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Summary to the Fourth International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference (COAA2007)

The Fourth International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference (COAA2007, WOCO2007 inside China), was successfully held on July 4 - 6, 2007 in Huanghai Hotel, Qingdao, China. COAA2007 is one of the trio conferences hosted in the International Forum on Marine Science and Technology and Economic Development 2007 (8th). COAA2007 is co-sponsored by the Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA), the Chinese Society of Oceanography (CSO) and the Chinese Meteorology Society (CMS).

Bearing COAA’s vision to promote scientific and technical communications among oceanic and climate professionals around the world, COAA initiated, coordinated and facilitated the year-long preparation for the COAA2007. This conference is a forum to present the state-of-the-art science and technology, to discuss new developments, and to exchange ideas among different disciplines as well as to expand professional networking. Dr. Norden Huang (Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and Past President of COAA) and Dr. Yeli Yuan (Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering) co-chair the COAA2007. COAA president Dr. Quanan Zheng is the Executive Chairman to the conference.

COAA2007 convened a multidisciplinary conference covering 17 topics including monitoring, prediction, and understanding of the ocean variability and its relation to the climate; the ocean resources development; and the homeland earth environmental protection. There are total of 271 participants to the conference including 59 from overseas. The conference received 261 submission of presentations.

The COAA2007 Organizing Committee would like to thank all participants, guests and volunteers to the COAA2007 for their active participation and all their efforts to make this conference such a successful one. Along the way, this conference is supported by the Ocean University of China, Ocean Press, and City of Qingdao. We cannot thank them enough for their generosity. Moreover, the conference would never even have happened without the hosting from the First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China, we sincerely thank them for their exceptional work. Finally, we would like to thank each other: every member of COAA. COAA has grown tremendously as it enters its 14th year now with over 400 members worldwide. It is our hope that the result from this conference will facilitate original research on ocean and atmosphere, and stimulate rich new thinking on our climate and environment.

The COAA2007 Organizing Committee
September 21, 2007

 

COAA2007 Preparatory Committee:

Quanan Zheng (Chair) UMCP  301-405-8253 quanan@atmos.umd.edu

Long S. Chiu (Co-Chair) NASA/GMU 703-993-1984  lchiu@gmu.edu

Ruixin Huang WHOI  508-2892532  rhuang@whoi.edu

Menglin Jin UMCP  301-405-8833 mjin@atmos.umd.edu   s

Xiaofeng Li NOAA/NESDIS 301-763-8177x321 xiaofeng.li@noaa.gov

S. K. Yang RSIS/CPC, (301) 763-8000 x 7559, sk.yang@noaa.gov

Li Zhang NSF 703-292-7704 LZHANG@nsf.gov

Zeng-Zhen Hu COLA  301-902-1270 hu@cola.iges.org 

Henry Hann-Ming Juang  NOAA  301-763-800x7220 henry.juang@noaa.gov

Kwo-Sen Kuo NASA/GSFC  301-614-6277 coaakuo@verizon.net

Sarah Cheng-Hsuan Lu NOAA 301-763-8000x7582, sarah.lu@noaa.gov

Eric Yixiang Nie StormCenter/GMU 571-239-7577 eric.nie@gmail.com

Likun Wang NOAA  Likun.Wang@noaa.gov

COAA2007 Sessions and Conveners:

A01     Nonstationary analysis of Climate Variability

Conveners: Zhaohua Wu, COLA

Bin Wang, IAP, CAS

A02     Tropical Ocean and Atmosphere

Conveners: Dalin Zhang, UMD

Song Yang, NOAA

Dake Chen, SIO, SOA

A03     Aerosol, Trace Gases and Climate

Conveners: Shi-Keng Yang, NOAA

Guangyu Shi, IAP, CAS

I01       Air-Sea Flux I, II

Conveners: Tim Liu, JPL

Menglin Jin, UMD

Chung-Lin Shie, NASA GSFC

I02       Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling Models

Conveners: Manli Wu, NASA GSFC

Li Zhang, NSF

Fangli Qiao, FIO, SOA

I03       Data Assimilation for Oceans and Atmosphere

Conveners: Tsann–wang Yu, Howard University

Hann-Ming Henry Juang  NOAA

Jiang Zhu, IAP, CAS

I04       Air-Sea-Land Interactions

Conveners: Long Chiu, Chinese U. of Hong Kong

Chung-Hsiung Sui, National Central University

I05       Global Environment Protection

Conveners: Chien Wang, MIT

Kuanglung Fan, NTU, TW

Peiying Li, NMEPC, SOA

O01     Ocean Dynamics

Conveners: Ruixin Huang, WHOI

Bo Qiu, UHI

Changlong Guan, OUC

O02     Coastal Ocean Dynamics

Conveners: Ming Li, UMD

Daji Huang, SIO, SOA

O03     Indian Ocean Variability

Conveners: Renguang Wu, IGES/COLA

Weidong Yu, FIO, SOA

Li Li, TIO, SOA

O04     Western Pacific Warm-pool

Conveners: De-Zheng Sun, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory

Faming Wang, IO, CAS 

O05     Decadal Ocean Variability

Conveners: C. K. Tai, NOAA NESDIS

Lixin Wu, OUC

O06     South China Sea

Conveners: Tony Y. Song, JPL

Dongxiao Wang,   SCSIO, CAS

O07     Sea Ice and Climate

Conveners: Tingjun Zhang, University of Colorado

Zhanhai Zhang, PRI, SOA

O08     Marine Biogeochemical Processes

Conveners: Fungchi Ko, NMMBA, TW

Xiaoru Wang, FIO, SOA

Song Sun, IO, CAS

O09     Marine Natual Materials and Drugs

Conveners: Meiyu Geng, OUC

Guangyou Li, FIO, SOA

O10     Marine Ecosystem

Conveners:  Fei Chai, Maine U.

Huasheng Hong, Xiamen University

O11     Ocean Remote Sensing I, II

Conveners: Hui Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Xiaofeng Li, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

Delu Pan, SIO, SOA

O12     Coastal Zone Development and Management

Conveners: Joseph Huang, NOAA

Shuxian Sun, FIO, SOA

Sangyun Wu, FIO, SOA

Photos from the COAA Beijing and Qingdao Trip:

visit to Institute of oceanography, CAS	visit to Ocean Press	visit to Ocean Press
visit to Ocean Press	Haier International Training Center -- information center	Haier International Training Center  -- Registration and reception
Haier International Training Center -- a closer look at the reception center	Haier International Training Center --dining area	Haier International Training Center -- conference center
Haier International Training Center -- view from the conference center	presentation of COAA gift to representative from Qingdao Association of Science and Tech.