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Ages-Old Polar Icecap Is Melting, Scientists Find - NY Times article about the discovery of an ice-free patch of ocean near the North Pole.

Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series - Learn about wild animals inhabiting Alaska. Organized into categories.
Meta Description: [ Home to descriptions of fish and game species for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series Publication. ]

Animals of the Arctic - Educational materials on marine and land animals of the Arctic. Includes links a glossary, a bibliography, an Arctic-theme classroom activities page, and related sources.
Meta Description: [ An educational site for teachers and students who want to learn more about the animals that live in the arctic. ]

Arctic Circle - Information and research about the Arctic regions, including natural resources, history and culture, social equity and environmental justice. Site includes a virtual museum, virtual classroom, maps, and an Arctic forum.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - A project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), to evaluate and synthesize knowledge of the consequences of variability, change, and increased ultraviolet radiation. Includes links to detailed studies in PDF format, six by the Steering Committee and one from a modeling and scenarios workshop.

Arctic Climate System Study - The scientific goal of this study is to ascertain the role of the Arctic in global climate change. Site includes a summary of the objectives and a diagram of the organisations structure.

Arctic Exploration Online - Information on a scientific mission of the US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, its crew, its discoveries, Arctic peoples, and the northern environment. Includes an image, sound, and video archive.
Meta Description: [ NASA Quest is dedicated to bringing NASA people and science to classrooms through the internet. Space Team Online, Aerospace Team Online, Solar System Online, and Deep Space Online. NASA Quest is the ultimate resource for educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and... ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) is an international organization established in 1991 to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). ]

Arctic Ocean Sciences Board - 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.
Meta Description: [ This is the homepage of the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board ]

Arctic Ostracode - A searchable database of information on ostracodes, a group of bivalved crustacea preserved in the sediments of the Arctic Ocean.

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.

Arctic Science Section - Resources on American social science and natural science research programs in the Arctic region from the U.S. Office of Polar Programs. Includes information on grants, Arctic logistics, journals, and related links.

Arctic Theme Page - Comprehensive Arctic resource guide provides scientific and general interest topics, databases, photos, essays, and frequently asked questions about the Arctic.
Meta Description: [ Centralized access to the most recent Arctic related observations, forecasts, scientific analyses realtime and historical data and perspectives from research institutions widely distributed throughout the world. The audience includes researchers, scientists, teachers, students, academia, edu... ]

Arctic Theme Page - Resources and lesson plans related to the study of the Arctic. Themes include the flora, fauna, biomes, peoples, history, and exploration of the region.
Meta Description: [ The primary focus of the Community Learning Network (CLN) is to help K-12 teachers integrate Information Technology into their classrooms. This CLN menu page provides links to social studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of the Arctic. ]

Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Studies Center's introduction to wildlife of the Arctic.

Aurora Research Institute - Provides research licensing and logistics support to researchers working in Canada's Western Arctic.
Meta Description: [ The Aurora Research Institute is responsible for licensing and coordinating research in accordance with the NWT Scientists Act. We also promote communication between researchers and the people of the land, in which they work. Increasing public awareness of the importance of science, technology an... ]

Bering Climate - Resource about the Bering Sea climate and ecosystem. Includes multidisciplinary time series data, full descriptive metadata, ecosystem relevance, essays, reports, maps, and photos.

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.
Meta Description: [ Provides metadata relating to the biology, meteorology, and oceanography of the North Pacific Ocean from research institutions throughout the world. ]

Canada's Polar Life - Information about environments, geography, organisms, and research, along with photographs.
Meta Description: [ This site is a portal to two sites : Canada's Polarlife and Canada's Polar Environments ]

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee - A citizens' group devoted to protecting northern Canada. Includes a searchable archive of CARC briefs, papers, and the Committee's online journal Northern Perspective.

Canadian Ice Service - 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.
Meta Description: [ Language selection page /Page de sélection de la langue ]

Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Project - Research project aiming to provide a variety of mapped vegetation information for the arctic tundra regions, based on the most recent scientific understanding of the areas.

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Library - A online library on the Arctic region with a virtual reference desk. Includes information on finding journals, books, websites, statistics, databases, and research reports related to cold regions research.

Consequences of Climate Change on Life in the Bering and Chukchi Seas - A report about changes Alaska Native peoples observe in their surroundings, that pose a threat to northern ecosystems and to the subsistence way of life at the heart of Yup'ik and Inupiat cultures. Records of public meetings and individual interviews compiled by Greenpeace and Arctic Network.

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.

Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee - Lead United States government agency responsible for implementing arctic research policy and to help set priorities for future Arctic research.

International Arctic Social Sciences Association - Promote and stimulate international cooperation and to increase the participation of social scientists in national and international arctic research.
Meta Description: [ International Arctic Social Sciences Association homepage ]

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.

International Arctic Research Center [IARC] - IARC is a focal point of integrating/synthesizing arctic research efforts in terms of climate change and communicates the results to the global climate research community.
Meta Description: [ IARC is an institution dedicated to international research of the Arctic. ]

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.

International Bering Sea Forum - US and Russian scientists, indigenous leaders, environmentalists, and fishermen committed to sustainable management of the Bering Sea ecosystem. Includes information about threats, including overfishing, climate change, and pollution.

Lapland Regional Environment Center - Agency administering environmental programs in Lapland. Includes information on the organization, current projects, environmental programs, scientific studies and databases, publications, land use policy, housing, and related links.

Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System - Provides information about this proposed monitoring system of the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean. Includes objectives, funding, partners, technology, and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System - NABOS ]

NOAA Arctic Science Laboratory - Scientists and research partners studying the Arctic through direct and remote observation, models, and analysis of data. Includes information about the mission, issues, capabilities, and programs.

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.

On Thin Ice: Hudson Bay Polar Bears - Examines the threat to the polar bear population at the southern extreme of the species' domain.

500 Paraglacial dynamics in Spitsbergen - French research mission to study the impact of climatic change on the geomorphology of polar landscapes. Includes the objectives of the research project, and information about the scientific team.

Polar Science Center - A unit of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington that studies of oceanography, meteorology, and ice conditions in the Arctic.

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.

Svanhovd Environmental Centre - Extensive database of institutions, organizations and enterprises dealing with environmental, agriculture and forestry issues in the Russian part of the Barents region.

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.

The Roald Amundsen Centre for Arctic Research - Arctic research at the University of Tromsø .

The Unaami Data Collection - Diverse interdisciplinary collection of Arctic variables from the past 25 years, which represent different geographic regions and data types.
Meta Description: [ The Unaami Arctic Data Collection is a carefully selected, diverse set of over eighty multi-disciplinary time series which quantify complex, interrellated, Arctic changes. It includes good geographic coverage of the northern polar regions across disciplines, including fisheries, biological, terr... ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Arktinen keskus Ulapland.fi/Yksiköt/Arktinen keskus/Arctic Centre ]

WWF Arctic Programme - The Arctic programme of worldwide environmental NGO WWF, based in Oslo. Quarterly bullentin on current issues.