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Oral Programme US1

US1

A Planet Under Pressure
Convener: Denis-Didier Rousseau 
Oral Programme
 / Mon, 04 Apr, 13:30–15:10  / Room D

Monday, 4 April 2011
Room D
Chairperson: Denis-Didier Rousseau
13:30–13:35
Introduction to "A Planet Under Pressure" and the speakers

Past Conditions of our Planet

13:35–14:00
EGU2011-14219
The Dynamics of Rapid Greenhouse Warming: Insights from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
James C. Zachos
Present Conditions of our Planet

14:00–14:25
EGU2011-14220
Melting of the Great Ice Sheets in Greenland and Antarctica
Eric Rignot
Future Conditions of our Planet

14:25–14:50
EGU2011-14221
The Future Is Warm but Uncertain
Michael Ghil
14:50–15:10
A Planet Under Pressure: Roundtable, Discussion, and Audience General Comments