Geophysical and Oceanographic Monitoring of Changing Polar Oceans
Geophysical and Oceanographic Monitoring of Changing Polar Oceans
Session ID#: 280546
Session Description:
As Earth's oceans warm, physical and biological conditions are changing rapidly, particularly in polar regions. Thermohaline profiles, circulation patterns, sea ice coverage, atmospheric effects, behavioral patterns of marine biota, and human activities are all changing in ways that can impact human subsistence, economic development, and security interests in these regions. For example, physical changes can affect abilities to detect and monitor anthropogenic activities and natural hazards, and changes in the populations of prey species can impact the annual movements of predators, which in turn can impact fishing and shipping operations.
We invite contributions that illuminate physical and biological impacts of polar ocean changes. These may include empirical observations and simulations for marine soundscape, navigability, capacity for detecting and characterizing both human activity (mining, shipping, fishing, dumping, etc.), and hazards affecting communities and activities in Arctic and Antarctic waters. Modeling efforts to predict changes to important parameters are also welcome.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- B - Biogeosciences
- C - Cryosphere
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:
0750 Sea ice [CRYOSPHERE]
4513 Decadal ocean variability [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
7219 Seismic monitoring and test-ban treaty verification [SEISMOLOGY]
9315 Arctic region [GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION]
Primary Convener: Charlotte A Rowe, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Conveners: Michael G Baker, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States and Matthew A Dzieciuch, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners: Siobhan Niklasson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, United States and Sebin John, Fairbanks, Alaska, UNITED STATES; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, United States
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