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Mark C. Serreze
James A. Maslanik
Jeffrey R. Key
Roger G. Barry
University of Colorado Boulder
Start Date: July 1, 1995
Expires: June 30, 1996 (Estimated)
Expected Total Amt.: $89,934 (Estimated)
Fld Science: Atmospheric Sciences
Abstract:
Serreze Research supported by this grant is under the auspices of the Arctic Systems Science (ARCSS) Global Change Research Program and is jointly sponsored by the Division of Ocean Sciences and the Office of Polar Programs. Work to be performed represents preliminary steps towards a major 5-year research project named SHEBA, which is envisioned to study the heat budget of the Arctic Ocean and its impact on global change. The primary goals of SHEBA are: (1) to develop, test and implement models of arctic ocean- atmosphere-ice processes that demonstrably improve simulations of the present day arctic climate, including its variability, using General Circulation Models (GCMs), and (2) to improve the interpretation of satellite remote sensing data in the Arctic for analysis of the arctic climate system and provide reliable data for model input, model validation and climate monitoring. In order to place the field experiment phase of SHEBA at the best location, the climatological regime of the proposed site must be analyzed. Researchers at the University of Colorado will compile existing data on sea ice and atmospheric conditions in the region and publish the results on CD ROM about one year before final planning of the site location. Other researchers in the SHEBA project are expected to use the data to plan individual experiments on heat budget measurements.