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SAGES Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment & Society Annual Meeting, Aberfoyle, 17-19th September 2008 Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate Sandy Tudhope: University of Edinburgh Mark Inall: Scottish Association for Marine Science/UHI Theme 3 SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate Original Proposal: three overarching questions: • (i) What are the mechanisms and drivers of abrupt regional and global climate change? • (ii) In the context of future global climate change, how can we predict the manifestations and impacts of such change at regional level? • (iii) What is the climatological and environmental significance of variability in transport of warm and saline Atlantic Water to NW Europe and Scandinavia? Theme 3 SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate Activities in past 12 months: • Theme Meeting: Dundee; 25th September 2007 • Mark Inall, SAMS, as co-leader • PhD Studentships Refreezing and runoff at the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet Richard Morris Supervisors: Doug Mair (Aberdeen); Pete Nienow (Edinburgh) Linking recent variability in Atlantic Ocean circulation and glacier mass balance in Greenland and Norway Glacial mass balance and Atlantic Water summer temperatures Marie Porter Supervisors: Toby Sherwin (SAMS); Brice Rea and Doug Mair (Aberdeen University) Extending the marine instrumental climate record for European waters using the long-lived marine bivalve: Arctica islandica Keziah Stott Supervisors: Bill Austin and Rob Wilson (St Andrews); Mark Inall (SAMS) Secrets from a Deep Reef: Structure, Biogeography and Palaeoclimate Reconstruction from Mingulay Reef Complex Sediment Cores. Mélanie Douarin Supervisors: Dan Sinclair (SAMS), David Long (BGS), Mary Elliot (Edinburgh), Murray Roberts (SAMS) Palaeoclimate reconstructions from Arctic and Nordic shelf seas Heiko Moosen Supervisors: James Bendle (Glasgow); Finlo Cottier (SAMS), Bill Austin (St Andrews) and John Howe (SAMS) Theme 3 SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate Future Opportunities: 1. Strengthen interactions in SAGES, e.g., – oceanography-climate modelling-glaciology (example: Simon Tett and Toby Sherwin UK NERC RAPID bid) – – – – climate dynamics/modelling-extreme events-societal impacts (Society) palaeoclimate-climate dynamics/modelling marine biogeochemical cycles-terrestrial carbon cycle-climate (Theme 2) climate-landscape interactions (Theme 1; CESD) Theme 3 SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate 2. Develop relationships beyond SAGES: – – – Potential links to Marine Science Scotland pooling initiative Possible engagement with DIFD’s new Climate Change and Development initiatives Interaction with NERC’s Thematic Programmes 3. Consider opportunities for a SAGES II Theme 3 SAGES Theme 3: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate Mechanisms: • THEME 3 Sponsored Meetings: – – – Annual Theme meeting Focussed workshops to develop collaborations and proposals; potential for co-sponsoring with other Themes and the Society and CESD integrative initiatives Modest facilitation budget (to be approved) • Contributions to SAGES News • Other ideas