For further information, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/summary_report.php
Or contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland@noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken@gi.alaska.edu
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The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group announces the availability of the "Sea Ice Outlook Summary Report." The report can be accessed at:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/summary_report.php
The Summary Report provides an initial retrospective review of the 2008 Sea Ice Outlook. It is based on statements from contributors to the 2008 Sea Ice Outlook, and includes preliminary analyses of:
-Summer 2008 sea ice and meteorological conditions, including a discussion of the physical factors that led to the 2008 minimum and how it differs from previous years;
-Comparison of Outlook projections to the observed September sea ice minimum;
-Implications for the future of arctic sea ice based on the 2008 Outlook; and
-Lessons learned from the 2008 Outlook.
A series of follow-up activities are planned for the fall and winter to further explore the 2008 season, lessons learned, and implications for a 2009 Sea Ice Outlook. The next community activity will be an open meeting at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. More details about the AGU meeting and other upcoming events will be announced via relevant listserves and on the Sea Ice Outlook "Schedule of Activities" webpage:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/report_schedule.php
The Summary Report can be found at:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/summary_report.php
Or contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland@noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken@gi.alaska.edu