Code:
SE01

Title:
Physical limnology

Description:
The research of physical limnology has been scarce compared with biochemical and ecology studies in several Mexican lakes.

The main purpose is to bring together diverse studies, from research projects as preliminary and published, focused on studies (water quality and biota) related to physical processes (wind driven currents, thermal structure, internal waves, mixing processes, transport, etc.) in lakes.

Also, it is to outline that tropical limnology is poorly understand compared with temperate limnology paradigms that are not observed in tropical lakes (such as the concept of thermocline).

In this session we are happy to cordially invite all scientist and students to participate in the conference and share the latest interdisciplinary issues about observational data, experimental,
theory and numerical modeling, in different world lakes.

Conveners:
Diego Pantoja diego.pantoja@academicos.udg.mx
Tzitlali Gasca tzitlali.gasca@umich.mx
Jorge Montes Aréchiga jorge.montes@academicos.udg.mx

Code:
SE02

Title:
Digital media on Earth Science communication, outreach, and education: resilience and adaptation in our new normal

Description:
In the academy, a significant portion of time and resources is invested in communicating research topics. However, the physical distancing measures present a challenge to continue with conventional communication activities. In this special session, we provide a space for sharing and critically reflect on how Earth Science communication, outreach, and education has adapted to the new reality through digital media, including but not limited to podcasts, blogs, video-blogs, online classes, online events, and online communities.

We welcome communicators, research teams, institutions, students, professors, and collectives that are involved in digital geoscience education, communication, and/or outreach and are interested in sharing the best practices in the field and creating links that promote collaborations among participants. As a result, we expect that those dialogues will help strengthen geoscience communication in Mexico and promote resiliency in the face of our new reality.

Conveners:
Bernardo Adolfo Bastien Olvera bastien@ucdavis.edu
Raiza Pilatowsky Gruner rpilatowsky@ucdavis.edu
Mónica Guadalupe Ramírez Calderón monicald@ciencias.unam.mx

Code:
SE03

Title:
Recent advances in numerical, experimental or statistical modelling approaches for wind and marine renewable energy

Description:
The general focus of this special session is on numerical modelling and data acquisition for wind and marine renewable energy resource analysis. Studies based on numerical, experimental, or statistical models applied to renewable energy device development and performance analysis are also welcome.

This year, the session will focus on recent advances on microscale and mesoscale models, as well as meso-microscale model coupling, that improve wind and marine renewable energy resource characterization. The session not only seeks to present numerical modelling results, but also developments of remote sensing and in-situ measurement techniques, that in turn can help evaluate the numerical models and set-up improved boundary and initial input conditions for numerical weather prediction (NWP), numerical hydrodynamic prediction (NHP), and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models. We invite contributions on novel numerical or data science algorithms that may reduce uncertainty in wind energy resource characterization. We also invite individual contributions or contributions in the “meeting-within-a-meeting” format, which may focus on particular research, development, or technology innovation projects (such as, for example, project "MEWA" or the Mexican Wind Atlas “WAM”), from wind atlas development to technological and numerical Innovations, from local to regional scales. We also welcome any other discovery or solution-based studies, either on wind energy or other renewable energy or energy storage and transport systems, that may have an impact on wind energy resource characterization.

Conveners:
Markus Gross mgross@cicese.mx
Vanesa Magar vmagar@cicese.edu.mx
Osvaldo Rodríguez Hernández osroh@ier.unam.mx
Alfredo Peña aldi@dtu.dk

Code:
SE04

Title:
Research and professional placements: reports of academic and professional activities, and experiences on long-distance interactions

