Current AOSB Programs and Joint Initiatives

 

Arctic/Subarctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF)

Integrated Arctic Ocean Observing System (iAOOS)

International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP II)

Sustainging Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)

 

Past AOSB Programs and joint initiatives

 

Arctic Paleo-River Discharge (APARD)

  • Siberian River Run-off (SIRRO)

International Arctic Polynya Program (IAPP)

  • Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES)
  • International North Water Polynya Study (NOW)
  • Northeast Water Polynya (NEW)

 

Other Polar Research Programs

 

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)

Arctic Council (web page)

Arctic Environmental Data Directory (ADD)

Arctic Ice and Environmental Variability (ARCICE)

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)

Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (AOMIP)

Arctic Portal (webpage)

 
  • Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

 

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)

  • Arctic Logistics Information and Support (ALIAS)
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Arctic Research Mapping Application (ARMAP)

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center (ARCSS-Data)

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

Western Arctic Shelf-Basin Interactions Project (SBI)

Circum-Arctic Environmental Observatory Network (CEON)

Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC)

Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES)

The Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO)

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

 
  • The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

 

International Arctic Buoy Program (IABP)

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY)

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)

Submarine Arctic Science Cruise Exercise (SCICEX)

Sustaining Arcitic Observing Networks (SAON)

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

The following WCRP projects also have high latitude components:

  • Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
  • Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX)

 

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Polar Institutions and Centers

 

CANADA

  • Canadian Ice Service (web page)
  • Canadian Polar Commission (web page)
  • Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
  • Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

 

DENMARK

  • The Danish Polar Center (DPC)

 

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

  • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Sciences (AWI)
  • Arctic Ships Coordination during IPY(ASCI)

 

JAPAN

  • Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)
  • National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)

 

NORWAY

  • ARCTic marine ecOSystem research network, University of Tromsø (ARCTOS)
  • Carbon flux and ecosystem feed back in the northern Barents Sea in an era of climate change, University of Tromsø (CABANERA)
  • Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
  • Norsk Polarinstitutt (Norwegian Polar Institute) (NPI)

 

POLAND

  • Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAS)

 

RUSSIA

  • Arctic and Antarctic Research Institution (AARI)

 

SWEDEN

  • Polar Research and Cold Region Technology (web page)

 

UNITED KINGDOM

  • Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)

 

USA

  • Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
  • Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University (BPRC)
  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)
  • Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks (CIFAR)
  • Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder(INSTAAR)
  • International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks (IARC)
  • National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board (NAS-PRB)
  • National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs (NSF-OPP)
  • National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, Colorado (NSIDC)
  • NOAA Arctic Research Office (NOAA-ARO)
  • Polar Science Center, University of Washington (PSC)
  • Study of Environmental Change in the Arctic (SEARCH)
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

 

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Arctic Maritime Safety Information System (AMSI)

The Arctic Maritime Safety Information system (AMSI) is a voluntary system run by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). It is designed to provide information on the location and nature of all maritime hazards (such as moored buoys) in the Arctic Ocean outside of territorial waters. The intent of the program is to protect ships, submarines and research equipment from mutual interference. Information about marine hazards may be added to the system at NGA Web site. AOSB encourages all project leaders to participate in this voluntary program for the safety of their equipment as well as vessels in the Arctic.

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