The 1st Fudan International Workshop on Atmospheric Science Frontier (FIWAS) is to be held at Shanghai, China on 18-20 January, 2018. This workshop is organized by the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University. The theme of the workshop is extreme events of weather, climate and air pollution. The objectives are to review recent advances in the variability and predictability of weather, climate and air pollution extremes, their changes under global warming background, as well as relevant detection and modeling studies. Related talks are sincerely welcomed. The working language is English.
1. Sessions of the workshop
Session 1. High impact weather and extremes
Conveners: Da-Lin ZHANG, Fuqing ZHANG & Liguang WU
Session 2. Climate extremes, variability and predictability
Conveners: Bin WANG, Minfang TING & Mu MU
Session 3. Air pollution and interactions with weather and climate extremes
Conveners: Chien WANG, Qiang FU & Jianmin CHEN
2. Academic Committee and Invited Speakers
Dake CHEN (State Oceanic Administration, China)
Yihui DING (China Meteorological Administration, China)
Congbin FU (Nanjing University, China)
Qiang FU (University of Washington, USA)
Kyung-Ja HA (Pusan National University, Korea)
Masahide KIMOTO (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Chongyin LI (PLA University of Science and Technology, China)
Kuo-Nan LIOU (UC Los Angeles, USA)
Mu MU (Fudan University, China)
Akimasa SUMI (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Mingfang TING (Columbia University, USA)
Bin WANG (University of Hawaii, USA)
Chien WANG (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Huijun WANG (Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China)
Guoxiong WU (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Da-Lin ZHANG (University of Maryland, USA)
Fuqing ZHANG (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Renhe ZHANG (Fudan University, China)
3. Local Organization Committee
Co-Chairs: Renhe ZHANG and Mu MU
Members: Jianmin CHEN (jmchen@fudan.edu.cn)
Zhiwei WU (E-mail: zhiweiwu@fudan.edu.cn)
Luwei ZHAO (E-mail: zhaoluwei@fudan.edu.cn)
Ruping WANG (E-mail: wangruping@fudan.edu.cn)
4. Registration
If you plan to attend this workshop, please fill and send the Registration Form via e-mail to Ms. Ruiping WANG (wangruping@fudan.edu.cn) at your earliest convenience, but no later than December 1, 2017.
5. Submission of abstract
The workshop will consist of oral and poster presentations. Authors are invited to submit one-page abstracts with a single–column format, single spaced 12-pt Arial font in A4 paper. The abstracts are expected to be submitted via e-mail to Prof. Zhiwei Wu (zhiweiwu@fudan.edu.cn). Abstracts submission deadline is December 1, 2017.
6. Visa
If an invitation letter is required for visa application, please contact Prof. Zhiwei Wu (zhiweiwu@fudan.edu.cn) for it.
7. Weather
Shanghai’s winter hits hardest in January. The average temperature is 5°C / 41°F. It rarely snows. Rainy, windy or cloudy weather lasts two thirds of this month.
8. Currency
The currency in Shanghai is the Chinese Yuan (RMB). Foreign currencies and traveler’s checks can be exchanged into RMB at banks. Exchange rates are subject to market fluctuations, but as of date, 1 USD = 6.67 Yuan approximately.
9. Contact Information
If you have any requests, or questions concerning the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Zhiwei Wu or any other members in Local Organizing Committee.
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