Arctic Report Card Shows continuing change in most environmental

indicators

Nancy N. SoreideNOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

and J. A. Richter-Menge, J. E. Overland, and J. Calder

Presented by Muyin Wang

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)

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

Presentation Style• The red and yellow boxes

provide a quick look at environmental conditions that are warming or showing mixed signals.

Sea IceSummer extent is at record minimum

• More information is contained in the newspaper-style headlines.

• Clicking on the headline leads to details in an Essay format with scientific references.

Sea Ice extent in 2007 is 40% less than climatology

Sea IceSummer extent is at record minimum

AtmosphereHot spot shifts toward Europe

Greenland has a mixed message.

GreenlandRecent warm temperatures associated with net ice loss

Not all indicators show continued change

LandIncrease in permafrost is slowing down

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 Arctic

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov

– 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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