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NSIDC lead scientist Ted Scambos organized a three-day retreat at Sylvan Dale Ranch, nestled in the rolling plains near Loveland, Colorado. Scientists shared the latest West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) research, mulling over difficult questions about the affects of topography on ice sheet movement and the influence of ice shelf collapse on glaciers.
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Scientists look at changes in the extent of Arctic sea ice at summer's end—the seasonal minimum—as an indicator of climate change. NSIDC scientists Mark Serreze and Andy Barrett, and colleague John Cassano look closer at how sea ice loss may influence Arctic weather patterns.