NSF Org:	AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient:	GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
Initial Amendment Date:	July 31, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	July 31, 2009
Award Number:	0940040
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Eric DeWeaver edeweave@nsf.gov  (703)292-8527 AGS  Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	August 1, 2009
End Date:	July 31, 2010 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$20,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$20,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $20,000.00
History of Investigator:	Qiang Fu (Principal Investigator) qfu@atmos.washington.edu Nancy Gray (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Gordon Research Conferences 5586 POST RD UNIT 2 EAST GREENWICH RI  US  02818-3454 (401)783-4011
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	Gordon Research Conferences 5586 POST RD UNIT 2 EAST GREENWICH RI  US  02818-3454
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	XL5ANMKWN557
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics
Primary Program Source:	01000910DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 9150, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	574000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

The grant is to support the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) 2009 on Radiation and Climate. The conference will be held at the Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH on July 5-10, 2009. It will present cutting-edge research on the outstanding issues in global climate change with focus on the radiative forcing and sensitivity of the climate system and associated physical processes. The conference will feature a wide range of topics, including grand challenges in radiation and climate, radiative forcing, climate feedbacks, cloud processes in climate system, hydrological cycle in changing climate, absorbing aerosols and Asian monsoon, recent climate changes, and geo-engineering. The invited speakers will present the recent most important advances and future challenges in these areas. The Conference will bring together a collection of leading investigators who are at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for scientists especially junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. This Conference with programmed discussion sessions provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. GRC participants have the opportunity to discuss unpublished work and to explore new issues and ideas in the formative stage.

Knowledge transfer and networking for young scientists is an expected outcome from this grant.

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