8th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

P1.20

Interannual variability in summer Beaufort Sea ice conditions

Sheldon Drobot, The National Academies, Washington, DC; and J. A. Maslanik

Interannual variations in the Beaufort Sea summer ice cover influence climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic conditions. Utilizing an ice severity index based on the distance from Point Barrow, Alaska, to the ice edge and characteristics of the shipping season, variations in summer ice conditions can be examined from 1953 through the present with respect to variations in winter and summer surface and meteorological conditions. This poster highlights current research in sea ice-atmosphere interactions in the Beaufort Sea, and outlines plans for additional research during the IPY.

Poster Session 1, International Polar Year - Poster Presentations (Observational Techniques, Programs, Products and Databases
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 9:45 AM-10:45 AM

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