<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">06/30/2006</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" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B>FORUM</B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Comments on "How to Cool a Planet (Maybe)" (this e-newsletter) from RealClimate</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/06/geo-engineering-in-vogue/#more-320"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/06/geo-engineering-in-vogue/#more-320</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>The Threat to the Planet</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B></B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By James Hansen, The New York Review - submitted to DIALOG/DISCCRS News by Sue Weiler: Dear all, I thought you might find this article by Jim Hansen worth reading -- it is posted on Hansen's website --<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> Copy and paste the following link: <A href="ftp://ftp.giss.nasa.gov/outgoing/JEH/threat_to_planet_4pp17jul06.pdf">ftp://ftp.giss.nasa.gov/outgoing/JEH/threat_to_planet_4pp17jul06.pdf</A></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">SCIENCE NEWS</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>National Academies Report: High Confidence in Surface Temperature Reconstructions since A.D. 1600.</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://nationalacademies.org/morenews/20060622.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://nationalacademies.org/morenews/20060622.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Panel Supports a Controversial Report on Global Warming</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Earth's Climate Warming Abruptly, Scientist Says</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B></B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ruling May Affect Global Warming</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B>How to Cool a Planet (Maybe)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global Warming Beyond Natural Cycles Fueled 2005 Hurricane Season, New Study Concludes</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">[Fish:] If You Want to Eat, Don't Cheat!</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><O:P style=""></O:P></FONT></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>A Possible Snag in Burying Carbon Dioxide</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Warming Was Top Factor in 2005 Hurricanes, New Data Says</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global Atmospheric Carbon Level May Depend Primarily on Southern Ocean</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(New reserach from Sarmiento's lab - see below) </DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Top court gets case on global warming California's key law on auto emissions at stake in ruling</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Catastrophic 'lake burst' chills climate</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></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"></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>Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, global nitrogen cycle, Columbia University,</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>3 Oceanography Research Scientist positions at Scripps Institution of Oceanography</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B>Biology Faculty Positions: University of Oregon - Marine Biology</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-doc at University of Leeds and Leicester - Institute for Atmospheric Science School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-doc - numerical modelling of the global atmospheric circulation at Max Planck Inst for Meteorol (Germany)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below)</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Coordinator - Tees Valley Climate Change Partnership (UK)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below) <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"><B>Panel Supports a Controversial Report on Global Warming</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the New York Times (Registration Required)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WASHINGTON, June 22 - An influential and controversial paper asserting that recent warming in the Northern Hemisphere was probably unrivaled for 1,000 years was endorsed Thursday, with a few reservations, by a panel convened by the nation's pre-eminent scientific body.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The panel said that a statistical method used in the 1999 study was not the best and that some uncertainties in the work "have been underestimated," and particularly challenged the authors' conclusion that the 1990's were probably the warmest decade in a millennium.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But in a 155-page report, the 12-member panel convened by the National Academies said "an array of evidence" supported the main thrust of the paper. Disputes over details, it said, reflected the normal intellectual clash that takes place as science tests new approaches to old questions.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/washington/23climate.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/washington/23climate.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/nuztd"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/nuztd</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Earth's Climate Warming Abruptly, Scientist Says</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the Washington Post (Registration Required)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Earth's climate is undergoing an abrupt change, ending a cooler period that began with a swift "cold snap" in the tropics 5,200 years ago that coincided with the start of cities, the beginning of calendars and the biblical great flood, a leading expert on glaciers has concluded.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The warming around Earth's tropical belt is a signal suggesting that the "climate system has exceeded a critical threshold," which has sent tropical-zone glaciers in full retreat and will melt them completely "in the near future," said Lonnie G. Thompson, a scientist who for 23 years has been taking core samples from the ancient ice of glaciers.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thompson, writing with eight other researchers in an article published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said the ice samples show that the climate can and did cool quickly, and that a similarly abrupt warming change started about 50 years ago. Humans may not have the luxury of adapting to slow changes, he suggests.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062601237.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062601237.