| Monday 27.06 |
https://usp-fj.zoom.us/j/85271878630?pwd=G_KK1U5EqJAR17hnZcpSLISru8gaAM.1 |
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| 09:30-10:00 |
Coffee and registration |
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| 10:00 |
Opening prayer |
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| 10:00-10:15 |
Welcome and opening remarks |
Director Research, USP |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Opening remarks UiB delegation |
Prof Thomas Spengler and Prof Edvard Hviding, UiB |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Oceanography |
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| 10:30-10:45 |
An assessment of coastal water parameters and nutrient distribution in the Suva Lagoon – An insight into coral reef assemblage distribution |
Mr Jasha Dehm, PhD Candidate, SAGEONS, USP |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Warm inflow and cold outflow in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica |
Prof Elin Darelius, UiB |
| 11:00-11:15 |
How much can a storm event change the heat flux into the Filchner Trough? |
Ms Vår Dundas, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Marine Plastics in Fiji |
Mr Andrew Paris, MSc Student, SAGEONS, USP |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Investigating Optical Signatures following the 2022 Tonga Eruption from Satellite Ocean Color Observations |
Ms Andra Whiteside, PhD Candidate, PaCE-SD, USP |
| 11:45-12:00 |
Biogeochemistry of waters South of Fiji during the SOKOWASA cruise |
Dr Cecile Dupouy, Visiting Academic |
| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
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| 13:30-15:00 |
Biogeochemistry and Ecology |
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| 13:30-13:45 |
Killer whale movements on the Norwegian shelf are associated with herring density |
Ms Emma Vogel, PhD Candidate, UiT |
| 13:45-14:00 |
The use of population genetic models to resolve and predict reef fish dispersal patterns in the Pacific |
Dr Brian Stockwell, SAGEONS, USP |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Establishing the current relation between observed oxygen conditions and oxygen proxies in western Norwegian fjords |
Mr Mattia Ferraro, PhD Canididate, UiB |
| 14:15-14:30 |
Characterising Snapshots of Cytometric Groups of Marine Microbes in Laucala Bay (Fiji Islands) After a Heavy Rain Event |
Mr Timoci Koliyavu, PhD Candidate, PACE-SD, USP |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Physical factors affecting oxygen concentrations in Norwegian sill fjords |
Ms Torunn Sagen, PhD Canididate, UiB |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Blue carbon storage in Fijian seagrass meadows |
Ms Shalini Singh, PhD Candidate, PaCE-SD, USP |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 15:30-16:45 |
Cryosphere, Paleoclimate, and Sea Level |
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| 15:30-15:45 |
Eastern and Central Pacific ENSO and their relationships to the recharge/discharge oscillator paradigm |
Dr Awnesh Singh, PaCE-SD, USP |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Greenland Ice Sheet Evolution and Stability |
Ms Charlotte Rahlves, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Greenland surface mass balance and sea level uncertainty |
Mr Tobias Zolles, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 16:15-16:30 |
Albedo based on surface properties retrieved from HELiPOD and Helicopter data during the MOSAiC campaign |
Mr Tim Sperzel, PhD Candidate, USP |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Deep-water sedimentary response to alternating Late Quaternary paleoclimate in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece) |
Ms Natacha Fabregas, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 18:00-21:00 |
Icebreaker and Dinner |
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| Tuesday 28.6. |
https://usp-fj.zoom.us/j/82903102882?pwd=gSk8i6ScpOY31_KvIHxkiDLhnRN9QE.1 |
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| 09:00-10:30 |
Atmosphere |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Separating eddy driven and subtropical jets |
Dr Clemens Spensberger, UiB |
| 09:15-09:30 |
Tropical Cyclone associated variability in the oceanic and atmospheric parameters in the Southwest Pacific Region: Case Studies |
Prof Sushil Kumar, STEMP, USP |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Wet – wetter – weather |
Ms Kjersti Konstali, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 09:45-10:00 |
A novel approach to clustering Tropical Cyclone genesis on ENSO timescales in the Southwest Pacific |
Mr Moleni Tu’uholoaki, PhD Candidate, PACE-SD, USP |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Towards an objective Climatology of Frontal Life Cycles |
Mr Johannes Lutzmann, PhD Candidate, UiB |
| 10:15-10:30 |
The influence of sea surface temperature fronts on storm tracks and cyclones |
Prof Thomas Spengler, UiB |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:00-12:00 |
Mitigation and Adaptation |
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| 11:00-11:15 |
Policing Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Kiribati & Tuvalu |
Prof Anand Chand, SBM, USP |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Bridging the gaps in marine pollution data through innovative research methods for Pacific Island Countries and Territories |
Mr Rufino Varea, PhD Candidate, SAGEONS, USP |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Examination of turbulence impacts on ultra- short-term wind power and speed forecasts with machine learning |
Mr Hao Chen, PhD Candidate, UiT |
| 11:45-12:00 |
Current Research in the Area of Ocean Energy at USP and Prospects of Ocean Energy Exploitation in the Region |
Prof Rafiuddin Ahmen, STEMP, USP |
| 12:00-12:15 |
Closing remarks followed by closing prayer |
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| 12:15-13:30 |
Lunch |
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| Afternoon |
Meeting of faculty and campus tour |
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