International Workshop On
'Changing Chemistry in Changing Climate : Monsoon - C4'

Venue: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune,
1-3, May 2013
Time (IST) Wednesday:  1st May 2013
08:00 - 09:30 Registration
C4 Inauguration
09:30-09:40 Welcome and Prayer
09:40-09:45 Welcome by Prof. B.N. Goswami, Director, IITM & Chair, LOC
09:45-09:50 Background of Workshop by Dr.Gufran Beig, Convener C4
09:50-09:55 Address by Dr. Liisa Jalkanen, Chief, GURME, WMO -Guest of Honor
09:55-10:05 Address by Prof. John P. Burrows, President, ICACGP & Chair, SPC -Guest of Honour
10:05-10:15 Inaugural address by Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, MoES (Govt. of India) - Chief Guest
09:55-10:05 Address by Prof. John P. Burrows, President, ICACGP & Chair, SPC -Guest of Honour
SAFAR Inauguration (Cloud Environment) 10:15-10:50
10:50 -11:00 Vote of thanks by Dr. Manish Naja, Convener C4
  'Abhar' by Dr. D.M. Chate, SAFAR
11:00 -11:30 High Tea /Coffee (Venue: Basement, Meghdoot Complex)
11:00 - 13:00 Poster Session-1
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
  Session 1 - Chair : Ajit Tyagi
14:00 – 14:25 B.N. Goswami (Invited)
"On Scaling the Potential Predictability Barrier for Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall: an Indian Initiative"
14:25 – 14:40 D. Kaskaoutis (O1)
"Dryness of ephemeral lakes and consequences for dust storm activity in the Sistan region, southeastern Iran".
14:40 – 14:55 S. Kolusu (O2)
Chloromethane and dichloromethane in the tropical Atlantic ocean
14:55 – 15:20 John Burrows (Invited)
"Remote Sensing of Trace Constituents: GOME and SCIAMACHY"
15:20 – 15:40 Chhemendra Sharma (Invited)
"Methane Emissions from Landfills"
  Session 2 - Chair : Jos Lelieveld
16:10 – 16:30 Mhairi Coyle (Invited)
"Measuring the Land-Atmosphere Exchange of Ozone"
16:30– 16:55 Martin Riese (Invited)
"The Role of the Asian Monsoon in Stratosphere - Troposphere Exchange"
16:55 - 17:10 Upal Saha (O3)
Effects on Stratospheric Moistening by the rates of change of Ozone and Aerosol Optical Depth due to Solar Activity in the tropics
17:10 - 17:25 T.K. Mandal (O4) Emission estimates of trace gases and aerosol from residential fuels used in Western India
17:25 – 17:50 M. Rajeevan(Invited) "South Asian Monsoon Climate Variability and Change: Observations"
17:50 – 18:15 R. Krishnan (Invited) "CORDEX South Asia: A Framework for Understanding Regional Climate Change"
18:15 - 19:00 Panel Discussion: Black Carbon-Climate Paradox in Asia Panellists: V. Ramaswamy, M.M. Sarin,
19:00 – 19:30 FREE Time
19:30 – 22:00 Welcome Dinner of Director, IITM (Venue: IITM-Lawns)
 
