ICEX Sea Ice Support

By IARC Communications | October 1, 2020
Submarine coming up through ice with three people standing on ice.

The United States Navy’s ICEX, or Ice Exercise, is a biennial exercise conducted above the Arctic Circle in cooperation with other branches of the military, government agencies, allied partners, private organizations, and academic institutions.

ICEX 2020 provided submarines the opportunity to train in an operationally demanding and challenging environment, as well as an opportunity for scientific studies on ice thickness and the environment.

UAF Assistance

UAF personnel assist Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation’s supported of ICEX by contributing a team of specialized subject matter experts in fields related to drifting sea ice camps.

The UAF off-ice decision support team was comprised of experts in sea ice mechanics and dynamics with decades of on-ice experience in the Alaska Beaufort Sea, including ice camps dating back to 1991. Expertise includes:

  • physics of drifting sea ice
  • remote ice-based field operations
  • advanced analysis of satellite data
  • weather and climate forecasting
  • scenarios planning

Project Details

IARC personnel

Tom Ballinger
Uma Bhatt

Other personnel

  • Brian Brettschneider, UAF International Arctic Research Center Andy Mahoney, UAF Geophysical Institute Jackie Richter-Menge, UAF Institute of Northern Engineering Lew Shapiro, UAF Geophysical Institute

Funded by

  • United States Navy

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