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Conference Themes (CT) and Working Group (WG) Overview
WorkingGroupAssignmentsA_Z.pdf
Alphabetical list of working group assignments
List of questions for Working Groups
CT1: Co-evolution of Life and Planet
Chairs: Dick Norris and Rick Colwell
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG1.1: Extent and habitability of subseafloor life and the biosphere | Steve d’Hondt |
| WG1.2: Biogeochemical function, activity and ecological roles of subseafloor life | Wiebke Ziebis |
| WG1.3: Limits and evolution of life on Earth and beyond | Ken Takai |
| WG1.4: Extreme environmental events and punctuated evolution | Peter Schulte |
| WG1.5: Paleo-ecosystems: biodiversity and biogeography | Paul Pearson, and Andy Purvis |
| WG1.6: Co-evolution of ocean chemistry and the surface/subsurface biospheres | Rachael James |
CT2: Earth’s Interior, Crust and Surface Interactions
Chairs: Donna Blackman and Susumu Umino
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG2.1: Behavior of the Geodynamo | Toshi Yamazaki |
| WG2.2: Mantle flow and interactions with lithosphere | Nick Arndt |
| WG2.3: Variability in ocean crust composition and structure | Chris MacLeod |
| WG2.4: Plate aging: ridge to trench | Rob Harris |
| WG2.5: Subduction zones and volcanic arcs | Lisa McNeill |
| WG2.6: Initiation of plate boundaries | Dale Sawyer |
CT3: Climate Change – Records of the Past, Lessons for the Future
Chairs: Yusuke Yokoyama and Alan Mix
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG3.1: Extreme and/or rapid climatic events | Jun-ichiro Kuroda |
| WG3.2: High latitude regions and stability of ice sheets | Carlota Escutia |
| WG3.3: Rates and amplitudes of sea level change | Jody Webster |
| WG3.4: Ocean-atmosphere circulation dynamics | Michael Schulz |
| WG3.5: From greenhouse to icehouse worlds | Henk Brinkhuis |
| WG3.6: Sensitivity of the climate system | Jeff Kiehl |
CT4: Earth System Dynamics, Reservoirs and Fluxes
Chairs: Damon Teagle and Peter Clift
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG4.1: Ocean-crust-mantle cycles | Richard Arculus |
| WG4.2: Controls and feedbacks on hydrocarbon storage and emissions | Ian MacDonald |
| WG4.3: Carbon cycle and redox budget | Klaus Wallmann |
| WG4.4: Fluid flow, heat flow and hydrothermal systems | Andy Fisher |
| WG4.5: Continent-ocean fluxes, weathering processes and linkages | Zheng Hongbo |
| WG4.6: (Bio)geochemical element cycles | Nao Ohkouchi |
| WG4.7: Tectonic-climate interactions | John Jaeger |
CT5: Earth-Human-Earth Interactions
Chairs: Pinxian Wang and Achim Kopf
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG5.1: Geohazards: earthquakes | Shuichi Kodaira |
| WG5.2: Geohazards: submarine landslides & mass movements | Angelo Camerlenghi |
| WG5.3: Geohazards: volcanic eruptions & bolide impacts | Julia Morgan |
| WG5.4: Ocean acidification: past and future | Hodaka Kawahata |
| WG5.5: Subseafloor resources | Tetsuro Urabe |
| WG5.6: CO2 sequestration | Margot Godard |
| WG5.7: Improving sea level change predictions | Greg Mountain |
| WG5.8: Climate, human evolution and civilization | Peter deMenocal |
| WG5.9: Ultrahigh resolution records to improve climate change prediction | Terry Quinn |
CT6: Science Implementation
Chairs: Susan Humphris, Jim Cowen and Clive Neal
| Working Group | Chair |
|---|---|
| WG6.1: Observatories | Earl Davis and Pete Girguis |
| WG6.2: Subseafloor laboratories and experiments | Liz Screaton and Beth Orcutt |
| WG6.3: Platform, drilling and logging tools: needs and opportunities | Hiroshi Asanuma and Peter Flemings |
| WG6.4: Site characterization and integration with the borehole | Nobukazu Seama and Gail Christeson |
| WG6.5: Analytical needs and development | Clive Neal and Yuki Morono |
| WG6.6: Balancing long-term projects and single expeditions | Keir Becker and Kiyoshi Suyehiro |
| WG6.7: Program management options to optimize integration | Ulrich Harms and Masaru Kono |
| WG6.8: Develop broad vision for outreach, branding and education | Tats Sakamoto and Kathy Ellins |