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">******************** <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ruling May Affect Global Warming</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the Boston Globe (Registration Required)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court plunged yesterday into the debate over global warming and whether the government should regulate "greenhouse" gases, especially carbon dioxide from cars. The ruling could be one of the court's most important ever on the environment.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Spurred by states in a pollution battle with the Bush administration, the court said it would decide whether the Environmental Protection Agency is required under the federal clean air law to treat carbon dioxide from automobiles as a pollutant that is harmful to health. The decision could determine how the nation addresses global warming.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>President Bush has rejected calls by environmentalists and some lawmakers in Congress to regulate carbon dioxide, the leading heat-trapping greenhouse gas going into the atmosphere. Bush favors voluntary actions and development of new technologies to curtail such emissions.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/27/ruling_may_affect_global_warming/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/27/ruling_may_affect_global_warming/</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/q7n6j"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/q7n6j</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B>How to Cool a Planet (Maybe)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style=""><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the New York Times (Registration Required)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the past few decades, a handful of scientists have come up with big, futuristic ways to fight global warming: Build sunshades in orbit to cool the planet. Tinker with clouds to make them reflect more sunlight back into space. Trick oceans into soaking up more heat-trapping greenhouse gases.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Their proposals were relegated to the fringes of climate science. Few journals would publish them. Few government agencies would pay for feasibility studies. Environmentalists and mainstream scientists said the focus should be on reducing greenhouse gases and preventing global warming in the first place.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But now, in a major reversal, some of the world's most prominent scientists say the proposals deserve a serious look because of growing concerns about global warming.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/science/earth/27cool.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/science/earth/27cool.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/mfmvn"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/mfmvn</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global Warming Beyond Natural Cycles Fueled 2005 Hurricane Season, New Study Concludes</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AGU Release No. 06-21<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WASHINGTON - Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a new analysis by Kevin Trenberth and Dennis Shea of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The global warming influence provides a new background level that increases the risk of future enhancements in hurricane activity," Trenberth says. The study appears 27 June in Geophysical Research Letters, published by the American Geophysical Union.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thestudy contradicts recent claims that natural cycles are responsible for the upturn in Atlantic hurricane activity since 1995. It also adds support to the premise that hurricane seasons will become more active as global temperatures rise. Last year produced a record 28 tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5 strength.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Trenberth and Shea's research focuses on an increase in ocean temperatures. During much of last year's hurricane season, sea-surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic between 10 degrees north and 20 degrees north, which is where many Atlantic hurricanes originate, were a record 0.9 degrees Celsius [1.6 degrees Fahrenheit] above the 1901-1970 average. While researchers agree that the warming waters fueled hurricane intensity, they have been uncertain whether Atlantic waters have heated up because of a natural, decades-long cycle, or because of global warming.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By analyzing worldwide data on sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) since the early 20th century, Trenberth and Shea were able to calculate the causes of the increased temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic. Their calculations show that global warming explained about 0.45 degrees Celsius [0.81 degrees Fahrenheit] of this rise. Aftereffects from the 2004-2005 El Nino accounted for about 0.2 degrees Celsius [0.4 degrees Fahrenheit]. The Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO), a 60-to-80-year natural cycle in sea surface temperature, explained less than 0.1 degrees Celsius [0.2 degrees Fahrenheit] of the rise, according to Trenberth. The remainder is due to year-to-year variability in temperatures.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Previous studies have attributed the warming and cooling patterns of North Atlantic ocean temperatures in the 20th century--and associated hurricane activity--to the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation. But Trenberth, suspecting that global warming was also playing a role, looked beyond the Atlantic to temperature patterns throughout Earth's tropical and midlatitude waters. He subtracted the global trend from the irregular Atlantic temperatures--in effect, separating global warming from the Atlantic natural cycle. The results show that the AMO is actually much weaker now than it was in the 1950s, when Atlantic hurricanes were also quite active. However, the AMO did contribute to the lull in hurricane activity from about 1970 to 1990 in the Atlantic.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Global warming does not guarantee that each year will set new records for hurricanes, according to Trenberth. He notes that last year's activity was related to very favorable upper-level winds as well as the extremely warm sea surface temperatures. Each year will bring ups and downs in tropical Atlantic SSTs, due to natural variations, such as the presence or absence of El Nino, he says. However, he adds, the long-term ocean warming should raise the baseline of hurricane activity.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study was supported by the National Science Foundation.