Call for Nominations
The Future of Arctic Sea Ice Research and Forecasting
National Research Council Study
Polar Research Board
Nomination deadline: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Please submit nominations to:
Amanda Purcell
Email: apurcell [at] nas.edu
The Polar Research Board (PRB) is pleased to announce a new National
Research Council (NRC) study on the Future of Arctic Sea Ice Research
and Forecasting. Nominations are sought for membership on the ad hoc
committee that the NRC will appoint to organize the workshop and write
the report.
The study will outline the current state of arctic sea ice research,
discuss knowledge gaps, and identify emerging or important new science
questions for the coming decade. This information may provide the
context for future planning and policy development for sea ice research
activities. The study will include a major workshop and follow-up
deliberations, culminating in a workshop report with findings and
conclusions.
The committee of 7-8 members will meet approximately 2 times, with
additional conference calls as necessary to conduct the study and write
a report. The study will rely heavily on a workshop that will be planned
by the committee. The committee's report will summarize the views
expressed by the workshop participants and include findings and
conclusions. The committee will need expertise in a range of areas, such
as arctic remote sensing, observations and modeling, sea ice
forecasting, coupled sea ice models, climatology, atmospheric science,
oceanography, hydrology, data management, and users of arctic sea ice
forecasts.
Nomination submissions should include the person's name, affiliation,
contact information, area of expertise, and a brief statement on why the
person is relevant to the study topic.
Nomination deadline: Wednesday, 14 September 2011.
Please submit nominations to:
Amanda Purcell
Email: apurcell [at] nas.edu