Fall 2011 ESSC Brown Bag Series

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are from 11:15am - 12:30pm in 529 Walker.

Date
Location
 Speaker/Discussion Leader Topic
September 7
529 Walker
Dr. Erica Smithwick
Penn State, Geography 		Climate Change, Fire , and Vegetation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Past the Tipping Point?
October 12
529 Walker
Dr. Thomas Lauvaux
Penn State, Meteorology 		Reporting, monitoring, and verifying carbon emissions for policies and regulations: Methods and challenges
October 26
529 Walker
Dr. Anna Henderson
Penn State, Geosciences 		A long term perspective on drought in North America
November 16
529 Walker
Dr. Melvyn A. Shapiro
NCAR/NOAA		 The Arctic Oscillation and its Impact on Baroclinic Life Cycles
November 30
529 Walker
Dr. Thorsten Wagener
Penn State, Civil and Environmental Engineering 		Understanding Limitations in Environmental Models