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Open Seminar for Global COE Program "Global Center of Excellence in Dryland Sciences"

[ Short Course on Micrometeorology and Related Study on Desertificaion at ALRC, Tottori University, 10-12 November 2009 ]

 

Invited Lecturer: Prof. Jiemin Wang

Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Adacemy of Sciences, China

 

10 Nov (Tue) 9:30-12:30

Lecture (Day 1) - Introduction to the advances of Micrometeorology

 

A. Roles of micrometeorology in the overall atmosphere.

B. Convective and nocturnal boundary layer.

C. Micrometeorological methods in the estimation of surface fluxes.

D. Advances in land surface processes study.

 

 

11 Nov (Wed) 9:30-12:30

Lecture (Day 2) -Fundamentals of Atmospheric Turbulence and the Outbreaks of Sand Dust

 

A. Fundamentals of the atmospheric turbulence.

B. Fundamentals of surface momentum and energy exchanges.

C. Field observation and laboratory simulation studies.

D. The coherent structure of turbulence and its influence on the outbreak of surface sand dust.

 

 

12 Nov (Thu) 9:30-12:30

Lecture (Day 3) -Desertification and related study in China

 

A. Desertification in arid and semi-arid regions.

B. Fundamental links between desertification and global climate change.

C. The delicate balance of climate change and human activities.

D. Aeolian desertification and corresponding measures in northern China.

 

 

Note: All the lectures are held at the meeting room of ALRC.

 

 

You are cordinally invited to this important lecture.