Related Links


Arctic Change Indicator Website - Comprehensive website providing information on the present state of arctic ecosystems and climate in historical context.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - An international project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.


Arctic/Subarctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF) - Program to measure and model the variability of fluxes between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean with the view to implementing a longer-term system of critical measurements needed to understand the high-latitude ocean's steering role in decadal climate variability.

Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) - Planning effort to identify key science questions to guide future integrated, interdisciplinary studies of eastern Bering Sea marine ecosystems.

Bering Sea Climate and Ecosystem Website - A comprehensive resource that presents a current view of the Bering Sea ecosystem and climate for scientists, educators, decision makers and the public developed by NOAA and the University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and the Oceans.

Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) - Program established by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) to assess and quantify the impacts of climatic variability and change on components of the cryosphere and their consequences for the climate system, and determine the stability of the global cryosphere.

Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) - An international research program addressing issues of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change, as part of the wider World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

Freshwater Initative (FWI) - Set of projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs to address the physical, chemical, and/or biogeochemical processes of the arctic freshwater system and its connections with the subpolar oceans and arctic environmental change.

International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 - Envisioned as an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science.

NOAA Arctic Theme Page - Website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with arctic maps, data, photos, and other resources.

North Pole Environmental Observatory - Year-round automated scientific observatory in the central basin of the Arctic Ocean.