Newton Institute Workshop on Multiscale Modelling of Ice Characteristics and Behaviour
Abstract
Sea ice plays a fundamental role in the climate system, and is a sensitive indicator of our changing climate. Moreover, the precipit"ous loss of Arctic sea ice observed in the past few decades has far reaching impact on the polar marine environment as well as more" broadly on Earth s climate system. The reduced Arctic ice cover opens up new opportunities for navigation, exploration and extracti""on of energy and food resources, and increased human activity in general. Along with the Arctic opening up goes the potential for mo"re interactions and competition between countries.Thus it is of strategic as well as scientific interest to improve projections of" how the sea ice cover may evolve in the future, and to develop more rigorous representations of sea ice in predictive models of the"" climate system and the polar marine environment in particular. During the fall of 2017, the Isaac Newton Institute at Cambridge Uni"versity in the United Kingdom will host a four month long program focused on Mathematics of Sea Ice Phenomena. Participants from all" over the world will be involved in this rather unique program, and in particular, the Newton Institute will host four workshops des"igned to explore the most pressing scientific issues surrounding the mathematical modeling of sea ice and its role in the climate sy"stem.The first workshop is being held September 11-15, 2017, and is focused on Multiscale Modelling of Ice Characteristics and Beha""viour. As detailed in the proposal, we have an impressive roster of high profile theoretical sea ice researchers who will be speakin""g, along with a mix of younger scientists and mathematicians who are producing some of the mostexciting results in mathematical sea"" ice research today. In this proposal we are seeking modest funding to help support students, postdocs, and other younger researcher"s from the US to participate in this important event. We expect this workshop to be a unique opportunity for sea ice researchers fro"m around the world to hear about major developments in the field, to identify our main challenges for the future, and to develop col"laborations to address these challenges.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141812041
Entities
People
- Kenneth M. Golden
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Utah