B><B>With a Nomination for the James R. Holton Award </B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award was established in 2004 by the AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section to recognize the scientific accomplishments of a junior scientist to the field of atmospheric science.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates must be a member of the AGU, and no more than three years past the award of the Ph.D. degree. Nominations should clearly state how the nominated individual's research accomplishments are outstanding for one at his/her stage of career.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nominations deadline <B>July 17, 2006</B><SPAN style=""><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The nomination should consist of four items, each no longer than two pages in length: a nomination letter, the candidate's curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send nomination packages to:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. Joan Alexander, Chair<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Holton Award Nominations, NWRA/CoRA, 3380 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO, 80301, USA. Fax: 1-303-415-9702.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please direct e-mail inquiries to Holly Hayes at <A href="mailto:holly@cora.nwra.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">holly@cora.nwra.com</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additional information available at <A href="http://atmospheres.agu.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://atmospheres.agu.org</FONT></SPAN></A>/<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Transantarctic Mountains Workshop:
New Opportunities For Multi-Disciplinary Research</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio; <B>6 - 9 September 2006</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Since the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58, research in the Transantarctic Mountains south of Darwin Glacier has focused on bedrock geology and to a lesser extent glacial geology; opportunities, however, include biology, geophysics, glaciology, meteorology, surface processes and others. This workshop will highlight these opportunities, bring in disciplines not usually represented in Transantarctic Mountains research, and involve new investigators, as well as providing opportunities to initiate new inter-disciplinary research.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The objective is to develop a multi-year science plan for multi-disciplinary research that can be accomplished with logistic support that will include LC-130 Hercules and Twin Otter aircraft and helicopter-supported remote field camps.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Those interested in attending should contact the conveners, and submit a detailed letter of interest, along with an abstract (not more than one page) for a short presentation. Contact: <A href="mailto:elliot.1@osu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">elliot.1@osu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A> or <A href="mailto:lyons.142@osu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">lyons.142@osu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>, with a copy to <A href="mailto:everett.2@osu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">everett.2@osu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Workshop Conveners anticipate that partial support will be provided for up to 35 participants by a grant from the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Workshop Web Address:
<A href="http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/workshops/tam_2006.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/workshops/tam_2006.php</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Workshop Conveners:
Dr. David H. Elliot
Dr. W. Berry Lyons
Workshop Coordinator:
Ms. Lynn Everett (614-292-9909)
<A href="mailto:everett.2@osu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">everett.2@osu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Jobs</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Or, visit </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> and click on 'Join this group'</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>Climate Program Specialist</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Office in Washington, DC -- under the auspices of the Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS) with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) -- seeks an individual to help coordinate the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product line, assisting lead agency points-of-contact to manage document development and tracking/review mechanisms for both the existing suite of products (through FY2008) and future assessments, as defined by program leadership. This individual will also assist the Office Director in planning and preparation for CCSP Principals meetings and will serve as Executive Secretary for drafting a record of the discussion, decisions, and actions. The incumbent also will undertake budget analysis and other special projects as assigned.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Requires B.S. degree in environmental science, public policy, or other discipline relevant to the global and/or climate change sciences (Master's desired), plus 3-5 years of experience in the scientific field of specialization and up-to-date knowledge of current scientific findings and controversies in the related scientific literature. Must have skill in attending to detail and effectively prioritizing and managing work in a multiple-project environment. Project management experience desired but not required.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Initially a one-year term with the possibility of extension for multiple years. Relocation Benefits Not Offered. Initial consideration will be given to applications received prior to 7/7/06. Thereafter, applications will be reviewed on an as-needed basis. Apply online or send a scannable resume to 3065 Center Green Drive, Boulder, CO 80301. (Reference job #6119). We value diversity. AA/EOE.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>View the detailed job description at <A href="http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=672"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=672</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> ********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Program Officer, Americas Program, U.S.National Science Foundation</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Assistant/Associate Program Manager in the Americas Program within the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), Office of the Director, Arlington, VA. The desired start date for this appointment is Spring 2006, subject to negotiation/availability. Please find the job posting here <A href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/e20060097/e20060097.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/e20060097/e20060097.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A> The Office of International Science and Engineering serves as a focal point for international science and engineering activities both inside and outside NSF. OISE promotes the development of an integrated, Foundation-wide international strategy, and manages international programs that are innovative, catalytic, and responsive to a broad range of NSF interests. OISE invests in programs that expand and enhance leading-edge international research and education opportunities for U.S. scientists and engineers, especially at the early career stage. OISE supports international-related research in any disciplinary field supported by NSF and in any global region. It works to build and strengthen effective institutional partnerships throughout the global science and engineering research and education community, and it supports international collaborations in NSF's priority research areas. OISE is in the Office of the NSF Director and carries out its functions through close partnership with all NSF Directorates and Offices. More information about OISE can be found at <A href="http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OISE"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OISE</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ice Sheet Modelling - Danish Climate Centre</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Application Deadline: <B>Tuesday, 27 June 2006</B><SPAN style=""><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information, please go to: <A href="http://www.dmi.dk/eng/ice_sheet_modelling"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.dmi.dk/eng/ice_sheet_modelling</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Danish Climate Centre has a vacant position available for a climate scientist. The new employee will be occupied with modelling of the Greenland Ice Sheet.