Workshop Announcement
"Sea Ice Mass Budget of the Arctic (SIMBA) Workshop: Bridging Regional
to Global Scales"
Seattle, WA
28 February - 2 March 2005
Application Deadline: Thursday, 6 January 2005
For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/SIMBA_2005/index.php
Arctic sea ice has undergone remarkable changes over the last three
decades. It is just beginning to be documented how these changes relate
to multi-decadal and inter-annual variability of the sea ice pack. The
relation of sea ice change to the global system is even less well
understood. Changes in the Arctic sea ice cover may have profound
effects on Arctic ecology, economic activities in the Arctic, and global
climate. This workshop will discuss changes in the sea ice state that
affect Arctic wide and global systems and seek recommendations of the
scales and processes over which the variability of the Arctic sea ice
mass budget should be analyzed and monitored. The workshop will also
cover current knowledge of Arctic wide sea ice mass balance and
variability, and determine where new observation and/or modelling
campaigns are required to improve understanding of the variability of
the sea ice thickness distribution and the mechanisms influencing this.
A pan-Arctic observing system is anticipated in the future. This
workshop will consider the sea ice component of such an observing system
and discuss how to monitor the Northern Hemisphere sea ice mass budget.
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please provide
a statement of your interest at:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/SIMBA_2005/workshop_application.php
For more information contact:
Jenny Hutchings
E-mail: jenny [at] iarc.uaf.edu
Participation of scientists studying processes integral to the Arctic
sea ice mass balance and those studying systems that are influenced by
Arctic sea ice processes are particularly encouraged. There are limited
travel funds available for junior scientists and the economically
disadvantaged.
The workshop is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and will be
jointly hosted by the International Arctic Research Center and the
University of Washington.