The 8th Arctic Climate Forum (ACF-8) took place as a virtual meeting on October 27-28 2021. The meeting was hosted by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The key objectives of the ACF-8 were to:
- Develop the consensus statement on the current status (summer-fall 2021) and future outlook (winter 2021-2022) of the Arctic climate on a seasonal scale;
- Raise awareness of end-users about new climate products and services for the Arctic, potential support to decision-making, and the current limitations;
- Interact with end-users and learn about the climate information they currently use for planning, and their needs for climate information.
The two parts of the meeting were arranged as follows:
- Day 1: October 27th (Wednesday at 1600-1900 UTC) there were the ArcRCC-N Regional Overview Briefings featuring the extremes seen this past Arctic Summer 2021 along with the outlook for Winter 2021-2022 for 8 regions in the Arctic; and,
- Day 2: October 28th (Thursday at 1600-1900 UTC) there were In-Depth Presentations, that examine the normals and extremes of Summer 2021 , and an in depth look at the models used and the outlook skill.
Meeting documents
Presentations October 27
Background on the ArcRCC‐Network
ArcRCC‐N regional climate overview briefing
User presentation by Uma Bhatt:
Fire weather forecasting in Alaska on the seasonal and sub seasonal scale
Wildfire analysis for the past season
Consensus statement for the Arctic
ArcRCC‐N regional climate overview briefing
User presentation by Uma Bhatt:
Fire weather forecasting in Alaska on the seasonal and sub seasonal scale
Wildfire analysis for the past season
Consensus statement for the Arctic
Presentations October 28
Arctic Summer 2021 Seasonal Summary
User presentation by Captain Ashok Pandey:
Mariners perspective on what may be required to make navigation safer in the Arctic region
Temperature, Precipitation, Sea Surface Temperature and Soil Water Equivalent
Sea‐Ice Outlook for winter 2021/22
Consensus statement hightlights
User presentation by Captain Ashok Pandey:
Mariners perspective on what may be required to make navigation safer in the Arctic region
Temperature, Precipitation, Sea Surface Temperature and Soil Water Equivalent
Sea‐Ice Outlook for winter 2021/22
Consensus statement hightlights
Recordings October 27
Recordings October 28