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The main objective of the Danish Climate Centre is to analyze the likely climate in the 21st century. The tasks include development and application of complex climate models, mainly in wide international cooperation. The Centre is also responsible for the development and preparation of seasonal forecasts for Denmark and Greenland. Furthermore, the Centre communicates its results and scientific knowledge on climate in general to the public by publishing popular articles, electronic media and newspapers, and providing public lecture information via the web-pages of the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). Scientific results are also published in relevant international journals.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Given its importance in the global climate/change arena, it is disconcerting that we still do not know the sign of mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Although recent airborne laser surveys suggest an overall negative balance, the question remains: how representative is this kind of short-term (few years') measurement of longer-term (multidecadal) state of balance and change?<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Modeling of the Greenland Ice Sheet using atmospheric data from a high resolution regional state-of-the-art climate model simulation of the most recent decades (simulations of 1960-2005, using spectral nudging at 10-20 km horizontal, and possibly even 5 km, resolution) will be applied as input to a state-of-the-art ice sheet model in order to assess recent variations. To assess the future state of the Greenland Ice Sheet, simulations are expected to be made using atmospheric conditions generated from the same regional model nested within a coupled GCM covering a longer historical time frame and into possible futures.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Qualifications of the applicant include:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- A scientific education<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Good knowledge of atmospheric physics and glaciology<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Qualifications and experience within numerical modelling of physical systems, e.g., the atmosphere and ocean, icecaps, and glaciers<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Knowledge of statistical methods of analyses and experience in programming using Fortran<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Capable of working as a team member, self-starting, and strong written, and verbal communication skills<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Further information can be obtained by contacting:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Senior Advisor Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone: +45 3915 7428<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>E-mail: <A href="mailto:jhc@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">jhc@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Director Anne Mette K. Jorgensen<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone: +45 3915 7450<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>E-mail: <A href="mailto:amj@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">amj@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send applications (marked "06-041-79") including examination results and CV, to:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Director General<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Danish Meteorological Institute<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lyngbyvej 100<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DK-2100 Copenhagen<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>E-mail: <A href="mailto:job@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">job@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Program Officer, Conservation and Science Program - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation</B><SPAN style=""> (Apparently quite interested in candidates with a social science or economics background.)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Foundation) is recruiting for a person to serve as a Program Officer in the Conservation and Science Program, responsible for the Science subprogram.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>About the David and Lucile Packard Foundation<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private family foundation created in 1964 by David Packard (1912-1996), co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company, and Lucile Salter Packard (1914-1987). The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following core program areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities. The Foundation makes grants at the state, national, and international level, including grants for the Northern California counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey, and is located in Los Altos, California.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As of December 31, 2005, the Foundation's total investment portfolio, including donor stock, totaled approximately $5.8 billion. General program grant awards for 2005 totaled approximately $214 million. The Foundation has a grantmaking budget of approximately $210 million for 2006. A Board of Trustees, which includes five members of the founders' family, provides direction and sets the priorities for the Foundation. A staff of 85 conducts the day-to-day operations in a way that seeks to honor David and Lucile Packard's core values: integrity, respect for all people, belief in individual leadership, commitment to effectiveness, and the capacity to think big.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE PROGRAM<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Conservation and Science Program is focused on the challenge of sustainability, finding development paths that meet human needs while protecting and restoring the ecological systems upon which all life depends. We invest in action and in ideas. The Packard Foundation supports initiatives to secure public policy reforms and changes in private sector practices, and scientific activities that develop knowledge and tools critical for addressing current and future priorities. The Conservation and Science Program supports work in six areas:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* The Science subprogram (listed on the website as "Science for Oceans and Coasts") supports scientific research, tools development, communications, and processes to strengthen the input of science in decision-making in support of the Conservation and Science Program's agenda. The sub-program currently emphasizes science for coastal and marine conservation.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* The long-term goals of the Marine Fisheries subprogram are effective management of fisheries, an end to overfishing, and the elimination of destructive fishing practices.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* The Coastal Systems grantmaking seeks to promote sustainability in coastal systems in three specific geographic regions: the California Coast, the Gulf of California, and the Western Pacific.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Atmosphere grantmaking seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change through support for policy reforms in the United States and China and efforts to reduce deforestation in the Amazon.