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ACMAC Meeting Briefings - Dec 12

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MIZOPEX Science Overview<br />

An interdisciplinary effort that brings together<br />

oceanographers, cryospheric scientists, aeronautical<br />

engineers, UAS operators and database/data systems<br />

experts.<br />

-How much is the warming of the MIZ in<br />

the Arctic Ocean under or over<br />

estimated by satellite measurements?<br />

-How does this warming affect sea ice<br />

melt in the MIZ?<br />

- Can we better characterize sea ice<br />

survival rates in the transition zone<br />

between open ocean and permanent ice<br />

through improved data input to ice<br />

forecasting and climate models?<br />

9/25/20<strong>12</strong> Ikhana MIZOPEX, Eielson AFB Briefing 78

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