Session 3 Climate Change: The Challenge of the 21st Century

Monday, 13 January 2020: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
205B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Chair:
Karen H. Rosenlof, NOAA/ESRL, Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO
CoChair:
A. R. Ravishankara, Colorado State Univ., Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO

Description:

Climate change is the principal challenge of our time, and accordingly it presents unique scientific and policy hurdles. We invite speakers to discuss recent advances in climate research, to review outstanding questions and major challenges, and to reflect on Susan’s contributions to this essential topic.


Papers:
2:00 PM
3.1
The Influence of the Lower Stratosphere and Tropical Tropopause Layer on Tropical Cyclones
Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

2:15 PM
3.2
Adventures in Signal Detection With Susan Solomon
Benjamin D. Santer, LLNL, Livermore, CA

2:30 PM
3.3
Radiative constraints on the extratropical stormtracks under climate change
David W. J. Thompson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

2:45 PM
3.4
What can we learn about climate of the 21st century from historical observations?
Gabriele Hegerl, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; and S. Broennimann, T. Tim Cowan, N. Freychet, and A. Schurer

3:00 PM
3.5
Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and Attribution
Dale Durran, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

3:15 PM
3.6
Some Remarks & Introducing Susan Solomon
A. R. Ravishankara, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

3:30 PM
3.7
One Scientist's Adventures in Science and Policy
Susan Solomon, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Abstract Submissions Closed



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