We would like to let you know that in 2018 there will be the 50th edition of the International Liege Colloquium of Ocean Dynamics, a perfect reason to celebrate and review the advances made in studying the oceans during the last several decades. In particular, this edition will be dedicated to long-term studies in oceanography. Our knowledge about the ocean has changed dramatically over these past 50 years, as is the availability and quality of data and tools to study the ocean. The Colloquium will be held from 28 May to 1 June 2018 at the University of Liège in Liège, Belgium. We invite abstracts in the study of the ocean using long-term datasets, based on in situ data, remote sensing data, model simulations and reanalyses. Works that evidence the importance of maintaining in time the in situ and remote sensing datasets, and review studies that provide a perspective of the advancement of science during the last decades using these long-term datasets are also welcome.
Deadline for abstract submissions: 19 January 2018
- Ocean dynamics & climate change
Studies addressing the impact of climate change on ocean dynamics, and the influence of the ocean on climate. - Oceanic climate records (datasets, methods and comparisons)
Generic studies about model-based and observation-based datasets (reanalyses, reconstructions), their validation and intercomparisons, and studies about specific methods for multidecadal reanalyses and reconstructions (assimilation, bias corrections and drift corrections). Reprocessing and intercallibration of multi-mission datasets. - Coastal and regional processes
Studies focusing on long-term variability and local trends of specific regions, including downscaling of large scale climatic processes. - Trends in polar regions
Abstracts on the trends of ocean and sea ice dynamics of polar regions, influence of climate on their variability and the impact of these regions on the global climate system. - Biogeochemical processes
Studies about oceanic long-term ecosystem changes induced by climate variability. - Long-term trends in oceanography (open session)
An open session for all studies on the multidecadal study of the ocean. Abstracts that do not fit in other session can be submitted here.
Contributions to these focal topics are invited to the Liège Colloquium in 2018. (http://labos.ulg.ac.be/gher/home/colloquium/colloquium-2018/abstract-submission/)
Further details on submission, registration, deadlines, venue, etc. are available on the web site: http://labos.ulg.ac.be/gher/home/colloquium/colloquium-2018/
The Organizing Committee
Aida Alvera Azcarate, ULG, Belgium
Jean-Marie Beckers, ULG, Belgium
Hugues Goosse, UCL, Belgium
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