On behalf of the iLEAPS Scientific Steering Committee, we have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the 1st iLEAPS Science Conference.
The conference will highlight the relevant aspects concerning the interfaces between land-biosphere-atmosphere. In particular we will focus on four main topics: Land-atmosphere exchange of reactive and conservative compounds - key interactions and feedbacks in the earth system, feedbacks between land biota, aerosols and atmospheric composition in the climate system, feedbacks and teleconnections in the land surface-atmosphere-water-system and transfer of material and energy in the soil/canopy/boundary-layer system: measurements and modelling.
We introduce an exciting programme bringing together research communities, and look forward to seeing you in Boulder!
A special issue from the 1st iLEAPS Science Conference will be published in Tellus B (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/). We welcome papers from all presentations. Deadline for submission of manuscripts is 30 April 2006. For manuscript format, please check the Tellus website. Papers should be submitted via the Tellus website and marked with "iLEAPS Special Issue" in the cover letter. For questions contact the iLEAPS IPO at ileaps-ipo(at)helsinki.fi.
Tuesday 24 January
Moderator: Robert C. Harriss (NCAR)
Participants: EC, DOE, NASA, NOAA, NSF, Japanese and Chinese financing institutions
Post-conference specialist workshop on "Flux Measurements in Difficult
Conditions", Boulder, Colorado, USA, 26-28 January 2006.
More information at http://www.atm.helsinki.fi/ILEAPS/fluxworkshop2006/