4-6 May 2016
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
Palisades, New York

NEW: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory hosted a live stream of the Polar Prediction Workshop. A recording is available at: http://livestream.com/LDEO/events/5316296

The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Lamont) hosted a Workshop on Polar Predictability on 4-6 May 2016. This was the third annual workshop on this topic. The first was held in April 2014 in Boulder, Colorado and the second was in April 2015 in Reading, United Kingdom.

The 2016 workshop focused on:

  • Sources of polar predictability on sub-seasonal to inter-annual timescales
  • Sea ice prediction
  • Operational and research efforts

Forecast users and operational forecasters were encouraged to attend the workshop.

The meeting included a series of invited talks on the first day, followed by contributed talks and poster sessions.

Outcomes of the meeting will include recommendations for the Sea Ice Outlook and other activities related to polar prediction.

There was no charge for the workshop. Lunch, coffee, and food during breaks were provided.

Registration has been closed.

EXTENDED Deadline for abstract submissions was Friday, 11 March 2016.

Organizing Committee

Xiaojun Yuan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Cecilia Bitz, University of Washington

Ed Hawkins, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Muyin Wang, University of Washington

Helge Goessling, Alfred Wegener Institute

Meeting Sponsors

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Sea Ice Prediction Network

Polar Climate Predictability Initiative

Polar Prediction Project

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

World Weather Research Programme (WWRP)

World Climate Research Programme-Climate and Cryosphere(WCRP-CliC)