Dear All Here is a call for abstracts for a special session at the forthcoming GeoComputation'03 conference to be held on 8-10 September 2003 in Southampton, UK. I hope that this is of interest to some of you.
With best wishes Peter Spatially Distributed Modelling of Land Surface Processes A Full Session at the 7th International Conference on GeoComputation University of Southampton, 8-10 September 2003 GeoComputation 2003 GeoComputation 2003 is the 7th in a series of successful international meetings that are concerned with solving geographical problems through the use of computers. Full details of the conference, which is to be held at the University of Southampton, are available from the conference home page at http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/users/geocomp/default.asp. The meeting will comprise a series of special sessions, and the purpose of this circular is to solicit abstracts for the special session on Spatially Distributed Modelling of Land Surface Processes. Session Aims and Scope This session aims to bring together researchers in the field of spatial dynamics to present and discuss cutting-edge developments in (i) data handling; (ii) modelling; (iii) computational methods, and (iv) model validation and applications. Specifically, the scope of the session is focused on land surface and near-surface processes and submissions addressing fluvial, ground water, sediment transport, glacial, ecological and epidemiological dynamics are welcome. Over the last twenty years or so, enabling computational technology has evolved to the point that spatially distributed dynamic models (SDDM) have increasingly been applied to address complex problems in these areas. During that time, research interest has shifted from basic model development to concerns over fundamental challenges associated with model implementation. We are therefore seeking to encourage submissions that address these issues. Examples are presented below: " use of remote sensing and geostatistical techniques to handle input data requirements " approaches to modelling uncertainty in boundary conditions and parameter values " propagation of this uncertainty through the model " scale issues and grid resolution " process representation, model definition and parameterisation " model validation techniques (e.g., limits to accuracy) " model applications (e.g., scenario-based modelling, case studies, decision support) " computation and visualisation techniques It is anticipated that papers selected from the session will be published together in a refereed volume. Abstract Submission and Timetable Abstracts for this special session should be submitted in accordance with the timetable set out below to one of Professor Peter Atkinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Dr Stephen Darby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), School of Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. Deadline for receipt of Abstracts 1 March, 2003 Notification of acceptance 15 April, 2003 Reduced rate conference registration deadline 31 May, 2003 Deadline for receipt of full papers for inclusion in proceedings 15 July, 2003 Conference 8-10 September, 2003 __________________________________________________________________ Professor Peter Atkinson Department of Geography University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 4617 FAX: +44 (0) 23 8059 3295 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________ -- * To post a message to the list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * As a general service to the users, please remember to post a summary of any useful responses to your questions. * To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with no subject and "unsubscribe ai-geostats" followed by "end" on the next line in the message body. DO NOT SEND Subscribe/Unsubscribe requests to the list * Support to the list is provided at http://www.ai-geostats.org
