Arctic Observation Integration Workshops Agendas

Introduction and Workshop Goals

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Hajo Eicken, University of Alaska Fairbanks

(25 MB - PPT)

Peter Schlosser, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

AON Progress and Development, Brief SAON Update

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Martin Jeffries, NSF
AON Program Director

10-minute talks, with time for questions and discussion after each group of projects (PIs with two projects are given additional time). Presenters are asked to limit the presentation to four (4) slides:

1. Title and Project Team Members
2. Project Status and Progress
3. Coordination and Integration Plans
4. Future Directions and Planning for the 2008 Season

Is the Arctic Human Environment Moving to a New State?

(2.2 MB - PPT)

Sharman Haley, University of Alaska Anchorage (Presenter)

Larry Hamilton, University of New Hampshire

Core Atmospheric Measurements at Summit, Greenland Environmental Observatory

(5.4 MB - PPT)

Joe McConnell, Desert Research Institute

Pan-Arctic Studies of the Coupled Tropospheric, Stratospheric, and Mesospheric Circulation

(204 K - PPT)

Richard Collins, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Development of Data Products for the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar

(4 MB - PPT)

Ed Eloranta, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cloud Properties Across the Arctic Basin from Surface and Satellite Measurements - An Existing Arctic Observing Network

(1.8 MB - PPT)

Matthew Shupe, University of Colorado

Brief Discussion: Coordinating & Integrating Atmosphere Observations

The State of the Arctic Sea Ice Cover: An Integrated Seasonal Ice Zone Observing Network (SIZONET)

(585 K - PPT)

Hajo Eicken, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Ice Mass Balance Buoy Network: Coordination with DAMOCLES

(1.8 MB - PPT)

Don Perovich, CRREL

Design and Initialization of an Ice-Tethered Array Contributing to the Arctic Observing Network [and] Towards an Arctic Observing Network: An Array of Ice-Tethered Profilers to Sample the Upper Ocean Water Properties During the International Polar Year

(2 MB - PPT)

(Accompanying file: 3.8 MB - WMV)

John Toole, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ocean-Ice Interaction Measurements Using Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoys in the Arctic Observing System [and] Toward Developing an Arctic Observing Network: An Array of Surface Buoys to Sample Turbulent Ocean Heat and Salt Fluxes During the IPY

(2 MB - PPT)

Bill Shaw, Naval Postgraduate School

The Collaborative O-Buoy Project: Deployment of a Network of Arctic Ocean Chemical Sensors for the IPY and Beyond

(7.5 MB - PPT)

Don Perovich, CRREL

Coordination, Data Management, and Enhancement of the International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP)

(6.3 MB - PPT)

Ignatius Rigor, University of Washington

A Modular Approach to Building an Arctic Observing system for the IPY and Beyond in the Switchyard Region of the Arctic Ocean

(9.9 MB - PPT)

Peter Schlosser, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

The Beaufort Gyre System: The Flywheel of the Arctic

(2.7 MB - PPT)

Andrey Proshutinsky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Observing the Dynamics of the Deepest Waters in the Arctic Ocean

(4.3 MB - PPT)

Mary-Louise Timmermans, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

North Pole Station: A Distributed Long-Term Environmental Observatory (and) Aerial Hydrographic Surveys for IPY and Beyond: Tracking Change and Understanding Seasonal Variability

(524 K - PPT)

Jamie Morison, University of Washington

An Innovative Observational Network for Critical Arctic Gateways: Understanding Exchanges through Davis and Fram Straits

(3.5 MB - PPT)

Craig Lee, University of Washington

Comparison of Water Properties and Flows in the U.S. and Russian Channels of the Bering Strait - 2005 to 2006 [and] The Pacific Gateway to the Arctic-Quantifying and Understanding Bering Strait Oceanic Fluxes

(3.2 MB - PPT)

Rebecca Woodgate, University of Washington

Bering Sea Sub-Network: International Community-Based Observation Alliance for Arctic Observing Network (BSSN)

(2.8 MB - PPT)

Victoria Gofman, Aleut International Association

Brief Discussion: Coordinating Ocean and Sea Ice Observations

Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP): The U.S. Contribution to the International Permafrost Observation Network [and] Development of a Network of Permafrost Observatories in North America and Russia: The US Contribution to the International Polar Year

