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Arctic Report Card Shows continuing change in most environmental indicators

Arctic Report Card Shows continuing change in most environmental indicators. Nancy N. Soreide NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA and J. A. Richter-Menge, J. E. Overland, and J. Calder Presented by Muyin Wang. Arctic Report Card 2007.

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Arctic Report Card Shows continuing change in most environmental indicators

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  1. Arctic Report Card Shows continuing change in most environmental indicators Nancy N. SoreideNOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WAand J. A. Richter-Menge, J. E. Overland, and J. Calder Presented by Muyin Wang

  2. Arctic Report Card 2007 • Clear, reliable, concise information about recent observations of environmental conditions relative to historical records • Prepared by an international team of scientists • Peer reviewed by topical experts nominated by the US Polar Research Board • Updates and expands the content of the State of the Arctic Report (published in fall 2006)

  3. http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/

  4. Presentation Style • The red and yellow boxes provide a quick look at environmental conditions that are warming or showing mixed signals. • More information is contained in the newspaper-style headlines. • Clicking on the headline leads to details in an Essay format with scientific references. Sea IceSummer extent is at record minimum

  5. Sea IceSummer extent is at record minimum Sea Ice extent in 2007 is 40% less than climatology

  6. AtmosphereHot spot shifts toward Europe

  7. Greenland has a mixed message. GreenlandRecent warm temperatures associated with net ice loss

  8. Not all indicators show continued change LandIncrease in permafrost is slowing down

  9. Sister Site • The Arctic Report Card tracks recent environmental changes • The Arctic Theme Page is a comprehensive resource of data and information on all aspects of the Arctichttp://www.arctic.noaa.gov

  10. Arctic Report Cardhttp://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/ • Scientifically credible and designed for managers, scientists and citizens • Web-based format facilitates access and future timely updates • Peer reviewers nominated by the US Polar Research Board, a unit of The National Academies • Citation • J. Richter-Menge, J. Overland, E. Hanna, M.J.J.E. Loonen, A. Proshutinsky, V. Romanovsky, D. Russell, R. Van Bogaert, R. Armstrong, L. Bengtsson, J. Box, T.V. Callaghan, M. De Dapper, B. Ebbinge,O. Grau, M. Hallinger, L.D. Hinzman, P. Huybrechts, G.J. Jia, C. Jonasson, J. Morison, S. Nghiem, N. Oberman, D. Perovich, R. Przybylak, I. Rigor, A. Shiklomanov, D. Walker, J. Walsh, and C. Zöckler (2007). Arctic Report Card 2007, http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard. • Support provided by NOAA, endorsements by Arctic Council working groups

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