ARCUS Publication Directory

The ARCUS Publication Directory is a portal that includes science planning documents, white papers, newsletters, and other reports that are outside of the peer review literature.

The publications index is listed in chronological order beginning with the most recent publication.


Displaying 41 - 50 of 262 publications.
Release Date: - Sea Ice Outlook

Sea Ice Outlook: 2021 August Report

Outlook Report

Executive Summary


We heartily thank those who contributed to this 2021 August Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) report. This activity thrives only through the dedicated participation of the many forecast contributors. The 2021 August Sea Ice Outlook received 45 submissions (38 in June, 41 in July). These outlook contributions are based on various methods, including dynamical (physics-based) models, statistical approaches, heuristic (qualitative), and machine-learning. Along with projections of total Arctic sea-ice extent for September, the August SIO received nine projections


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Year: 2020 - Publication

First European Polar Science Week

First European Polar Science Week. The European Space Agency, European Commission. 2020. 76 pp.


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Year: 2018 - Publication

2018 ARCUS Annual Meeting Summary Report

Thornton, A.E., Wiggins, H.V. (eds). 2018 ARCUS Annual Meeting Summary Report. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2018. 6 pp.


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Release Date: - Sea Ice Outlook

Sea Ice Outlook: 2021 July Report

Outlook Report

Executive Summary


We express our thanks to all the groups and individuals who submitted their contribution to the 2021 July Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) report and for your continued support.

We received 41 contributions of September sea-ice extent that included pan-Arctic predictions—two more than for the June report. Of these, eight also included predictions for pan-Antarctic extent and eight included predictions for the Alaska Region (Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas). There were 14 submissions of September mean sea-ice extent anomalies, computed relative to


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Release Date: - Witness the Arctic

Witness the Arctic | Volume 25, Number 1 - Summer

This issue includes highlights of a recent NSF Dear Colleague Letter on efforts to improve the inclusion of local and Indigenous voices in Arctic research; news of a new Department of Defense Regional Center, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies; Arctic social science news about US student knowledge of polar regions; news of the Arctic Data Center's new award and related services; a perspective on best practices between Arctic researchers and Indigenous communities; a research update on investigating freshwater pathways between the Arctic and the subpolar North Atlantic


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Release Date: - Sea Ice Outlook

Sea Ice Outlook: 2021 June Report

Outlook Report

Executive Summary


First, we would like to express our sincere thanks to all the groups and individuals who have submitted their contribution to the 2021 June Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) report and for your continuous support during these difficult times.

We received 38 contributions of September sea-ice extent that included pan-Arctic predictions; of those contributions, eight also included predictions for pan-Antarctic, seven included predictions for the Alaska Region (Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas), and 14 submitted September mean sea-ice extent anomalies.


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Year: 2021 - Publication

Connectivity Infrastructure in the Arctic - The Arctic Connectivity Sustainability Matrix

Connectivity Infrastructure in the Arctic - The Arctic Connectivity Sustainability Matrix. Arctic Economic Council (AEC) Connectivity Working Group. 2021. 28 pp.


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Year: 2018 - Publication

2018 ARCUS Annual Report

Myers, B., Wiggins, H. (eds). 2018 ARCUS Annual Report. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2018.


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Year: 2020 - Publication

2020 ARCUS Annual Report

Myers, B., Wiggins, H. (eds). 2020 ARCUS Annual Report. Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), Fairbanks, Alaska. 2020.


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