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International Arctic Science Committee
A non-government organisation to encourage and facilitate cooperation in all aspects of arctic research, in all countries engaged in arctic research, and in all areas of the arctic region.
www.iasc.no
A searchable database of information on ostracodes, a group of bivalved crustacea preserved in the sediments of the Arctic Ocean.
geochange.er.usgs.gov
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
Information on the organization's mandate and activities, its projects, publications, directories of ARCUS member and researchers, and a searchable archive of current information funding opportunities, events, publications, positions, and news.
www.arcus.org
Information about environments, geography, organisms, and research, along with photographs.
www.arctic.uoguelph.ca
An Environment Canada department that provides information about ice conditions in Canadian waters. Includes current ice charts, data on ice thickness, bulletins, and a glossary.
ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca
International Arctic Buoy Programm
Maintains a network of automatic buoys in the Arctic Basin which monitor pressure, temperature, and ice motion data to support real-time operations and meteorological and oceanographic research.
iabp.apl.washington.edu
University of Lapland - Arctic Centre
Researches polar climate, peoples, and environment. Includes information about the center, its scientific studies, research units, academic programs, information services, publications, and conferences. Searchable.
www.arcticcentre.org
North Pole Environmental Observatory
Continuously monitors atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice conditions in the central Arctic Ocean. Describes the background and purpose of the observatory, and includes graphs and statistics.
psc.apl.washington.edu
Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean Theme Page
An information resource for the scientific investigation of the biology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the area. It provides a forum for presenting and discussing new ideas, plans, research results, and links to other sites.
www.pmel.noaa.gov
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
International organization to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. Provides information on the Arctic environment, and remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants.
www.amap.no
The Arctic Science and Technology Information System
Database maintained by the Arctic Institute of North America at the University of Calgary containing over 46, 000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada.
www.aina.ucalgary.ca
The mission of the AOSB is to facilitate Arctic Ocean research by the support of multinational and multidisciplinary natural science and engineering programs. Includes a schedule of meetings, programs, and publications.
www.aosb.org
Diverse interdisciplinary collection of Arctic variables from the past 25 years, which represent different geographic regions and data types.
www.unaami.noaa.gov
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
Coordinated project to investigate the role of arctic climate in global change. Site includes a list of journal articles, some of which are also provided to download as PDF files.
sheba.apl.washington.edu
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - CAFF
Information on protecting Arctic species and their habitats. Includes an overview of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna program, maps, documents, and research projects.
www.caff.is