Comparative Climates of Terrestrial Planets II: Understanding How Climate Systems Work

We are pleased to announce the "Comparative Climates of Terrestrial Planets II: Understanding How Climate Systems Work" conference.  CCTP2 will be held 8-11 September 2015 at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California (~40 mi south of San Francisco) . The first CCTP meeting in 2012 fostered a series of interdisciplinary conversations on a wide range of planetary climates.  We are planning for a similar range of conversations at the CCTP2 meeting, including the effects of the Sun and other stars on the climates of Earth and other planets in and beyond the Solar System.  We anticipate the publication of a formal NASA Conference Proceeding (CP) comprised of extended abstracts from this meeting, including abstracts from individual presentations, and an Executive Summary that captures the essence of the presentations and panel discussions during the conference.  The theme of this year’s CCTP meeting is "Understanding How Climate Systems Work."  We encourage the submission of any research that puts planetary climate in the perspective of a comparative framework, including (but not limited to) the effects from space weather, the parent star, and orbital forcing.  Abstract submission will open during 1-30 April.  This meeting is supported by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). For more information and future updates on the meeting, please go to the CCTP 2 website: http://sservi.nasa.gov/cctp2.