<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: "Atlantic hurricanes and natural variability in 2005"<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Authors: Kevin E. Trenberth and Dennis J. Shea: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Citation:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Trenberth, K. E., and D. J. Shea (2006), Atlantic hurricanes and natural variability in 2005, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L12704, doi:10.1029/2006GL026894.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Contact information for author:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kevin Trenberth: <A href="mailto:trenbert@ucar.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">trenbert@ucar.edu</FONT></SPAN></A> or +1 303-497-1318<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>[Fish:] If You Want to Eat, Don't Cheat!</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from ScienceNOW Daily News<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It pays to keep an eye out for cheats, especially if you're a fish that regularly gets robbed. A new study shows that the bridled monocle bream spies on the fish that clean its friends to help ensure that it ends up with an honest broker.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) offer the oceans' best fish-wash. They nibble on the skin of other fish, removing annoying parasites. One of the wrasse's clients is the bridled monocle bream (Scolopsis bilineatus), but the bream offers something tastier than parasites for the wrasse to dine on: protective skin mucus. A few bad apples abandon their cleaning duties and head straight for the mucus. If this happens, the bream chase them away. But the wrasse often come back and behave badly again. Behavioral ecologist Redouan Bshary of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and colleague Alexandra Grutter wondered if--instead of punishing cheaters--the bream have a way of avoiding them to begin with.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/621/5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/621/5</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/h8bev"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/h8bev</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>A Possible Snag in Burying Carbon Dioxide</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from ScienceNOW Daily News<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientists testing the deep geologic disposal of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide are finding that it's staying where they put it, but it's chewing up minerals.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The reactions have produced a nasty mix of metals and organic substances in a layer of sandstone 1550 meters down, researchers report this week in Geology.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the same time, the CO2 is dissolving a surprising amount of the mineral that helps keep the gas where it's put. Nothing is leaking out so far, but the phenomenon will need a closer look before such carbon sequestration can help ameliorate the greenhouse problem, say the researchers.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/628/3"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/628/3</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/kv976"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/kv976</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Warming Was Top Factor in 2005 Hurricanes, New Data Says</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Richard A. Lovett<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>for National Geographic News<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>June 28, 2006<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, climate scientists began a heated debate: Was last year's superstrong hurricane season a result of global warming? Several experts say no, pointing to a natural long-term fluctuation in sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean called the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO).<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Few scientists doubt that human-induced global warming is occurring. But some maintain that a natural cycle played a larger role in creating last year's bumper crop of storms. Now a new study argues that global warming is probably the larger of the two factors.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kevin Trenberth and Dennis Shea of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, Colorado, tried to untangle the competing factors by looking beyond the Atlantic records. Their research appears in this month's issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They collected 130 years of temperature records for other tropical and mid-latitude waters, which they used to determine what portion of the changes in the Atlantic were due to global temperature shifts and which were because of regional factors, such the natural sea-temperature cycle.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Full article: <A href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060628-warm-hurricanes.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060628-warm-hurricanes.html</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global Atmospheric Carbon Level May Depend Primarily on Southern Ocean</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(New reserach from Sarmiento's lab)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>June 22, 2006<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Earth Observatory Media Alert<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Circulation in the waters near the Antarctic coast may be one of the planet's critical means of regulating levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, according to Princeton researchers.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Though climate scientists have long debated the reasons behind the variation in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide that occur over lengthy periods in Earth's history, the Princeton team may have found a clue to where the answer can be found. In a new research paper, the team reveals that the waters in the Southern Ocean below 60 degrees south latitude, the region that hugs the continent of Antarctica, play a far more significant role than was previously thought in regulating atmospheric carbon, and -- in contrast to past theories -- the waters north of this region do comparably little to regulate it.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Cold water that wells up regularly from the depths of the Southern Ocean spreads out on the ocean's surface along both sides of this dividing line, and we have found that the water performs two very different functions depending on which side of the line it flows toward," said Irina Marinov, the study's lead author. "While the water north of the line generally spreads nutrients throughout the world's oceans, the second, southward-flowing stream soaks up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Such a sharply-defined difference in function has surprised us. It could mean that a change to one side of the cycle might not affect the other as much as we once suspected."