Temperature anomaly o C Ice concentration
Impacts of Climate Variations on the Bering Sea Ecosystem Overarching theme: Describing the state of the Bering Sea, and using this information for inter-disciplinary and multi-institution studies
Temperature and fluorescence at Sites 2 (left) and 4 (right)
Depth-Averaged Temperature in the SE Bering Sea
Vertically Averaged Temperature (°C) at Site 2
Grey - Lowest 1/3 Pink - Middle 1/3 Red - Highest 1/ Bering Sea Climate Indices
Bering Sea Pollock
Pollock and Bottom Temperature Relative CPUE 170 o W o W 60 o N 58 o N 60 o N 58 o N J Ianelli
Hunt et al., 2002 Oscillating Control Hypothesis
Pollock Recruitment with Summer Wind Mixing & Winter Surface Temperature
Produced from NOAA/PMEL’s Bering Sea Climate Theme Page
St. Paul St. George Northern fur seal pups born on Pribilof Islands Error bars are 95% confidence intervals
[M. Webber-USFWS] Walrus herd in the Chukchi Sea– June 2002 Schematic of food web in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas [Grebmeier and Dunton 2000] Clam food in walrus stomachs [photos courtesy G. Sheffield]
850 mb Temperature: 1-January-1975 Bering Sea Arctic North Pacific Bering Climate Cold/Dry Arctic Air vs. Warm/Moist Pacific Air
Mooring Sites 4 2 5
Final Remarks Present - Can often go beyond exploratory correlative analysis to scenario testing based on induction. Near Future - Continue monitoring and process studies to refine quantitative understanding of mechanisms.