Now Available: First Monthly Arctic Sea Ice Outlook (May 2008)
Coordinated by the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) and
Developing Arctic
Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies
(DAMOCLES) Programs
The Sea Ice Outlook and additional information are available at:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/index.php
Or contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland [at] noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu
The Arctic Sea Ice Outlook is an international effort to provide an
integrated, community-wide summary of the state of arctic sea ice over
the 2008 summer season. This effort, which emerged from discussions at
the "Arctic Observation Integration Workshops," held in March 2008 in
Palisades, NY (http://www.arcus.org/search/meetings/2008/aow/), is a
response by the scientific community to the need for better
understanding of the arctic sea ice system, given the drastic and
unexpected sea ice decline witnessed in 2007.
The Sea Ice Outlook effort produces monthly reports based on an open and
inclusive process that synthesizes input from a broad range of
scientific perspectives. Nineteen (19) groups from the international
research community responded to the first call for outlook contributions
(see: http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_ai_getArcticInfo/3606). These
contributions have been synthesized into the first monthly outlook
report for May, which is now available in summary and full report
formats.
The Sea Ice Outlook should not be considered as a formal prediction for
arctic sea ice extent, nor is it intended as a replacement for existing
efforts or centers with operational responsibility. Rather, it is a
community effort that provides an instrument for synthesis of data from
arctic observing systems and modeling activities to provide insight into
the arctic sea ice system.
To access the report and for more information about the Sea Ice Outlook
effort, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/index.php
Or contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland [at] noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu