Session programme

Field-based experiences, such as participation in a remote field camp or in an offshore research expedition, are important components of geoscience education and research. Such experiences can be both empowering through synergistic collaboration and teamwork, but also intimidating when individuals are pushed beyond their comfort when confronted with unexpected or unwelcome situations. There exist additional barriers in terms of entry and inclusion for those with disabilities. Similarly, lack of sensitivity to cultural differences present an additional barrier to inclusivity. Reports of harassment (both sexual and non-sexual) remain high, particularly among those who do not identify as male.

Although these barriers are likely to be common across efforts, individuals and organisations often tackle these issues independently. Therefore, we propose a Town Hall platform that encourages discussion highlighting efforts and experiences of improving inclusivity in field-based geoscience. Although the exact topics that could be discussed are endless, we choose to focus on three themes:

• Fostering inclusivity and minimising harassment in isolated/remote environments
• Teamwork and the issue of hierarchy on research vessels and stations
• “Personal time is personal”: Accessible fieldwork for everyone

The Town Hall Meeting will begin with a short panel discussion with panelists discussing each of the three themes in turn. Then, participants will break into small groups that each discuss one of the three themes, with a focus on sharing initiatives that have and have not worked, as well as identifying remaining barriers to effective fieldwork that need to be addressed. Finally, each small group will report their collective discussions across the other small groups.

The aim of this Town Hall Meeting is to foster discussion between participants towards a collective and cohesive vision on tangible actions to make the next step towards inclusivity in geoscience fieldwork. Notes from each small group discussion will be compiled and a report disseminated to participants at the conclusion of EGU22.

The AERIS atmosphere Data and Services Centre federates French national data management activities and atmospheric science expertise.
AERIS stores, distributes and combines all atmospheric research data like data from long-term observation, the results of major field or aerial surveys, measurements from satellites or the results of laboratory experiment.
AERIS not only generates products from observations, but also offers many services to aid data exploitation and survey campaigns, and to interface with models.
This Town Hall will 1) give an update on AERIS-produced data products to the EGU community, 2) demonstrate new options for accessing data products through AERIS data portals and 3) solicit feedback from the community about their experience with obtaining and using data for their applications.
We hope that participants will learn about types of atmospheric data available and how to access them, and meet some of the AERIS people who facilitate the use of the Atmospheric Satellite, in-situ, balloon, aircraft … data products, answer questions and receive feedback for future developments and improvements.

This panel session, organised by the EU Horizon 2020-funded project SO-CHIC (http://www.sochic-h2020.eu/), will discuss the latest developments in Southern Ocean climate science, including implications for the global climate system. The session will also give a summary of the recent SO-CHIC research cruise to the Southern Ocean aboard the S. A. Agulhas II.

Tropical upwelling regions play an active role in climate and oceanic biogeochemical cycles as well as supporting the most productive ocean food chains. They support the largest fisheries of the world and are home to a biodiverse marine environment. Anthropogenic impacts in these regions will therefore have disproportionately large consequences for human society. Climate change, fishing pressure and pollution will alter the tropical upwelling systems in the future. However, despite intense research activities in the past, process understanding in upwelling regions spanning the physical, biogeochemical, ecological and geological systems and their interactions remains poor. For example, model projections indicate that climate change could strongly impact the intensity of upwelling in these systems, but there is low confidence in even the sign of these changes. Existing observations are insufficient for models to make more robust projections. This is because (i) physical, chemical and biological components of the system have not been studied in a synergistic and mechanistic way, and (ii) existing observational campaigns have largely been snapshots in space and time within systems that are highly dynamic on multiple time scales. Ultimately, this uncertainty threatens adequate adaptation of legal and economic regimes for the sustainable exploitation of upwelling systems. To address these shortcomings, we propose to conduct a multi-scale, multidisciplinary, year-round observational campaign in the 2024-2026 time-frame in the eastern boundary upwelling system (EBUS) of the tropical North Atlantic.
With this meeting we would like to attract your interest in an multi-national Atlantic Ocean Upwelling Field Campaign, establish/foster international collaboration and discuss observational strategies.

The last years have seen the emergence of preprint servers dedicated to the Earth and Space Sciences, such as, EarthArXiv, ESSOAr, and the newcomer on the block: EGUsphere. These preprint servers allow sharing non-peer reviewed manuscripts in open access, thus increasing accessibility of the science. Preprint servers usually employ some form of screening before posting a preprint and also encourage public feedback on the preprints. Most publishers in the Earth Sciences accept manuscripts that have been preprinted.

In this townhall, we will share information on different preprint servers and discuss their similarities and differences in flavour. We aim for an open discussion on why to preprint, the pros and cons of preprinting, and in general, how the process works.

Open access (OA) publishing provides unrestricted access to scientific publications.
OA represents a substantial contribution to the efforts of ‘open science’ that aim at transparency, reproducibility and accessibility of scientific results.
This Townhall Meeting brings together representatives of large geoscience publishers and geoscience organizations that apply different OA concepts in their journals.
Discussion topics will include:
- What are the different OA models?
- How does OA advance transparency in science?
- Which are (apparent) disadvantages of OA and how can they be overcome?

Speakers during this meeting will include
- Sarah Callaghan, Editor-in-Chief, Cell Press, Elsevier
- Gemma Cassidy, Senior Journals Publishing Manager, Wiley
- Heike Langenberg, Chief Editor of Nature Portfolio’s Communications Earth & Environment
- Ulrich Pöschl, EGU, founder of Atmospheric Chemistry&Physics

Two important sessions have taken place today, Tuesday, 24 May, 2022, one on geoethics, EOS4, the other on climate and ocean literacy, EOS1.8. These two areas are complementary. Geoethics deals with issues related to appropriate human behaviour and practices towards the Earth system, including global anthropogenic change. One major human-induced impact is global heating and ocean degradation. Thus, all climate and ocean literacy needs to recognize and teach geoethics. Simultaneously, geoethics must include issues such as climate and ocean among its topics.

This Townhall aims to start a wide-ranging conversation to bring these two interdependent areas closer together in concrete ways. Even if you missed one or both of the two main sessions, EOS4 and EOS1.8, you are welcome to join us and share your ideas and concerns. In addition, we expect Dr Svitlana Krakovska, Senior Scientist, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute and IPCC author, to attend our Townhall Meeting, where she may give an informal presentation. To know more about her work, see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/09/ukraine-climate-scientist-russia-invasion-fossil-fuels. This will be a great opportunity to interact with Svitlana and to gain some insight into her views on fossil fuels, war and climate change – a theme that is relevant to climate change literacy.