NOAA Arctic Theme Page - A Comprehensive Arctic Resource

The Arctic is a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by tree-less, frozen ground, that teems with life, including organisms living in the ice, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals and human societies.

NOAA provides Arctic information and a set of reputable indicators that describe the present state of the Arctic ecosystem and climate.

Call for 2012 Sea Ice Outlook Contributions

The first Call for Sea Ice Outlook Contributions has been released for the 2012 season, with submissions for the June report (based on May data) due Jun 4, 2012.

The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook is an international project that provides a monthly synthesis of estimates of the September arctic sea ice minimum. The intent of is not to issue predictions, but rather to summarize all available data and observations to providethe best available information on the evolution of arctic sea ice.

The 2012 Outlook season will be a transition year to an expanded Outlook in 2013. The 2012 focus, will be on expanding discussion of ice thickness and the relative performance ofdifferent Outlook techniques, and improving access to relevant outlook data.

Features Archive

New & Updated		Arctic Videos: 2011 Arctic Report Card & 2011 North Pole Web Cam video & USCGC Healy in W. Arctic Aug-Sep 2011 Arctic Report Card -- updated for 2011 Future of Arctic Climate and Global Impacts & Warm Arctic - Cold Continents New! 2012 Sea Ice Outlook & Walrus Outlook - from SEARCH/ARCUS New! 2012 North Pole Web Cam animations
Notices		NOAA's Arctic Vision and Strategy New! Arctic Wave Glider New! NASA IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look data set New! Frostbytes: short Arctic videos by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Tiksi International Hydrometeorological Observatory - Status report Feb 2012 Summer sea ice transition 2002-present - spring thaw, summer melt ponds, freeze-up (updated in autumn) RUSALCA - Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic - New! 2011 Cruise (Photos and Cruise report) Near-realtime Arctic Change Detection Arctic Environmental Atlas - Russian language NOAA Sea Ice Forecasting Workshop Summary, 19-21 Sept 2011, Anchorage, AK
Programs & Projects		PAG - Pacific Arctic Group Sea Ice Forecasting Workshop - September 2011 NOAA's Arctic Research Program - NOAA';s focal point for Arctic Observations Arctic Weather Support - National Weather Service Bering Strait and Pacific Arctic Dynamics - University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Tiksi Arctic Observatory - a US, Russian, and Finnish partnership Arctic Conference Session: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012: 22-27 April 2012, Vienna, Austria Session CL2.1. Arctic climate change: governing mechanisms and global implications

This Arctic Theme Page provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia, managers, decision makers and the general public.



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