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Background Latitude lines are imaginary linesthat run eastwest on the globe inconcentric circles They are usefulgiven point is north or south ofthe equator The arctic tundra iscircumpolar meaning. US INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC brPage 6br Department of Defense Arctic Strategy brPage 7br Department of Defense Arctic Strategy II DEPARTMENT O F DEFENSE SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES brPage 8br Department of Defense Arctic Strategy brPage 9br Department of De Decline in the extent and thickness of Arctic sea ice is an active area of scientific effort and one with significant implications for ecosystems and communities.. Forecasting for seasonal timescales (i.e., the summer and into fall) is of particular interest to many stakeholders.. Daniel Nielsen. Motivation/Goals. Existence of year-to-year variability in tornado count. Bias toward recent years due to increased storm spotting capabilities. Improvements in radar network and deployment of NEXRAD. Presentation by Kathleen Crane. Arctic Research, Climate Program Office. National Oceanic and Atmospheric. Administration. kathy.crane@noaa.gov. NOAA’s Role in the Arctic:. Ocean Observations. Atmospheric . Julia Gourley. U.S. Senior Arctic Official. Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs. U.S. Department of State. Presentation to the Institute of the North’s 2011 Week of the Arctic . August 18, 2011. The Arctic Council. By . Zoie. . V.. An Arctic fox is a mammal because it has at least one hair on its body.. An Arctic Fox Is . A. . M. ammal. White and blue/gray.. What Color Is Your Animal. Arctic foxes live in dens.. . The Inuit and the Arctic Notes. . . . T. he Arctic. The . Arctic. Region (Tundra). Very . flat. (predominantly). Mountains. in far north. Glaciers. Severe climate (. COLD). 10 months winter, cool summer. By: Kevin, Hayley, and Caroline. Northern Hemisphere. Falls between 2 biomes: . Taiga. and the . Ice Caps. Global Locations. Artic Tundra Food Web. 6-10 inches yearly (mostly snow). Summer. : sun 24/7 (3-12 degrees Celsius). Fauna. Dr. Natalie . Boelman. Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers. 11 January 2014. Dr. Natalie . Boelman. http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/user/nboelman. Explores the cascade of changes triggered when Arctic vegetation and seasonality are altered . http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard. Data visualizations and graphics from the NOAA climate.gov team. http://www.climatewatch.noaa.gov/article/2012/2012-arctic-report-card. For more information contact: . Customers and Space Situational Awareness Services. Per Høeg, Kirsti Kauristi, Peter Wintoft, Magnus Wik, Claudia Borries. Objectives. Identify how the ESA . Space Situational Awareness Programme . (SSA) Space Weather customer requirements need to be enhanced and tailored for the end-users in the Arctic region, and describe how these requirements can be fulfilled.. 1. Systematic Improvements of Reanalyses in the Arctic (SIRTA).  . Draft White Paper.  . Richard Cullather . (NASA, U. Maryland). Thomas M. Hamill . (NOAA). David Bromwich . (Ohio State). Xingren Wu . Its Impact on Earth’s Spheres and Sustainability. What constitutes a Polar Ice Cap?. A Polar ice cap is a high-latitude region of land or water that is covered in ice.. Ice caps form as ice accumulates year after year. As part of a cyclical process, each year some of the ice melts in the summer, and then reforms in the winter. www.pwssc.org. What is the Arctic?. Area north of the Arctic Circle. Area north of the . treeline. Locations at high latitudes where the average daily summer temperature does not get above 10. . C.