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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ contingent on the ice. Photo: Julianne Yip

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ polar scientists are on Alaska’s North Slope this week for the 2016 Barrow Sea Ice Camp. Supported by the National Science Foundation, the event brings together U.S.-based sea ice observers, satellite experts and modelers at various career stages to collect data and discuss issues related to measuring and modeling sea ice. The goal is to integrate the research community in order to better observe and understand the changes in Arctic sea ice.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sea-ice expert Jinlun Zhang displays his medal for a first-time crossing of the Arctic Circle. Photo: Julienne Yip

Check out the group’s , written by a who’s taking his first trip into the field, or follow updates on . The group is based just north of Barrow from May 26 to June 2, in the northernmost point in the U.S.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ participants include , a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor of atmospheric sciences, , an oceanographer at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Applied Physics Laboratory, , a physicist at the Applied Physics Laboratory, , a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ graduate who is now a research assistant at APL, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ atmospheric sciences postdoctoral researchers and , and , an anthropology student who has a visiting appointment at APL.