Dear Colleagues: We call your atention to the phenology session, B17: *Observing, Analyzing, and Modeling Phenologies at Multiple Scales*, Decmeber 14, 2007 at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 10-14, 2007!
This session is comprised of a morning poster session and two oral sessions in the afternoon. Following is an ad hoc remote sensing(LSP)-to-surface-phenology meeting at the San Francisco Brewery a few blocks from the Moscone Center. Topics will include protocol developments, plans for the next seasons activities in this field, and the value of another, NPN sponsored, remote sensing workshop. To see the meeting program and find general meeting information, visit the Fall Meeting Web site at: www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/ The Session Numbers are B51A, B53B, and B54A We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco at the AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. ************* B17: *Observing, Analyzing, and Modeling Phenologies at Multiple Scales* Co-conveners: G. Henebry (South Dakota State University), M. Losleben (USA National Phenology Network), A. Bunn (Western Washington University) Phenology is the study of the timing of recurring biological and ecological events and the biotic and abiotic forces that influence the timing. Phenology is, in the words of Aldo Leopold, a "horizontal science" that cuts across and binds together multiple biological disciplines. It is a far-reaching but poorly understood and underutilized aspect of the environmental sciences. Phenologies come in many forms - the appearance of migratory species, the stages of crop development, and the onset of spring across the vegetated land surface, leaf fall in deciduous species, or growth and development of indicator species. The methods used to observe, analyze, and model these phenologies are diverse. With the advent of the National Phenology Network, the United States has for the first time a federal program designed to coordinate, collect, analyze, and disseminate phenological observations at multiple scales and across scientific and social disciplines. This centralized resource enables the integration of spatially-extensive phenological data and models with both short and long-term climatic forecasts to be used as a powerful agent for human adaptation to ongoing and future climate change. This session provides a meeting place for a multiplicity of approaches to phenological study to exchange data and information. We encourage researchers across disciplines and across the planet to contribute to this multidisciplinary session. The session is sponsored by the Biogeosciences section and co-sponsored by the Atmospheric Sciences, Global Environmental Change, and Hydrology sections. This year marks the fourth in a series of phenology special sessions at the AGU Fall Meetings, and it promises to be an exciting forum to share knowledge as well as to learn about the newly emerging USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN; <www.usanpn.org>). Why a National Phenology Network for the US? To fully capture the value of phenological data, a new resource is required to integrate networks of phenological observations, link with other relevant data sources, and provide access to tools to analyze these data at multiple scales. The USA-NPN is currently being designed and organized to engage federal agencies, environmental networks and field stations, educational institutions, and mass participation by citizen scientists. Contact information: Geoff Henebry ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Andy Bunn ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Mark Losleben ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) ************************************ Mark Losleben Assistant Director/Program Scientist National Phenology Network National Coordinating Office Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone:(520) 626-4696 Fax: (520) 621-3816 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://usanpn.org/ PHENOLOGY: the PULSE of our PLANET
