ARCUS | Survey Answers

10. Other comments
  • 2 logistics program needs to remain investigator-driven and flexible. Office of Aircraft Services and U.S. Antarctic Program are not appropriate models for the Arctic. PCSP might have good advice.
  • 4 Thanks for asking
  • 2 NSF Arctic program should provide logistics support beyond global change science--to other NSF programs that need access to arctic regions
  • 1 don't underestimate satellite data, especially in providing recent, hi-res info on sea ice dynamics and atmospheric forcing/feedback
  • 1 let's not let sudden climatic change in the Arctic surprise us. This would be a black eye in our research support seeking efforts
  • 1 make friends with the Russians, use their icebreakers.
  • 1 make a deal with the Navy for a "science submarine"
  • 1 are we explicitly grappling with the issue of safety under arctic field conditions?
  • 1 talk to V. Alexander about Helix replacement
  • 1 very hi res satellite imagery of all arctic regions would be useful to researchers in variety of fields
  • 1 consider bringing the Karluck back to the Arctic (NOAA has her now)
  • 1 growing gulf between arctic field work and model development. Combining the two is needed for complete understanding.
  • 1 why is this survey confined to U.S.?
  • 1 does anyone know what Russia's arctic research policy is? Do they have publications available? Can we get a breakdown of activities in the Russian Arctic, contact info, etc.
  • 1 general use computers in Barrow
  • 1 lack of potential access to satellite remote sensing data
  • 1 suggesting new methods for arctic research support is difficult
  • 1 still more planning than execution
  • 1 build on the 97 report rather than supplant. Use the 99 BARS report
  • 1 study lessons of NARL--logistics should scale with science, be sustainable, continue user cost-sharing
  • 1 Contingent on how the long term priorities are defined: Regionalize logistics support bases (1. Alaska/Russia/Japan and Canada/US. 2. Greenland/Svalbard/European/Russia combined with sea-ice/Greenland capability.3. Submarine capability.4. Ice-breaker capability.)
  • 1 Safety should not be compromised for lower logistics costs. Hence the need to prioritize deployments in terms such as (i) critical, (ii)Important, possible additional tasks/goals and finally those (iii) nice to have tasks if time and $$ allow.
  • 1 Keep small, mobile field teams in mind

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