Repository of community practices in Ocean Research, Applications and Data/Information Management
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ACCESS climate data management.
(2017)Building on achievements and experience gained through the EU project DAMOCLES and international data management during the International Polar Year, ACCESS, data management was implemented using the same platform as used ... -
Adapting open-source drone autopilots for real-time iceberg observations.
(2018)Drone autopilots are naturally suited for real-time iceberg tracking as they measure position and orientation (pitch, roll, and heading) and they transmit these data to a ground station. We powered an ArduPilot Mega ... -
Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation [signed at the Fairbanks Ministerial meeting, 11 May, 2017.]
(Arctic Council, Tromso, Norway, 2017)Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation, signed at the Fairbanks Ministerial meeting, 11 May, 2017. The Government of Canada, the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Government of the ... -
Alaskan Inuit Food Security Conceptual Framework: How to assess the Arctic from an Inuit Perspective.
(Inuit Circumpolar Council, Anchorage, AK, 2015)Drastic changes are occurring within our world. We are on the forefront of these changes. We have lived here for millennia and have grown and changed with all that is around us. All that is around us physically and ... -
AMAP Assessment 2013: Arctic Ocean Acidification.
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway, 2013)This assessment report presents the results of the 2013 AMAP Assessment of Arctic Ocean Acidification (AOA). This is the first such assessment dealing with AOA from an Arctic-wide perspective, and complements several ... -
AMAP Assessment 2018: Arctic Ocean Acidification.
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Tromso, Norway, 2018)This assessment report presents the results of the 2018 Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) assessment of Arctic Ocean Acidification. This is the second such assessment dealing with ocean acidification ... -
AMAP Litter and Microplastics Monitoring Guidelines. Version 1.0.
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Tromsø, Norway, 2021)Purpose of the guidelines The purpose of the guidelines is to review existing knowledge and provide guidance for designing an Arctic monitoring program that will track litter and MP. The topics of litter, plastic pollution, ... -
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Plan (CBMP-MARINE PLAN).
(CAFF International Secretariat, Akureyri, Iceland, 2011)Arctic biodiversity is under growing pressure from both climate change and resource development, requiring both managers and users to have access to more complete information to help them make timely and informed conservation ... -
Arctic Marine Data Collection Using Oceanic Gliders: Providing Ecological Context to Cetacean Vocalizations.
(2020)To achieve effective management and understanding of risks associated with increasing anthropogenic pressures in the ocean, it is essential to successfully and efficiently collect data with high spatio–temporal resolution ... -
Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: 2018 Summary for Policy-Makers.
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway, 2019)This document presents the Summary for Policymakers of the 2018 Arctic Ocean Acidifi cation (AOA) Assessment. More detailed information on the results of the assessment can be found in the 2018 AOA Assessment Report. ... -
Arctic Policies and Strategies — Analysis, Synthesis, and Trends.
(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 2020)The scientific report Arctic Policies and Strategies – Analysis, Synthesis and Trends delivers a holistic analysis of the policies, strategies, and declarations of the relevant Arctic stakeholders. It also includes new ... -
Arctic Research Plan FY2017-2021.
(Office of Science and Technology, Washington D.C.., 2016)The United States is an Arctic nation—Americans depend on the Arctic for biodiversity and climate regulation and for natural resources. America’s Arctic—Alaska—is at the forefront of rapid climate, environmental, and ... -
Avalanche warning in Svalbard.
(Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Oslo, Norway, 2020)Svalbard has an extensive avalanche problem and seven people died in avalanches from 2000 to 2018. To mitigate the problem, the Norwegian Avalanche Warning Service included public avalanche warnings for Svalbard on Varsom.no ... -
Best Practices in Crafting the Calibrated, Enhanced-Resolution Passive-Microwave EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature Earth System Data Record.
(2018)Since the late 1970s, satellite passive-microwave brightness temperatures have been a mainstay in remote sensing of the cryosphere. Polar snow and ice-covered ocean and land surfaces are especially sensitive to climate ... -
Best Practices in Ecosystem-based Oceans Management in the Arctic.
(Norsk Polarinstitutt, Tromso, Norway, 2009)The aggregate effects of multiple uses of the oceans – fishing, transportation, petroleum development, waste disposal, etc. – call for an ecosystem-based approach to oceans management. The need for oceans management ... -
Climate change impacts on wildlife in a High Arctic archipelago – Svalbard, Norway.
(2016)The Arctic is warming more rapidly than other region on the planet, and the northern Barents Sea, including the Svalbard Archipelago, is experiencing the fastest temperature increases within the circumpolar Arctic, along ... -
Climate in Svalbard 2100 – a knowledge base for climate adaptation.
(Norwegian Centre for Climate Services (NCCS) for Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet), Norway, 2019)This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency in order to provide basic information for use in climate change adaptation in Svalbard. It includes descriptions of historical, as well as projections for ... -
The Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas (COSYNA).
(2017)The Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas (COSYNA) was established in order to better un derstand the complex interdisciplinary processes of northern seas and the Arctic coasts in a changing environment. ... -
Community and Environmental Compliance Standard Operating Procedures (CECSOP) for R/V Sikuliaq Research Operations.
(University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, 2017)The R/V Sikuliaq is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated through a Cooperative Agreement by the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The vessel is ... -
Community-based methods for monitoring coastal erosion: a step-by-step guide for documenting shoreline change in your community.
(Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2019)This booklet provides comprehensive instructions for implementing three community-based shoreline monitoring systems, with all instructions designed to be completed by local residents. Tips for selecting monitoring sites, ...