(16.9 MB - PPT)

Jerry Brown, International Permafrost Association

A Prototype Network for Measuring Arctic Winter Precipitation and Snow Cover (Snow-Net) [and] Long-term Measurements and Observations for the International Arctic Research Community on the Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska

(3.5 MB - PPT)

Douglas Kane, University of Alaska Fairbanks

(Presented by Matthew Sturm, CRREL)

(2.8 MB - PPT)

Matthew Sturm, CRREL

Arctic Great Rivers Observatory

(17.5 MB - PPT)

Peter Raymond, Yale University

Columbia Glacier Project

(3 MB - PPT)

Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado Boulder

Brief Discussion: Coordinating Hydrology/Cryosphere Observations

Study of Arctic Ecosystem Changes in the IPY using the International Tundra Experiment

(5.3 MB - PPT)

Steve Oberbauer, Florida International University

Carbon, Water, and Energy Balance of the Arctic Landscape at Flagship Observatories and in a PanArctic Network

(1.6 MB - PPT)

Gus Shaver, Marine Biological Laboratory
Donie Bret-Harte, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Brief Discussion: Coordinating Terrestrial Ecosystem Observations

Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge in the Arctic (ELOKA)

(750 K - PPT)

Mark Parsons, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service (CADIS)

• Update on CADIS activities and portal development
• Issues on data sharing, collaboration, and integration

(13.7 MB - PPT)

James Moore, NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, and CADIS Team

Review of discussions, plan for any evening working groups, goal for Tuesday

Working group(s) addressed topics identified during the day. Working group topics included:

(36 K - PPT)

1. Data management and integration
2. Observing system/network design, and coordination and integration through observations and modeling
3. Interactions between human activities and sea, land, ice, and atmosphere

Welcome, review of Monday's discussions, and goal for the day

Martin Jeffries, Hajo Eicken, Peter Schlosser

International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)

(7.9 MB - PPT)

Maribeth Murray, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES)

(23.1 MB - PPT)

Jean-Claude Gascard, Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS)

(18.2 MB - PPT)

Igor Polyakov, International Arctic Research Center (IARC)

ArcticNet and Canadian Arctic Research Efforts

(38.6 MB - PPT)

(Accompanying file: 1.9 MB - WMV)

Martin Fortier, Université Laval

Japanese Arctic Research Efforts

(28.3 MB - PPT)

(Accompanying file: 13 MB - AVI)

Koji Shimada, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

U.S. Agency Activities:

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Reports from Monday evening break-out groups (10-minute presentations)

Working Group 1: AON as a "Collaboratoryé; Use of cyberinfrastructure; Data Management; Communications and information dissemination

• (24 K - PPT)
• (Rapporteur: Jim Moore)

Working Group 2: Observing system/network design; Coordination/integration through observations and modeling

• (228 K - PPT)
• (Rapporteur: David Holland)

Working Group 3: Interactions between human activities and ice, ocean, atmosphere, and land

• (256 K - PPT)
  (53 K - Excel)
• (Rapporteur: Sharman Haley)

Discussions on next steps for developing an integrated multidisciplinary network out of individual projects and efforts:

• Gaps in meeting the scientific objectives for observing, understanding, and responding to change, and how they can be addressed
• Plans for integration and coordination among AON projects
• Plans and next steps for integration and coordination between AON and other national and international efforts
• Data coordination issues
• Specific needs given the rapid and unexpected changes in 2007
• Specific needs for the 2008 observing season and for the longer-term

Conclusions, Recommendations, and Next Steps:

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Martin Jeffries, Hajo Eicken, Peter Schlosser

• What are the priorities and next steps for meeting the observing, understanding, and responding to change scientific objectives?
• What are the priorities for integration and coordination among AON projects?
• What are the priorities for international integration and coordination?
• What are the achievable action items that can be accomplished in the next 12 months?
• What can AON produce as a lasting legacy of IPY?
• Workshop product/publication, timeline, and assignments

AON Meeting Adjourns

• Lagrangian Platform Workshop begins (agenda starts on next page)
• CADIS portal training for AON PIs (Room assignment TBD)

• CADIS Data Portal Documentation (PDF - 92KB)

• AON working groups, as needed