Time (IST) Thursday, 2nd May 2013
  Session 3 - Chair : D. R. Sikka
09:30 –09:55 Jos Lelieveld (Invited) "Model Calculated Global, Regional and Megacity Premature Mortality due to Air Pollution".
09:55 –10:10 T. Chakraborty (O5) Impact of transport of ozone between South Asia and East Asia using HTAP-Ensemble model simulation
10:10 –10:25 G. Govardhan (O6) Simulation of Aerosol Concentration Over Indian Region with an Online Chemistry Model
10:25 –11:40 Tea Coffee with Poster Session 2 (Venue: Lobby, Seminar Hall-1, 1st Floor, Medhdoot Complex)
  Session 4 - Chair : Liisa Jalkanen
11:40 –12:05 Gufran Beig (Invited) "Extreme Atmospheric Chemical Events in Changing Climate"
12:05 –12:20 Dipankar Saha (O7) A surmised review of changes in meteorological conditions and air pollutants in Delhi
12:20 –12:35 S. Kohli (O8) Impact on Ambient Air Quality on Measures & Management Strategies in Capital city of India, Delhi: A Synoptic Review
12:35 –13:00 V. Ramaswamy (Invited) "Aerosol Forcing and Climate Response"
13:00 –14:00 Lunch
  Session 5 - Chair : D.K. Chakravarty
16:10 –16:30 Lokesh Sahu (Invited) "Studies of VOCs in India and surrounding marine regions"
16:30– 16:55 M.M. Sarin (Invited) "Carbonaceous Aerosols from Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central Himalaya"
16:55 - 17:10 N. Ojha (O11) Variations in the Ozone Distribution over Northern India: Influences of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange and Biomass Burning
17:10 –22:00 Jadhav-Garh Fort = Excursion + Museum + Fort Tour + Banquet
 
Time (IST) Friday, 3rd May 2013
  Session 7 - Chair : V. Ramaswamy
09:30 –09:55 Urs Baltensperger (Invited) "Current Issues in Aerosol Science: Recent Progress and New Challenges."
  Session 7 - Chair : V. Ramaswamy
09:55 –10:10 Tijian Wang (O12) Investigation on the effects of anthropogenic aerosols on East Asian Monsoon Climate
10:10 –10:25 A. Chatterjee (O13) Surface Ozone over Eastern Himalaya, India: Role of its Precursor Gases and Micro-meteorological Parameters
10:25 –11:40 Tea /Coffee with Poster Session 3
  Session 8 - Chair : John Burrows
11:40 –12:05 Russell Dickerson (Invited) Air Quality over South Asia: From INDOEX to TIGERZ
12:05 –12:20 K. Ali (O14) Assessment of Carbonaceous Particles at some MAPAN stations in India
12:20 –12:35 C. Sarkar (O15) The Dependency of the Atmospheric Removal of Black Carbon on the Nature of Rain over Eastern Himalaya, India
12:35 –13:00 Manish Naja (Invited) "Tropospheric Chemistry over the IGP and the Central Himalayas"
13:00 –14:00 Lunch
  Session 9 - Chair : Russel Dickerson
14:00 –14:25 Mary Barth (Invited) "Development of an Earth System Modeling Framework to Study Chemistry and Climate in Asia"
14:25 –14:40 Jaiprakash (O16) Chemical characterisation and source apportionment of PM2.5 at urban location of Delhi during February to May 2011
14:40 –14:55 F.A. Bhatt (O17) Quantification and Source Determination of Carbonaceous Aerosols in the Lidder Valley, Kashmir Himalayas
14:55 –15:20 Sundeep Salvi (Invited) "The Quality of Air We Breathe: The Health Impact."
15:20 –15:40 Sachin Gunthe (Invited) : "Role of atmospheric aerosols in climate and human health: Indian perspective"
15:40 –16:10 Tea /Coffee
15:20 –15:40 Sachin Gunthe (Invited) : "Role of atmospheric aerosols in climate and human health: Indian perspective"
  Session 10 - Chair : Mary Barth
16:10 –16:30 P.C.S. Devara (Invited) "Precipitation Aerosol Interaction"
16:30– 16:45 B. Srinivas (O18) Chemical finger printing of atmospheric outflow from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the Bay of Bengal: Impact of Biomass burning emissions
16:45 - 17:00 Meena Jain (O19) Temporal variation of methane over Indian sub-continent
17:00 - 18:00 Session-11 - Concluding Session: Chair: John Burrows
  Rapporteur's Report, Awards Declaration And Concluding Ceremony
1800 Workshop CLOSED