The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) announces an open webinar focused on post-season analysis and discussion of the 2014 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO). The SIO produces reports in June, July, and August that synthesize a variety of predictions and perspectives on the arctic sea ice minimum. More information about SIO, including this year's reports, is available at: http://www.arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook.
The webinar is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. AKDT (12:00-1:00 p.m. PDT, 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT, 2:00-3:00 p.m. CDT, and 3:00-4:00 p.m.EDT) on Thursday, 9 October 2014. More details, including registration instructions, will be announced closer to the event.
This webinar will provide a venue for discussion of the 2014 SIO, including processes that influenced sea ice melt this year and a review of the differing approaches to predicting the sea ice minimum extent. The webinar is open to all interested participants, including sea ice researchers, students, decision-makers, and others.
The webinar will be archived and available online after the event.
For further information about the Sea Ice Outlook or Sea Ice Prediction Network, please go to: http://www.arcus.org/sipn.
For questions about the upcoming webinar, please contact Betsy Turner-Bogren at ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).