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Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
The autumn transition in the Arctic’s Beaufort-Chukchi seas is marked by a rapidly cooling ocean surface that leads to early sea ice formation.
Arctic Ocean’s autumn cool down accelerates sea ice formation Read More »
A new study supported by a COM-CVP-GOMO partnership uses new ocean observing systems to uncover previously unknown phytoplankton blooms occurring beneath Southern Ocean sea ice cover.
New Discovery: Significant Phytoplankton Blooms Beneath Antarctic Sea Ice Read More »
A report has just been published detailing the accomplishments of the NOAA Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Workshop, held at the University of Colorado, Boulder in April 2023. The Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Team organized this workshop, a group dedicated to advancing cross-OAR and NOAA-wide sea ice modeling activities that is sponsored by CPO’s Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM) and Climate
This workshop, organized by the COM- and CVP-supported Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Team, will work toward collaboration in model development, evaluation, applications, and advancements.
Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Workshop Taking Place in Boulder, CO April 25-27 Read More »
A new COM-funded Arctic sea ice study improves predictions of sea ice freeze-up and break-up in coastal regions by identifying local indicators.
Arctic sea ice has declined dramatically during the last few decades, posing challenges and opportunities for Alaskan residents, subsistence users, and maritime operators.
New tool to forecast sea ice Read More »
A CPO-funded study published on Nature Climate Change demonstrates how understanding natural climate variability can improve predictions of sea-ice coverage at short and long term scales.
A CPO-funded study in the Journal of Climate documents research on sea ice to understand essential processes in the climate system and other ecological systems.
Summer enhancement of Arctic sea-ice volume anomalies in the September-ice zone Read More »
A study funded by the CPO’s Climate Observation Division confirms previous research suggesting spring clouds may be influencing arctic sea ice concentrations in the fall.
The role of springtime Arctic clouds in determining autumn sea ice extent Read More »
“There is little doubt that we will see a decline in Arctic sea ice cover in this century in response to anthropogenic warming, and yet internal climate variations and other external forcings could generate considerable spread in Arctic sea ice trends on decadal timescales,” begins a newly released article by Yeager et al., in Geophysical Research Letters.
Sea ice loss predicted to slow in the Atlantic, says new CVP-funded research Read More »