6th International Conference on Global
Change:
Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-6)
December 12(Mon)-13(Tue), 2005
Miraikan, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Jointly Organized by
International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
Local Organizing Committee for GCCA-6, and
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Poster Session Program HTML PDF
The
GCCA6 conference was successfully held on December 12th and 13th, 2005 in the
Mirai-CAN Hall, Miraikan, Tokyo.
Global climate changes are an urgent problem facing the world today.
Current studies have suggested that the Arctic plays a crucial role in climate
changes. The goals of this
conference are to (a) integrate our understanding of the role of the Arctic
through investigations of complex feedback processes in the Arctic system
composed of atmosphere, ocean, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, and tectonic
activities, (b) organize international collaborations in Arctic researches, and
(c) attract public interests in the role of the Arctic in global climate
changes. We had two special sessions: International Collaborations for Arctic
Environmental Change Research over the Next Decade and IPY (International Polar
Year) 2007 - 2008. Papers for 8 general sessions were presented by posters. 84
scientists including 20 students attended (10 from foreign countries). Mr.
Takahiro Iida (Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University) won
the best student poster award. Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Executive Director of Miraikan
also participated and many lively discussions on global environmental changes,
especially on the Arctic changes have been done. There also have been public
lectures in the afternoon of Dec. 12. Prof. Shun-Ichi Akasofu (Director of
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks) and
Prof. Masami Fukuda (Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University)
presented lectures for 50 general attendants and attendants for conference.
The Arctic affects the
global climate through strong feedback processes in the system, consisting of
the atmosphere, ocean, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, and tectonic
activities. Previously, five GCCA
conferences were held at Sendai in 2000, Sapporo in 2001, Fairbanks Alaska in
2002, Toyokawa in 2003, and Tsukuba in 2004. Through these conferences, crucial
research topics were identified and the importance of integration efforts was
recognized.
The GCCA conferences have
been organized by the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and member universities of the University
Consortium for GCCA in Japan in order to study Arctic climate change, global
warming, and to predict the future changes. Miraikan in Tokyo is an ideal
location for the next conference, bringing together both Japanese and foreign
scientists for the purpose of formulating joint projects in advancing our
knowledge of the climate in the Arctic. The focus of this conference is (1) to
integrate our understanding of the role of the Arctic in the global climate
change in order to provide the perspective of the Arctic research for the next
decade and (2) to formulate joint research projects between Japanese and world-wide
researchers for the specific target of the International Polar Year (IPY) to be
held in 2007 to 2008.
Link to
previous GCCA conferences: GCCA-5 GCCA-4 GCCA-3 GCCA-2
Mirai-CAN
Hall, Miraikan 7th Floor
The
Japan Science and Technology Corporation
National Museum of Emerging Science and
Innovation
2-4-1, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064 Japan
Tel:
+81-3-3570-9151 (Main)
Fax: +81-3-3570-9150
http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/index_e.html
Special Sessions
International
Collaborations for Arctic Environmental Change Research over the Next Decade
Invited
Speakers: A. Ohmura, L. Hinzman, Hiroshi L. Tanaka, and Mamoru Mohri
Existing climate models do not work well in
the polar regions and have failed to predict recent accelerated warming. To
understand the current global climate and what might happen in future,
internationally collaborated campaigns of research in the Arctic and its
surrounding regions are essential. This special session aims at promoting such
international collaborations planned for the next decade.
Research
plans in IPY 2007 – 2008
Invited
Speakers: Cynan Ellis-Evans, Robert Corell, and Jerry Brown
The
International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is an intense, internationally
coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science.
The IPY will include research in both polar regions and recognize the strong
links these regions have with the rest of the globe. This special session
introduces the proposed IPY projects in the Arctic and their links with the IPY
projects in the Antarctic.
General
Sessions
1.
Atmospheric Circulation, Dynamics and Chemistry
Convener:
H. L. Tanaka and M. Shulski
2.
Oceanic Circulation and Sea Ice
Convener:
T. Whitledge and S. Saitoh
3.
Middle Atmosphere and Space Weather
Convener:
S. Akasofu and H. Fukunishi
4.
Hydrology and Permafrost
Convener:
L. Hinzman and M. Fukuda
5.
Ice Sheets, Glaciers and Paleoclimate
Convener:
A. Ohmura and R. Greve
6.
Arctic Ecosystem
Convener:
Y. Matuura and S. Rup
7.
Geodynamics and GPS
Convener:
J. Eichelberger and M. Kasahara
8.
Impact of Global Change
Convener: J. Eichelberger and M. Kasahara
Hiroshi
Fukunishi (Tohoku University, Japan), Chair
Isao
Murata (Tohoku University, Japan) Secretary
Masami
Fukuda (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Hiroshi
Tanaka (University of Tsukuba and Frontier Research Center for Global Change,
Japan)
Yutaka
Matsumi (Nagoya University, Japan)
Hiroshi
Kanda (National Institute of Polar Research, Japan)
Syun-Ichi
Akasofu (IARC/UAF, USA), Chair
Hiroshi
Fukunishi (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
Isao
Murata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
Masami Fukuda (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Hiroshi
Tanaka (U. Tsukuba, Japan)
Yutaka
Matsumi (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Yojiro
Matsuura (FFPRI, Japan)
Minoru
Kasahara (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Shinichi Urano (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Kunihide Takahashi (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Fumiaki
Kimata (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Yasuhiro
Murayama (CRL, Japan)
Noriyuki
Tanaka (IARC/UAF, USA)
Yoshinobu
Harazono (IARC/UAF, USA)
John
Walsh (IARC/UAF, USA)
Vladimir
Romanovsky (GI/UAF, USA)
Terry
Chapin (IAB/UAF, USA)
Larry
Hinzman (INE/UAF, USA)
Bernard Hallet (U. Washington, USA)
Isao
Murata
Graduate
School of Science, Tohoku University
Aramaki-Aoba,
Sendai, 980-8678 Japan
murata@pat.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp
Tel:
+81-22-795-5776, Fax:
+81-22-795-5575
Masami
Fukuda
Institute
of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Sapporo, 060-0819 Japan
mfukuda@pop.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
Tel:
+81-11-717-3403, Fax:
+81-11-706-7142
Hiroshi
L. Tanaka
Center
for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba,
305-8577 Japan
tanaka@ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp
Tel:
+81-29-853-4502, Fax:
+81-29-853-6879
URL:
http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/div1/GCCA6/