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Exploring the new Arctic Ocean

Donald Perovich, Professor, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

In the drift track of Nansen: Exploring the new Arctic Ocean
Donald Perovich
Professor, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)

Wednesday, October 2  | 041 Haldeman | Dartmouth College, free and open to all

Dr. Perovich's research interest is understanding the Arctic system and its role in global climate change. The central focus of his research is simple to state: where does all the sunlight go? More precisely, how does the incident solar radiation interact with sea ice and snow? This simple statement belies the rich complexity and importance of the topic. The interaction of solar radiation with snow and sea ice is intimately interrelated with the physical and morphological properties of snow and ice and forcing from the atmosphere and ocean. Through the positive ice-albedo feedback, solar partitioning affects not only the Arctic system, but global climate as well.

Sponsored by the Institute of Arctic Studies at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. 
For more information, contact:
Sharon Tribou-St. Martin
sharon.m.tribou-st.martin@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://dickey.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=57195

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