Arctic Research Office
The Arctic Research Office (ARO) a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) run under the auspices of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).
ARO is the focal point for NOAA's research in the Arctic, Bering Sea, North Pacific and North Atlantic regions.
In 1996, the
The office administers the funds from the Arctic Research Initiative. It represents NOAA on the
Projects
Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA)
The Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic is a joint-project between the
- RUSALCA Initial Expedition to the Bering And Chukchi Seas (Arctic Ocean), July 23 - September 6, 2004.
- RUSALCA Cruise Photo Collection
Arctic Change Website
The Near-realtime Arctic Change Indicator Website provides information on the present state of the Arctic ecosystem and climate in historical context.
- Arctic Change website
- Arctic Theme Page - a comprehensive resource for teachers, students, decision makers, scientists and the public.
Arctic Climate Observing System (ACOS)
The ACOS project collects data from observing networks and uses that data to detect climate change activity. The observing networks are:
- International Arctic Buoy Program
- Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Network - consists of two types of sensors.
- Standard sea-floor upward looking sonar(ULS) to provide a view of ice thickness as ice drifts through the field of view of the ULS.
- Ice-mounted buoysare used to provide direct measurements of ice thickness as it evolves over the seasons at a given point in the ice. The buoys also directly measure thickness of snow cover on the ice, temperature profiles from above the ice, through the ice and in the water column. The buoys also measure air temperature and sea level pressure.
- Standard sea-floor
- Arctic Ocean Observations Network - A component of a larger international effort. NOAA supports oceanographic moorings in the northern Bering Sea and the Bering Strait.
See also
- Arctic Policy of the United States
- List of Arctic research programs
External links
- NOAA's Arctic Research Office (ARO)
- Arctic Change website - near realtime information on the present state of Arctic ecosystems and climate in historical context.
- Arctic Theme Page - a comprehensive resource for teachers, students, decision makers, scientists and the public.