The Role of Polar Oceans in Contemporary Climate Change

Updated 2000-06-30

Our central geophysical objective is to determine how sea ice and the polar oceans respond to and influence the large-scale circulation of the atmosphere. Our primary technical objective is to determine how best to incorporate satellite measurements in an ice/ocean model.

This is not a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

http://psc.apl.washington.edu/POLES/POLES.html

Status: Planned
Project time span: 2000 - 2003
Data collection: not specified
Data processing: 2000 - 2003
Data reporting: 2000 - 2003

Contact information

Contact person: D. Andrew Rothrock
Address: Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington 1013 NE 40th Street Seattle, WA 98105-6698 USA
Phone: +1 206-685-2262
Fax: +1 206-616-3142
Email: ude.notgnihsaw.lpa@kcorhtor

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Climate change effects

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Ice/snowpack

Precipitation/snow

Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

Other parameter groups: Arctic Ocean surface heat and mass balance ice dynamics sea-ice extent/thickness/dynamics surface radiation and cloud forcing polar cloud dynamics arctic atmospheric budgets and dynamics Arctic Basin 2-m air temperature ocean salinity and temperature

Geography

Regions studied: Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects; Climate change effects

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?: no
If no (or only part of data are reported to a TDC), where and how are (other) data stored?: As data sets are developed, they will be made available via a project web site.

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No