Operationally Merged Satellite Visible/IR and Passive Microwave Sea Ice Information for Improved Sea Ice Forecasts and Ship Routing

The Arctic climate system is experiencing dramatic changes. One dramatic and very public change is the reduction in the summertime sea ice cover. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models predict a further decrease in sea ice cover with a potentially summertime ice-free Arctic befo...

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Main Authors: Meier,W, Posey,P, Li,L
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
arctic ocean
ice forecasts
INFRARED IMAGES
ipcc(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
microwaves
ocean models
predictions
remote detection
remote sensing
SATELLITE IMAGERY
sea ice
sea ice concentration
seasonal variations
ship routing
shipping
ships
weather forecasting
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Summary:The Arctic climate system is experiencing dramatic changes. One dramatic and very public change is the reduction in the summertime sea ice cover. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models predict a further decrease in sea ice cover with a potentially summertime ice-free Arctic before 2100. However, the projections vary widely, with some models predicting a summertime ice-free Arctic as early as 2040. Given the observed and forecast reduction in sea ice cover, Arctic shipping is expected to increase in the future. Additionally, the U.S. Navy and local fishermen need to adapt to the fast changing Arctic; it is vital for them to have access to accurate and timely information about the sea ice conditions at relatively small scales. This demands higher accuracy in sea ice forecasts.