Description:
We propose this special session as a space for interaction between undergraduate and graduate students who carried out research or professional placements in 2019 or 2020, with the sponsorship of their host lab, their university, or a national programme such as those by the “Programa Delfín” or the Mexican Academy of Sciences, amongst others. The placements could have been undertaken either in person or remotely, and we invite abstracts in any area of the Earth and Space Sciences or related areas that include, in particular, methodologies for distance or digital work and recommendations on best practices. This space is being offered in recognition to the significance of placements on the training of future academics and professionals, and in particular of those who work with research teams or groups outside their own university. The accepted abstracts will all be presented in poster format, with the option to give a remote or face-to-face presentation. We will use digital platforms for the presentation of the posters, and some activities will be organized to allow for organic and unstructured interactions between speakers and between participants of the session, for example: photographs and selfies for personal avatars, chat roulettes, live or email message boards to facilitate interactions between participants with shared interests, etc.

Conveners:
Eloísa García Canseco eloisa.garcia@uabc.edu.mx
Mary Carmen Ruiz de la Torre mary.ruiz@uabc.edu.mx
Jonas D. De Basabe Delgado jonas@cicese.edu.mx
Vanesa Magar Brunner vmagar@cicese.edu.mx

Code:
SE05

Title:
The IUGG-Mexico in the current scientific collaboration on natural phenomena and its effects on disaster resilience

Description:
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) is a non-governmental scientific organization comprised by 8 associations, dedicated to the study of the cryospheric sciences, geodesy, geomagnetism and aeronomy, hydrological sciences, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, physical sciences of the oceans, seismology and physics of the earth’s interior, and volcanology and chemistry of the earth’s interior. The IUGG-Mexico National Committee has among other objectives, the promotion of studies for the disaster prevention and mitigation, as well as the encouragement for the exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge with top-level scientists in geosciences, strengthening multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation in projects among the associations and with all international scientific organizations. The collaboration in these geoscientific areas becomes essential not only for the assessment of natural hazards and risks, but also as a basis for improving the resilience to such phenomena.

In this session there will be welcome those works related to proposals for multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary coordination in these areas; likewise, those related to the possible current and future scopes of geoscientific research for the benefit of society. We invite to submit inter- and multi-disciplinary works on emergency situations and their possible effects; collaborative projects related to COVID19 (seismic noise, oceanic and atmospheric environmental effects, surface water and groundwater, geomagnetism and space weather, respiratory protection by volcanic ash, among others) and its possible benefits; international collaborations on climate change and interdisciplinary models for evaluating natural hazards and risks. In the same way, the participation of presentations of international collaborations for the improvement of scientific policies and financing of science is encouraged.

In the session there are proposed four invited conferences given by internationally recognized scientists belonging to the IUGG. Given the current circumstances, it is proposed that this session be conducted 100% virtual by teleconference, increasing, among other advantages, the possible scope of the session.

Conveners:
Hugo Delgado Granados hdg@igeofisica.unam.mx
Miguel Ángel Santoyo García Galiano santoyo@igeofisica.unam.mx

Code:
SE06

Title:
The 2nd meeting of the West Mexican Society of Archaeometry, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Archaeological Studies Center of COLMICH

Description:
On this occasion as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Center for Archaeological Studies of El Colegio de Michoacán, we will hold an event that frames the contributions of CEQ-Colmich to the field of national and international archeometry, together with the presentation of the advances of archeometric investigations. Topics of analysis of archaeological materials, dating, restoration, among others will be discussed.

Conveners:
Rodrigo Esparza López resparza@colmich.edu.mx
Avto Gogichaishvili avto@geofisica.unam.mx
Blanca Maldonado Alvarez bem171@gmail.com
Francisco Sánchez Tornero arqueosantor@hotmail.com

Code:
SE07

Title:
Geosciences in society: education, outreach and dissemination

Description:
The development of Geosciences in our country has been increasing exponentially in the last decades. This is due to the scientific and technical interest of geoscientists. Learning about the dynamic of Earth and the processes which formed the enormous geological wealth of México, is and will always be, the purpose of Geosciences. Geology has extended its horizons and now it takes into account other sciences such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology among others.

