Department of Mathematics

Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai

Understanding the Arctic Sea Ice Melting via Functional Data Analysis

Speaker : Dr. Sourish Das, Associate Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute

26-09-2019

Abstract :

In this talk we will discuss the problem of sea ice extent (SIE) melting for Arctic Ocean. We took functional data approach to understand the problem. The analysis of mean function of SIE over different year blocks and 95% bootstrap confidence interval bands for Arctic Ocean shows a statistically significant drop in SIE. During the summer, the SIE is observed about 30% less in the current year block than that of first year block. We also developed a forecasting model to forecast the size of the Arctic sea ice cap. With this model we tried to forecast possible time frame by which the Arctic Sea Ice cap disappear.

Key Speaker Dr. Sourish Das, Associate Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute
Place KCB 522
Start Time 3:00 PM
Finish Time 4:00 PM
External Link None