International Workshop on Polar Lows

ESA and Norwegian Meteorological Institute, will organise an 2012 International Workshop on Polar Lows.

Event dates: 21 - 22 May 2012
Location: CIENS Resource Centre, Oslo, Norway

The International Polar Year 2007-2008 initiated an enhanced research activity on adverse weather in the polar regions, and in particular on mesoscale cyclones and polar lows in the Arctic sector of the Atlantic Ocean. Results of field studies and new theoretical investigations has gain new insight on this highly complicated phenomena.

The workshop aims at bringing together scientists and weather forecasters to present the results of the recent activity on polar low research, to share new knowledge and to encourage discussions on improved forecasting and understanding of polar lows

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 1 February 2012
E-mail: oyvinds@met.no
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Contact

Øyvind Sætra
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Postboks 43 - Blindern
0313 Oslo , NORWAY
oyvinds@met.no

Organizing committee:

Øyvind Sætra (met.no)
Jón Egill Kristjánsson (Univ. Oslo)
Günther Heinemann (Univ. Trier)

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