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering subprogram supports promising university-based researchers early in their careers.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* The Foundation supports cutting-edge research and development at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, a world-class oceanography research center.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A current emphasis of the Science subprogram is to support the development and application of an ecosystem-based management (EBM) framework for coastal-marine conservation and fisheries management. The subprogram aims to advance decision-support tools for EBM implementation, foster a community of scientists, practitioners, stakeholders, and decision-makers engaged in EBM, and support science-based conservation by effectively linking science to action and supporting strategic science investments. The Foundation seeks to invest in the implementation of EBM as an important means for achieving conservation outcomes in its priority geographic areas and to learn from these EBM projects in order to shape future grantmaking and scientific research strategies. In addition to the EBM focus, the Science subprogram also supports work aimed at strengthening the contribution of science to public and private sector decision-making concerning conservation and the environment.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In 2006, the grantmaking budget for the Conservation and Science Program is $85.4 million, which includes $35.4 million designated for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and $10 million designated for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Program Officer for Science<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Program Officer for the Science subprogram is responsible for the design and implementation of grantmaking strategies aimed at strengthening the contribution of science to achieving the goals of the Conservation and Science Program's agenda. A major emphasis of this work will be on the further development and implementation of the existing strategy focused on the application of EBM in coastal-marine conservation. This work will include an important emphasis on learning from the early experiences in this area and modifying the strategy as needed. The Program Officer will also guide the further evolution of the sub-program in such areas as additional work addressing the emerging debate in the United States regarding science and its role in setting critical public policy, or additional grantmaking in the area of science related to climate and energy policy.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Program Officer is responsible for facilitating and maintaining a science culture within the Conservation and Science Program that is dedicated to excellence and policy relevance. He or she will ensure that Packard Foundation continues to apply sound and innovative scientific analyses in its grantmaking activities. The Program Officer for the Science subprogram will report to Dr. Walter Reid, Program Director, Conservation and Science Program and will be based in Los Altos, California. An Associate Program Officer and a Program Associate will report to the Program Officer on issues related to science. The Associate Program Officer also supports specific special projects directed by the Program Director.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Program Officer will be an integral member of the Conservation and Science Program team working with Program staff to identify and address science needs in all of the program's initiatives. The position calls for a sophisticated understanding of the use of science in policy or management decision-making, such as might be gained, for example, through hands-on involvement in an ecosystem-based management project or integrated coastal zone management project. The role requires self-direction and decisiveness combined with flexibility and a capacity to give and receive feedback graciously. It is essential that the Program Officer be able to communicate complex scientific principles and issues in simple, straightforward language to many different types of audiences.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Program Officer should possess excellent interpersonal skills, including respectful attitude for the work of grantees. In this strategic role, the Program Officer should thrive in a team-based, collegial workplace culture.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Professional Experience and Personal Attributes<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Program Officer should ideally possess the following professional experience and personal attributes:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Professional Qualifications<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Recognition in their field of science and possessing a proven track record of success and accomplishment.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Demonstrated experience and understanding in the role science plays in policy development and conservation of natural resources.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Experience with project management, such as with the management of resource management or conservation projects.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* A proven record of success in working with different stakeholder groups, including NGOs, government agencies at all levels, and the private sector.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Both domestic U.S. and international experience, in particular experience with the role of science in policy or management issues in the U.S.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze, think strategically, and relate scientific approaches that are directly relevant to the Packard Foundation's priority program areas.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* An understanding of science funding and science policy issues.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Knowledge of ecosystem-based management and critical environmental and sustainability issues.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Familiarity with key academic and NGOs and structures. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Experience with interdisciplinary research or interdisciplinary program development.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Doctorate in a relevant natural or social science field, such as ecology, economics, political sciences, oceanography, marine science, atmospheric science, or sociology–the specific field of the candidate's doctoral work is less important than his or her research and professional experience.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Personal Attributes<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* A deep commitment to science-based conservation and the mission of the Conservation and Science Program and the Packard Foundation.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Articulate, with proven ability to write effectively and speak persuasively.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Superlative interpersonal skills, including an ability to listen to others and learn from their best ideas, intellectual curiosity, approachability, and openness to input from all levels of staff.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* High energy level, action-oriented, personable, good sense of humor, trustworthy, diplomatic, and in possession of impeccable integrity.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Proven team player and leader able to motivate and inspire staff as well as colleagues to work well as a team in a collaborative environment. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Ability to effectively manage time, handle pressure, manage budgets, meet deadlines, manage projects, and supervise, evaluate, and manage staff.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Ability and willingness to participate and coordinate administrative duties as required.