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Axel Schweiger

Polar scientist, UW Applied Physics Laboratory

Climate change (global)

206-543-1312 / axel@apl.washington.edu

Expertise: Sea ice volume, Arctic weather, polar science

Axel Schweiger is the current chair of the Polar Science Center. His research focuses on sea ice, clouds, and radiation in the Arctic. He is using satellite data, models, and in-situ observations to improve our understanding of sea ice and cloud variability.


AXEL SCHWEIGER'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • How century-old ice data is helping track a melting Arctic | Popular Mechanics
  • Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost | Popular Science
  • Old meets new to measure sea ice volume | Cosmos
  • Century-old ship logs reveal extent of today's drastic Arctic melt | Mashable
  • Arctic sea ice dwindles to record low for winter | CBS News

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AXEL SCHWEIGER'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed with help from historic ships' logbooks
  • February's big patch of open water off Greenland? Not global warming, says new analysis
  • Rapid decline of Arctic sea ice a combination of climate change and natural variability
  • Arctic sea ice volume, now tracking record low, stars in data visualization
  • On thin ice: Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss

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