DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) is an integrated ice-atmosphere-ocean monitoring and forecasting system designed for observing, understanding and quantifying climate changes in the Arctic. DAMOCLES is specifically concerned with the potential for a significantly reduced sea ice cover, and the impacts this might have on the environment and on human activities, both regionally and globally.
The ACCESS (Arctic Climate Change Economy and Society) european project has begun on March 1st, 2011 (Sep 19, 2010)
The DAMOCLES Project has ended on May 31st, 2010.
The DAMOCLES Publishable Final Activity Report can be downloaded (see end of page).
The DAMOCLES Website will no longer be updated.
If you are interested in the Arctic and Climate Change, a new European project has just begun on March 1st, 2011: ACCESS (Arctic Climate Change Economy and Society)
The ACCESS website is www.access-eu.org (Sep 18, 2010)
After appearing to reach its annual minimum extent on September 10, and beginning to freeze up, Arctic sea ice again declined for several days. Ice extent reached its lowest value for the season on September 19, 2010, and has now been expanding for seven days. (Sep 27, 2010)
From the press
- Slow ice growth leads to low November ice extent >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Dec 6, 2010]
- Arctic ice extent remains low despite rapid growth >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Nov 2, 2010]
- Weather and feedbacks lead to third-lowest extent >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Oct 4, 2010]
- End of summer approaches for Arctic sea ice >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Sep 7, 2010]
- Canada picks site for Arctic research station >>
[Nature, Aug 25, 2010]
- North by Northwest >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Aug 17, 2010]
- Giant Greenland iceberg a climate 'warning sign' >>
[AFP, Aug 13, 2010]
- Ice island could threaten oil, shipping >>
[Detroit News/Reuters, Aug 12, 2010]
- July sea ice second lowest: oldest ice begins to melt >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Aug 4, 2010]
- A change in atmospheric circulation >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Jul 20, 2010]
DAMOCLES is a european contribution to the International Polar Year 2007 - 2008.
DAMOCLES is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework Programme.