Sessions Program Layout By Day By Session Presentation Guidelines     Theme: The Changing Ocean Environment: From a Multidisciplinary Perspective Keynote Keynote Speeches   Tutorial: Biogeochemical time-series analysis Time-series analysis of ocean biogeochemical and ecological data   Conveners:   Hongjie Wang (University of Delaware, USA) Bingzhang Chen (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan) Lu Guan (University of Victoria, Canada)   P1-Physics of estuaries and coastal seas Physics of estuaries and coastal seas   Conveners:   Peng Cheng (Xiamen University, China) Ya Ping Wang (East China Normal University, China) Shih-Nan Chen (National Taiwan University, Taipei)   P2-Ocean-atmosphere interactions and climate Ocean-atmosphere interactions and multi-scale climate variability in a changing climate   Conveners:   Jin-Yi Yu (University of California, Irvine, USA) Xiao-Yi Yang (Xiamen University, China)   P3-Turbulence and scaling processes Turbulence and scaling processes in the ocean   Conveners:   Yongxiang Huang (Xiamen University, China) Zhiyu Liu (Xiamen University, China) Lian Shen (University of Minnesota, USA)   P4-Eddies, fronts, air-sea exchange Ocean eddies, fronts, and air-sea exchanges: Observations and high resolution simulations   Conveners:   Dimitris Menemenlis (California Institute of Technology, USA) Chuanyu Liu (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Hongyang Lin (Xiamen University, China)   P5-Ocean & Atmosphere in Maritime Continent The Ocean and Atmosphere in the Maritime Continent and Their Impacts   Conveners:   Robin Robertson (Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia) Raden Dwi Susanto (University of Maryland, USA) Weidong Yu (First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China)   C1-Organic matter: river-estuary-ocean Biogeochemistry of organic matter and associated elements along the river-estuary-ocean continuum   Conveners:   Zhanfei Liu (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Laodong Guo (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)   C2-Biogeochemistry in land-ocean interfaces Biogeochemical processes in land-ocean interfaces, surface estuaries, subterranean estuaries and sediment-water interface   Conveners:   Guizhi Wang (Xiamen University, China) Willard S. Moore (University of South Carolina, USA)   C3-Bio-GEOTRACES: Trace metals & microbes The role of trace metals in controlling structure and function of microbial communities in contemporary oceans   Conveners:   Punyasloke Bhadury (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India) Yeala Shaked (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) Maria Maldonado (The University of British Columbia, Canada) Yihua Cai (Xiamen University, China) Chris Bowler (Ecole Normale Sup¨¦rieure, Paris, France)   C4-SOLAS Surface Ocean and Lower Atmosphere Study¡ªAir-Sea interactions and their climatic and environmental impacts   Conveners:   Guiling Zhang (Ocean University of China, China) Huiwang Gao (Ocean University of China, China) Mohd Talib Latif (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia) Jun Nishioka (Hokkaido University, Japan) Senchao Lai (South China University of Technology, China) Bingbing Wang (Xiamen University, China)   B1-Harmful algal blooms Harmful algal blooms: mechanisms, monitoring, and prevention in a rapidly changing world   Conveners:   Da-Zhi Wang (Xiamen University, China) Po Teen Lim (University of Malay, Malaysia) Senjie Lin (Xiamen University, China) Haifeng Gu (Third Institute of Oceanography, Xiamen, China)   B2-Optical sensing of planktons Optical sensing of plankton communities and dynamics   Conveners:   Tom Trull (Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Australia) Walker Smith (William & Mary University, USA; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) Fei Chai (Second Institute of Oceanography, China; University of Maine, USA) Meng Zhou (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)   B3-Marine ecological modeling Pushing the frontiers of marine ecological modeling: where are we now and how can we move forward?   Conveners:   Xiao Liu (Princeton University, USA) Rubao Ji (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) Fei Chai (Second Institute of Oceanography, China; University of Maine, USA)   G1-River-sea sediment dispersal system Sediment Dynamics and Morphodynamics of River-Sea Sediment Dispersal Systems through Space and Time: A Source-to-Sink Perspective   Conveners:   James T. Liu (National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung) Xing Jian (Xiamen University, China) Yuan-Pin Chang (National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung)   G2-Ocean, atmosphere & climate: modern and past Modern and past processes of ocean-atmosphere-climate interactions in the low-latitude western Pacific and Indian Ocean   Conveners:   Stephan Steinke (Xiamen University, China) Caroline Lear (Cardiff University, UK) Ian Hall (Cardiff University, UK) Selvaraj