Mini-Conference: Connecting the Tropics to Polar Regions
Location: Monell Auditorium, Lamont Campus

June 2, 2014

9:00-- 9:10 Sean Solomon and Mark Cane: Welcome and opening remarks
9:10-9:40 X. Yuan: An Inter-Connected Global Climate System presentation

Session 1: Tropics-Pole Connection - Northern Hemisphere
Convener: Mark Cane

9:40 -10:10 C. Bitz Polar climate response to tropical SST trends from 1980-2012 in a fully-coupled climate model abstract
10:10-10:40 Q. Ding Tropical forcing of the recent rapid Arctic warming in northeastern Canada and Greenland abstract presentation
11:00-11:30 C. Yoo Arctic response to the Madden-Julian Oscillation abstract presentation
11:30-12:00 L. Polvani Distinguishing the tropospheric and stratospheric pathways of El Niña-Southern Oscillation teleconnections abstract

Session 2: Tropics-Pole Connection - Southern Hemisphere
Convener: Xiaojun Yuan

1:00-1:30 S. Solomon Ozone Hole on Southern Hemispheric Summer Climate Change abstract presentation
1:30-2:00 D. Battisti Decadal variability in the tropical Pacific and its impact on West Antarctic Ice Shelves abstract
2:00-2:30 D. Bromwich Contrasting atmospheric circulation in the high-southern latitudes during central- versus eastern-Pacific El Niña events abstract
3:00-3:30 M. Hitchman Tropical Convective Forcing of the Southern Hemisphere Circulation: Modulation of Polar Regions via Planetary Wave Trains in the UTLS abstract presentation
3:30-4:00 R. Fogt Understanding the role of tropical forcing on the high latitude circulation and temperature trends in austral spring abstract presentation
4:00-4:30 D. McKee Climate Impact on Interannual Variability of Weddell Sea Bottom Water abstract presentation
4:30-5:00 X. Li A Rossby Wave Bridge from the Tropical Atlantic to Antarctica Climate abstract

June 3, 2014

Session 3 Tropics-Pole Connection in Paleo-Records
Convener: Mike Kaplan

9:00-9:30 B. Anderson How is abrupt (paleo) climate change transmitted to the mid latitude Southern Hemisphere? abstract presentation
9:30-10:00 E. Steig Evidence for changes in atmospheric circulation at high southern latitudes, in phase with Dansgaard-Oeschger events abstract
10:00-10:30 J. Chiang South Pacific Split Jet, ITCZ shifts, and atmospheric North- South linkages during abrupt climate changes of the last glacial period abstract
11:00-11:30 M. Rojas Paleo perspective of large-scale atmospheric circulation: relationship between tropics and SH extra-tropics
11:30-12:00 E. Cook Tree Growth and the Westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere abstract presentation

Session 4 Polar Regions' Feedback to Lower Latitudes
Convener: Mark Cane

1:30-2:00 E. Barnes Arctic warming and midlatitude atmospheric variability abstract
2:00-2:30 J. Marshall The ocean's role in polar climate change: asymmetric Arctic and Antarctic responses to greenhouse gas and ozone forcing. abstract

Posters:

M. Lazzara (UWM), The Southern Hemisphere Meteorological Observing System abstract presentation
D. McGee (MIT), Western US precipitation changes over the last 25 ka: From the tropics or the poles? abstract
J. Nicolas (Ohio State), New reconstruction of Antarctic near-surface temperature: Multidecadeal trends and reliability of global reanalyses. abstract
T. Shaw (LDEO), Linking Arctic stratospheric extremes to weather and climate in the Atlantic basin abstract
K. Smith (LDEO), Antarctic Dipole and its stratosphere connection abstract presentation
L. Welhouse (UWM), La Niña Teleconnections in Antarctica abstract
W. Zhang (U. Delaware), The Paradox of Accelerating Arctic Sea Ice Melting Despite the Slow-Down in the Global Warming Trend during the Recent Climate Hiatus abstract