AON Design and Implementation (ADI)

The AON Design and Implementation (ADI) effort provides guidance to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the scientific community, and others engaged in arctic environmental observations on how to achieve a well-designed, effective, and robust Arctic Observing System.

ADI activities are overseen by an ADI Task Force and include a combination of virtual and in-person meetings, two workshops, and a small array of proof-of-concept studies.

The ADI effort will culminate in a final report with recommendations for the next steps in optimizing, coordinating, and enhancing the existing components of an international arctic environmental observing system, with emphasis on the U.S. AON.

A small Task Force writing meeting is planned for late June 2012, and the final report is expected to be completed in early fall 2012. A community survey was conducted that will be incorporated into the final report recommendations.

Contact Information

Hajo Eicken
Chair, ADI Task Force
University of Alaska Fairbanks
hajo [dot] eicken [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu