2013 IARC Summer School / NABOS Sea Ice Module Summary

1. 2013 IARC Summer School / NABOSSea Ice Module Summary . . ..Al-ice Orlich.. . . .. 21 . .Sep .. 2013 ..

2. 1: PLANS, GOALS, GOOD INTENTIONS ASSIST Observation Program & Ice Along the Cruise Students On Ice: Thickness Transect Communicating Science: Hands-On Activity 2: MELT-DOWN / LESSONS LEARNED Core No More Too Much of a Good Thing Consolation Prize:Follow-up

3. ASSIST Sea Ice Observation Program What? Ice Watch / ASSIST Standardized observation protocol Open forum for near-real time and archived data sets Why? Call for standardization & data sharing/archiving Disparate data sets and parameters Demand from science community & other stakeholders (IPY, CliC, etc.) Growing opportunities with increased ocean-going traffic in the Arctic How? Adopt existing common practices & improve with new technologies WMO code and nomenclature; inspired by the ASPeCt protocol and software Public & private stakeholder input: research, ice services, policy makers, industry NABOS / IARC Summer School? Expose students to in situ data practices Opportunity to train and foster next generation of users Expand ASSIST data set and archive to Eastern Arctic

4. The Ice WatchProgram is an open source forum to monitor in situ Arctic sea ice conditions. It provides convenient resources to utilize Arctic Shipborne Sea Ice Standardization Tool (ASSIST)and access current and historic shipborne Arctic sea ice observation data. Instigated by members of the CliC Sea Ice Working Group, the program has evolved with coordination from the International Arctic Research Center, software development by the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, and funding support from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

5. The ASSIST software program is a standardized protocol for collection of visual sea ice, meteorological, and sea surface observations from ships traversing ice-covered marine waters in the Arctic. ONLINE SUPPORT DATA PORTAL IARC DATA ARCHIVE Background information and interactive resources for the Ice Watch & ASSIST: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/icewatch Visualized near real-time data and ASSIST user accounts for data upload: http://icewatch.gina.alaska.edu Past observations, metadata, and cruise Information from Ice Watch participants: http://climate.iarc.uaf.edu/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home

6. Visual Sea Ice Observation Routine Mandatory Fields: Primary Observer Latitude/Longitude UTC Time Ice Total & Partial Concentration Type Floe Size Thickness Visibility Supplementary Fields: Photos Meteorology /Sea State Wildlife Comments Sub-Fields: Snow Type Thickness Topography Type Concentration Ridge Height Age Consolidation Snow Other Algae Sediment Melt Ponds Concentration Pattern Surface Type Pond Freeboard Depth Current Weather Cloud Type Cover Height(H,M,L)

7. Observing Ice Along the Cruise: Chill Gig for Students!

8. Observing Ice Along the Cruise: Chill Gig for Students! • Goals: • Conduct visual observations from the bridge while in ice • Introduce the students to the system and hope volunteers will return • Work to understand the AARI observation protocol to integrate into ASSIST • Welcome constructive feedback to continue to improve the software • Nearly all of the IARC Summer School students worked in tandem to observe ice. Sadly, the cruise was unable to complete the original science plan which would have guaranteed more ice days to the East. Alena and Marika were persistent volunteers and chose to return to duty on their free time. • Data recorded by AARI observers, yet not specified in the ASSIST protocol will be brought to the attention of the standardization team to be considered in the next version. All comments and suggestions by new users will be shared with the software team. • We appreciate your enthusiasm for the advancement of this project. Know that your commitment supports the progress and further development with the IICWG, CLiC, and attendees of the AGU, OSM, and IGS-Hobart meetings.

9. Students on Ice: Thickness Transect

10. Students on Ice: Thickness Transect • Goals for the IARC Summer School on-ice opportunity: • Get students out on ice! • Learn skill set, practice data collection and proper measuring/accuracy • Safety awareness: personal, equipment handling, ice, bears • On-ice perspective: Different vantage point vs. from ship • Experience ICE (step, touch, measure) • View (flat - identify features; appreciate distance/FOV) • Thickness/size of ice vs. estimating floe break-up from ship • Special thanks to John Kemp from WHOI, Serge for protection & direction, and the Captain for permission & trust. Greatest Freeboard Drained snow/ice Shallowest Freeboard Refrozen Melt Pond

11. Communicating Science: Hands-On Activity SEE ICE?Tactile Tactics To Teach Visual Identification of Sea Ice Types

12. Communicating Science: Hands-On Activity SEE ICE?Tactile Tactics To Teach Visual Identification of Sea Ice Types This activity aims to introduce the five main types of sea ice according to their stage of development, or growth cycle. Participants will learn about the processes and properties of sea ice formation as they work to recreate the characteristics of new ice, young ice, nilas, first year ice and old ice with proxy materials. Once familiar with the variety of physical features, the next challenge will be to “read” icescapes from satellite, aircraft, and shipborne images. Further modules would introduce deformation, transport mechanisms and the melt/refreeze cycle.

13. Melt Down / Lessons Learned Too Much of a Good Thing Core No More Consolation Prize: Floe Follow-up Keep in touch with the multi-buoy site!!! Monitor the International Arctic Buoy Program website Mass Balance Buoy ITP (Ice-Tethered Profiler) Retroactively track the floe via satellite images Determine its age Retrace its drift Did it originate in the Laptev Sea?