Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies

Objective

All state-of-the-art climate models predict that the perennial sea-ice of the Arctic Ocean will disappear within a few decades orless. Important questions remain as to wether this expectation is justified, and if so when this change will take place and what effect it will have on climate on a regional-to-global scale. Such a dramatic physical affront to the ocean-atmosphere-cryospheresystem in northern latitudes which corresponds to a change in surface albedo from more than 0.8 to less than 0.3 over a surface larger than Europe, is bound to have radical effects on human activities with immediate impacts on the indigenous inhabitants of the circum-Arctic region and the ecosystem on which they depend, and widespread effects on socio-economic activity on hemispheric scale.

We propose an Integrated Project for Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities forLong-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES) with the following objectives:
* identify and understand the changes occurringin the Sea-Ice, Atmosphere and Ocean of the Arctic and Subarctic domain
* improve the realism by which these changes aresimulated in models, thus extending the lead-time prior to the onset of extreme climate events
* determine appropriate adaptation strategies for a range of anticipated socio-economic impacts following the disappearance of the perennial Sea-Ice

.At a time when the International Polar Year (IPY) will focus on the science of the polar regions and on the human dimension of polar change, DAMOCLES will provide a contribution to reflect both the skills of European Sciences and the importance to European interests.

DAMOCLES represents the integrated efforts of 48 research institutions including 10 SMEs distributed among 11 European countries, Russia and Belarus and coordinated with the USA, Russia, Canada and Japan.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

Keywords

• Albedo
• Arctic oceanography
• Climate and forecasting models
• Remote sensing
• Sea Ice
• data assimilation in numerical models
• ocean acoustics

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-3.6.1 - Development of observing and forecasting systems

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-GLOBAL-3
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS VI

Address

4 Place Jussieu
Paris
France

Links

Participants (48)

ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT FUER POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG

Germany

Address

Am Handelshafen 12
Bremerhaven

Links

SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT

Sweden

Address

Folkborgsvaegen 1
Norrkoeping

Links

STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR FJERNMAALING

Norway

Address

Thormoehlensgate, 47
5006 Bergen

Links

METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT

Norway

Address

Niels Henrik Abelsvej 40
Oslo

Links

NORSK POLARINSTITUT - NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE

Norway

Address

Hjalmar Johansens G. 14
Tromsoe

UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND.

Finland

Address

Yliopistonkatu 8
Rovaniemi

Links

GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Vasaparken
Goeteborg

HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET

Norway

Address

Nordnesgatten 50
Bergen

Links

DANMARKS METEOROLOGISKE INSTITUT.

Denmark

Address

Lyngbyvej 100
Kobenhavn

Links

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Address

The Old Schools, Trinity Lane
Cambridge

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UNIVERSITAET BREMEN

Germany

Address

Bibliothekstrasse
Bremen

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON.

United Kingdom

Address

Gower Street
London

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Universitetsvaegen 10
Stockholm

Links

UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN

Norway

Address

Museplassen 1
Bergen

FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

Address

Vassilika Vouton
1385 Heraklion

Links

UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG.

Germany

Address

Edmund-siemers-allee 1
Hamburg

INSTYTUT OCEANOLOGII - POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

Address

Ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55
Sopot

OPTIMARE SENSORSYSTEME AG

Germany

Address

Am Luneort 15a
Bremerhaven

Links

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Finland

Address

Erik Palmenin Aukio 1
Helsinki

Links

THE UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD

Norway

Address

Sjoskrenten 1
Longyearbyen

Links

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

France

Address

155 Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau
Issy-les-moulineaux

Links

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)

France

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
Paris

Links

UNIVERSITE DE SAVOIE

France

Address

27 Rue Marcoz
Chambery

Links

INSTITUT POLAIRE FRANCAIS PAUL EMILE VICTOR

France

Address

Technopole Brest Iroise
B.P.75 Plouzané

Links

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

Address

Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101a
Kongens Lyngby

Links

ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ROSHYDROMET - STATE RESEARCH CENTER OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russia

Address

Bering Street 38
Saint Petersburg

Links

TARTU UELIKOOL

Estonia

Address

Uelikooli 18
Tartu

Links

P.P.SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

Address

Nakhimovsky Ave. 36
Moscow

Links

THE UNIVERSITY OF READING.

United Kingdom

Address

Whiteknights House, Whiteknights
Reading

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES INGENIEURS DES ETUDES ET TECHNIQUES D'ARMEMENT

France

Address

2, Rue Francois Verny
Brest

THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE

United Kingdom

Address

Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Dunbeg Oban

Links

OASYS GMBH

Germany

Address

Schanzenstr. 36
Hamburg 20357

Links

THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION

Belgium

Address

Rue Des Deux Gares, 120a
Bruxelles

Links

CICERO SENTER FOR KLIMAFORSKNING

Norway

Address

Sognsveien 68
Oslo

MARTEC SERPE IESM

France

Address

Zonning Industriel Des Cinq Chemins
Guidel

FASTOPT GBR

Germany

Address

Schanzenstrasse 36
Hamburg

NAXIS AS

Norway

Address

Hegrenesveien 42
Bergen

Links

AANDERAA DATA INSTRUMENTS AS

Norway

Address

Bergen

Links

AQUATEC TELEMETRY LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

High Street
Hartley Wintney

Links

CERPOLEX

France

Address

66 Avenue Des Champs-elysées
Paris

B.I. STEPANOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS

Belarus

Address

Nezavisimosty Ave. 68
Minsk

Links

INSTITUTE OF NUMERICAL MATHEMATICS - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

Address

Gsp-1, Gubkina Str, 8
Moscow

Links

NANSEN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER

Russia

Address

14 Th Line 7, Office 49-n
Saint Petersburg

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KANNAD

France

Address

Zone Industrielle Des Cinq Chemins
Guidel

FASTOPT GMBH

Germany

Address

Schanzenstrasse 36
Hamburg

BJOERGE AS

Norway

Address

Energiveien 20
Tananger

Links

AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSÄÄTIÖ

Finland

Address

Otakaari 1
Aalto

Links

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ACTING THROUGH THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

United Kingdom

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft

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