Polar Amplification of Climate Change Across Hemispheres and Seasons Workshop Agenda
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Workshop registration and breakfast |
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Introduction and introduction |
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Session 1: Observed and Projected Polar AmplificationChairs: Patrick Taylor, Gijs de Boer |
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| (Invited) A review of changes in the coupled Antarctic climate system in models and observations | Lettie Roach, Columbia University | Download | |
| Comparing seasonal cycle and trend-based emergent constraints on future sea ice albedo feedback | Chad Thackeray, UCLA | Download | |
| Steady but model-dependent polar amplification of the CO2-forced surface warming in CMIP6 projections | Stephanie Hay, University of Exeter | Download | |
Open discussion |
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Break |
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Session 2: Causes of Polar Amplification AsymmetriesChairs: Sergio Sejas, Lily Hahn |
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| (Invited) Understanding seasonal asymmetry in Arctic climate change | Lily Hahn, University of Washington | Download | |
| Sea Ice Loss, Water Vapor Increases, and Their Interactions with Atmospheric Energy Transport in Driving Seasonal Polar Amplification | Po-Chun Chung, UC Santa Cruz | Download | |
| Sea ice sensitivity in the new Arctic | David Clemens-Sewall, NCAR | Download | |
Open discussion |
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Lightning talks for virtual posters |
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Lunch |
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Poster session 1 |
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Break |
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Breakout session 1: Causes of Polar Amplification Asymmetries |
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| - | Networking event |
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End of day for virtual |
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Breakfast |
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Recap of Day 1 - each group reports individually, 5 minutes each plus some quick comments |
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Session 3: Role of Atmospheric and Oceanic Transport in Polar AmplificationChairs: Nicole Feldl, Gijs de Boer |
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| (Invited) The role of atmospheric and oceanic heat transport in polar* amplification: themes, thoughts, and opinions | Brian Rose, University of Albany | Download | |
| More frequent atmospheric rivers slow the seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice | Pengfei Zhang, The Pennsylvania State University | Download | |
| Drivers of the increasing Pacific inflow to the Arctic through the Bering Strait: Insights from gravity and altimetry data, and possible reasons why models fail to simulate the increasing flow | Cecilia Peralta-Ferriz, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington | Download | |
Open discussion |
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Break |
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Session 4: Drivers of Observed Sea Ice Trends and VariabilityChairs: Marilyn Raphael, Kyle Armour |
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| (Invited) Drivers of observed Antarctic sea ice trends and variability | Will Hobbs, University of Tasmania | Download | |
| Seasonal and Decadal variability of Antarctic Sea Ice driven by the Southern Annular Mode | Qian Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
| Do changes in poleward atmospheric heat transport force or respond to polar amplification? | Aaron Donohoe, University of Washington | Download | |
Open discussion |
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Lightning talks for virtual posters |
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Lunch |
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Poster session 2 |
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Break |
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Breakout Session 2: Atmosphere and Ocean Heat Transport and Sea Ice |
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| - | Optional outing at Rayback Collective - 2775 Valmont Rd, Boulder, CO 80304 |
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End of day 2 |
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Breakfast |
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Recap of Day 2 |
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Session 5: Non-local effects of Polar AmplificationChairs: Kyle Armour, An Nguyen |
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| (Invited) Non-local impacts of observed and projected high-latitude climate change | Sally Zhang, University of Nevada, Reno | Download | |
| Role of Mean States on Atmospheric Responses to High-latitude thermal forcing and Arctic Warming | Yung-Jen Chen, National Taiwan University | Download | |
| Correcting for artificial heat in sea ice perturbation experiments | Luke Fraser-Leach, University of Toronto | Download | |
Open Discussion |
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Break |
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Breakout session 3: Non-local effects of Polar Amplification |
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Break |
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Breakout report-out |
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Conclusions and future steps |
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Workshop concludes |