Greenland arctic shelf ice and climate experiment

Objective

A radical change occurred a decade ago in Arctic atmospheric circulation. Associated with a reversal of the Arctic Oscillation (AO). This resulted in changes of sea ice motion and characteristics, most manifest in the critical region north of Greenland. GreenICE takes advantage of winter ice camps in this region. Seabed sediment cores will map the climatic record, and a multilevel study of sea ice - in situ thickness and roughness measurements; buoys for ice dynamics, and satellite coverage - will be performed. An existing sea ice model will be improved and used to extend regional results to basin scales. The aim is to form a complete picture of ice response to an AO reversal, matching this to concurrent climate change. By reference to the regional climatic record for the past 2000+ years, we thus aim to understand the nature and magnitude of Arctic sea ice response to observed climate variability.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › meteorology › atmospheric circulation
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE

Address

Dunbeg
PA37 1QA Oban
United Kingdom

Participants (5)

ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH

Germany

Address

Columbusstrasse
27568 Bremerhaven

Links

DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

100,lyngbyvej 100
2100 Koepenhagen

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND

Denmark

Address

8,oester Voldgade 10
2400 Koepenhagen

NATIONAL SURVEY AND CADASTRE

Denmark

Address

Rentemestervej 8
2400 Koepenhagen

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK

Denmark

Address

Building 101 A
2800 Lyngby