International Workshop

on Semi-Arid Land Surface-Atmosphere Interaction

August 9-13, 2007, Lanzhou, China

Background

Arid and semi-arid areas comprise about 30% of earth surface

Changes in climate and climate variability will likely have a

significant impact on these regions. Semi-arid land surface-

atmosphere interaction is not only one of the key issues in

climate change research, it has also become a common

Concern of governments and people. This workshop is intended to

review recent progress in understanding semi-arid land surface-

atmosphere interaction and provide a forum to promote international

cooperative studies on semi-arid climate change.

Key Topics of the workshop are:

• Land surface-atmosphere interactions

• Dust aerosol effect on hydrological cycle

• Climate change monitoring in semi-arid environment

• International cooperation on semi-arid research

International Scientific Committee:Chair:Prof. Congbin Fu (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese

Academy of Sciences, China)

Members:

• Prof. T. Koike (University of Tokyo, Japan)

• Prof. R. Dickinson (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

• Prof. Zewei Lu （ National Natural Science Foundation of China ）

• Prof. Jifan Chou （ Lanzhou University, China）• Prof. Jianping Huang (Lanzhou University, China)

• Dr. Kaz Higuchi (Environment Canada, Canada)

• Prof. Qiang Fu (University of Washington, USA)

• Prof. Jie Song (Northern Illinois University, USA)

• Prof. Zongliang Yang (University of Texas, USA)

Co-sponsors:

• Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)

• Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Lanzhou University

• Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS-ESSP)

• National Basic Research Program of China (2006CB400501 Project)

• National Natural Science Foundation of China

Local host:

Prof. Jianping Huang

College of Atmospheric

Sciences, Lanzhou University

E-mail: hjp@lzu.edu.cn

Workshop Secretary:

• Ms. Yang Ying Information OfficerMAIRS-IPO Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of SciencesP.O.Box 9804, Beijing 100029P.R.ChinaTel:+86-10-62031641Fax:+86-10-62036133E-mail: yangying@mairs-

essp.org

• Ms. Xiaodan Guan

College of Atmospheric Sciences,

Lanzhou University

222# TianShui ， Southroad,

Lanzhou,730000,P.R.China

Tel: +86-931-8914282

Fax: +86-931-8914278

E-mail: guanxd05@lzu.cn

Language:

• The official language for

the workshop sessions will

be English. No translation

service will be arranged.

Deadline of Abstract Submission:

• The format for extend

abstract please find on

the workshop homepage

and the deadline for

abstract submission is

May 20, 2007

Excursions and Social Program:

Visits to facilities of the Semi-Arid

Climate and Environment

Observatory of Lanzhou University

(SACOL) will be organized.

Excursions to Dunhuang will be

arranged. Detail will be

Announced afterwards.