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Ability to travel within the U.S. and abroad.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* Experience with grantmaking desirable but not necessary. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Compensation<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Compensation for the Program Officer for Science includes excellent benefits and a salary commensurate with experience. The salary range is $73,000 (minimum) - $99,000 (midpoint) - $125,000 (maximum). This is a full-time, exempt position.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Interested candidates should reference job number 06-03-3700R and send their cover letter and resume to:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Daniel Sherman, President<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Explore Company<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1054 31st Street NW, Suite 330<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Washington, DC 20007<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:ExploreCompany@aol.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ExploreCompany@aol.com</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse candidate pool.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> ********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Two fellowships: Dept of Meteorology and Climatologyat Univ of Lodz (Poland)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two fellowships have just become available in the Department of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Lodz, in Lodz, Poland within the STATME project (within Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) Development Host Scheme) see (<A href="http://www.geo.uni.lodz.pl/~jwibig/STATME/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.geo.uni.lodz.pl/~jwibig/STATME/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is expected that the candidates has strong experience in at least one of four areas:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>statistical downscaling<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>dynamical downscaling<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>cluster analysis<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>eigen techniques<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The researcher will join the research team and apply his/her own experience to analyse the large scale fields of meteorological variables in the Europe-North Atlantic area.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first fellowship requires an individual with completed a PhD degree or 4 years research experience in climatology, physics of atmosphere or related areas. Salaries follow the Marie Curie TOK-DEV guidelines for experienced researchers including mobility allowances. Eligible candidate has to be member of the EU or associated-state nationals, except Polish, in some cases the candidates from third countries can apply also. It is a temporary contract (6 months with possibility of extension for another 6 months)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The second fellowship requires an individual with completed a PhD and 10 years research experience in climatology, physics of atmosphere or related areas. Salaries will follow the Marie Curie TOK-DEV guidelines for more experienced researchers with mobility allowances (stipend version). Eligible candidates have to be a member of the EU or associated-state national, except Polish, but members of third countries are also possible. It is a temporary contract (2 months with possibility of extension for another 2 months)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Deadline for applications: <B>June 30, 2006</B><SPAN style=""><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Start date September 1, 2006 (approximately, negotiations possible)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Qualified candidates should email a cover letter, which includes contact address, curriculum vitae, list of recent publications, and the names and contact information of 3 references to Dr Joanna Wibig, Dept. of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Lodz, Narutowicza 88, 90-139 Lodz, Poland, e-mail: <A href="mailto:zameteo@uni.lodz.pl"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">zameteo@uni.lodz.pl</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Review of the applications will begin 1th of July 2006 and will continue until the fellowships are filled.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-Doc, Theoretical Modelling of Social-Ecological Systems: Case System Recreational Fisheries, The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) of the Forschungsverbund Berlin</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Department Biology and Ecology of Fishes, in cooperation with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analyses (IIASA) in Laxenburg (Austria) (PD Dr Ulf Dieckmann) immediately invites applications for the following position within the framework project "Adaptive Dynamics and Management of Coupled Social-Ecological Recreational Fisheries (ADAPTFISH)" granted by the Pact for Research and Innovation of the Leibniz-Society (WGL) (2006-2009).<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientist (Post-Doc)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Topic: Developing pattern-oriented, quantitative models to analyse the dynamic interactions between anglers and exploited fish stocks. Strategic effects of management regulations on the coupled social-ecological system of recreational fisheries (e.g., distribution of angling effort and structure of fish stocks) shall be studied using inputs from agent-based modelling of the likely reaction of different angler types (agents) to changing conditions of the fish stocks including evolutionary changes and altered size and age distributions. Expected results comprise illustrations of fish-angler-interactions at the landscape level as well as management recommendations for recreational fisheries.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Qualifications: PhD; knowledge of and experience in agent/individual-based modelling and preferably in fisheries; above-average skills in programming (e.g. C++) and data analysis; high publication record; good working knowledge of English; above-average communication skills and team spirit; ability to work independently; high motivation; preparedness to spend part of the time abroad at IIASA; familiarity with recreational angling would be a benefit.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The position is open until filled. It is limited to three years with an option for a fourth year and will be paid according to TVöD (service class wage agreement, roughly 40.000 € gross income p.a. including health insurance). Applications by females are particularly encouraged. Disabled persons with identical qualifications will be favoured.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send your application, preferably by email, with the usual material (expression of interest, CV, copies of certificates, list of publications and copies of the five most important papers) including a short statement of personal research aims, interests and experiences, a short research program and the names of three referees (including email-address) ideally not later than June 18, 2006 to:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr Christian Wolter<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Müggelseedamm 310<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>12587 Berlin, Germany<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:wolter@igb-berlin.de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">wolter@igb-berlin.de</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">**************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute information of potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to build an international sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research, professional and social issues. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. 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