Melinda Webster, a research scientist at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Applied Physics Laboratory, is the lead author on a new study that catalogs changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice over the past 50-plus years. She spoke with 蘑菇视频 News about the story behind the numbers.
The strongest Arctic cyclone ever observed struck in January 2022. A new analysis led by the 蘑菇视频 shows that while forecasts accurately predicted the massive storm, models seriously underestimated its impact on sea ice. Results suggest how forecast models for a changing Arctic Ocean could improve.
蘑菇视频 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. Check out the group’s blog,…
Historic observations and NASA airborne data provide a decades-long record showing that the snowpack on Arctic sea ice is thinning.