COST Action 40
European Sea Level Observing System (EOSS)
Second Circular
Final Workshop
Sea Level in Europe: observation, interpretation and exploitation
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 19-21 September 2001
http://www.dhi.tel.hr/cost40
PROGRAM
First Day: Observation
09:00 - 09:45 Opening
Welcome to Dubrovnik
Marku Warras:
The European COST Programme
The Croatian COST Activities
Hans-Peter Plag:
COST Action 40 "EOSS"
09:45 - 11:00 Tide gauges: operation, calibration, and stability
Chair:
Jan Bosman
Key note:
David Pugh: Do tide gauges measure sea level?
Panel discussion:
How to improve the accuracy?
Panel members:
Jan Bosman, David Pugh, Ivica Vilibic, Noralf Slotsvik
11:30 - 13:00 Connecting tide gauges to a terrestrial reference frame
Chair:
Bernd Richter
Key note:
Richard Bingley: Use of CGPS, reference frame issues and
velocity estimates
Panel discussion:
Do GPS time series represent vertical crustal movements?
Panel members:
Richard Bingley, Bernd Richter, Luisa Bastos, nn
14:30 – 16:00 Observing sea level by satellite altimetry
Chair:
Per Knudsen
Key note:
Phil Woodworth: The strength and limitations of satellite altimetry
in observing sea level
Panel discussion:
How to merge local tide gauge observations with satellite altimetry
data?
Panel members:
Per Knudsen, Phil Woodworth, Mike Kuzmic, nn
16:30 – 19:00 Dubrovnik sightseeing tour
20:00 Welcome reception
Second Day: Interpretation
09:00 - 10:45 Spatial and temporal variability of extreme sea levels
Chair:
Begoña Pérez Gómez
Key note:
Roger Flather: Statistics of extreme sea-levels and their changes
with time
Panel Discussion:
Are future statistics of extremes predictable?
Panel members:
Begoña Pérez Gómez, Roger Flather, Douwe Dillingh,
Michael Tsimplis
11:15 – 13:00 Variability of climate and sea level
Chair:
Fabio Raicich
Key note:
Michael Tsimplis: Variability of European sea level over the last
100 years
Panel discussion:
Where are observational gaps in sea-level monitoring systems?
Panel members:
Fabio Raicich, Michael Tsimplis, Hans-Peter Plag, Per Knudsen
14:30 – 16:00 Sea level trends
Chair:
Mirko Orlic
Key note:
Kurt Lambeck: Relative Sea level trends in Europe: past, present,
future
Panel discussion:
Can relative sea level changes be predicted?
Panel members:
Mirko Orlic, Kurt Lambeck, Phil Woodworth, Susanna Zerbini,
Kyra van Onselen
16:30 - 19:30 COST Action 40 Management Committee meeting (members only)
Third Day: Exploitation
09:00 - 10:45 Sea level, coastal management, and off-shore activities
Chair:
nn
Key note:
Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla: Sea level variability and coastal
processes
Panel discussion:
How can sea level best be exploited for coastal management and
off-shore activities?
Panel members:
nn, Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla, Zvonko Grzetic, nn
11:15 – 13:00 Sea level and the public
Chair:
Phil Axe
Key note:
Joana Diaz Pont: Presenting sea level in the media
Panel discussion:
Can sea-level scientists help to avoid public mis-conceptions?
