CIESM
The European Sea Level Service and the EC-funded
ESEAS-Research Infrastructure
project are jointly organising a Workshop on "Observing and Understanding Sea Level Variations to be
held on 1-3 November 2004 at the San Gorg Corinthia Hotel, Malta.
The Workshop will preceed the ESEAS-RI Project Team Meeting on 4 November and the ESEAS Governing Board meeting on 5 November 2004.
The Workshop offers an opportunity to discuss recent developments in the observation of sea level variations, the analysis of
the data and the interpretation of the phenomena in terms of the driving processes. Topics will include the observation of
local sea level changes, the decontamination of these observations for particularly vertical land motion, the observation of
sea level on regional and global scale, the determination of regional and global patterns in sea level variations on the basis
of tide gauge and satellite altimetry observations, and studies of processes causing intra-annual to multi-decadal sea level
variations.
The workshop is open for all researchers working in sea level studies or applications related to sea-level. Participation from
groups working in other sea-level related projects, such as for example the NASA Sea Level Projects, is particularly welcome in
order to exchange information between these projects.
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Local Organising Committee (LOC) for all meetings:
Scientific Committee for the Workshop:
Organisation of the ESEAS-RI Project Team Meeting:
Organisation of the ESEAS Governing Board Meeting:
jointly organised by the chair of the
The meetings will take place at the Corinthia San Gorg Hotel,
Malta. This hotel is overlooking St. George's Bay on the northern coast of Malta.
The workshop venue is adjacent to the Corinthia Marina
Hotel where the
participants will be accommodated. The
hotels are located in St. Julians, the most important tourist area in
the Maltese Islands.
An evening sightseeing tour will be organised prior to the Workshop Dinner
on Wednesday, 3 November 2004.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
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The Programme
Preliminary Programme Overview
(for more details, the full programme will be available here after 1 October 2004))
Topics include comparison of tide gauge sensors, calibration of tide gauges, aspect of real time operation,
homogeneity over time.
Topics include monitoring vertical land movement, GPS analysis strategy, reference frame issues, determination of secular trends,
non-linear motions, modelling of geophysical processes such as post-glacial rebound.
Topics include developments in satellite altimetry, calibration of satellite altimetry, validation, data analysis.
Topics include description of main interannual modes in regional sea level, on basin-scale, and globally, temporal variability
of these modes and relation of coastal to off-shore sea-level variations on time scales of decades.
Topics include modelling of steric sea level variations on seasonal to century time scales, modelling mass exchange between the ocean and
other reservoirs, constraining sea level variations with observations such as Earth rotation changes, gravity changes, surface displacements.
Topics include atmospheric forcing of sea level variations on interannual to century time scale, forcing of sea level due to ocean circulation changes,
forcing of sea level variations due to mass exchanges.
(for PT team members and ESEAS-RI project members)
(for GB members)
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Venue
For information on the Maltese Islands, we suggest you to visit the
web site, which
gives general information on Malta such as the places to visit, travel
information, fun & leisure opportunities in Malta, new on events
happening in the Islands, etc. You can also visit the website
For information on the Maltese Islands, we suggest you to visit the
website: http://www.visitmalta.com. This is a very good website which
gives general information on Malta such as: the places to visit, travel
information, fun & leisure opportunities in Malta, new on events
happening in the Islands, etc. At the web site
useful historical, social, political and economic information on the islands
can be found.
Information concerning the issue of visa to
entry Malta can be retrieved from the official website
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There, the application
forms for obtaining a visa can be downloaded.
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Excursion
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Submission of Abstracts for Posters and Oral Presentations
Abstracts of up to two pages for posters and oral presentations can be submitted by e-mail as ASCII text, word or
rtf documents, or LaTeX source files to ESEAS CB. No other format will accepted
since all abstracts will be edited into a single document. Example of an abstract indicating the desired
format are available for ASCII Text and LaTeX.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 September 2004. Authors will be notified concerning the acceptance
of their contribution shortly after the deadline.
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Proceedings
It is intended to publish a special issue in an appropriate journal with selected papers from the
workshop. Details will be made available later.
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Facilities for Presentations in the Meeting Room
All necessary conference facilities will be available including digital
projection and slide projection, ADSL connection to internet from several
terminals and for presentations, high quality audio system to fit on round
table format, photocopying.
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Registration, Hotel Reservation, Prices and Payment
Participants will be accomodated at the Marina Corinthia Hotel (5*) which forms part of the same
complex as the conference venue. Accomodation rates are at Lm 37.50 daily (approximately 86 Euro)
including sea view room, continental breakfast and luxurious buffet lunch.
The Registration Fee for the combined meetings is Lm 94 (approximately
230 Euro). This fee covers airport transfers, ice-breaker cocktail
party, social dinner and a half-day excursion on Saturday, 6th November.
Participants are asked to register not later than 20-th October 2004 by filling in the
Registration Form and sending it by e-mail or fax to the
address given on the Form. Hotel bookings have to be made not later than 10-th October 2004
using the Hotel Booking Form, which has to be sent
by fax or e-mail to the addresse given on the Form.
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How to Reach the Place
Information will be provided in due time.
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