Internet Resources
Researchers
- Wayne Pollard - McGill University
- Pollard studies permafrost and extreme environments.
- Glaciers, Sea-Ice and Permafrost - University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- UAF research group focuses on cryospheric research with particular attention to glaciers and sea ice. Includes separate research groups focusing on see ice, permafrost, and glaciers.
- Melissa Ward Jones - University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Ward Jones studies permafrost environments and the impact of changes within those environments.
- Nunataryuk Research Group with Artic Net
- Research group examining permafrost and the changing coast in the Mackenzie Delta
- National Inuit Strategy on Research
- A report outlining the goals and strategy of the National Inuit Research Group
- Army Corps of Engineers - Permafrost Experiment Station - Fairbanks, Alaska
- Test station that studies construction on permafrost and construction in cold climates.
- Army Corps of Engineers Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility - Permafrost: Patterned Ground
- Descriptions of the different types of patterned ground caused by the thawing and refreezing of the ground in permafrost soils.
- Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - Widespread Permafrost Degragation
- Article on degradation of permafrost in the Canadia high arctic.
- Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System
- Research group that develops tools for modeling the Earth's surface.
- Arctic Amplification - Zachary Labe
- A brief overview of Labe's research on arctic amplification, including references to other work on the same topic.
- Laura Thomson - Queen's University
- Thomson's research on the Arctic focuses on monitoring and prediction of landscape evolution.
- Arctic Research Mapping Application
- Exploration of research being done across the Arctic.
Arctic Policy
- Biden-Harris Administration Brings Arctic Policy to the Forefront
- Press release announcing Arctic policy changes by the Biden-Harris administration that increase research and oversight of research in the arctic.
- Arctic Executive Steering Committee
- White House page on the Arctic Executive Committee outlining its charge, members, and goals.
- The Arctic in World Affairs: Chapters by David Balton
- Two chapters on arctic policy, one looking at changes in policy in the United States since the 1990s, the other analyzing the Arctic Fisheries Agreement.
- Unpacking the 2022 US National Strategy for the Arctic Region
- Recording of a Woodrow Wilson Center webcast that discusses the 2022 arctic strategy.
- Oran Young - UC Santa Barbara
- Young's work focuses on governance and environmental institutions in the arctic.
- Center for Arctic Security and Resilience
- Research group focusing on issues of national security as well as climate change and disaster response in the Arctic.
- Center for New American Security
- Provides security briefings on global security, including in the Arctic
International Issues
- Russia has more Arctic military bases than NATO - Why it matters
- Reuters article on Russia arctic military bases.
- China failed its Arctic ambitions in Greenland
- Article from Politico outlining the Chinese involvement in the Arctic.
Data and Data Analysis
- 2013 volcanic activity in Alaska: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
- USGS summary report on volcanic activity in Alaska in 2013.
- Planet Explorer
- Online tool that allows users to search imagery and data across the planet, over time. Offers free accounts to academics and students.
- Digital elevation models and orthoimagery from the 2018 eruption of Veniaminof, Alaska
- USGS data release on the elevation changes observed through various data collection methods of a 2018 eruption.
- Exploring NCAR Climate Change Data Using GIS
- Tutorial activity developed to use GIS and the NCAR to model climate change.
- Aerial Photography - Iceland
- Aerial photographs of Iceland with historic photos dating from 1937. Resource is in Icelandic.
- National Weather Service
- National Weather Service providing weather forecasts and warnings for the United States.
- A Modeling Toolbox for Permafrost Landscapes
- Article announcing the development of a toolbox developed by Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System for modeling changes to permafrost landscapes.
- Earth: A Global Map of Wind, Weather, and Ocean Conditions
- A visualization of the earth surface temperature, ocean wave, aurora, global weather conditions, and ocean current estimates. Information update ranges from every thirty minutes to every five days depending on the data type.
- Landscape Evolution and Adapting to Change in Ice-rich Permafrost Systems
- Research and data summary on ice-rich permafrost in the Prudhoe Bay oilfield.