Panel members:
Phil Axe, Joana Diaz Pont, Alain Edwards, Blanka Jergovic
14:30 - 16:00 Preparing the ground for better exploitation
Chair:
Hans-Peter Plag
Key note:
Chair of ESEAS: Tasks and potential contributions of the
European Sea Level Service
Panel discussion:
The steps to making the ESEAS a success
Panel members:
Hans-Peter Plag, Chair of ESEAS, Users of ESEAS
16:30-19:30 ESEAS Governing Board business meeting (members only)
20:00 Conference dinner
COST ACTION 40 AND ESEAS
Since its start in 1996, the COST Action 40 “European Sea-Level Observing System
(EOSS)” has served as an umbrella, under which various European sea-level activities
have been coordinated. Sea-level observations and sea-level related information is of
value in many scientific and societal applications. The recent developments in monitoring
technologies and methodological approaches to observing sea level as well as the
requirements for research and management, urge for further international agreements on
observational activities, data storage and exchange, and provision of sea-level related
data products. Therefore, EOSS has decided to initiate the setting up of the European Sea
Level Service (ESEAS), with the major goal to coordinate the long-term monitoring
activities of sea-level along the entire European coast-line and to ensure data exchange
and the availability of quality-controlled sea-level information to scientific and nonscientific users.
SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP
The workshop will provide a forum to identify current problems in observation of sea
level and to discuss appropriate improvements, to present interpretations of sea level data
and to consider predictions of future sea level variability at European coasts, as well as to
outline the use of sea level information in scientific and non-scientific applications and to
emphasise ways to a better exploitation of sea level observations. For this, the organisers
hope to bring together representatives of authorities involved in sea-level observation,
scientists engaged in sea-level research and users of sea-level information. It is expected
that the discussions will have a major influence on the future activities of the European
Sea Level Service.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Hans-Peter Plag, Per Knudsen, Phil Axe, Bernd Richter, Johan Verstraeten, Mirko Orlic
Address of the Programme Committee:
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Plag, Norwegian Mapping Authority, Geodetic Institute,
Kartverksveien 21, N-3511 Hønefoss, Norway,
phone: +47-32118100, fax: +47-32118101, e-mail: plag@statkart.no
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Mirko Orlic (orlic@olimp.irb.hr), Ivica Vilibic (dhi-oco@dhi.tel.hr),
Hans-Peter Plag (plag@statkart.no), Klaus Pithan (klaus.pithan@cec.eu.int)
Address of the Organising Committee:
Ivica Vilibic, Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia,
Zrinsko Frankopanska 161, 21000 Split, CROATIA,
phone: +385 21 361840, fax: +385 21 347242, e-mail: dhi-oco@dhi.tel.hr
VENUE
The workshop will be held at the Grand Hotel Park (http://www.dubrovnikhotels.hr/hpark.htm), Dubrovnik, Croatia. The hotel is situated in the Lapad Cove, surrounded by a
large park with Mediterranean vegetation, in the pedestrian zone. The Old City of
Dubrovnik can be reached by bus (approx. 10 min) or by walking (approx. 40 min).
"Those who seek paradise on earth", George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "should come to
see Dubrovnik” (http://www.hr/dubrovnik). Today, he might add that Dubrovnik is the
place for all those who wish to renew themselves and their faith in human nature. With its
medieval ramparts, stone walls, churches, palaces, plazas and harbor, it is architecturally
a living monument to its days as an affluent merchant state. The turquoise waters of the
Adriatic and the sun-drenched orange-tiled rooftops of the old city create an ambience
that makes meetings and conventions a true fulfillment. Dubrovnik indeed is one of the
world's treasures, a fact officially recognized when the UN declared it a World Cultural
Heritage site.
The climate in Dubrovnik is typical for the northern Mediterranean, with warm, dry
summers and mild winters. Air temperature in September is usually between 20 and
25oC, while the sea temperature takes values between 21 and 23oC.
The lecture room at the Grand Hotel Park will be equipped with two overhead projectors,
one slide projector and a projector for video (VHS all standards) and PC's; speakers
wishing to use a PC during the conference will have to bring their own PC/Laptop.
PROGRAMME
Each of the aspects observation, interpretation and exploitation will be addressed in a full
day with three topical sessions. Each session will have one invited key-note presentation.
In addition, there will be time for one-sheet presentations of posters and sufficient time
will be allocated for panel discussions. Participants are invited to contribute posters to the
workshop. Participants are expected to arrive during the afternoon of 18 September 2001.
