From: baalke@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov   
      
   Elvia Thompson/Etta Pagani   
   Headquarters, Washington                  October 20, 2003   
   (Phone: 202/358-1696/1034)   
      
   NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-102   
      
   NEXT EARTH SCIENCE UPDATE EXPLORES GLOBAL EFFECTS OF ARCTIC SEA ICE   
      
        The worldwide impact of a simultaneous reduction in   
   Arctic sea-ice and considerable warming of the Arctic over the   
   past 20 years is the topic of NASA's next Earth Science   
   Update.   
      
   The Update is Thursday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT in the NASA   
   Headquarters James Webb Auditorium, 300 E Street SW,   
   Washington.   
      
   Panelists:   
      
   - Dr. Josefino Comiso, research scientist, NASA Goddard Space   
     Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.   
   - Mark C. Serreze, research scientist, University of Colorado,   
     Boulder   
   - Michael Steele, oceanographer, University of Washington,   
     Seattle   
   - David H. Rind, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New   
     York   
   - Waleed Abdalati, program scientist, NASA Headquarters,   
     moderator   
      
   NASA TV will carry the program live with two-way question-and-   
   answer capability for reporters covering the event from   
   participating agency centers. NASA TV is available on AMC-9,   
   transponder 9C, C-band, located at 85 degrees west longitude.   
   The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and   
   audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. Audio of the broadcast is   
   available on voice circuit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,   
   Fla., by calling: 321/867-1220/1240/1260.   
      
   For live webcast, click the "Watch NASA TV Now!" link at:   
      
   http://www.nasa.gov   
      
   For information about NASA's Earth Science Enterprise on the   
   Internet, visit:   
      
   http://www.earth.nasa.gov/   
      
      
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