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Dispersant in Ice
Chemical dispersants enhance natural dispersion by reducing the surface tension at the oil/water interface, making it easier for waves to create small oil droplets (generally... -
Toward a Predictive Model of Arctic Coastal Retreat in a Warming Climate, Beaufort Sea Alaska
The long-term goal of this project is to quantify the environmental drivers of extremely rapid coastal erosion in the Arctic, and to begin developing predictive models of... -
Joint industry program on oil spill contingency for Arctic and ice-covered waters
This industry report summarizes a variety of oil spill response technologies, including oil weathering, in-situ burning, chemical dispersion, mechanical recovery, and remote... -
Arctic Report Card
The Arctic Report Card (www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/) considers a wide range of environmental observations throughout the Arctic, and is updated annually. A major conclusion... -
A tale of two polar bear populations: ice habitat, harvest, and body condition
One of the primary mechanisms by which sea ice loss is expected to affect polar bears is via reduced body condition and growth resulting from reduced access to prey. To date,... -
Survival and breeding of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea in relation to sea ice
Observed and predicted declines in Arctic sea ice have raised concerns about marine mammals. In May 2008, the US Fish and Wildlife Service listed polar bears (Ursus maritimus)... -
Polar Bear and Walrus Response to the rapid decline in Arctic sea ice
The Arctic is warming faster than other regions of the world due to positive climate feedbacks associated with loss of snow and ice. One highly visible consequence has been a... -
The Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: A Scenario for the US Navy
At a meeting held at the Naval Ice Center on 7 July, 2000 with representatives from the National/Naval Ice Center, the Oceanographer of the Navy (N096), the Office of Naval... -
Changes in the climate of the Alaskan North Slope and the ice concentration of the adjacent Beaufort Sea
A reliable data set of Arctic sea ice concentration based on satellite observations exists since 1972. Over this time period of 36 years western arctic temperatures have... -
Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-Covered Waters
The objective of this project is to identify programs and research and development projects that improve the ability of responders to deal with accidental oil spills in fresh or... -
Oil Spills in Arctic Waters: An Introduction and Inventory of Research Activities and USARC Recommendations
The paper begins with a summary of federal efforts in three topic areas: (1) spill demarcation and mitigation, including containment and countermeasures; (2) oil spill... -
Comprehensive Modeling Approach Towards Understanding and Prediction of the Alaskan Coastal System Response to Changes in an Ice diminished Arctic
The proposed research combines state-of-the-art regional modeling of sea ice, ocean, atmosphere and ecosystem to provide a system approach to advance the knowledge and... -
Compilation of Masters and Doctoral Dissertations Based on the Barrow, Alaska Region: A Work in Progress as of May 2011
This compilation of masters and doctoral theses is prepared as part of a larger bibliographic project that covers the “Post World War II to Present Period” of research conducted... -
Enhancing forecasts of polar bear and walrus population response to a rapidly changing Arctic ecosystem (New methods to estimate demographic parameters of walruses)
Nothing is known about the demographic rates of walrus, much less potential changes in these demographic rates caused by changing sea ice conditions due to climate change.... -
Catalogue of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Maternal Den Locations in the Beaufort Sea and Neighboring Regions, Alaska, 1910-2010
This report presents data on the approximate locations and methods of discovery of 392 polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternal dens found in the Beaufort Sea and neighboring... -
Arctic Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA)
The Environmental Response Management Application® (ERMA) is a web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) tool that assists both emergency responders and environmental... -
Arctic Change
The objective of this website is to present recent indicators that describe the present state of the Arctic climate and ecosystem in an accessible, understandable, and credible... -
Enhancing forecasts of polar bear and walrus population response to a rapidly changing Arctic ecosystem (Onshore polar bears)
A new and major piece of our current research program is targeted at polar bears summering on land in Alaska. This is a new behavior, and current estimates suggest that during... -
Arctic Observing and Science for Sustainability
This award provides support to U.S. researchers participating in a project competitively selected by a 14-country initiative on global change research through the Belmont Forum.... -
Chemical, Physical and Biological processes linking snow and sea ice to the Arctic Ocean mixed layer: Improving models through the MOSAiC platform
This project will quantify and track changes in the inventory and fluxes of key biogeochemical and physical parameters above, within and below the sea ice through a full year....