On that day, registration will be open from 17:00 and posters should be put on display
from 18:00 to give the participants the opportunity for an informal poster viewing.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE WORKSHOP?
The workshop should be attended by persons actively involved in scientific and
operational sea-level observations as well as those depending on sea-level observations or
sea-level related information both for scientific and non-scientific purposes.
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION FEE
There is no registration fee. However, there will be a charge of 45.00 EUR for those who
want to take part in the Conference Dinner on 21 September 2001. This charge will have
to be paid during registration at the workshop.
Participants are asked to register for the workshop before 1 September 2001, using the
registration form provided at the web page (see front page for the URL). The registration
form has to be sent to the Organising Committee.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS
Participants intending to present a poster contribution at the Workshop must submit a title
and a short abstract (up to 100 words) not later than 1 June 2001 to the Programme
Committee. Preferably, submission should be by e-mail to plag@statkart.no and as
ASCII files, including a title, the name(s) and affiliation(s), as well as a (short)
description of the contents. However, Word documents can also be accepted.
Shortly after 1 June, authors will receive a note of acceptance, if the poster has been
accepted for presentation.
Authors of posters and key note papers are expected to prepare an extended abstract of up
to four pages for inclusion in the Book of Extended Abstracts. Extended abstracts have to
be submitted to the Programme Committee by 1 September 2001. Extended Abstracts
have to be submitted in camera-ready form with a layout closely resembling that of
Geophysical Research Letters or Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. If possible,
submission should be made electronically by e-mail as Postscript File, pdf-file or as
Word document.
Extended abstracts will be reproduced with black-and-white or grey-scale figures.
Therefore, authors should avoid coloured figures or, if that is not possible, make sure that
the figures are intelligible when reproduced in grey-scale and captions do not refer to
colours.
Proceedings of the workshop will be published after the workshop in an appropriate
journal.
TRAVEL TO DUBROVNIK
By air: Dubrovnik has an international airport about 20 km from the hotel and is linked to
the main Western European cities. It is strongly recommended to make flight reservations
as soon as possible, as the time of the workshop is still in the main season. Local
transportation between the hotel and the airport is available.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation will be available at the Grand Hotel Park at prices (in EUR):
Double Room
Single Room
Bed and Breakfast
39.00
51.00
Half Board
44.00
56.00
The prices are per person. Participants are asked to make their hotel reservation using the
accommodation form before 1 August 2001. The form will be available at the web page
and has to be sent to the Organising Committee.
It is also possible to lodge in one of a number of various hotels at Dubrovnik (reservation
is possible via URL address http://www.dubrovnikhotels.hr).
CONFERENCE DINNER
The Conference Dinner on 21 September 2001 will provide a unique opportunity to
spend an unforgettable time in an idyllic natural setting. Enjoy a drive through the
picturesque Konavle valley. A traditional welcome of local brandy and dried figs is
served in an old mill. Enjoy the romantic charm created by the swift river lined with
greenery and traditional cuisine. The waiters will serve you in the local costumes.
Price per person: EUR 45.00 (a minimum of 20 persons is required).
EXCURSION
A full day excursion to the Neretva River delta will be organised on Saturday, 22
September 2001. The Neretva River is an area of vast marshland abundant in flora and
fauna sheltering hundreds of species of birdlife. The excursion includes a cruise in small
boats - "trupice" - through the canals to enjoy the beauty and variety of the delta, a visit
to the Ornithological Collection in the town of Metkovic, preserving 220 exhibits of bird
species, and a visit to the excavation of ancient Narona (today a town of Vid) from
1st/2nd centuries where ramparts, temples, and a forum have been covered by the mud
from the river for centuries.
Guidance, lunch (roasted chicken or turkey, vegetables, fruit) and entrance fees are
included in the price. Light sportswear is recommended. Passport or equivalent document
is required. A minimum of 30 persons per coach is required.
Price per person: EUR 43.00.