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The research team, which also includes Princeton's Jorge Sarmiento as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Anand Gnanadesikan and Robbie Toggweiler, will publish their results in today's (June 22) issue of the scientific journal, Nature. Marinov, who led the study while working in Sarmiento's lab, is currently pursuing postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a NOAA Fellow in Climate and Global Change.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Southern Ocean has long been of interest to scientists, who have found that it influences the rest of the planet in many ways. Two years ago, Sarmiento's research team discovered that the nutrients in the world's oceans were dependent on the Southern Ocean's circulation pattern, but had not realized how the pattern affected the atmospheric carbon cycle.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientists have also been aware that cold Antarctic waters have the ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, which could make the region one of the planet's lines of defense against rising greenhouse gas levels. These and other effects the Southern Ocean has on the Earth are not themselves new to science, but distinctions between one effect and another have been difficult to draw.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The new paper shows that carbon dioxide and nutrient flow are separated quite dramatically," said Sarmiento, a professor of geosciences. "What we are trying to do is understand better the balance of forces that help our planet maintain a steady environmental state, so we can anticipate what might cause that state to change. This paper helps us clarify how those forces interact."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Changing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have long concerned the scientific community, as this well-known greenhouse gas could be a major influence on global warming. Marinov said the discovery could shed light on how the Earth reacted far back in history, which might offer clues to how it will behave in the future.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"In the last ice age, for example, the atmosphere experienced very low levels of carbon dioxide, and no one is completely sure why," she said. "However, we now understand the Southern Ocean plays a large role in regulating how much of the gas gets dissolved in water, and how much remains in the atmosphere."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The current study, she said, indicates that to better understand the Southern Ocean's effect on atmospheric carbon, scientists should pay greater attention to the Antarctic than to the more northerly sub-Antarctic region.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"In the Antarctic, the circulation pattern moves the surface water carrying carbon dioxide deep into the ocean's depths, where the sequestered carbon could potentially be trapped for a long time," Marinov said. "According to the models we used, the deep Antarctic is the critical region where we need to concentrate our research."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The team also indicated that the findings had implications for future research into carbon sequestration, a strategy for coping with increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Some scientists propose that sequestration could one day capture atmospheric carbon and store it in places such as the deep ocean, thus mitigating humanity's greenhouse gas emissions.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"An interesting idea of recent years is that we can sequester a lot of carbon if we dump iron into the ocean to encourage the growth of certain microorganisms, which incorporate carbon as they grow," Marinov said. "These organisms would then fall to the ocean floor after they die, taking the carbon with them. The overall effect would be to lower concentration of carbon in the surface waters, allowing more atmospheric carbon dioxide to dissolve into the sea. Our research has implications for future iron fertilization experiments, the focus of which we conclude should shift to the Antarctic."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Marinov said that the findings were based strongly on the team's computer models, which have limitations that they will now concentrate on eliminating.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"While we are confident about the paper's conclusions, we are always looking for ways to clarify our understanding of the Southern Ocean," she said. "Our model, for example, does not take into account the fact that the circulation patterns are strongest in the winter, when the Antarctic is covered in darkness and the phytoplankton cannot grow very much. It is important that we understand the impact of this process on atmospheric carbon dioxide through future research."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This research was sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Energy and NOAA's Postdoctoral Program in Climate and Global Change, administered by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. The Princeton team worked closely with NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, which is affiliated with Princeton through the graduate program in atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Climate research at Princeton is strongly enriched by the relationship with researchers in the laboratory on the Forrestal Campus, who collaborate on research, supervise Princeton graduate students and teach University courses. <A href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2006/2006062222513.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2006/2006062222513.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Top court gets case on global warming California's key law on auto emissions at stake in ruling </B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case that will determine whether the Bush administration must regulate greenhouse gases, which could have broad consequences for California's landmark law reining in vehicle emissions to fight global warming.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The case, brought by California, 11 other states and by environmental groups, is being heralded by legal experts as one of the most important environmental issues to be heard by the high court in years. The justices' decision could touch virtually every U.S. industry, from automobile makers and oil companies to airlines and electricity producers.