VAWS: Trends and regional variability of observed Arctic sea ice thickness

Speaker: Zack Labe, Colorado State University

Twitter: @ZLabe

Unlike the passive microwave satellite record of Arctic sea ice extent, long-term observations of sea ice thickness remain quite limited. In this webinar, I’ll discuss the different methods (satellite instruments and model simulations) of observing sea ice thickness in order to understand changes in the recent Arctic amplification era. I’ll also highlight the large-scale environmental and societal consequences of a thinning Arctic sea ice cover.

Links shared during presentation

• NCAR/UCAR Climate Data Guide
• Variability of Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Using PIOMAS and the CESM Large Ensemble
• PIOMAS Arctic Sea Ice Volume Reanalysis
• Historical Sea Ice Atlas for Alaska Waters
• Bering Sea ice extent is at most reduced state in last 5,500 years story
• Sea ice decline and 21st century trans‐Arctic shipping routes Paper
• The influence of declining sea ice on shipping activity in the Canadian Arctic Paper
• Ecological Consequences of Sea-Ice Decline Paper
• Sea ice thickness and recent Arctic warming Paper
• NY Times: As Arctic Ice Vanishes, New Shipping Routes Open Article
• Contributions of Ice Thickness to the Atmospheric Response From Projected Arctic Sea Ice Loss Paper
• Reuters: Icebound
• Old Weather
• Arctic Sea Ice Volume Variability over 1901–2010: A Model-Based Reconstruction Paper