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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.

Invitation to symposium: “The Arctic Climate system; its present status, future evolution and potential impacts”

The Damocles consortium and the DG Research of the European Commission invite all Arctic experts interested in participating to a Symposium in Brussels November 10-12 2009. (Jun 26, 2009)

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Another critical minimum of Arctic sea ice to be expected in 2009: new prognoses

Researchers from DAMOCLES and KlimaCampus of the University of Hamburg agree upon a continuing negative trend. Another critical level of Arctic sea ice extent is to be expected in the late summer of 2009. (Jun 14, 2009)

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A large pool of freshwater building up in the Arctic

Recent observations of Arctic Ocean outflow in the Fram Strait suggest that freshwater is piling up in the Arctic Ocean. A change in wind direction could release the largest amount of freshwater through Fram Strait ever recorded. (Feb 19, 2009)

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Fresh report about the status of Arctic observations

The report gives an overview of the state of research on Arctic change, including all aspects of the role of the Northern Seas in Climate. It draws its primary focus on the present state and future fate of the Arctic Ocean perennial sea-ice. (Feb 18, 2009)

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Arctic sea ice is getting thinner as well as receding

Last winter, the thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic fell by nearly half a metre (19 per cent) compared with the average thickness of the previous five winters, results from a DAMOCLES-funded project shows. (Nov 3, 2008)

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International Polar Year 2007 - 2008

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

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

Jun 26, 2009

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