Arctic observing at the intersection of health, understanding, and resilience
The Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) is a biennial summit that aims to provide guidance based on the best available knowledge for the design, implementation, coordination and sustained long-term (decades) operation of an international network of Arctic observing systems.
The AOS provides a platform to foster international communication and the widespread coordination of long-term observations aimed at improving understanding and responding to system-scale Arctic change. The AOS is an international forum for optimizing resource allocation through coordination and exchange among all involved or interested in long-term observing activities, while minimizing duplication and gaps.
The Executive Organizing Committee for AOS 2022 is seeking community input, in the form of short statements, that will help guide discussions during the Thematic Working Group sessions.
Community input can highlight important data, management, or logistical needs or gaps, explore emerging opportunities, address a current challenge, present new initiatives or technology that can contribute to Arctic observing (including global programs), or review on-going observing activities or issues that are relevant for the development, application, operation, or support of a sustained Arctic observing network.
Important Dates
- Short statements – deadline extended to January 31, 2022.
- Poster abstracts – January 31, 2022.
Themes
A changing Arctic disrupts the environment from the local to the global scale. Rapid change threatens Indigenous livelihoods, communities, ecosystems, and the global climate system. AOS 2022 focuses on how sustained observations can contribute to well-being and better understanding of rapid Arctic change to build resilience and inform responses from the local to the global scale.
Conference sub-themes to support the overarching theme, Arctic observing at the intersection of health, understanding, and resilience:
- Sub-Theme 1: Food Security
- Sub-Theme 2: Regional to Global Observing
- Sub-Theme 3: Data Sharing
- Sub-Theme 4: System Integration (SAON ROADS)
- Sub-Theme 5: Utility and Benefit
- Sub-Theme 6: Capacity Building