2nd Review Meeting of

Atmospheric Trace gases - Chemistry, Transport and Modeling (AT-CTM)

 

Project of ISRO-GBP

 

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)

Nainital [28 - 29 January 2010]

 

 

28th – January 2010 (Thursday)

 

0930-0945

 

Welcome address

 

Prof. Ram Sagar, Director ARIES

 

 

 

Dr. C. B. S. Dutt, Dy. Prog. Director, ISRO-GBP

 

 

 

Prof. Shyam Lal, Project Director, AT-CTM

 

0945-1045

Popular Lecture

Prof. G. P. Brasseur, Director, Climate Service Centre, Hamburg

Title: Climate Change in the 21st Century

 

1045-1115

High Tea

 

1115-1145

 

Special Talk

 

Dr. C. B. S. Dutt, ISRO HQ, Bangalore

Recent updates from Copenhagen

 

1145-1200

Special Talk

Prof. Shyam Lal, PRL, Ahmedabad

Project Guidelines, Research theme and Possible outcome

 

1200-1315

Project Progress

 Presentation

(15 mins each)

Dr. Prabha R Nair, SPL, Trivandrum

 

 

 

Prof. K. Rama Gopal, Sri Krishnadevaraya Uni, Anantapur

 

 

 

Dr. M. K. Satheesh Kumar, Kannur University, Mangattuparamba,

 

 

 

Dr. N. Selvaraj

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

 

 

 

 

Dr. J. C. Kuniyal, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Env. & Development, Mohal-Kullu

 

1315-1415

Lunch

 

 

1415-1445

 

 

Special Talk

 

 

Dr. Manish Naja, ARIES, Nainital

Tropospheric Chemistry over South Asia: Present Understanding and Future Scope

 

1445-1600

Project Progress

Presentation

(15 mins each)

Dr. H. Gadhvi, NARL, Gadanki

 

 

 

Dr. Y.V. Swamy, IICT, Hyderbad

 

 

 

Dr. Chandra Venkataraman, IIT Bombay, Mumbai

 

 

 

Mr. S. Venkatramani, PRL, Ahmedabad

 

 

 

Dr. Vinod Tare, IIT, Kanpur

 

1600-1630

Tea-Break

 

1630-1700

 

Special Talk

 

Mr. Manjunath, SAC, Ahmedabad

Result from Methane Flux Measurements

 

1700-1730

Project Progress

Presentation

(15 mins each)

Dr. Maharaj Kumari, Dayalbag University, Agra

 

 

Ms. Tapaswani Sarangi, ARIES, Nainital

 

1710-1800

Internal Meeting of Reviewers

 

 

 

Dinner at Arif Castles Hotel, Nainital (1900 hrs onwards)

 

 

 

29th – January 2010 (Friday)

 

0930-1030

 

Special Talk

 

Prof. G. P. Brasseur, Director, Climate Service Centre, Hamburg

Title: Simulating the future of the Planet : An Earth System perspective

 

1030-1100

Special Talk

Dr. Varun Sheel, PRL, Ahmedabad

Modeling the changing composition of the Atmosphere  over the Indian region

 

 

 

1110-1130

Group Photograph and Tea-Break

 

1130-1200

 

Special Talk

 

Dr. B. R. Gurjar, IIT, Roorkee

Trace gas emissions in India/Asia with special reference to mega cities.

 

1200-1230

Project Progress

Presentation

(15 mins each)

Dr. Trupti Das, Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar

 

 

 

Dr. Debreka Ghosh, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

 

1230-1300

Special Talk

Shri. B. Mukhopadhyay/Dr. Siddhartha Singh, IMD  

Title: TBD

 

1300-1400

Lunch

 

1400-1415

 

Special Talk

 

Dr. K. P. Singh,

G. B. Pant Agr. & Tech. University, Pantnagar

Title: Influences of different gases on crops

 

1415-1500

New Proposals

Dr. H. Gadhvi, NARL, Gadanki

 

 

 

Dr. Manish Naja, ARIES, Nainital

 

 

 

Mr. K. Hareef Baba Shaeb, RRSC, Nagpur

 

 

 

 

 

End of the Meeting and Tea

 

 

1500-1600

Internal Meeting of Reviewers

 

 

Contact:

Dr. Manish Naja, ARIES, Nainital

manish@aries.res.in, Ph. 05942-233727, 233734 (ext-250), Mo. - 09411793315