The summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is expected to disappear over the next 25 years - changing the Arctic forever.

We’ll have our Stormtracks group meeting 18.02 from 14:00 to 15:00 in U105. This week Fiona will give a talk on Mechanisms Linking Tibetan Plateau Winter Warming to the PNA Teleconnection. The meeting will be hybrid and you can join remotely via Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62886269543?pwd=ajWbi97zr0hbniaoQdZkUtD2EUSSri.1 Meeting ID: 628 8626 9543 | Password: qSKTfKU3 The meeting schedule for this semester is in the following google doc and there are still open spots! Any ongoing results are also very welcome and encouraged just add your name directly to the schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9hy45DSeS9qrXl-3l4cNzCPSE9OuBBVqdCu3VY240U/edit?usp=sharing See you all there! :) Cheers, Birgit and Yangfan

Abstract This presentation will highlight current and past projects studying the atmosphere in the Antarctic and the Arctic. The Antarctic is a focus on observational studies with an emphasis on a recent project involving the collection of year-round observations of precipitation at remote locations of Antarctica. The studies of the Arctic are concentrated on the application of the Regional Arctic System Model for regional climate studies. These projects serve as the backdrop for a Fulbright Visit Scholar award to work with scientists at NORCE and UiB for spring 2026. The presentation will close out with a preview of the work to be completed during the visit with a study on extremes of temperature and precipitation. Speaker information Mark Seefeldt is a Research Scientist at the National Snow Ice and Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research encompasses applied meteorology and climatology projects spanning the Antarctic and the Arctic. Current research projects include: the in situ measurement of precipitation at remote sites in Antarctica and regional climate modeling studies of the Arctic using the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM) of the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) models. He has had eight field seasons in the Antarctic and one in the Arctic. Mark is visiting NORCE and UiB this spring as a Fulbright Scholar.