Task 3.2 Shelf/basin exchanges
Posters from the 2009 Brussels symposium
Download the task 3.2 posters presented at the 2009 DAMOCLES symposium in Brussels. (Mar 18, 2008)
Posters from the 2008 general assembly
Download the task 3.2 posters presented at the 2008 general assembly in Sopot, Poland. (Feb 10, 2008)
Description of task
This task provides better knowledge of the exchange processes between the boundary and the interior of the Arctic Ocean with the ultimate goal of understanding and quantifying how much this exchange affects the ice cover. (Feb 8, 2008)
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]
DAMOCLES is a european contribution to the International Polar Year 2007 - 2008.
DAMOCLES is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework Programme.

