Solicitation of Sea Ice Outlook Contributions
August Report
Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN)
Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
Submission deadline: Tuesday, 12 August 2014
New guidelines for contributors can be found at:
http://arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2014/august/call
Contact: Kristina Creek, ARCUS
Email: creek [at] arcus.org
The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) announces the call for
contributions for the Sea Ice Outlook August report and revised
guidelines.
The new guidelines for contributors can be found at:
http://arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2014/august/call
PLEASE NOTE: All Outlook submissions should be sent directly to:
Kristina Creek, ARCUS (creek [at] arcus.org).
The Sea Ice Outlook provides an open process for those interested in
Arctic sea ice to share ideas about the September minimum sea ice
extent. The monthly reports contain a variety of perspectives--from
advanced numerical models to qualitative perspectives from citizen
scientists. A post-season report will provide an in-depth analysis of
factors driving sea ice extent this summer as well as explore the
scientific methods for predicting seasonal ice extent.
For the August Outlook report, we particularly encourage regional
Outlooks and spatial forecasts and maps; both regional and pan-Arctic
outlooks will be accepted.
We also welcome any field- or ship-based updates on ice conditions in
the different regions and input on which observations are most useful
for improving models. Sea ice scientists, volunteer observers, and
oceanographers are collecting observations routinely by ship throughout
the Arctic Ocean. Such observations include sea ice morphology (e.g.,
concentration, ice type, floe size, thickness, snow, melt pond
characteristics, topography), meteorology (surface measurements), and
oceanography (temperature, salinity, upper ocean temperature). Which
observations are most useful to improving model predictions or
validating these models? Are there particular in-situ observations that
we should highlight in our efforts to coordinate data collation?
The full guidelines for contributions include information on IceWatch,
which provides resources to gather and access standardized, ship-based
ice observations.
New guidelines for contributors can be found at:
http://arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2014/august/call
Outlook submissions should include the following subject lines, as
relevant:
- PAN-ARCTIC OUTLOOK - [YOUR LAST NAME/GROUP NAME]
- REGIONAL OUTLOOK - [YOUR LAST NAME/GROUP NAME]
- OUTLOOK FOR BOTH REGIONAL AND PAN-ARCTIC - [YOUR LAST NAME/GROUP NAME]
An MS Word document is preferred for ease of formatting to PDF files and
extracting images for the website--we will not edit your individual
submission and will not post your Word documents.
Submission deadline: Tuesday, 12 August 2014
PLEASE NOTE: All Outlook submissions should be sent directly to:
Kristina Creek, ARCUS
Email: creek [at] arcus.org
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