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Full story: <A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/27/MNGPHJKN0H1.DTL"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/27/MNGPHJKN0H1.DTL</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Catastrophic 'lake burst' chills climate</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ocean circulation changes during the present warm interglacial were more extensive than previously thought, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Cardiff University.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The findings, reported in this week's edition of the international journal Science (30 June 2006), prove for the first time that sudden North American 'lake bursts' slowed ocean circulation and cooled the climate approximately 8200 years ago. The groundbreaking research increases our understanding of the complex link between ocean circulation and climate change and highlights the sensitivity of the Atlantic overturning circulation to freshwater forcing.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Christopher Ellison and Dr Mark Chapman, of UEA's School of Environmental Sciences, and Dr Ian Hall, of Cardiff University's School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, investigated whether there was a connection between the catastrophic freshwater release from glacial lakes in North America, ocean circulation changes and the dramatic cooling seen in many climate records approximately 8200 years ago. The research team studied a sediment core taken from the seabed of the North Atlantic.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The core contains sediments representing the warm interval since the last Ice Age," said Christopher Ellison of the University of East Anglia. "The sediment includes a variety of small animals called foraminifera that record surface water conditions in their shells when living. We analysed changes in the abundance of different species of foraminifera and the chemistry of the shells to examine past patterns of climate change. We also analysed the sediment grain size to gauge the speed of deep ocean currents and therefore the strength of ocean circulation."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new findings provide direct evidence of both the freshwater forcing and the climate response.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The 8200-year-old event is the most recent abrupt climate change event and by far the most extreme cooling episode in the last 10,000 years, but up until now we knew comparatively little about its impact, if any, on the ocean circulation," said Dr Mark Chapman of the University of East Anglia. "Our records show a sequenced pattern of freshening and cooling of the North Atlantic sea surface and an associated change in the deep ocean circulation, all key factors that are involved in controlling the state of northern hemisphere climate."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr Ian Hall of Cardiff University said: "The impact of large-scale pulsed inputs of freshwater on ocean circulation and climate during the time of the last Ice Age are well documented, but our results clearly demonstrate that these sorts of abrupt reorganisations also can occur during periods of warm climate. These findings have important implications for future research because they aid our understanding of the magnitude of forcing involved in rapid climate changes and the mechanisms involved. This provides a useful target for assessing the models that are used to predict future patterns of climate change". <A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-06/uoea-cb062706.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-06/uoea-cb062706.php</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></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, global nitrogen cycle, Columbia University,</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Several departments at Columbia University (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Earth and Environmental Engineering and Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology) and Barnard College are recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to carry out interdisciplinary research on the global nitrogen cycle. This position will be supported for 2 years in conjunction with a newly established program in Earth Microbiology at Columbia University.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Particular areas of interest include: the genomic diversity of the present day nitrogen cycle and the application of new approaches to the analysis of its structure and organization at the global scale.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ideal candidate would have a background in biogeochemical cycling and microbial ecology and be familiar with molecular biology techniques such as FISH, DGGE, cloning and q-PCR.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We also are interested in applying methods from bioinformatics to the analysis of biogeochemical systems and some familiarity with these approaches is highly desirable.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English are required. Search will remain open for at least 30 days after the ads appear and until position is filled.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicants should send a cover letter specifying Search Number: LD 670 060 017, curriculum vitae (please include email address), a statement of research interests and contact details of three referees to: Ms. M. Mokhtari, Manager of Human Resources, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964 or email to <A href="mailto:personnel@admin.ldeo.columbia.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">personnel@admin.ldeo.columbia.edu</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Columbia University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minorities and Women are encouraged to apply.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>3 Oceanography Research Scientist positions at Scripps Institution of Oceanography</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO, <A href="http://sio.ucsd.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://sio.ucsd.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>/) invites applications for full time Research positions (9-month academic year appointment) to be funded by extramural research grants and contracts. The appointments may be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Research level with rank and salary depending on qualifications and experience. Associate level appointments receive 25% matching salary support from SIO funds, and Full appointments receive 50% matching salary support for the academic year (subject to availability of institutional funds).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Start-up funds and moving expenses may be available.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1) Oceans and Atmospheres:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates with research interests and experience in physical oceanography, meteorology, climate sciences, or closely related fields are invited to apply. Possible research areas include ocean-atmosphere observations and analysis, general circulation modeling, data assimilation, instrumentation for oceanic and atmospheric observations, and geophysical fluid dynamics.