Call for Abstracts

9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (9ICSHMO)

Extremes: Climate and Water in the Southern Hemisphere

9-13 February 2009, Melbourne, Australia
http://9icshmo.org

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, to be held on 9-13 February 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. This is a joint conference of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS).

Posters as well as oral presentations are solicited on all aspects of the meteorology and oceanography of the Southern Hemisphere. The meeting is organized around the broad theme: "Extremes: Climate and Water in the Southern Hemisphere". Particular attention will be given to the following theme areas, however it should be stressed that a broad range of submissions are encouraged and are NOT restricted just to the following areas:

• The International Polar Year
• Ocean and Atmosphere Observations in the Southern Hemisphere
• Inter-Ocean Exchanges and Southern Hemisphere Ocean Modelling
• Earth System Science Issues in the Southern Hemisphere
• Monsoon Systems and Extremes
• Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere: The Past Informing the Future
• Extremes in the Context of Interannual to Interdecadal Variability
• Weather, Climate and Hydrological Predictions in the Southern Hemisphere
• Urban climate and Air quality
• Special Session on Southern Hemisphere THORPEX
• Special Session on Pacific Island Science Activities
• Special Session on Regional Climate Change Studies in the Southern Hemisphere

The Program Committee also encourages submissions on recent scientific accomplishments and synthesis for the Southern Hemisphere for global programs like WCRP, CLIVAR, GEWEX, IGBP, GCOS, GOOS, GEOSS, and IPCC.

Please submit your abstract electronically at http://www.bom.gov.au/events/9icshmo/abstracts.shtml by 1 August 2008. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 15 September2008.

There will be a limited amount of funding to support the participation in 9ICSHMO of graduate students, young scientists, or scientists from developing countries. Applications for travel support can be made on-line during abstract submission.

Authors of invited and accepted papers will be asked to submit an extended abstract by 23-January-2009.

The conference web site is