The Arctic Observing Network / Thomas R. Calahan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calahan, Thomas R.

Series:

Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research.

Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental monitoring--Arctic regions--International cooperation.

Environmental monitoring.

Climatic changes--Arctic regions.

Climatic changes.

Global environmental change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 staff prepared Arctic Observing Network (AON): Toward a US Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing, a summary of ongoing and future Federal Arctic observing activities with a strategy for enhanced coordination and integration of these activities. This document constitutes the biennial update of the US Arctic Research Plan, focusing on observing needs. Enhanced coordination and integration of observing activities, and data and information management, will enable the agencies to respond with increased agility to the science questions posed by the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program.1 Is the Arctic system moving to a new state? 2 To what extent is the Arctic system predictable, i.e., what are the potential accuracies and/or uncertainties in predictions of relevant Arctic variables over different time scales? 3 To what extent can recent and ongoing climate changes be attributed to anthropogenic forcing rather than to natural modes of variability? 4 What is the direction and relative importance of system feedbacks? 5 How are terrestrial and marine ecosystems and ecosystem services affected by environmental change and its interactions with human activities? 6 How do cultural and socio-economic systems interact with Arctic environmental change? 7 What are the most consequential links between the Arctic and Earth systems?

Contents:

Intro

THE ARCTIC OBSERVINGNETWORK

CONTENTS

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

AN URGENT NEED FOR OBSERVATIONSIN THE CHANGING ARCTIC

AON: VISION STATEMENTSAND CALLS FOR ACTION

A. SEARCH

B. TOWARD AN INTEGRATED AON

C. ACIA AND ICARP II

AON: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKFOR PARTICIPATION, ACTIVITIES,AND OUTCOMES

FEDERAL ARCTIC OBSERVINGACTIVITIES: TODAY

A. ATMOSPHERE

DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Other Useful Links

B. OCEAN AND SEA ICE

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

C. HYDROLOGY AND CRYOSPHERE

D. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

E. HUMAN DIMENSIONS

COMMUNITY CHANGE AND ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN HEALTH

Community Change and Arctic Development

Health

F. PALEOENVIRONMENT

G. DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

USEFUL LINKS

FEDERAL ARCTIC OBSERVINGACTIVITIES: TOMORROW

A. AGENCIES' FUTURE PLANS BLM

CDC

DOD

DOE

DHS

EPA

MMC

MMS

NASA

NOAA

NPS

NSF

USDA

USFWS

USGS

B. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION ANDCOORDINATION OF EXISTING ANDNEW OBSERVING ACTIVITIES

C. DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

SUMMARY AND ACTION ITEMS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1: NSF AON PROJECTS

ATMOSPHERE

OCEAN AND SEA ICE

HYDROLOGY/CRYOSPHERE

TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY

HUMAN DIMENSIONS/PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

DATA AND INFORMATION

APPENDIX 2: STATE AND LOCALGOVERNMENT OBSERVINGACTIVITIES IN ALASKA

DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENTAND OTHER USEFUL LINKS

APPENDIX 3: VOLCANO, EARTHQUAKE, ANDGEOMAGNETISM OBSERVING ACTIVITIES.

DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENTAND OTHER USEFUL LINKS

APPENDIX 4: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSAND ACRONYMS

ARCTIC OBSERVING NETWORK

Assessment Project

INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCHPOLICY COMMITTEE STAFF

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61728-592-7

OCLC:

666885565