News From: - Education

PolarTREC Live Event with Teacher Dave Jones

Join PolarTREC for an upcoming event with teacher Dave Jones and researcher Mike DeGrandpre who will discuss the research carried out aboard the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent on CO2 and pH studies in the Beaufort Sea. This live event will be held on Wednesday, 1 November 2017 at 1:00pm AKDT (2pm PDT, 3pm MDT, 4pm CDT, 5pm EDT). Register for this free event today!


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News From: - Announcement

Call for Nominations: ARCUS Board of Directors

ARCUS announces a call for nominations for our 2017 Board of Directors election. There are a possible four seats up for election in a vote of the ARCUS membership expected to take place in December 2017. We seek nominations of candidates with enthusiasm and time to dedicate to ARCUS, who are willing and able to help ARCUS fulfill its vision and mission, and achieve its organizational goals and objectives (see https://www.arcus.org/arcus). We particularly invite nominations of individuals with experience in and connections to industry, foundations, or Arctic Indigenous groups.

Nomination submission deadline: Wednesday, 1 November 2017


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News From: - Events

SEARCH Science Panel at The Wilson Center

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SEARCH leads joined a science panel discussing Arctic Environmental Futures as part of a Polar Initiative event at The Wilson Center on 29 September 2017. A recording of the event is now available.


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News From: - Announcement

2017 Projected Onset of Sea Ice Freeze-up on the Chukchi Sea, NOAA PMEL

2017 Projected Onset of Sea Ice Freeze-up on the Chukchi Sea

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, released a 2017 Projected onset of sea ice freeze-up on the Chukchi Sea continental shelf northwest of Icy Cape will begin near the end of November to the first week of December. This is approximately 36 days later than the long-term mean (1981-2016). The metric is defined by sea-ice concentration reaching 30% as determined by passive microwave observation.


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News From: - Education

PolarTREC Live Event from McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Connect to the the Antarctic! Join PolarTREC for an upcoming event with Jennifer Bault and the team working on Seasonal Ice Production in the Ross Sea on Thursday, 2 November 2017 at 6:30am AKDT (7:30am PDT, 8:30am MDT, 9:30am CDT, 10:30am EDT). This event will be broadcast live from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Register today for this free event!


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News From: - Publication

Call for Manuscript Submissions

A special issue of the journal Remote Sensing is currently being developed with a focus on the Remote Sensing of Dynamic Permafrost Regions. The guest editors for the issue are Permafrost Carbon Network collaborators Benjamin Jones, Annett Bartsch, and Guido Grosse. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 1 March 2018.


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News From: - Meeting

7th Annual Meeting of the Permafrost Carbon Network

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The Permafrost Carbon Network's all scientist meeting will take place this year on Sunday, 10 December 2017, 9-5pm in New Orleans, LA (just before the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting begins). This event is free and open for all researchers working on Permafrost Carbon topics to attend. The meeting agenda will be accessible via the SEARCH website later in October. The deadline to register is Friday, 17 November 2017.


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News From: - Report

New Arctic Answers Science Briefs Address Stakeholder Questions

SEARCH Science Brief

SEARCH has released a number of new 1-2 page science briefs addressing stakeholder questions about Arctic environmental change. These are great resources for short and up to date summaries of the current state of knowledge surrounding diverse topics.


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News From: - Announcement

Conducting Research with Northern Communities Webpage

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ARCUS announces availability of a new web resource, Conducting Research with Northern Communities – Documented Practices and Resources for Productive, Respectful Relationships Between Researchers and Community Members. Scientific research in the Arctic necessitates good communication and cooperation with northern communities. This new webpage is a compilation of resources, recommendations, and documented practices from a variety of organizations on working with northern communities. Resources include practices from across the north, relevant information from outside the Arctic, and resources specific to community-based monitoring.