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2) Physical Coastal Oceanography:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates with research interests and experience in observational oceanography of inshore waters are invited to apply.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Possible research areas include but are not limited to wind-driven flows, mixing, internal waves, coastal and estuarine circulation and sediment transport.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Collaborations with chemical and biological oceanographers are encouraged.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3) Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates with research interests and experience in any aspect of marine biology or biological oceanography are invited to apply.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Possible research areas include planktonic, pelagic and benthic ecology, systematics, biophysics, and the biochemical, genetic, or physiological bases of adaptations to marine environments.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All candidates will be judged on the basis of research excellence and ability to contribute to the diverse research programs at SIO.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Interdisciplinary research is especially encouraged and the search committees will share candidate files when appropriate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Junior candidates should demonstrate outstanding potential to obtain extramural funding for their research; more senior candidates are expected to have a record of such funding.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Researchers often obtain lecturer appointments in the SIO Graduate Department and serve as graduate student advisors; participation in SIO/UCSD undergraduate education is also possible.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae, statement of research expertise, selected reprints, and names and address of three suggested referees to:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Chair, Search Committee (Specify position)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>C/o Leslie Costi, 0209<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scripps Institution of Oceanography<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>La Jolla, CA<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>92093<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B>Biology Faculty Positions: University of Oregon - Marine Biology</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style=""><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB; <A href="http://www.uoregon.edu/~oimb/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.uoregon.edu/~oimb/</FONT></SPAN></A>) and the Department of Biology at the University of Oregon invite applications for a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in marine biology at OIMB. We wish to hire a marine biologist whose research and teaching interests would take full advantage of habitats and organisms accessible from the coastal marine laboratory. Applications are welcome from any field of marine biology, including but not limited to physiological ecology, population genetics, marine benthic ecology, molecular physiology, ichthyology, evolutionary biology or systematics. Research may be focused on invertebrates, vertebrates, algae or microbes. The successful candidate will have an outstanding research program and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Ph.D. required. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Marine Biology Search Committee, Department of Biology, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1210. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by <B>September 5, 2006</B><SPAN style="">. </SPAN></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>Post-doc at University of Leeds and Leicester - Institute for Atmospheric Science School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Postdoctoral Research Associate<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Modelling of Tropospheric Satellite Data<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A 2-year NERC-funded PDRA post is available from summer/autumn 2006 to study novel satellite observations of tropospheric trace gases a using three-dimensional chemical model. This project is a collaboration with the University of Leicester who will retrieve acetone and PAN distributions in the upper troposphere from MIPAS data. At Leeds we will interpret this data using a three-dimensional chemical model.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more details of project see:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/ias/composition/current/panacea.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/ias/composition/current/panacea.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information on atmospheric science at Leeds see:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For recent work on acetone with the TOMCAT 3D CTM see:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>S. Arnold et al. J.Geophys. Res., 110(D22), D22305 doi:10.1029/2005JD005998, 2005.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>University Grade 7 (£25,633 - £27,194p.a.)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Informal enquiries please contact Prof Martyn Chipperfield tel 0113 343 6459 email <A href="mailto:martyn@env.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">martyn@env.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To apply on line please visit <A href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A> and click jobs. Informal enquiries and application packs are available from Mrs Kate Higham, School of Earth and Environment, E C Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, tel 0113 343 5201 email <A href="mailto:k.higham@see.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">k.higham@see.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Job ref 315036 Closing date 7 July 2006, or until suitable applicant is found.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Formal bit:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Further Particulars<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will work within the atmospheric chemistry modelling group in the Institute for Atmospheric Science (IAS), School of Earth and Environment. This 2-year post is funded by NERC and is a joint collaboration between Leeds and the University of Leicester. The Leicester team are using the ENVISAT MIPAS satellite to retrieve novel observations of acetone and PAN in the upper troposphere.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Leeds research will involve using our existing 3D CTM to study what the new global observations imply for our understanding or the tropospheric acetone budget and upper tropospheric PAN-related chemistry.