- Alaska Statewide Temperature Index
- Graph showing the Alaska statewide temperature and comparing it to the historical average.
- Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning - Community Climate Charts
- Charts predicting climate conditions in various Alaskan communities. Provides predictions for different emissions scenarios.
- Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning - Future Projections of Precipitation for Alaska Infrastructure
- Projecting maximum precipitation across Alaska.
- Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
- Map and data set of global ice and glacier measurements.
- NGA Arctic Open Data Search
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Open Data Application with publicly released data.
- Global Snow and Ice Cover Map
- Map of global snow and ice cover, from combined data of METOP AVHRR and DMSP SSMIS.
- Global Crysophere Watch - Sea Ice
- Information about Sea Ice.
- Indicative distribution maps for Ecosystem Functional Groups - Level 3 of IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
- Dataset "of the indicative distribution maps and profiles for Ecosystem Functional Groups - Level 3 of IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology"
- Arctic Window
- A coherent, integrated Arctic observing system: the ‘Pan-Arctic Observing System of Systems - pan-AOSS’ using scientific and community based monitoring.
Indigenous Knowledge and Art
- National Inuit Strategy on Research
- A report outlining the goals and strategy of the National Inuit Research Group
- Aatooq - Dancing the Land
- Digital works by invited artists using the land as the source of inspiration.
- Land of the Long Day
- Film following an Inuit hunter in the Arctic.
- Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory on the need for a permanent performance space
- Author of Kiviuq Returns: An Inuit Epic interviewed on the lack of performance spaces in the North
- Elisapie - Arnaq
- Music video of the song Arnaq performed by indigenous artist Elisapie.
- Evenki Atlas
- "This Atlas focuses on sharing the knowledge, wisdom and culture of one of the Indigenous Nations of Siberia, Russian Federation: the Evenki."
- Indigenous Earth Community Podcast Indigenous Earth Community Podcast
- A podcast featuring indigenous conservation experts.
Research Articles
- HomeRange: A global database of mammalian home ranges
- Article introducing a database providing the home range of 960 mammals, including terrestrial, aquatic and aerial species.
- Permafrost Nitrogen stock, thaw release and enhanced Nitrogen Cycling in the Arctic land-ocean continuum - Review
- A synthetic review of research on nitrogen cycling in the Arctic region.
- Arctic Yearbook 2021
- Peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication on arctic issues
- Annual forecast challenge and other research highlight the complexity of sea ice prediction
- Article outlining the difficulties in predicting the amount of sea ice each year.
- Migratory Tundra Caribou and Wild Reindeer
- Essay from the Arctic Report Card 2018 analyzing the populations of the herds of tundra caribou and wild reindeer.
General Information
- Menstruation in the Field
- Article on the challenges and strategies for fieldwork for persons who menstruate.
- Projection Wizard
- Map projection wizard that creates different types of map projections.
- Fulbright Arctic Initiative
- Fulbright Scholar program focusing on sponsoring Arctic research.
- Accumulated Freezing Degree Days (AFDD)
- Tutorial on River Ice Processes from the COMET program, which is sponsored by the NWS.
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- A Library of Glacial Water in Iceland
- Article describing the library of water in Iceland.
- The Twelve Orders of Soil Taxonomy - Natural Resrouces Conservation
- Descriptions and distribution maps of the twelve soil orders.
- Soil Explorer
- Tool for exploring soil types, developed and maintained by grants from Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
- Understanding the Polar Vortex
- NOAA article describing the Polar Vortex.
- Drone Music Video "Surface Albedo"
- Song written by Dickinson student with drone footage.
- Global Ecosystem Typology
- Information about the IUCN global ecosystems aimed at identifying vulnerable ecosystems and how best to support them.
- Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
- A collaborative, regional, observational system collecting Earth Science data in and around Svalbard
- When to Visit Svalbard
- Tourism group site on the typical conditions in Svalbard based on time of year.
- Icelandic Lava Show
- A start-up company in Iceland that superheats lava and pours it into a showroom for observers.
