Polar Winter Climate and Processes: Towards Filling Knowledge Gaps in the Understanding of the Coupled Climate System
Polar winter plays a critical role in various processes, including sea ice growth, snow accumulation, surface energy balance, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry. Current climate models struggle to accurately represent polar weather and climate, especially during winter. These significant discrepancies hinder the reliability of these models in predicting and projecting future conditions in the Arctic and Antarctica.
While previous studies have predominantly focused on summer, it is crucial to explore winter conditions to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the entire climate system. To address this need, we organize a workshop titled “Polar Winter Climate and Processes.” This workshop aims to bring together diverse research communities to examine the physical and chemical processes in the interconnected atmosphere, cryosphere, marine, and terrestrial systems. Our goal is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, present recent findings, and identify knowledge gaps in our understanding of the overall climate system.
We invite contributions from all relevant disciplines and areas, including observation (in stiu and remote sensing), modeling, and theoretical research.
Visit the workshop website for a list of themes, speakers, and more.
Workshop Details
This workshop is co-funded by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) and Surface Fluxes in Antarctica (SURFEIT), a NERC National Capability International research programme.