Geology's diversity, has favored the development of Mexican scientists. They have become more capable to understand Earth's phenomena surrounding them. An outstanding understanding, assimilation and dissemination of Earth Sciences is vital. Researchers must work on finding easier ways for teaching science for everybody's comprehension. A good researcher must have interacting skills and being committed to his work.

The objectives of this session are mainly the exchange of teaching techniques and innovative tools in the the process of education, outreach and dissemination of Earth Sciences in our country. These techniques might include tasks able to be managed inside and outside classrooms, they should be reachable everywhere and free for the society. The session accepts works related to Earth Sciences' outreach and dissemination, curriculums, impact and social retribution, and new teaching methods.

Conveners:
Marina Manea marina@geociencias.unam.mx
Erika Jessenia Moreno erikajess@geociencias.unam.mx
Silvia Violeta Nava Lara vnavalara@gmail.com
Andres David Bayona adbayonao@geociencias.unam.mx

Code:
SE08

Title:
Remote sensing in geosciences - research supported by Earth observing technologies

Description:
A big part of research on geosciences (geology, oceanography, astronomy, etc.) is possible thanks to our technical ability to measure things from afar. Development of remote sensing —or teledetection— technology, has facilitated the study regions of the Earth that were otherwise inhospitable or inaccessible, as well as the observation of large portions of its surface in a relatively short period of time. Even though it is based on primitive principles, like eyesight or animal echolocation, teledetection has reached a point in its development through which it is now possible, for example, to register the sea surface temperature of the entire Gulf of Mexico within a few minutes or the 3D relief of a whole pre-Hispanic temple with millimetric precision. Sensors mounted on satellites, on land stations, and on manned (or unmanned) aerial, maritime or submarine vehicles, record a large number of acoustic or radiometric parameters that are readily transformed into geophysical variables of interest, like significant wave height, Chlorophyll concentration, tectonic subsidence, etc. For this Special Session, we invite presentations on geoscience assisted by remote sensing technologies: lidars and echosounders, radars and radiometers, spectrometers and radio scatterometers, etc., spaceborne, airborne or land-based. This session provides continuity to others presented in former editions of the MGU Annual Meeting, like "Emergent Schemes for Earth Observation" and "Development and implementation of technology for scientific research on the seas and coasts of Mexico".

Conveners:
Guillermo Díaz Méndez gdiaz@cicese.mx
Armando Trasviña Castro trasvi@cicese.mx
Alejandro Souza Gómez alejandro.souza@cinvestav.mx

Code:
SE09

Title:
Application of remote sensing to coastal regions

Description:
The development and improvement of high-resolution remote sensing are allowing for higher applications to coastal areas. For example, advances in the high resolution include a sub-kilometer resolution from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as well as improvements in removing land contamination from passive microwave instruments. They allow coastal monitoring with a spatial and temporal resolution that has not been fully exploited or validated. Also, more extended temporal availability and new direct or derived measurements allow a more holistic spatially-explicit study of these regions. In this session, we focus on the critical coastal seas of the world’s oceans. As these are areas of tremendous economic importance, monitoring, and understanding possible long-term changes in ocean biophysical parameters and their impacts is critical.

Sea surveys conducted by long-term monitoring programs, such as the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI), the Mexican Investigations of the California Current (known in Spanish as IMECOCAL), and the Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium (known in Spanish as CiGoM), provide unique opportunities for validation in a coastal regime. However, other monitoring programs in other coastal regions are as valuable to validate the use of remote sensing in coastal areas.

Presentations that apply remote sensing to identify and validate the meso/submesoscale variability in coastal regions are especially sought. This topic includes validation from the seasonal to interannual time scales. Applications that use high-resolution models are also encouraged.

