ARCUS Publication Directory

The ARCUS Publication Directory is a portal that includes science planning documents, white papers, newsletters, and other reports that are outside of the peer review literature.

The publications index is listed in chronological order beginning with the most recent publication.


Displaying 121 - 130 of 261 publications.
Release Date: - Witness the Arctic

Witness the Arctic | Volume 20, Number 2 - Spring

The Spring 2016 issue of Witness the Arctic is now published online. This issue includes highlights of ARCUS member institution UIC Science in Barrow, Alaska; SEARCH program activities of the three SEARCH Action Teams, the Sea Ice Prediction Network, the Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook, and the Arctic Observing Open Science Meeting; NSF funded projects and programs FAMOS and the new Arctic Data Center; news of key personnel changes in NSF’s Division of Polar Programs; spotlights on Arctic research efforts; interagency updates from IARPC, USARC, and SOAR; international news from IASC, a summary of


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Release Date: - Sea Ice Outlook

Sea Ice Outlook: 2016 June Report

Outlook Report

Executive Summary


Thank you to the groups that contributed to the 2016 June report. We received 30 contributions that include pan-Arctic predictions and two additional contributions with a regional focus.

This June Outlook report was developed by lead authors, Julienne Stroeve (NSIDC) and Ed Blanchard-Wrigglesworth (UW), with contributions from the rest of the SIPN Leadership Team.

The median Outlook value for September 2016 sea ice extent is 4.28 million square kilometers with quartiles of 4.10 and 4.63 million square


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Year: 2010 - Publication

State of the Arctic: Conference Resolution

Peter Schlosser, Helen Wiggins (eds.), in collaboration with conference participants, State of the Arctic: Conference Resolution. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2010. 1 pp.


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Year: 2011 - Publication

State of the Arctic Conference: Summary of Key Policy-Relevant Arctic Science

Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), State of the Arctic Conference: Summary of Key Policy-Relevant Arctic Science. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2011. 5 pp.


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Year: 2011 - Publication

Canada–United States Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum Key Recommendations

Genevieve Carr, Tara Paull, John Payne, Helen Wiggins (eds.), Canada–United States Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum Key Recommendations. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2011. 4 pp.


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Year: 2016 - Publication

Make An Impact Workshop Report

Sarah Bartholow, Janet Warburton, and Judy Fahnestock (eds.) Make An Impact Workshop Report. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2016. 12 pp.


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Year: 2015 - Publication

Arctic Services: A Framework for Effective and Sustained Observations in the Arctic

Hajo Eicken, Craig Lee, SEARCH SSC, Arctic Services: A Framework for Effective and Sustained Observations in the Arctic. Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Program. 2015. 9 pp.


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Release Date: - Witness the Arctic

Witness the Arctic | Volume 20, Number 1 - Winter

The Winter 2016 issue of Witness the Arctic is now published online. This issue includes an update on SEARCH program activities including highlights from the three SEARCH Action Teams, the Sea Ice Prediction Network, and the Arctic Observing Open Science Meeting; NSF Arctic Social Science Program news; interagency updates from NOAA, IARPC, and the Polar Research Board; news of the International Arctic Assembly and Arctic Observing Summit—both to convene is association with the 2016 Arctic Science Summit Week of 12-18 March; and comments from ARCUS Executive Director, Robert Rich.


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Year: 2015 - Publication

Supporting a Culture of Safety in Arctic Science

Renée Crain, Kristina Creek, and Helen Wiggins, eds. Supporting a Culture of Safety in Arctic Science. Workshop Report: Arctic Field Safety Risk Management. Fairbanks, Alaska: ARCUS, 2015. 39 pp.


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Year: 2015 - Publication

Permafrost Carbon Network 5-Year Synthesis Report

Christina Schädel, A. David McGuire, Edward AG Schuur, Permafrost Carbon Network 5-Year Synthesis Report. Permafrost Carbon Network. 2015. 40 pp.


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