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Main Duties Responsibilities of the Post<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will report to the PI of the grant but will be expected to work under your own initiative<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To evaluate methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and to relate such evaluations appropriately to own work<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To communicate or present research results within the research group and through publication<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The role holder will be required to attend and actively participate in meetings within the research group<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To assist in the supervision of PhD students<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any other duties in relation to the research activities of the school, as directed by the Principal Investigator of the research project, commensurate with the grade<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Person Specification<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Essential<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A PhD in a relevant area of atmospheric science.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Knowledge of scientific computing<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Good organisational and time management skills.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Must be reliable and enthusiastic<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ability to work as part of a team or using own initiative when appropriate.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Desirable<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Knowledge of Unix/linux and IDL.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Direct experience of tropospheric chemical modelling<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How to Apply<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications should include the following:-<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A completed application form.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you wish to download an application form please visit<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/forms.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/forms.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Curriculum Vitae/information requested on page 2 of the form.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Equal Opportunities Monitoring form.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please return the Form in a separate envelope marked 'EOs Monitoring'.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you wish to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form on- line please visit: <A href="http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/equalopps/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/equalopps/</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Replies will be treated in complete confidence.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Completed applications should be returned to Mrs Kate Higham, School of Earth and Environment, EC Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. Email <A href="mailto:k.higham@see.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">k.higham@see.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A> quoting job ref 315036 not later than <B>7 July 2006</B><SPAN style=""><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are selected for interview you can expect to hear from the University not later than 4 weeks after the closing date. If you are not selected for interview the University will not contact you again.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Criminal Records Disclosure is not required for this position.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Disabled Applicants<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The post is located in the Environment Building.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Disabled applicants wishing to review access to the building are invited to contact the department direct.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additional information may be sought from the Team Co-ordinator in Disability Services, email <A href="mailto:disability@leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">disability@leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A> or tel 0113 343 3927<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Disabled applicants are not obliged to inform employers of their disability but will still be covered by the Disability Discrimination Act once their disability becomes known.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Data Protection<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The information you provide in your application will be used to consider your suitability for the post for which you have applied. If your application is not successful the information will be disposed of confidentially within 8 months.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If your application is successful and you are appointed, your information and future data will be processed in accordance with the University's Data Protection Code of Practice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A copy of this code can be obtained from either the University's Human Resources Department or by visiting: <A href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/index.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/index.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Health and Safety Responsibilities You are required to adhere and comply to the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act, related Regulations and in accordance to the University?s Policy on Health and Safety which can be accessed via: <A href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/safety/usp/uspindex.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.leeds.ac.uk/safety/usp/uspindex.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition you are also required to cooperate with regard to the implementation of Health and Safety arrangements and should not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interest of Health, Safety and Welfare at Work.