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White House recognizes ELOKA as a "Champion of Open Science"

ELOKA Spotlight

On March 21, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recognized ELOKA as a “champion of open science.” ELOKA was one of five “

The top maps show sea ice age for the week of March 11 to March 17 for (a) 1984 and (b) 2024. The bottom graph is a timeseries of the percent of the sea ice extent within the Arctic Ocean domain (inset map) for the same time period from 1984 through 2024

Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine

Analysis - Sea Ice Today

Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record.

Antarctica’s melt season ends with not one, but two bangs

Analysis - Ice Sheets Today

In late February and early March, two record melt events for that time of year occurred on the Antarctic Peninsula. Overall, however, the 2023 to 2024 melt season was slightly below the 45-year average because of low melt regions outside of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Annual maintenance of weather instruments at Ailaktalik station

Silalirijiit Project: Improving monitoring and understanding of the weather of Baffin Island’s Clyde River region

Spotlight

The Silalirijiit Project was an innovative effort to engage community members and stakeholders to better monitor and understand the weather of Baffin Island’s Clyde River region. It combined state-of-the-art weather-monitoring technology with local Inuit knowledge.

Colorado snowstorm hangs heavy on ponderosa pine branches

Sluggish start but a strong finish

Analysis - Snow Today

March started out dry in the western United States, but made significant gains in winter storms toward the end of the month, finishing tenth in snow-covered area over the 24-year-satellite record. Snow-covered area reached a maximum on January 17, 2024, spot on with the average over the data record.

Staff spotlight: Ann Windnagel

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Ann Windnagel is a project manager at NSIDC. Her contributions span data set development, interactive applications, and research related to glaciers, sea ice, and snow. In this Q&A, she describes the many hats she has worn over the years, her biggest challenges, and her biggest rewards.

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