1. Photooxidants, Particles, and Haze across the Arctic and North Atlantic: Transport Observations and Models 12-15 June 2001

2. Sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada UN/ECE European Monitoring and Evaluation Program (EMEP) Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) In coordination with Hosted by CIESIN

3. The Center for International Earth Science Information Network www.ciesin.columbia.edu A NASA Data Center –Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu) US Global Change Research Information Office The World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment Part of the Columbia Earth Institute CIESIN is …

4. CIESIN develops information tools concerning … International Environmental Agreements Global change research Population-environment interactions Remote sensing Stratospheric ozone depletion Environmental Security Sustainability

5. CIESIN has a special interest in environmental models Scenarios –IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios Open Process Climate Models –Model Visualization and Analysis (IMAGE, ICAM, MINICAM) –Agricultural Impacts (GISS) Gridded socioeconomic data –Gridded Population of the World data set

6. Facilitate interaction Foster openness, discovery, priority- setting Disseminate presentation materials, key findings Provide a pleasant environment for carrying out challenging tasks CIESIN’s goals this week