Conveners:
Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo jorge.vazquez@jpl.nasa.gov
Jose Gomez-Valdes jgomez@cicese.mx
Marouan Buoli marouan.bouli@usp.br
Marisol Garcia-Reyes marisolgr@faralloninstitute.org

Code:
SE10

Title:
Ten years after the El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake (Mw 7.2)

Description:
The El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake (Mw 7.2) occurred on April 4, 2010 in the Mexicali Valley, near the border between California USA and Baja California, Mexico. This earthquake had a great impact on different areas of society, as well as on authorities and academia.

The objective of this session is to provide a space for analysis on recent research advances in the areas of Earth Sciences, Engineering and risk management; as well as the dialogue and exchange of experiences on the scientific challenges faced during and after the earthquake.

Finally, we seek to reflect on what has changed in these 10 years? What have we learned? Are we ready for a next big earthquake in Baja California? Are Mexicali and its valley resilient?

Conveners:
Javier Alejandro González Ortega aglez@cicese.mx
José Antonio Vidal Villegas vidalv@cicese.mx
María Alejandra Núñez Leal anunez@cicese.mx
Erik Esteban Ramírez Ramos ramirez.erik@uabc.edu.mx

Code:
SE11

Title:
Pedregosa and Chihuahuan basins

Description:
The relationship of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic basins respectively have generated unique structural geological characteristics in the region, since in part both basins overlap even when tectonic processes were generated by different conditions. The distribution of the structures and lithological facies allow generating conditions for a potential mineralization guideline, which must be considered in prospecting programs.

Conveners:
Ignacio Reyes ireyes@uach.mx
Jorge Lucero jluceroa@uach.mx

Code:
SE12

Title:
Geoscientists from the present inspiring the future ones: an online session for everyone

Description:
Until recent years, geosciences were unknown for most of the people and of little interest compared to other areas of knowledge. As history itself tells it, humankind has always wanted to understand their environment. Consequently, the study of Earth sciences has been more relevant given that natural phenomena that have destroyed entire cities or by human origin incidents associated with the Earth. The future, as we have already seen, demands experts who will attend globals issues, which are directly related to processes in our planet. This session intends to present geosciences to the non-specialist public in a plain language considering the main ideas. The fundamental idea is to develop an online session for UGM members and non-members who can access from their institutions and communities all over the country during labour hours.

Conveners:
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Domínguez miguel561a@gmail.com
Manuel de Jesús Aguilar Velázquez manuel.aguilar.411@gmail.com
Luis Daniel Martínez Jiménez luis_martiinez25@hotmail.com

Code:
SE13

Title:
Regional climate modelling and CORDEX

Description:
Regional climate models are a powerful tool to improve the knowledge of the physical, chemical and dynamical processes that regulate the weather and climate and their possible changes. Computational growth has favoured the development of a large number of global and regional climate models. Multi-institutional projects for regional climate model intercomparison such as CORDEX (Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment) have produce regional climate models outputs at 50 and 25 km for several domains in the world, and in Europe at 10 km; CORDEX is currently planning simulations at even finer resolution forced with global models for a historical period and for future emission scenarios. This information is available to the scientific community and it is relevant for regional process studies, for the evaluation of the possible impacts of climate change in different regions, and for decision-making and adaptation.

In this session, we are convening abstracts (in english or spanish) on:
1) Evaluation of regional climate models for different physical processes and impacts in various regions of the world, with particular emphasis on the CORDEX framework.
2) Studies of different physical processes relevant at regional scale under current and future conditions using regional climate models (dynamical, statistical, or hybrid downscaling).
3) Studies at local scale using convective permitting models.
4) VIA (vulnerability, impacts and adaptation) studies under climate change conditions.

Conveners:
Tereza Cavazos tcavazos@cicese.mx
Rosa Luna rluna@cicese.edu.mx
Gabriela Colorado colorado@cicese.edu.mx
Abraham Torres Alavez jtorres@ict.it

Code:
SE14

Title:
Geophysical tools for boosting the development of green energy

Description:
The development of green energy is based on the vision of installing systems able to produce energy sustainable for the environment. Research focused on the exploration, exploitation and monitoring of the resources and of the installations are of fundamental importance for setting up cost-effective systems and of low impact for the environment.

