Arctic Research of the United States articles from January 1 2007

Arctic Research of the United States archives from January 1 2007

Executive summary.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... In April 2007 the US Interagency Research Policy Committee (IARPC) called for the development of an Arctic Observing Network (AON) to understand the causes and consequences of Arctic change. Under the joint leadership of NOAA and NSF, Committee...

Foreword.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)(Study of Environmental Arctic Change)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... At the April 2007 IARPC meeting the Principals unanimously agreed to charge the Staff with the development of AON as part of the implementation of SEARCH (Study of Environmental Arctic Change) and as a US contribution to the legacy of the...

1. Introduction.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... The Arctic environment is changing. The changes are large, rapid and system-wide. They have few equals elsewhere on Earth, and some are occurring at greater rates than predicted by computer models. Arctic Change has regional and global...

2. An urgent need for observations in the changing Arctic.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... On 16 August 2007, satellite passive microwave monitoring of Arctic sea ice extent revealed that it had equaled the record minimum that had been achieved only two years earlier on 20 September 2005. Subsequently, on 16 September 2007, a new...

3. AON: vision statements and calls for action.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... There is broad consensus for developing enhanced, coordinated and sustained observing sites, systems and networks in the Arctic. This consensus is represented by two widely-quoted reports: the SEARCH Implementation Plan (SEARCH, 2005) and a US...

4. AON: A conceptual framework for participation, activities, and outcomes.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... The success of the AON implementation depends, in part, on individuals (e.g., a university professor, a government scientist, a northern resident) and institutions (e.g., a university, a government agency, a northern non-governmental...

5. Federal Arctic observing activities: today.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)(Report)
January 1, 2007... To describe current Federal Arctic observing activities, this section is organized according to the SEARCH Implementation Plan (SEARCH, 2005) categories: Atmosphere; Ocean and Sea Ice; Hydrology and Cryosphere; Terrestrial Ecosystems; Human...

6. Federal Arctic observing activities: tomorrow.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... a. Agencies' Future Plans BLM BLM is responsible for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA), an area nearly 24-million acres, all of which is above the Arctic Circle. Most of the area has been mapped using Landsat Thematic...

7. International cooperation.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... Arctic observing, in order to be comprehensive, must be pan-Arctic and involve cooperation with international partners. Recognizing the need for international cooperation in the enhancing Arctic observing capabilities, SEARCH, with the help of...

8. Summary and action items.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... The dramatic retreat of the Arctic sea ice cover in summer 2007, during the first quarter of the International Polar Year, drew further attention to the Arctic and the large, rapid, system-wide changes that are occurring there. Notwithstanding...

References cited.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... ACIA. 2005. Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1042p. Clow, G. D. and F. E. Urban. 2002. Large permafrost warming in northern Alaska during the 1990s determined from GTN-P borehole temperature...

Appendix 1: NSF AON projects.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... Atmosphere Core Atmospheric Measurements at Summit, Greenland Environmental Observatory http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0336450 Cloud Properties Across the Arctic Basin from Surface and Satellite...

Appendix 2: state and local government observing activities in Alaska.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) monitors several environmental variables throughout Alaska via its Road Weather Information System (RWIS), a network of 48 meteorological and pavement sensors...

Appendix 3: volcano, earthquake, and geomagnetism observing activities.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the USGS, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (GI/UAF) and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). AVO was created in...

Appendix 4: list of abbreviations and acronyms.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)(Table)
January 1, 2007... Appendix 4: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms AAWU Alaska Aviation Weather Unit ACEX Arctic Coring Expedition ACIA Arctic Climate Impact Assessment ACRF ARM Climate Research Facility ADA Arctic...

Interagency Arctic research policy committee staff.(Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing)
January 1, 2007... Agriculture Luis Tupas (ltupas@csrees.usda.gov) U.S. Coast Guard Jon Berkson (Jonathan.M.Berkson@uscg.mil) Lisa Mack (Lisa.K.Mack@uscg.mil) Defense John Stubstad (John.Stubstad@osd.mil) Chuck Byvik...