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DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) is an integrated ice-atmosphere-ocean monitoring and forecasting system designed for observing, understanding and quantifying climate changes in the Arctic. DAMOCLES is specifically concerned with the potential for a significantly reduced sea ice cover, and the impacts this might have on the environment and on human activities, both regionally and globally.

Little ice but no record low

A revised outlook for the Arctic 2008 summer sea ice minimum shows ice extent will be below the 2005 level but not likely to bet the record year of 2007.

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Tara and Fram on exhibit

Two unique polar expeditions on display in Oslo.

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Peppering the Arctic with measuring instruments

In DAMOCLES, one of the largest EU research project to date, the Arctic is peppered with state of the art measuring instruments worth millions of euros to better predict climate change and generate more accurate weather and ocean forecasts.

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MELTEX campaign started

The campaign MELTEX (Impact of melt ponds on energy and momentum fluxes between atmosphere and ocean) is performed over the Canadian part of the Beaufort Sea since 8 May 2008 and will last until the beginning of June.

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Toward Reducing Uncertainties in Arctic Climate Simulations

The coincidence of rapid change in Arctic climate (the extreme 2007 decline in sea ice and recent unprecedented warming) and enhanced observational activities during the International Polar Year (IPY; 2007–2008) offers hope that these changes will be documented in great detail.

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International Polar Year 2007 - 2008

DAMOCLES is a european contribution to the International Polar Year 2007 - 2008.

FP6

DAMOCLES is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework Programme.

July 4th, 2008

Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies