Farming and the Environment

Workshop - Towards Addressing Major Gaps in the Global Methane Budget 

May 22 - May 25, 2017

The Keck Center - California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125

Workshop Information

Workshop Schedule

Attendees

WIKI

Map

Presentations

Monday, May 22, 2017
Short Course
Sharp Lecture Hall - Arms Building, California Institute of Technology

Time

Event

Speaker

8:15 - 8:55

Coffee and Refreshments

8:55 - 9:00

Linde Center Welcome

 

9:00 - 9:45

The Many Mysteries of Atmospheric Methane

Lori Bruhwiler

9:45 - 10:30

Wetland Sources and Their Contributions to Arctic Methane Emissions

Patrick Crill

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:45

Towards an Understanding of CH4 Time Scales and Budget Lifetimes

Michael Prather

11:45 - 12:30

The Global Carbon Project: Methane

Philippe Bousquet

12:30 - 1:30

Walk to Keck Center for Registration and Lunch (for Workshop Participants only)

Invitation Only Workshop Begins Keck Center  - Think Tank, Room 155

1:30 - 2:20

Workshop Logistics and Introductions

Michele Judd

2:20 - 2:50

Meeting Overview

Christian Frankenberg and Eric Kort

2:50 - 3:20

High-Latitude Wetlands - Discussion #1

Chip Miller

3:20 - 3:50

High-Latitude Wetlands - Discussion #2

Euan Nisbet

3:50 - 4:20

Coffee and Refreshments

4:20 - 4:50

Tropical Wetlands - Discussion #1

Dave Schimel

4:50 - 5:15

Tropical Wetlands - Discussion #2

Ben Poulter

5:15 - 5:45

Discussion

5:45 - 6:00

Walk to the Athenaeum for a 6:00 PM Dinner

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
 Keck Center  - Think Tank, Room 155

Time

Event

Speaker

8:30 - 9:00

Coffee and Refreshments

9:00 - 9:15

Logistics

Michele Judd

9:15 - 9:45

Fossil Sources - Discussion

Colm Sweeney

9:45 - 10:15

Agricultural Sources - Discussion

TBD

10:15 - 10:45

Discussion

10:45 - 11:15

Break

11:15 - 12:30

Breakout Sessions or Additional Discussions

12:30 - 2:00

Lunch at the Atheneaum

2:00 - 2:30

Geologic Sources - Discussion

Giuseppe Etiope

2:30 - 3:00

Oceanic Sources - Discussion

Patrick Crill

3:00 - 3:30

Discussion

3:30 - 4:00

Break

4:00 - 4:30

Fires - Discussion

Jim Randerson

4:30 - 5:00

Esoteric (Others) Sources - Discussion

Frank Keppler

5:00 - 5:30

Discussion

5:30 - 7:30

Poster Session and Food Truck

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
 Keck Center  - Think Tank, Room 155

Time

Event

Speaker

8:30 - 9:00

Coffee and Refreshments

9:00 - 9:15

Logistics

Michele Judd

9:15 - 10:15

Sinks - Discussion

Christian Frankenberg

10:15 - 10:45

Discussion

10:45 - 11:15

Break

11:15 - 11:45

Inversions - Discussion #1

Lori Bruhwiler

11:45 - 12:15

Inversions - Discussion #2

Sander Houweling

12:15 - 12:30

Discussion

12:30 - 2:00

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 - 2:30

Measurements - Discussion #1

Debra Wunch

2:30 - 3:00

Measurements - Discussion #2

Daniel Jacob

3:00 - 3:30

Measurements - Discussion #3

Mitchio Okumura

3:30 - 4:00

Walk to Lecture Location

4:00 - 5:00

Methane in the Climate System: Monitoring Emissions from Satellites

Daniel Jacob

5:15 - 6:00

Reception After Lecture (Next to Lecture Location)

6:00

Dinner With Special Guests at Atheneaum

Thursday, May 25, 2017  
Keck Center  - Think Tank, Room 155

Time

Event

Speaker

8:30 - 9:00

Coffee and Refreshments

9:00 -9:15

Logistics

Michele Judd

9:15 - 10:00

Future Needs, Required Steps to Solve Ambiguity

 

10:00 - 11:00

Open Discussions, Brainstorming

 

11:00 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:30

Recommendations

 

12:30 - 1:30

Informal Lunch at Keck Center

1:30 - 2:30

Writeup Outline Generation

 

2:30 - 3:00

Final Discussion + Workshop Close