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This is an open invitation to submit to Springer Briefs in Climate Science.The are no costs involved in disseminating your work through this Series. SpringerBriefs in Climate Science present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications in all aspects of climatology. Featuring compact volumes of 50 to 125 pages (approximately 20,000- 40,000 words), the Series covers a range of content from professional to academic. Typical topics might include:· A timely report of state-of-the art analytical techniques· A bridge between new research results, as published in journal articles, and a contextual literature review· A snapshot of a hot or emerging topic· An in-depth case study or clinical example· A presentation of core concepts that students must understand in order to make independent contributions· Best practices or protocols to be followed Briefs allow authors to present their ideas and readers to absorb them with minimal time investment.Briefs will be published as part of Springer’s eBook collection, with millions of users worldwide. In addition, Briefs will be available for individual print and electronic purchase. Briefs are characterized by fast, global electronic dissemination, standard publishing contracts, easy-to-use manuscript preparation and formatting guidelines, and expedited production schedules. We aim for publication 8-12 weeks after acceptance.Both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts are considered for publication in this series.EMAIL Your PROPOSAL to: Dr. Elodie TroncheSpringer Science+Business Media B.V.Assistant EditorEarth Sciences and Geographyelodie.tronche@springer.com And indicate:1) The proposed TITLE of your Brief:2) The AUTHOR(s) INFORMATION. Provide your full name as it would appear for publication, and your full contact information. If there are two or more authors, provide the full names in the order in which they are to appear. Please note that after manuscript delivery, no changes can be made to the author names or the order of author names.1) The proposed TITLE of your Brief:3) ABSTRACT. Your abstract will be full-text searchable, and used to identify your content online.4) 5-10 KEYWORDS (search terms) that best describe your Brief. What terms will be used when searching your topic on Google or Amazon?5) Your MANUSCRIPT DELIVERY DATE.6) ESTIMATED # OF PAGES IN THE FINAL PRODUCT. (CANNOT EXCEED 125.)7) AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY / CV.8)DRAFT CONTENT. Provide a concise outline/table of contents. If available, in a separate pdf, attach an excerpt or writing sample that reflects the content and/or presentation style of the manuscript. If the manuscript is complete, please attach the entire pdf. All the best,Dr. Elodie Tronche See More

The Aquarius mission was designed to better understand the water cycle, how the ocean circulation works (temperature, salinity...) and their influence on climate. It was launched in June 2011and is now in orbit, giving its first results. Last week, the Aquarius team already gave results on the effect of the tropical storm Lee in New Orleans (sept. 2-3 2011): the Aquarius instruments detected a low-salinity level between the Mississippi river delta and the Florida panhandle. This is likely to be the result of both th increased river discharge and heavy rainfall from the storm on the see surface. This low-salinity feature disappeared after less than a month. More information can be found on http://aquarius.nasa.gov/http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia15185See More

   The Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks competition is a new initiative being launched by Climate Scientists from Macquarie University, The University of Melbourne and Monash Sustainability Institute. Their goal is to raise awareness of the opportunities and positive effects of moving the world towards a low carbon future. This film festival will promote positive change and bring disenfranchised voters back to the table as we discuss the best options for fixing Australia's and indeed the world’s climate future.Films can be between 30 seconds and 5 minutes long and should effectively communicate positive messages about a zero or low carbon, clean energy future. You may choose any genre or style that you like and we encourage participants to push creative boundaries and think outside the square. Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks is open to everyone and the winning entry receives $5000. Submission DEADLINE is Friday 10 February 2012More information can be found on climate%20fix%20flicks.pdf See More