1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464565803321

Titolo

Seasonal to decadal predictions of arctic sea ice : challenges and strategies / / Committee on the Future of Arctic Sea Ice Research in Support of Seasonal to Decadal Prediction, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-309-26527-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Disciplina

551.69

Soggetti

Sea ice - Arctic regions - Forecasting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Gaps in our understanding -- Strategies for the future.

Sommario/riassunto

"Recent well documented reductions in the thickness and extent of Arctic sea ice cover, which can be linked to the warming climate, are affecting the global climate system and are also affecting the global economic system as marine access to the Arctic region and natural resource development increase. Satellite data show that during each of the past six summers, sea ice cover has shrunk to its smallest in three decades. The composition of the ice is also changing, now containing a higher fraction of thin first-year ice instead of thicker multi-year ice. Understanding and projecting future sea ice conditions is important to a growing number of stakeholders, including local populations, natural resource industries, fishing communities, commercial shippers, marine tourism operators, national security organizations, regulatory agencies, and the scientific research community. However, gaps in understanding the interactions between Arctic sea ice, oceans, and the atmosphere, along with an increasing rate of change in the nature and quantity of sea ice, is hampering accurate predictions. Although modeling has steadily improved, projections by every major modeling group failed to predict the record breaking drop in summer sea ice extent in



September 2012. Establishing sustained communication between the user, modeling, and observation communities could help reveal gaps in understanding, help balance the needs and expectations of different stakeholders, and ensure that resources are allocated to address the most pressing sea ice data needs. Seasonal-to-Decadal Predictions of Arctic Sea Ice: Challenges and Strategies explores these topics."--Publisher's description.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910700383103321

Autore

Burke Kenneth A

Titolo

Development of passive fuel cell thermal management technology [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth A. Burke, Ian Jakupca and Anthony Colozza ; prepared for the Seventh International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC) sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Denver, Colorado, August 2-5, 2009

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , [2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (14 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 2010-216773

Altri autori (Persone)

JakupcaIan

ColozzaAnthony J

Soggetti

Fuel cells

Cooling systems

Temperature control

Thermal conductivity

Conductive heat transfer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on June 16, 2011).

"December 2010."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 14).