CSHOR Science Seminar Program

9.30 am to 3.45 pm, Thursday 16 May 2019

CSIRO Canteen Riverview Room, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

(Tea and coffee will be available from 9.15 am)

Queries can be directed to leonie.wyld@csiro.au

Printable Program PDF CSHOR Science Seminar Agenda 16 May 2019v2

09:30    Welcome and Director’s update

Dr Wenju Cai (CSHOR Director) 

10:00    Understanding present and future dynamics of ENSO, the IOD, and their interactions with the southern hemisphere oceans: project 1 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Drs Agus Santoso (UNSW/CSIRO), Guojian Wang and Benjamin Ng (CSIRO)

10:30    Indo-Pacific interbasin exchange: project 2 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Drs Bernadette Sloyan and Bea Peña-Molino (CSIRO)

11:00    MORNING TEA

11:30    Coupled warm pool dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: project 3 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Drs Ming Feng and Andy Hsu (CSIRO)     

12:00    Guest Presentation: Antarctic research

Dr Allison, our guest presenter, will discuss how the importance and relevance of Antarctic research has developed over the last 50 years, and where it might need to progress in the future.

Dr Ian Allison (Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania and Honorary Research Associate, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC)

12:45    LUNCH 

13:45    Southern Ocean dynamics, circulation and water mass formation: project 4 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Dr Annie Foppert (CSIRO)

14:15    Southern Ocean observations and change: project 5 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Dr Steve Rintoul (CSIRO)

14:45    The role of the Southern Ocean in sea level change: project 6 progress report and plans for 2019/20

Drs Xuebin Zhang and Kewei Lyu (CSIRO)

15:15    AFTERNOON TEA           

15:45    SEMINAR CLOSE             

The CSHOR Steering Committee will hold its annual meeting the following day, Friday 17 May 2019.