The University of Colorado Boulder was awarded a two-year, $272,225 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to synthesize historical records to constrain and understand great sea ice anomalies. The grant was awarded on November 1, 2021 under the NSF's Polar Programs, which aims to strengthen fundamental polar research conducted in or requiring work in polar regions (CFDA #47.078).
Specifically, the University will leverage historical observations and modern climate model simulations to better define the range of natural sea ice variability over the last millennium. This research seeks to provide climate context for recent extreme Arctic and Antarctic sea ice losses by constraining the frequency and magnitude of past sea ice anomalies. Insights gained from this work could enhance scientific understanding of polar climate processes and sea ice responses to both natural and human-driven forces.
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