Synthesis Approach, to Link Remote-Sensing Information with Natural History and Traditional Knowledge, Through Case Studies of Unusual Sea Ice Conditions

该项目将召集一组人，检查北极居民对不同海冰条件影响的看法，并将他们的观察结果与从西方科学角度研究海冰条件的科学家的观察结果进行比较。不同海冰条件的案例研究将被用来了解两组观察者如何看待相同的事件。科学家将探索北极居民对传统环境知识的使用，以检查居民认为对他们影响最大的条件。讲习班的成果将被用来发展一种预测能力，以评估因北极全球气候变化而可能发生变化的海冰状况的影响。该项目是北极全球变化的人类因素研究的重要组成部分。

The project will convene a group of people to examine the perceptions of arctic residents about the impact of different sea ice conditions and compare their observations to those of scientists who study sea ice conditions from the western scientific point of view. Case studies of different sea ice conditions will be used to learn how the two groups of observers see the same events. The use of Traditional Environmental Knowledge held by arctic residents will be explored by scientists to examine conditions perceived by the residents to have the greatest impact on them. The results of the workshop will be used to develop a predictive capability to assess the impact of sea ice conditions that may change in response to global climate change in the Arctic. The project is an important component in a study of the Human Dimensions of Global Change in the Arctic.