WP1: Sea ice

Recently we have seen strong indications of major changes in the arctic sea ice. Most dramatic has been the thinning of the Arctic ice-pack from more than 3m on average to less than 2m over a large part of the central basin of the Arctic Ocean.

WP leader: P. Wadhams (UCAM/DAMTP): p.wadhams(a)damtp.cam.ac.uk

WP co-leader: Jari Haapala (FIMR): jhaapala(a)fimr.fi

This WP is divided into 4 tasks.

Topics:

• - General description of WP
• - Task 1.1 Sea-ice thickness
• - Task 1.2 Ice types and properties
• - Task 1.3 Sea ice dynamics and mechanics
• - Task 1.4 Sea ice thermodynamics
• - Deliverables, milestones and workshops 2007
• - Deliverables, milestones and workshops 2008

Posters from the 2009 Brussels symposium

Download the WP1 posters presented at the 2009 DAMOCLES symposium in Brussels. (Mar 17, 2008)

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Posters from the 2008 general assembly

Download the task 1.1 posters presented at the 2008 general assembly in Sopot, Poland. (Mar 10, 2008)

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Posters from the 2008 general assembly

Download the task 1.3 posters presented at the 2008 general assembly in Sopot, Poland. (Mar 10, 2008)

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Posters from the 2008 general assembly

Download the task 1.4 posters presented at the 2008 general assembly in Sopot, Poland. (Feb 10, 2008)

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Posters from the 2008 general assembly

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From the press

• Slow ice growth leads to low November ice extent >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Dec 6, 2010]
• Arctic ice extent remains low despite rapid growth >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Nov 2, 2010]
• Weather and feedbacks lead to third-lowest extent >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Oct 4, 2010]
• End of summer approaches for Arctic sea ice >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Sep 7, 2010]
• Canada picks site for Arctic research station >>
  [Nature, Aug 25, 2010]
• North by Northwest >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Aug 17, 2010]
• Giant Greenland iceberg a climate 'warning sign' >>
  [AFP, Aug 13, 2010]
• Ice island could threaten oil, shipping >>
  [Detroit News/Reuters, Aug 12, 2010]
• July sea ice second lowest: oldest ice begins to melt >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Aug 4, 2010]
• A change in atmospheric circulation >>
  [National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Jul 20, 2010]