The Value of Friends in “High-Latitude” Places
a team of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) operators from the U.S. Navy Fleet Weather Center-Norfolk and the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) to provide operational forecasts for weather, ocean and ice conditions. This team worked closely with their Norwegian counterparts at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway), who had the responsibility to ensure the ship received the best available ice charts, satellite imagery and forecasts to assist with safe navigation. Personnel from MET Norway participated in the cruise to facilitate the data transmission from MET Norway and the U.S. centers
Large Rogue Waves More Common than Previously Thought
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientist Mark Donelan and his Norwegian Meteorological Institute colleague captured new information about extreme waves, as one of the steepest ever recorded passed by the North Sea Ekofisk platforms in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 2007. Within the first hour of the day, the Andrea wave passed by a four-point square array of ocean sensors designed by the researchers to measure the wavelength, direction, amplitude and frequency of waves at the ocean surface. Using the information from the wave set—
Record Surge in 2016 Temps Adds Urgency to Climate Deal
in the Arctic Ocean was at the lowest recorded for February, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center said. At Longyearbyen, on a Norwegian Arctic island, temperatures hit a peak of 6.6C (44F) on Jan. 2, against an icy average for a normal January of -15.3C (4.5F), data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute showed. Reidun Skaland, a climate expert at the Institute, said there were always big swings in Arctic weather, "but it is a warning message when you see such high temperatures. There's an increasing trend." Reporting By Alister Doyle
February 2024