Kandasamy (Xiamen University, China)   G3-Corals The geochemical and biological study of corals   Conveners:   Zhengrong Wang (City college of New York, USA) Senjie Lin (Xiamen University, China) Monica Medina (Pennsylvania State University, USA)   M1-Circulation & biogeochemistry in ocean margins Circulation, biogeochemistry and carbon cycling in ocean margins   Conveners:   Zhiqiang Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China) Igor Semiletov (Pacific Oceanological Institute RAS, Russia) Michael Stukel (Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA) Ye Liu (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden) Xin Liu (Xiamen University, China) Wei-Jun Cai (University of Delaware, Newark, USA)   M2-Biogeochemistry in oligotrophic ocean gyres Biogeochemistry in oligotrophic ocean gyres   Conveners:   Matthew Church (University of Montana, USA) Ya-Wei Luo (Xiamen University, China)   M3-The Arctic Ocean: Physics, climate & ecosystem The Arctic Ocean: Physical Processes and their Effects on Climate and the Ecosystem   Conveners:   Peigen Lin (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) Robert S. Pickart (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) Kent Moore (University of Toronto, Canada)   M4-DOM and microbial diversities Bridging microbial diversity and chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter to better constrain processes in biogeochemical cycles   Conveners:   Feng Chen (University of Maryland, USA) Michael Gonsior (University of Maryland, USA) Nianzhi Jiao (Xiamen University, China)   M5-Nitrogen cycling Nitrogen cycling in the ocean: From genes to ecosystems and from the past to the future   Conveners:   Xingchen Wang (California Institute of Technology, USA) Haojia Ren (National Taiwan University, Taipei) Dalin Shi (Xiamen University, China)   OB-Ocean observations Ocean Observation: From Microfluidics to Global Scale   Conveners:   Eric Achterberg (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany) Jian Ma (Xiamen University, China)   E1-Marine environment and ecosystem Marine pollution, ecotoxicology and sustainability   Conveners:   Li Zhang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Haizheng Hong (Xiamen University, China)   E2-Marine policies and strategies Policies and Strategies for Ocean and Marine Governance: North-South participation for Economic and Social development of Coastal Regions   Conveners:   Kalpana Chaudhari (Institute for Sustainable Development and Research, India) Ruby Asmah (CSIR-Water Research Institute, Ghana) Alice Newton (University of Algarve, Portugal) Pasquale De Toro (The University of Naples, Italy) Maria Cerreta (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)   ED-Education and Scientific Communication Communicate Your Science: Outreach in the 21st Century   Conveners:   Emily King (COSEE China, Xiamen University, China) Weiwei You (Xiamen University, China) Mingru Chen (Xiamen University, China)   General Session General Marine Environmental Science   Conveners:   Zhiyu Liu (Xiamen University, China) Dalin Shi (Xiamen University, China) Zhimian Cao (Xiamen University, China)   SPS1-Marine monitoring methods and instruments Development of monitoring methods and instruments for marine environmental parameters   Conveners:   Dongxing Yuan (Xiamen University, China) Quanlong Li (Xiamen University, China) Jian Ma (Xiamen University, China) Guokun Liu (Xiamen University, China)   SPS2-PACECS-MEMCS PACECS: Processes and Approaches of Coastal Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration/ MEMCS: Mechanisms and Environmental Effects of Microbes on Carbon Sequestration   Conveners:   Nianzhi Jiao (Xiamen University, China) Kai Tang (Xiamen University, China) Yao Zhang (Xiamen University, China)   SPS3-CHOICE-C II Carbon Cycle in the South China Sea: Budget, Controls and Global Implications   Conveners:   Zhimian Cao (Xiamen University, China) Xin Liu (Xiamen University, China) Zhiqiang Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China) Xianghui Guo (Xiamen University, China)   SPS4-OCEAN_HK Ocean Circulation, Ecosystem and Hypoxia around Hong Kong Waters   Conveners:   Jianping Gan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China) Minhan Dai (Xiamen University, China) Kwan Sing Paul Lam (City University of Hong Kong, China) Hongbin Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)   SPS5-MARCO Marine Carbon Sequestration (MARCO): Multiscale Regulation and Response to Global Change   Conveners:   Bangqin Huang (Xiamen University, China) Guangxing Liu (Ocean University of China, China) Dalin Shi (Xiamen University, China) Gangjian Wei (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)   SPS6-SCS-deep Evolution of Deep Sea Processes in the South China Sea   Conveners:   Jian Lin (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) Zhimin Jian (Tongji University, China) Minhan Dai (Xiamen University, China)

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