2004 Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum | Arctic Forum

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THE ARCTIC FORUM 2004

Thursday, 13 May 2004 (Terrace East & West Rooms)
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
Arctic Forum Co-Chairs:
Wieslaw Maslowski
Mark Serreze

OVERVIEW / SETTING THE STAGE

8:40 a.m.
 Background on Sea Ice and Arctic Climate
Mark Serreze
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado
9:10 a.m. Local Observations of Recent Change
Warren Matumeak
Barrow, Alaska
UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
9:40 a.m. Observations of Decreasing Sea Ice Cover from Satellites
Josefino Comiso
Goddard Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10:05 a.m.

Weekly to Interannual Variations in the Sea Ice Draft Distribution at the North Pole Environmental Observatory

Richard Moritz
Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:50 a.m.

Variations in the Age of Arctic Sea Ice and Summer Sea Ice Extent
Ignatius Rigor

Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington

11:15 a.m. The Rate and Causes of Arctic Sea Ice Melt: Modeling Perspective
Wieslaw Maslowski
Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School
11:40 a.m. The Arctic in Global Climate Models and Projections of Future Change
Gregory Flato
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
Meteorological Service of Canada
12:05 p.m. LUNCH
1:35 p.m.

The Role of Hydrology in Arctic Climate Change
Larry Hinzman
Water and Environmental Research Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks

2:00 p.m.

The Role of Coastal Processes in the Arctic System
Volker Rachold
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

PAST AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES
2:25 p.m.

Déjà Vu: A Paleoenvironmental Look at Sea Ice Extent During Earlier Warm Periods
Julie Brigham-Grette

Department of Geosciences

University of Massachusetts

2:50 p.m.

Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling and the Changing Arctic
Louis Codispoti

Center for Environmental Science

University of Maryland

3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:35 p.m.

Changes in Arctic Sea Ice: What are the Consequences for Whales?
Robert Suydam

Department of Wildlife Management

Alaska North Slope Borough

4:00 p.m. Polar Bears, Seals, and Climate in Hudson Bay and the High Arctic
Ian Stirling
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
4:25 p.m. Changing Marine Access in the Arctic Ocean
Lawson Brigham
U.S. Arctic Research Commission
4:50 p.m.

Security and International Relations
Robert Huebert

Department of Political Science

University of Calgary

5:15 p.m.
 Poster Session and ARCUS Annual Reception
(State Room)
6:45 p.m.
 Banquet and Special Presentation
(Terrace East & West Rooms)

Special Presentation by Charles Wohlforth, author of
"The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change"

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Friday, 14 May 2004 (Terrace East & West Rooms)
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
NORTHERN COMMUNITIES/HUMAN DIMENSIONS
8:35 a.m.

Impact of Climate Change on Alaska Native Communities
Patricia Cochran

Executive Director, Alaska Native Science Commission

9:00 a.m.

Human Dimensions Research: Rationale and Implementation
Bruce Forbes

Arctic Centre

University of Lapland

9:25 a.m.

Student Award Paper: Shrub Increase in Northern Alaska Documented Using Repeat Aerial Photography

Kenneth Tape

Geophysical Institute

University of Alaska Fairbanks

9:50 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m.

Panel: Partnerships and Collaboration in Arctic Research

Panelists:
Greg Flato, Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis
Julie Brigham-Grette, Department of Geosciences, University of Mass
Ian Stirling, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada
Patricia Cochran, Alaska Native Science Commission
Bruce Forbes, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland

Moderator:
David Klein, Institute of Arctic Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks

11:20 a.m.

Final thoughts
Arctic Forum Co-Chairs:
Wieslaw Maslowski
Mark Serreze

11:35 a.m. Adjourn