2010 GEOTRACES Asia Planning Workshop

East and South Asia, the most populous region on Earth, face the Western Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and their marginal seas. Diverse anthropogenic and natural forcings coexist and interact in the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements and isotopes (TEIs) in these waters. However, their key regulating processes remain largely to be explored. In this workshop, potential key processes that regulate and control the biogeochemical cycles of TEIs, such as their sources, distributions, internal cycling, sinks, and their use as tracers or proxies, will be identified and discussed. These discussions will culminate in the formation of a future action plan in TEIs research in the region. Contributors are invited to present highlights of their relevant research and provide suggestions on future actions and cruise plans. Here, we would like to invite researchers to participate in this workshop.

Workshop Program
Place: Academia Sinica
Time: 4-6 October 2010