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information on the University and terms and conditions of appointments please visit: <A href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.leeds.ac.uk</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-doc - numerical modelling of the global atmospheric circulation at Max Planck Inst for Meteorol (Germany)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), a multidisciplinary center for Climate and Earth System research located in Hamburg, Germany, has a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Position<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the field of the numerical modelling of the global atmospheric circulation. The successful applicant will join the development of a global multi-scale, mass conservative, unified NWP-climate-chemistry model with the capability of local refinement. The work will be conducted in the framework of the joint MPI-M and Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) ICON project (<A href="http://icon.enes.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://icon.enes.org</FONT></SPAN></A>). The successful applicant is expected to work jointly and in close cooperation with the icosahedral model development teams at MPI-M, DWD and other scientific institutions.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The applicant is expected to have a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, physics, meteorology, or oceanography, as well as further post-doctoral experience in this field. The applicant must have a thorough knowledge of the basic processes of atmospheric dynamics and of the advanced mathematical tools used in state-of-the-art atmospheric models. The applicant's ability to propose original and effective solutions in this field must be demonstrated by an appropriate publication record. Advanced scientific programming skills (FORTRAN90, C, UNIX, MPI) are required, and the ability to work efficiently in a team is regarded as essential. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The position is offered for five years. The payment depends on qualification and experience according to a civil service position (TVoeD E14) including extensive social security plans. The conditions of employment, including upgrades and duration, follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences and those of the German civil service.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information please contact Marco Giorgetta (<A href="mailto:marco.giorgetta@zmaw.de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">marco.giorgetta@zmaw.de</FONT></SPAN></A>) or Erich Roeckner (<A href="mailto:erich.roeckner@zmaw.de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">erich.roeckner@zmaw.de</FONT></SPAN></A>).<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology seeks to increase the number of female scientists and encourages them to apply. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications receive preferential status.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications (including a cover letter, copies of diplomas, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two references) shall be received before <B>28th of July 2006</B><SPAN style=""> at<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Max Planck Institut für Meteorologie - Verwaltungsleitung/ICON -<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bundesstrasse 53 - 20146 Hamburg - Germany</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Coordinator - Tees Valley Climate Change Partnership (UK)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Tees Valley Climate Change Partnership was formed in 2005 by 5 local authorities, the Environment Agency, Renew Tees Valley and Scottish power. It is a three year project aimed at the creation and delivery of a Climate Change Strategy for the sub-region.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In year 1 a Climate Change Strategy and baseline analysis has been completed which will go out to consultation at the end of June. We are now seeking a highly motivated individual to move the project forward in years 2 and 3 during which organisations must be engaged and committed to agreement of targets and to take action accordingly.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicants should be graduates with a good degree in a relevant subject and be familiar with the key drivers behind the climate change agenda. The post is offered on the basis that 2 years of funding to October 2008 are currently secure.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CVs should be submitted by e-mail to <A href="mailto:david.lacey@tadea.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">david.lacey@tadea.com</FONT></SPAN></A> no later than <B>Friday 7 July 2006</B><SPAN style="">. Interviews will follow by the end of July and the successful candidate is expected to be in post by 1 September for a short hand-over period.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additional information:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tees Valley is one of the European hubs for the biofuels industry with a second biodiesel refinery being built in the the next 5 years, along with a bioethanol plant and a rapeseed crush to produce domestic biodiesel. We have a Fleet and Fuelling project which is focused on driving the alternative fuel market in the Tees Valley.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The post is both exciting and challenging. It was the first of its kind in the UK and has been so successful the NE Regional Assembly has replicated the position at the regional level.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The coordinator would work independently for most of the time, and therefore we require strong communication, analytical and research skills, in addition to a certain level of flare where candidates can demonstrate a level of lateral thinking.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For an individual who is passionate about climate change and the opportunities that it brings this would be an ideal post. The company are fantastic to work for with a great work ethic . The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in projects with the CPI Fuel Cell Application Facility, Government Office North East, One North East (Regional Development Agency), Environment Agency, Rural Communities Council, Regional Assembly, CarbonNeutral Northeast, DTI, DEFRA and many more.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If any applicant would like to discuss any elements of the job with me, please e-mail - <A href="mailto:victoria.johnson@tadea.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">victoria.johnson@tadea.com</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Victoria Johnson<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate Change Officer<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tees Valley Climate Change Partnership<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>18b Manor Way, Belasis Hall Technology Park<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Billingham, TS23 4HN<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>direct<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0) 1642 373044<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>fax<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0) 1642 564221</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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