Topics

Suggested topics include:
 

• Sea ice in the regional and global climate system, including: atmosphere-ice-ocean interaction, feedbacks, large-scale observations, Arctic vs. Antarctic, GCM simulations, dynamics, conditions in the past
• The role of sea ice in Polar ecosystems, including: marine mammals, birds, fish, copepods, microorganisms, algae, bacteria
• Physical properties of sea ice, including:growth and decay of sea ice, bulk properties, in-situ measurements, micro physics and models, lab experiments, theoretical approaches
• Biogeochemistry and physics of sea ice, including: brine composition and nutrients, oil and pollutants, iron, carbon and oxygen cycling, gas exchange, dissolved organic matter, black carbon
• Sea ice thickness, drift and large-scale circulation, including: in-situ measurements, remote sensing, and numerical modelling of sea ice thickness, concentration, drift, and ice mechanics
• Snow on sea ice, including: snow thickness and processes, melt ponds, atmosphere-snow interaction, gas exchange, effects for remote sensing
• Social, economic and political importance of sea ice, including: indigenous and local societies in a changing climate, shipping through sea ice, economical use of the Arctic, use of local knowledge
• Sea ice research beyond the IPY, including: international and interdisciplinary studies, legacy of IPY, observational systems, public outreach, education