The aim of this session is to open the discussion on how geophysics can help the development of green and low impact energy.

In this session are welcome studies of:
1) shallow and deep geophysics aimed at exploring sustainable geo-resources (geothermic, eolic, hydric, solar, Etc.)
2) geophysical systems for monitoring green energy plants.
3) geophysical methods for the assessment of the impact of the green energy exploitation.

Conveners:
Claudia Arango Galván claudiar@igeofisica.unam.mx
Marco Calò calo@igeofisica.unam.mx
Marco Antonio Pérez mperez@cicese.mx
Diego Ruiz Aguilar druiz@cicese.mx

Code:
SE15

Title:
Coastal resilience

Description:
Coastal Resilience is the capacity of any socio-ecological system (SES) to recover or reach a new equilibrium, at different rates and scales, following the impact of environmental or socio-economic stressors or shocks, while maintaining its functionality and services. Its study is highly complex given that SES are sensible to anthropogenic activities (land use changes, pollution, exploitation and economic activities), the effects of climate change (sea level rise and increased temperature), as well as the occurrence of extreme meteorological and seismic events. In this session we invite the submission of abstracts related to coastal resilience and any aspects that make its evaluation possible (stressors, shocks, thresholds, interactions, tendencies,...). The presentations can be theoretical, experimental, numerical, or based on field data, from uni-, multi-, inter- or transdisciplinary approaches.

Conveners:
Paulo Salles Afonso de Almeida psallesa@iingen.unam.mx
Nuno Simoes ns@ciencias.unam.mx
V. Sophie Avila Foucat savila_1@yahoo.com.mx
Alec Torres Freyermuth atorresf@iingen.unam.mx

Code:
SE16

Title:
The geology of Sonora: fundamentals and new challenges

Description:
As part of the activities to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Estación Regional del Noroeste of the Instituto de Geología of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, we propose a special session entitled “The geology of Sonora: fundamentals and new challenges”. This session will be divided in two sections:

A) “Fundamentals”, which seeks to show the state of the art of classical geological work done in Sonora, including 1) stratigraphy, paleontology and paleogeography of Proterozoic through Quaternary rock units; 2) subduction-related magmatic activity; 3) Basin and Range extension and the opening of the Gulf of California; 4) genesis and evolution of metallic and non-metallic ore deposits; and 5) hydrogeology in arid environments.

B) “New challenges”, which will highlight the research done in new emergent disciplines focused on the quality of life of human beings and ecosystems, such as 1) global climatic change and climate forcing on reliefs; 2) mining activity, environmental pollution and assessments and remediation; 3) landscape dynamics studies in the Basin and Range province; and 4) geo-archeology.

Conveners:
Mélanie Noury melanienoury@gmail.com
Rafael Del Rio Salas rdelrio@geologia.unam.mx
Thierry Calmus arnithy@gmail.com
Martín Valencia martin.valencia@unam.mx

Code:
SE17

Title:
Exhibitors hall presentations: instrumentation, products and services by companies and academic institutions

Description:
We invite contributions on instrumentation, products or services. The presentation may focus on one or several of the following:
1) Specs and characteristics
2) Development history
3) Examples of commercial, government, or research projects where this was used or applied
4) Good practices (practical tips!) for optimal handling, operation and maintenance
5) Obtained results, noted challenges and opportunities
6) Plans for development and capacity building in future versions of the instrument, product or service

The contributions may be delivered face-to-face or remotely, please specify if you have any preference in relation to this. Participation in this session has no additional cost for exhibitors who have a stand registered in the exhibition area in face-to-face format. Those without a stand will need to cover the cost for registration of the abstract and the participation fee for the presenter.

Conveners:
Daniel Peralta dperalta@cicese.mx
Vanesa Magar vmagar@cicese.edu.mx