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Sea Ice 16 Sept 2009. ARCTIC DIPOLE SLP in JUNE-JULY. OUTLOOK 2009 ~ 15 Groups Participated 4 Full modeling groups. 2009. AWI Model Distribution. Look Beyond September!. 30 Sept 2009.
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OUTLOOK 2009~ 15 Groups Participated 4 Full modeling groups 2009 AWI Model Distribution
STILL MAJOR LOSS OF MULTI-YEAR Sea Ice perennial ice (white), mixed ice (aqua), seasonal ice (teal) derived from QuikSCATscatterometer(big change from 2004)
Loss of Sea Ice Impacts Larger Atmospheric Climate Pacific Arctic 2002-2008 Fall temps Anomalies Reach upper troposphere 2002-2008 Geo Hghts Anomaly Zonal Wind (color) and 2002-2008 Anomaly 2002-2008 Fall 500-1000 mb Thickness Anomaly 700 mb zonal wind anomaly Thermal Wind Reduces Polar West Winds Tellus, in press
2009 OUTLOOK was as a success 15+ GroupsWhile 2009 was 3rd lowest summer extent, fall freeze up was very late. Multi-year sea ice very low relative to 2004 (Kwok). Arctic still behaving with extremesContinue for 2010, met the goal of rapid communicationPriority for winter 2010: Work with other groups to define priority observations in support of OUTLOOK- ocean heat content, visual recon of ice types