APEX
- "Arctic Palaeoclimate and its EXtremes" is a network research
programme aiming to understand Arctic climatic changes beyond
instrumental records. Our particular emphasis is to focus on the
magnitude/frequency of the climate variability and, in particular, the
"extremes" versus the "normal" conditions of the climate system. It is
an interdisciplinary programme that integrates marine and terrestrial
The second workshop, to be held in Alberta,
Canada, in spring 2008, will be hosted by the Canadian IPY Secretariat.
This workshop will address the question: How will Arctic observing and
data and information management activities be coordinated and sustained
over the long-term?