Witness the Arctic | Spring 2002

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Bibliography of H.J. Walker's arctic publications - 370 K
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• Ancient Ice, Cool Science Brings the Public Face to Face with Climate Change Research in the North

• Noctilucent Clouds Connected to Greenhouse Gases

• Biocomplexity Awards Fund Arctic Research Topics
• Funds Available to Study Arctic Freshwater Cycle and Land/Ocean Linkages

• ARCSS All-Hands Workshop Shapes Future Directions
• Ledbetter Passes the Torch
• ARCSS Focuses on Sustainability, Predictability, Feedbacks
• Working Group Discusses Arctic System Variability
• Young Investigators Share Perspectives
• Hydrological Analysis and Monitoring Work Advances
• ARCSS Components Share Results and Plans
• Initiative Plans for New Nearshore and Coastal Studies
• Biological Understanding in Key to Predicting Transitions
• Workshops Explore Human Dimensions Issues
• Paleosciences Provide Temporal Depth to Initiatives

• Research Documents Chronic Impacts of 1989 Oil Spill
• The Arctic Social Sciences Program
• Major Survey Examines Why People Live in the Arctic
• The Earth is Faster Now: Indigenous Observations of Arctic Environmental Change
• Collaboration Probes Genetic History of Siberia

• New Techniques Reveals Nitrogen Cycles in Arctic Streams
• The Arctic Natural Sciences Program
• Svalbard’s Geology Holds Clues to Ancient Climates
• Atlantic Meets Pacific at an Arctic Crossroads

• Healy Supports Tests of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• New DGPS Infrastructure Supports Research in Barrow
• VPR Equipping and Training Safer Field Researchers

• Agency Budgets Reflect Shifting Federal Priorities
• Federal Agencies Face Review, Earmarking Issues

• New Deputy Director and Commissioners Join USARC

• PRB Explores Abrupt Climate Change, Polar Biology
• International News
• Arctic Council Working Groups Launch Initiatives
• CPC Addresses Global Change, Sovereignty, and Security

• Arctic Speakers Share Expertise with Varied Audiences
• Education Recommendations Available
• Iceland’s Environmental Research Institute Expands
• UNIS Outgrows Original Facilities
• Arctic Alive! Engages Students in Field Research
• Students Awarded for Research Excellence