Dear Isogeochemists,
To follow up on Ethan Grossman's announcement (thanks for the
reminder Ethan!), I'd like to bring to your attention the special
session listed below. We are particularly interested in
high-resolution records of climate and environmental variability of
all geologic ages as well as modern proxy data that can be compared
to meteorological records. Abstracts are due on April 26, 2005. They
can be submitted through the following webpage.

http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/esp2/tAncient.htm

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>EARTH SYSTEM PROCESSES 2
>8-11 August 2005, Calgary, Alberta Canada
>Sponsored by Geological Society of American and Geological
>Association of Canada
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>  SPECIAL SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

Ancient Earth Systems

Ancient Earth Systems will explore the controversial hypotheses
describing the nature and drivers of environmental and biotic
evolution on geologic time scales, some of which involve
extra-terrestrial influences and exchange with Earth's deep interior.
As we clarify the processes that drive evolution of the Earth system,
we come closer to understanding our origins and the future of our
planet. We also learn how to refine our search for habitable
environments and life elsewhere in the universe.

Theme Session Chair: Tim Lyons, University of California, Riverside

T30. High-resolution climate records: Correlating the proxy record
with the meteorological record
William P. Patterson, University of Saskatchewan; William D. Gosnold,
University of North Dakota; Isabel Montanez, University of
California - Davis.
A critical challenge for global climate change research is the
separation of anthropogenic forcing from natural climate variability.
Advances in robotic milling techniques and high-throughput mass
spectrometry allow comparison between proxy climate records and the
meteorological climate record, for use in reconstructing climate
histories from the pre-anthropogenic proxy record. This session will
examine comparisons between the proxy climate record and the
meteorological record, and the history of climate change from proxy
climate indicators.

Cheers,
Bill, Bill, and Isabel
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Dr. William P. Patterson
Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
114 Science Place
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon SK S7N 5E2
Canada
Phone: 306-966-5691(office); 306-966-5712(lab)
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Web: http://128.233.87.242/bill.html