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News From: - Publication

Witness Community Highlights

Witness Community Highlights

The September 2017 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This online publication, a companion to the regular publications of Witness the Arctic, highlights Arctic research efforts and other timely items of interest to our readers. This issue includes an article discussing the indication, based on analysis of oxygen-18 isotopes sequestered in Pacific cod ear bones from contemporary and archaeological sites on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, that ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska today are about 3 degrees celsius warmer than they were during the late Little Ice Age (LIA) two centuries ago.


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News From: - Webinar

Arctic Research Seminar Series Recording

Peter Pulsifer

A recording is now available of the ARCUS D.C. Arctic Research seminar/webinar featuring Dr. Peter Pulsifer of the National Snow & Ice Data Center. The presentation explores how current Arctic data systems can be mediated and transformed to better meet the needs of different user communities.


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News From: - Job Opening

ARCUS Seeking Community Development Manager

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ARCUS invites applications for the position of Community Development Manager. This non-exempt, half-time position will be home-based as a part of the geographically distributed ARCUS team. The successful candidate will manage membership recruitment, retention, and engagement activities; lead support for the Membership Committee; provide volunteer engagement and support; and facilitate connections between and among ARCUS members, activities, and the broader research and education communities.

Applications will be reviewed beginning 1 October 2017. The position will remain open until filled.


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News From: - Events

SEARCH Panel Presentation in Washington D.C.

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Washington, DC - The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) organized a panel of Arctic scientists at AAAS Headquarters on Wednesday, 27 September 2017 to discuss global lessons from a thawing Arctic with the media. A recording of the discussion is now available for anyone unable to attend the live event.


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News From: - Events

SEARCH Science Panel and Discussion with Journalists

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On 27 September 2017, SEARCH convened a panel of Arctic researchers at AAAS Headquarters in Washington D.C. to discuss the global implications of a thawing Arctic with the media. A recording of that discussion is now available for anyone who was unable to attend the live event.


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News From: - Webinar

Arctic Research Seminar Series Recording

Betsy Baker

A recording is now available of the ARCUS D.C. Arctic Research seminar/webinar featuring Dr. Betsy Baker, Executive Director for the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB). The presentation discusses NPRB's support for fisheries and integrated ecosystem information needs in the Arctic, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.


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News From: - Education

PolarTREC Live Event from R/V Sikuliaq in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Connect to the Arctic! Join us for an upcoming PolarConnect event with teacher Lisa Seff and the research team studying Upwelling and Ecology in the Beaufort Sea on Thursday, 14 September 2017 at 5:00am Alaska Daylight Savings Time. This event will be broadcast live aboard the Research Vessel Sikuliaq somewhere in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Register today!


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News From: - Education

PolarTREC Teacher Application Period Now Open

PolarTREC is currently accepting applications from teachers and informal educators for a field-based research experience in the polar regions. For 2018-2019, we will be accepting applications from both U.S. informal science educators as well as formal U.S. classroom teachers (teaching in grades 6-12). Applications will be to participate in field research learning experiences during the 2018 (usually Arctic) or 2018-19 (usually Antarctic) field seasons. The Teacher application deadline is Monday, 2 October 2017.


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News From: - Publication

Witness Community Highlights

Witness Community Highlights

The August 2017 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This online publication, a companion to the regular publications of Witness the Arctic, highlights Arctic research efforts and other timely items of interest to our readers. This issue includes two articles: news about U.S. Naval Academy participation in NASA’s IceBridge operation during spring 2017 and news about the inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative program of 2015-2017 and the launch of the second Fulbright Arctic Initiative, which will run from spring 2018 through fall 2019.


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August Sea Ice Outlook Report

August Sea Ice Outlook Report

The August report for the 2017 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) is now available online. The goal of the SIO is to improve Arctic sea ice prediction on seasonal time-scales. The organizers thank the groups that contributed to the 2017 June, July, and August reports. For August, 37 contributions for pan-Arctic extent predictions were received with the median Arctic Outlook value for September 2017 sea ice extent of 4.5 million square kilometers. Nine of the 37 also contributed Alaska regional extent predictions and 10 also contributed for Antarctica. Additionally, two contributions for Antarctica only and two descriptive regional contributions were received. The August report includes analysis of the contributions, discussion of projected sea ice probability, first ice-free days, current sea ice and atmospheric conditions, Alaska regional ice extent, and discussion and analysis of the Antarctic contributions.


