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- Ages-Old Polar Icecap Is Melting, Scientists Find - NY Times article about the discovery of an ice-free patch of ocean near the North Pole.
www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081900sci-climate-pole.html
- Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series - Learn about wild animals inhabiting Alaska. Organized into categories.
www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/notehome.htm
- Animals of the Arctic - Educational materials on marine and land animals of the Arctic. Includes links a glossary, a bibliography, an Arctic-theme classroom activities page, and related sources.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3500
- Arctic Circle - Information and research about the Arctic regions, including natural resources, history and culture, social equity and environmental justice. Site includes a virtual museum, virtual classroom, maps, and an Arctic forum.
arcticcircle.uconn.edu
- Arctic Climate System Study - The scientific goal of this study is to ascertain the role of the Arctic in global climate change. Site includes a summary of the objectives and a diagram of the organisations structure.
acsys.npolar.no
- Arctic Exploration Online - Information on a scientific mission of the US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, its crew, its discoveries, Arctic peoples, and the northern environment. Includes an image, sound, and video archive.
quest.arc.nasa.gov/arctic
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme - International organization to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. Provides information on the Arctic environment, and remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants.
www.amap.no
- Arctic Ocean Sciences Board - The mission of the AOSB is to facilitate Arctic Ocean research by the support of multinational and multidisciplinary natural science and engineering programs. Includes a schedule of meetings, programs, and publications.
www.aosb.org
- Arctic Ostracode - A searchable database of information on ostracodes, a group of bivalved crustacea preserved in the sediments of the Arctic Ocean.
geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/PRISM/ostracodes/arctic/Contents/FGDCmeta.html
- Arctic Program - Information on Arctic studies program or the Bulgarian Society for Regional Cultural Studies. Includes maps, photos, and history of the project.
www.nbu.bg/iafr/arctic.htm
- Arctic Protection Network - Grass roots organization dedicated to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling.
www.protect-the-arctic.com
- Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - Information on the organization's mandate and activities, its projects, publications, directories of ARCUS member and researchers, and a searchable archive of current information funding opportunities, events, publications, positions, and news.
www.arcus.org
- Arctic Science Section - Resources on American social science and natural science research programs in the Arctic region from the U.S. Office of Polar Programs. Includes information on grants, Arctic logistics, journals, and related links.
www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/start.htm
- Arctic Theme Page - Comprehensive Arctic resource guide provides scientific and general interest topics, databases, photos, essays, and frequently asked questions about the Arctic.
www.arctic.noaa.gov
- Arctic Theme Page - Resources and lesson plans related to the study of the Arctic. Themes include the flora, fauna, biomes, peoples, history, and exploration of the region.
www.cln.org/themes/arctic.html
- Aurora Research Institute - Provides research licensing and logistics support to researchers working in Canada's Western Arctic.
www.aurresint.nt.ca
- Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean Theme Page - An information resource for the scientific investigation of the biology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the area. It provides a forum for presenting and discussing new ideas, plans, research results, and links to other sites.
www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering
- Canada's Polar Life - Information about environments, geography, organisms, and research, along with photographs.
www.arctic.uoguelph.ca
- Canadian Arctic Resources Committee - A citizens' group devoted to protecting northern Canada. Includes a searchable archive of CARC briefs, papers, and the Committee's online journal Northern Perspective.
www.carc.org
- Canadian Ice Service - An Environment Canada department that provides information about ice conditions in Canadian waters. Includes current ice charts, data on ice thickness, bulletins, and a glossary.
ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca
- Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Project - Research project aiming to provide a variety of mapped vegetation information for the arctic tundra regions, based on the most recent scientific understanding of the areas.
www.geobotany.uaf.edu/cavm
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Library - A online library on the Arctic region with a virtual reference desk. Includes information on finding journals, books, websites, statistics, databases, and research reports related to cold regions research.
www.crrel.usace.army.mil/library/crrel_library.html
- Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - CAFF - Information on protecting Arctic species and their habitats. Includes an overview of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna program, maps, documents, and research projects.
www.caff.is
- IARC - Frontier Research System for Global Change - Provides information about this groups goal to elucidate the global-Arctic feedback mechanism and predict the impact of the global climate change on the Arctic region. Includes research directions, special projects, and resources.
www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu
- Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee - Lead United States government agency responsible for implementing arctic research policy and to help set priorities for future Arctic research.
www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/iarpc/start.htm
- International Arctic Buoy Programm - Maintains a network of automatic buoys in the Arctic Basin which monitor pressure, temperature, and ice motion data to support real-time operations and meteorological and oceanographic research.
iabp.apl.washington.edu
- International Arctic Environment Data Directory - A searchable database for locating and assessing sources of Arctic environment data. Includes news on the ADD's role and events and a directory of information holdings of circum-arctic countries.
www.grida.no/add
- International Arctic Research Center - Fostering international collaboration in global climate change research in the Arctic.
www.gi.alaska.edu/IARC
- International Arctic Science Committee - A non-government organisation to encourage and facilitate cooperation in all aspects of arctic research, in all countries engaged in arctic research, and in all areas of the arctic region.
www.iasc.no
- International Artic Social Sciences Association - Promote and stimulate international cooperation and to increase the participation of social scientists in national and international arctic research.
www.fss.ulaval.ca/iassa
- Lapland Regional Environment Center - Agency administering environmental programs in Lapland. Includes information on the organization, current projects, environmental programs, scientific studies and databases, publications, land use policy, housing, and related links.
www.vyh.fi/eng/laprec/laprec.htm
- Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System - Provides information about this proposed monitoring system of the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean. Includes objectives, funding, partners, technology, and contact information.
www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/NABOS
- NOAA Arctic Science Laboratory - Scientists and research partners studying the Arctic through direct and remote observation, models, and analysis of data. Includes information about the mission, issues, capabilities, and programs.
asl.arctic.noaa.gov
- North Pole Environmental Observatory - Continuously monitors atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice conditions in the central Arctic Ocean. Describes the background and purpose of the observatory, and includes graphs and statistics.
psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole
- Paraglacial dynamics in Spitsbergen - French research mission to study the impact of climatic change on the geomorphology of polar landscapes. Includes the objectives of the research project, and information about the scientific team.
geo.islande.free.fr/spitsberg
- Polar Science Center - A unit of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington that studies of oceanography, meteorology, and ice conditions in the Arctic.
psc.apl.washington.edu
- Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean - Coordinated project to investigate the role of arctic climate in global change. Site includes a list of journal articles, some of which are also provided to download as PDF files.
sheba.apl.washington.edu
- Svanhovd Environmental Centre - Extensive database of institutions, organizations and enterprises dealing with environmental, agriculture and forestry issues in the Russian part of the Barents region.
www.svanhovd.no/engelsk/engelsk.html
- The Arctic Science and Technology Information System - Database maintained by the Arctic Institute of North America at the University of Calgary containing over 46, 000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada.
www.aina.ucalgary.ca/astis
- The Roald Amundsen Centre for Arctic Research - Arctic research at the University of Tromsø .
www.arctic.uit.no/English/index.html
- The Unaami Data Collection - Diverse interdisciplinary collection of Arctic variables from the past 25 years, which represent different geographic regions and data types.
www.unaami.noaa.gov
- The University Courses on Svalbard - Private foundation which offer university-level courses and perform research relevant to Svalbard's geographical location in the high Arctic.
aurora.unis.no/default.htm
- University of Lapland - Arctic Centre - Researches polar climate, peoples, and environment. Includes information about the center, its scientific studies, research units, academic programs, information services, publications, and conferences. Searchable.
www.arcticcentre.org/contentparser.asp?deptid=9015
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