1. Ice mass balance buoy network: Coordination with DAMOCLES
Jackie Richter-Menge and Don Perovich

2. Project status and progress
7 buoys deployed
Participated in
Tara deployment – fall 2006
Tara ice camp – spring 2007
Preliminary reduction and analysis
Presentations
2006
2007
Ability to attribute change

3. Coordination and integration plans
Many partners
DAMOCLES
IABP
SIZONET
BGEO
NPEO
CFL
SEDNA
NOAA
Collocate with atmosphere and ocean sensors
Technology transfer (MetOcean)
Data is available on web page
Sea Level Pressure (hPa)
Surface Air Temperature (°C)
A coordinated network of buoys

4. Enhance understanding of ongoing change
Future directions and 2008
Field effort with DAMOCLES - April 2008
Deploy 3 buoys
Ice characterization
Data management
Data analysis
of ice data
combine with atmos/ocean obs.
integrate with
remote sensing
model results
Expand network
2007 Solar ocean heat anomaly
2.1 m!
800
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Enhance understanding of ongoing change