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News From: - Education

PolarTREC Live Event with Ruth Rodriguez in Utqiaġvik, Alaska

Ruth Rodriguez

Connect to the Arctic! Join us for an upcoming event with teacher Ruth Rodriguez live from Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska on 8 August at 9:00am AKDT (10:00am PDT, 11:00am MDT, 12:00pm CDT, 1:00pm EDT).

Researcher Vanessa Lougheed will join Ruth to discuss the projects being run by University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) students as part of the Research Opportunities in the Arctic for Minorities (ROAM2) program. You can read more about Ruth’s adventures in the Arctic on their expedition webpage Please join us!


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PolarTREC Live Event with Lee Teevan aboard the R/V Oceanus in the Bering Sea

Jellyfish on the beach near Barrow, Alaska

Join us for a PolarConnect Event with PolarTREC teacher Lee Teevan and the Research Team studying 'Jellyfish in the Bering Sea' on Thursday, 3 August 2017 at 9:00am AKDT (10am PDT, 11am MDT, 12pm CDT, 1pm EDT).

This is a real-time event with Virginia teacher Lee Teevan aboard the research vessel Oceanus. She is with the 'Jellyfish in the Bering Sea Research Team’. Their research objective is to estimate the age structure and age-specific abundances of the predominant jellyfish in the Bering Sea, Chrysaora melanaster, in order to understand how their population size changes with time. You can read more about Lee's expedition, as well as read her journals and see her photos on the expedition webpage.


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News From: - Education

PolarTREC Live Event with Rebecca Harris from Alaska

View of the Brooks Range

Join us for a PolarConnect Event with PolarTREC teacher Rebecca Harris and the research team studying Arctic Glacial Lakes on Thursday 24 August 2017 at 7:00am AKDT (8am PDT, 9am MDT, 10am CDT, 11am EDT).

This is a real-time event with Utah teacher Rebecca Harris and the Arctic Glacial Lakes Research Team looking at the natural variability of hydrology and sediment transport in Arctic glacial lake systems. Rebecca will discuss their field season near Lake Peters, what they sampled and observed, and what it is like to live in a remote field camp. You can read more about Rebecca's expedition, Arctic Glacial Lakes, as well as read her journals and see her photos on the expedition webpage.

This event is free and hosted through the PolarTREC PolarConnect program. Participants will have a chance the learn from the scientists, ask questions, and chat with others during the presentation.


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News From: - Call for Input

Call for Contributions: 2017 Sea Ice Outlook August Report

NSIDC Regional Mask

The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) announces the call for contributions for the 2017 Sea Ice Outlook August report based on May, June, and July data. The Sea Ice Outlook provides an open process for those interested in Arctic sea ice to share ideas. The monthly reports contain a variety of perspectives from advanced numerical models to qualitative perspectives from citizen scientists. Detailed guidelines for a new submission process of pan-Arctic, Alaska regional outlooks, and pan-Antarctic contributions, as well as submitting figures and gridded data for other regional contributions, are available online.

Submission deadline: 6:00 p.m. (AKDT) on Friday, 11 August 2017.


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News From: - Publication

Witness Community Highlights

Witness Community Highlights

The July 2017 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This online publication is a companion to the regular publications of Witness the Arctic and developed to highlight one or two Arctic research efforts and other timely items of interest to our readers. The July issue includes an article recognizing the recent awards and achievements of PolarTREC teachers and an article about the earliest charts of Arctic sea ice from the voyages of Captain Cook.


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News From: - Meeting

SEARCH at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

AGU Fall Meeting

SEARCH Leads and Action Team members have convened a number of sessions for the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting taking place 11-15 December 2017. Please visit our SEARCH at AGU webpage to see what they have planned and to find an opportunity to connect with our researchers and program leads while they are in New Orleans.


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