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Atmosphere 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Air Temperature & Circulation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Clouds & Surface Radiation         X X X                  
Greenhouse Gases         X X                    
Ozone         X X X                  
UV Radiation         X X X                  
Black Carbon             X                  
Mid-Latitude Weather                       X        
Precipitation                               X
Sea Ice & Ocean 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Sea Ice X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wind-driven Ocean Circulation X X X X X X                    
Ocean Temperature & Salinity X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Sea Level X X X X X X                    
Ocean Acidification         X         X         X  
Bering Sea X                       X      
Landfast Sea Ice                       X        
Oceans Melting Greenland                               X
Marine Ecosystems 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ocean Biogeophysics         X                      
Pacific Arctic Marine Ecology         X                      
Barrow Canyon Ecosystem           X                    
Sea Ice Biota             X                  
Primary Productivity
(see erratum for years 2015-2020) 		        X X   X X X X X X X X X
Benthic Communities         X X X                  
Seabirds           X             X     X
Murres     X X                        
Fish & Fisheries X X X X   X X   X   X   X      
Arctic Char   X X X                        
Marine Mammals   X X X   X                    
Polar Bears         X     X                
Whales & Seals         X                 X    
Walruses                 X              
Algal Blooms                       X        
Marine Sound                             X  
Terrestrial Ecosystems 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Vegetation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Arctic Wildlife       X                        
Caribou & Reindeer X X X X X X X         X        
Goose Populations X X X X                       X
Waders (Shorebirds)           X                    
Lemmings           X                    
Arctic Fox           X                    
Muskox             X                  
Herbivores               X                
Shrews                   X            
Beavers                             X  
Carbon Cycle                   X     X      
Wildfires                     X     X    
Arctic Pollinators                               X
Terrestrial Cryosphere 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Snow X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Glaciers & Ice Caps X X X X X X X             X    
Greenland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Permafrost X X X X X X X       X     X    
River Discharge X X X X X       X     X     X  
River Biogeochemistry         X                      
Lake Ice         X   X         X       X
Hazards                             X  
Communities & Society 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Bering Sea                         X      
Marine Debris                             X  
Food Security                             X  
Arctic Shipping                               X
Human Consequences                               X
Special Topics 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Depicting Arctic Change               X                
Community-based Observing Systems                 X              
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Velocity                 X              
Scientific Communication                   X X            
Paleoceanographic Perspectives on Arctic Ocean Change                     X          
Collecting Environmental Intelligence in the New Arctic                     X          
Microplastics                       X        
Observing Arctic Change                           X X    
Modeling Arctic Change                           X    
15-year Retrospective                           X X    

Image Credit:  Arctic sea ice viewed from the NOAA WP-3D Orion "Hurricane Hunter" research aircraft in 2013.
From NOAA PMEL.

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