SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook Report Available
June Report: Outlook Based on June Data
Coordinated by the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) and
Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term
Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES) Programs
For further information about the Sea Ice Outlook please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/report_june.php
Or contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland [at] noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu
The coordinators of the SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook announce the availability
of the June Report: Outlook Based on June Data. The outlook for the
pan-arctic sea ice extent in September 2008, based on June data,
indicates a continuation of dramatic sea ice loss. The June Sea Ice
Outlook report is based on a synthesis of 17 individual projections,
utilizing a range of methods. Projections based on June data are similar
to those of the May report, with no indication that a return to
historical sea ice extent will occur this year.
The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook is an international effort to provide an
integrated, community-wide summary of the state of arctic sea ice over
the 2008 summer season, given the drastic and unexpected sea ice decline
witnessed in 2007. The Sea Ice Outlook effort produces monthly reports
based on an open and inclusive process that synthesizes input from a
broad range of scientific perspectives. Each monthly report is based on
the previous month's data (e.g., the "June Report" is published in July,
but based on June observational data). Monthly reports will be issued
throughout the summer, with a final retrospective analysis after
September.
The June monthly report can be found at:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/report_june.php
The Sea Ice Outlook should not be considered as a formal prediction for
arctic sea ice extent, nor is it intended as a replacement for existing
efforts or centers with operational responsibility. Rather, it is a
community effort that provides an instrument for synthesis of data from
arctic observing systems and modeling activities to provide insight into
the arctic sea ice system.
To access the report and for more information about the Sea Ice Outlook
effort, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/search/seaiceoutlook/index.php
For further information, please contact:
James Overland (Lead, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: james.e.overland [at] noaa.gov
Or:
Hajo Eicken (Member, Sea Ice Outlook Core Integration Group)
Email: hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu