Call for Contributions to the 2019 Sea Ice Outlook June Report Call for Input
The Sea Ice Prediction Network–Phase 2 (SIPN2) announces the call for contributions for the 2019 Sea Ice Outlook June report (based on May data). The Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) provides an open process for those interested in Arctic sea ice to share ideas.
Pan-Arctic and Regional Sea Ice Extent Outlooks and any additional figures and gridded fields will be accepted for the 2019 June Outlook. We particularly encourage submissions for the Alaska region (i.e., Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas). For those interested, submissions for Hudson Bay are also accepted. Submissions that include spatial forecast maps are encouraged.
The 2019 SIO will also accept pan-Antarctic sea ice extent of the September monthly mean. Informal sea ice observations and other parameters not included in the regular monthly reports are also invited. All participants whose methods provide information at the local scale to are encouraged to provide full spatial fields via the SIPN Data Portal.
Submission deadline: 6:00 p.m. (AKDT) Wednesday, 12 June 2019 (firm).
Extended Deadlines Announced for Arctic Futures 2050 Conference Announcement
The Arctic Futures 2050 Conference Organizing Committee has announced extended deadlines for the following conference dates:
- Poster Abstracts Deadline: 20 May 2019
- Travel Award Applications Deadline: 20 May 2019
- Poster Decisions and Travel Award Winners Announced: 17 June 2019
- Early-bird Registration Rates End: 10 July 2019
Witness Community Highlights Publication
The April 2019 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes three articles: “Comparative Study Explores Northern Dene Astronomical Knowledge,” an investigation of how Northern Dene peoples perceive, conceptualize, and integrate the sky and its contents into systems of knowledge and worldview; “A Remarkable Response of Ice-Rich Permafrost Terrain to Summer Warming,” highlighting the dramatic impact of thawing permafrost on Arctic environments; and “A New and Exciting Age in Polar Science,” an essay by Kelly K. Falkner, Director of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation.
Arctic Indigenous Scholar Seminar with Helen Aderman Webinar
The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) is pleased to host Helen M. Aderman, 2019 Arctic Indigenous Scholar, for a seminar/webinar entitled, “The Bristol Bay Marine Ecosystem & Subsistence Resource Needs”. The event will be held on Monday, 6 May 2019 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT at the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) office in Washington, D.C. A live webinar is also available to those unable to attend in person. Registration is required for both the in-person and live-streamed events.
SIPN2 Webinar Webinar
The Sea Ice Prediction Network – Phase 2 (SIPN2) invites registration for an open webinar entitled "ICESat-2 over Sea Ice: Early Results" featuring Ron Kwok, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the ICESat-2 Team. The presentation will focus on one of NASA’s science objectives for the ICESat-2 altimetry mission—to provide observations to quantify changes and to add to previous satellite and airborne records of freeboard, thickness, and sea surface height of the ice-covered Arctic and Southern Oceans. This event will be held on Tuesday, 7 May 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. AKDT.
Arctic Research Seminar Series with Lawrence Hamilton Webinar
ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar Series event featuring Lawrence Hamilton (Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire). This event, titled “What People Know: Asking About the Arctic on U.S. General-Public Surveys,” will be held on Friday, 3 May 2019 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT in Washington D.C. This seminar will also be available as a webinar live-stream for those unable to attend in person.
Anchorage Arctic Research Summit Meeting
The 2019 Anchorage Arctic Research Summit will be held Thursday, 2 May from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference theme is “Transforming Research and Scholarship in the North” and will bring together members of the Anchorage-area Arctic research community to share information about their diverse research and creative activities, and to foster new connections. Registration is open.
ARCUS Seeking Project Assistant Job Opening
ARCUS is accepting applications for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Project Assistant. This position is a non-exempt, full-time position, paid on an hourly basis. Hiring preference will be given to candidates located in Fairbanks. Additional consideration may be given to qualified Alaska-based candidates with demonstrated ability to work from a remote location.
General responsibilities will include travel planning, workshop planning support and implementation, assistance with ARCUS programs, and general administrative support.
Applications will be reviewed beginning Friday, 26 April 2019 and the position will remain open until filled.
2019 Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook Begins Announcement
The 2019 Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook season is underway with a record-early start in response to low sea ice conditions in the Bering Sea. Weekly outlooks are published each Friday and include sea ice, weather, and remote sensing information from the National Weather Service and local observations from SIWO observers Bering Strait coastal communities. The Outlook for March 22nd includes an additional contribution from Matthew Druckenmiller and Hajo Eicken, The State of the Ice at Season’s Start.
2018 Sea Ice Outlook Post-Season Report Now Available Report
The 2018 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Post-Season Report is now available online. This report centers around forecasts of pan-Arctic September minimum sea ice extent, while also including information about forecasts of sea ice probability and a synthesis of observed Arctic conditions from June to September 2018. It also includes a review of forecasts for the Alaskan sector; an evaluation of the SIO forecast skill; discussions about Antarctic maxima sea ice extent forecasts; the Sea Ice Drift Forecast Experiment; an overview of sea ice forecasting needs of the Alaska marine shipping industry; and ideas of how to continue efforts to understand sea ice predictability and how to create information products that are accessible to stakeholders so that the science can be used in decision making to improve outcomes. The SIO is a community network activity led by the Sea Ice Prediction Network-Phase 2 (SIPN2) Project Team with contributions from key partners.
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