The AON Design and Implementation (ADI) effort provides guidance to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the scientific community, and others engaged in arctic environmental observations on how to achieve a well-designed, effective, and robust arctic observing system.
ADI activities are overseen by an ADI Task Force and have included a combination of virtual and in-person meetings and a community survey. A final task force meeting was held late June 2012. The result of these recent Task Force efforts is a final report with recommendations for designing, optimizing, and implementing an Arctic Observing Network.
ADI Task Force Final Report
Designing, Optimizing, and Implementing an Arctic Observing Network. (PDF - 20.8 MB)
Citation:
AON Design and Implementation Task Force. Designing, Optimizing, and Implementing an Arctic Observing Network (AON): A Report by the AON Design and Implementation (ADI) Task Force (2012). Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH), Fairbanks, AK. 64 pp.
Chapters:
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Evaluation of the Status of the AON in Relation to Driving Science Questions
3. A Brief Survey of Environmental Observing Systems Relevant for the Arctic: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned
4. Relevant Methodologies and Approaches to Rigorous Design and Optimization of Observing Systems
5. ADI Community Survey
6. ADI: Challenges and Opportunities Based on Two Brief Case Studies
7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Low-resolution Version of Report (PDF - 2.4 MB)
Front Matter and Executive Summary Only (PDF - 395 KB)
Report Online Appendices
ADI Appendix 2: Agendas for 2009 and 2012 ADI Workshops (PDF - 171 KB)
ADI Appendix 3: Participants in 2009 and 2012 ADI Workshops (PDF - 165 KB)
ADI Appendix 4: Summaries of Presentations at 2009 ADI Workshop (PDF - 386 KB)
ADI Appendix 5: ADI Task Force Survey(PDF - 1.5 MB)
If you would like a hardcopy of the report, please email Reija Shnoro, ARCUS, at reija [at] arcus.org.
Project Plan
ADI Project Plan (PDF - 360 K)
Contact Information
Hajo Eicken
Chair, ADI Task Force
University of Alaska Fairbanks
hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu
Reija Shnoro
Project Manager
ARCUS
reija [at] arcus.org