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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.

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* United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15) in Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009.
    - U.S. Center website
    - US Dept of Commerce website
* The Arctic Research Program:  NOAA's focal point for Arctic Observations
* NOAA Arctic Report Card - Update for 2009 just released!

* Monthly Sea Ice Outlook - from SEARCH / Arcus
* Tiksi Arctic observatory - a US, Russian and Finnish partnership
* Arctic Environmental Atlas - Russian Language


Features:

* North Pole Web Cams 2009 - Images & Animations
* Near-realtime Arctic Change Indicators
* A friend acting strangely- Smithsonian Arctic Website
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International Polar Year in 2007-2008 | NOAA IPY Activities | First IPY in 1881-1884
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Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Inuit, Saami, and the Indigenous Peoples of Chukotk.   An IPY project and part of the Arctic Human Health Initiative
* International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere - an IPY project that originated in NOAA/ESRL

Notices:
RUSALCA - Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic - News! 2009 Cruise & photos
  Bering Strait and Pacific Arctic Dynamics - University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
  MAST Conference ARCTIC- Challenges and Opportunities, 21-23 October 2009, Stockholm Sweden
Bering Sea Climate and Ecosystem Website
  PAG - Pacific Arctic Group
Regime shift detection calculator - Freely available
Overview:
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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. Visit NOAA's Arctic Change Indicators website.


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