GLOBAL WARMING SCIENCE & POLICY: Progress 2004-2005 Sinyan Shen, Global Warming International Center, USA

CARBON & GHG MANAGEMENT * Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, * Domestic Emission Trading, * Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), * International Technology Transfer, * International Emission Trading, * Price-induced Technical Change & Technology Diffusion

EXTREME EVENTS AND IMPACTS ASSESSMENT * El Nino-like Climate Change, * Floods & Drought, * Heat Waves, * Pacific, North Atlantic and Indian Ocean Oscillations, * Extratropical-based Northern and Southern Oscillations, * Sea Level Rise, * Coastal Regions Emergency Preparedness

NAO AND EL NIÑO Climate Modeling & Downscaling Techniques, * Regional Climate Modeling for Impact Assessments, * Forecasting the NAO Using North Pacific Surface Pressure

GLOBAL WARMING AND THE OCEANS * Space-Based Observations of the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System, * El Niño and the North Atlantic Oscillation, * Non-linear Surface and Bulk Waves of the Oceans, * Measurements of the Air/Sea Fluxes and Global Climate

GREENHOUSE GAS & ECOSYTEMS * Trace Gas Exchange Between Ecosystems and the Atmosphere, * Fluxes of Nitrous Oxide and Other Nitrogen Trace Gases from Intensively Managed Landscapes

HUMAN HEALTH IN A CHANGING CLIMATE * Extremes and Circulatory, Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, * Climate Change and Allergies, * Climate and Health Database, * Biometeorological Adaptation, * Pollution and Health, * Weather and Climate vs. Morbidity and Mortality, * Thermal Environment and Health

AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT * Sustainable Agriculture, * Assessment of Current and Future Vulnerability of Food Production and Water Resources, * The Future of Food and Agriculture, * Soil Carbon Sequestration & Soil Conservation, * Agroforestry, * Economics of Climate-Forest Policies, * Reforestation & Carbon Budget, * Wetland Ecology and Management in a Changing Climate

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT * Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources Management, * Assessment of Current and Future Vulnerability of Water Resources

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY * Environmental Economics, * Coastal Zone Management, *Environmental Assessment and Development, * Air Pollution and Water Pollution, * Heavy Metal Pollution & Long-term Health Impacts, * Pollution of Pesticides and Agro-chemicals, * Environmental Impacts on Agriculture and Forestry, * Fishery and Environmental Pollution, * Waste Disposal and Pollution, * Waste Management & Landfill Gas, * Environmental Conservation and Pollution Control

REMOTE SENSING AND GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE * Remote Sensing and GIS, * GIS and Landuse, * Space-Based Observations of the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System, * Monitoring of Climate Change Indicators, * Sand Storms, * Climate Networks (Ocean, Polar Region, Forests), * El Nino & North Atlantic Oscillations, * Treeline Advances

CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY * Renewable Energy Resources, * Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, * Biomass Production and Conversion, * Wind Energy, * PV-generated Electricity, * Heat Pump, * Landfill Gas

LOW GHG TRANSPORTATION * Alternative Fuel Vehicles, * The Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure for Fuel Cell Vehicles, * Ethanol fuel, * Hybrid Vehicles, * Biodiesel

EDUCATION: GLOBAL CHANGE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT * Climate Change Science & Environmental Education, * The Role of the Media, * Institutional and Life-long Learning, * Sustainable Development and Corporate Learning

All abstracts to be considered for Oral and Poster presentations must be received by the GWIPC by October 30, 2004. Abstract received earlier will have the advantage of early acceptance. A formal publication containing abstracts of oral presentations and poster presentations is published prior to the meeting and will be distributed to meeting participants at the time of registration.

Please prepare abstracts using the following format:

• * Title: The title should be typed in bold is limited to 20 words
• * Authors: List the names of authors, their affiliations, and countries
• * Total words: less than 200
• * Keywords: Use no more than 5 keywords
• * Contact person: Type the name, address, telephone, Fax and e-mail
• * Preferred presentation:
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• * Email your abstract to abstracts@globalwarming.net or fax to 1-630-910-1561.