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1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1.Introduction -- Study Context and Charge to the Committee -- Study Approach and Methodology -- Report Organization -- 2.Rationale For Continued Arctic Research -- 3.Emerging Questions -- Evolving Arctic -- Will Arctic communities have greater or lesser influence on their futures? -- Will the land be wetter or drier, and what are the associated implications for surface water, energy balances, and ecosystems? -- How much of the variability of the Arctic system is linked to ocean circulation? -- What are the impacts of extreme events in the new ice-reduced system? -- How will primary productivity change with decreasing sea ice and snow cover? -- How will species distributions and associated ecosystem structure change with the evolving cryosphere? -- Hidden Arctic -- What surprises are hidden within and beneath the ice? -- What is being irretrievably lost as the Arctic changes? -- Why does winter matter? |
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What can "break or brake" glaciers and ice sheets? -- How unusual is the current Arctic warmth? -- What is the role of the Arctic in abrupt change? -- What has been the Cenozoic evolution of the Arctic Ocean Basin? -- Connected Arctic -- How will rapid Arctic warming change the jet stream and affect weather patterns in lower latitudes? -- What is the potential for a trajectory of irreversible loss of Arctic land ice, and how will its impact vary regionally? -- How will climate change affect exchanges between the Arctic Ocean and subpolar basins? -- How will Arctic change affect the long-range transport and persistence of biota? -- How will changing societal connections between the Arctic and the rest of the world affect Arctic communities? -- Managed Arctic -- How will decreasing populations in rural villages and increasing urbanization affect Arctic peoples and societies? |
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Will local, regional, and international relations in the Arctic move toward cooperation or conflict? -- How can 21st-century development in the Arctic occur without compromising the environment or indigenous cultures while still benefiting global and Arctic inhabitants? -- How can we prepare forecasts and scenarios to meet emerging management needs? -- What benefits and risks are presented by geoengineering and other large-scale technological interventions to prevent or reduce climate change and associated impacts in the Arctic? -- Undetermined Arctic -- Priority Setting -- 4.Meeting The Challenges -- Enhancing Cooperation -- Interagency -- International -- Interdisciplinary -- Intersectoral -- Cooperation through Social Media -- Sustaining Long-Term Observations -- Rationale for Long-Term Observations -- Coordinating Long-Term Observation Efforts -- Managing and Sharing Information |
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Preserving the Legacy of Research through Data Preservation and Dissemination -- Creating a Culture of Data Preservation and Sharing -- Infrastructure to Ensure Data Flows from Observation to Users, Stakeholders, and Archives -- Data Visualization and Analysis -- Maintaining and Building Operational Capacity -- Mobile Platforms -- Fixed Platforms and Systems -- Remote Sensing -- Sensors -- Power and Communication -- Models in Prediction, Projection, and Re-Analyses -- Partnerships with Industry -- Growing Human Capacity -- Community Engagement -- Investing in Research -- Comprehensive Systems and Synthesis Research -- Non-Steady-State Research -- Social Sciences and Human Capacity -- Stakeholder-Initiated Research -- International Funding Cooperation -- Long-Term Observations -- 5.Building Knowledge And Solving Problems -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIXES -- A.Acronyms and Abbreviations -- B.Speaker and Interviewee Acknowledgments -- C.Summary of Questionnaire Responses. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Arctic regions -- Research.
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Arctic Regions. |
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Research. |
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Arctic Ocean -- Research.
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Arctic Ocean. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Polar Research Board, author.
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Committee on Emerging Research Questions in the Arctic, author.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Research Council (U.S.) Arctic in the Anthropocene : emerging research questions. Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, c2014 xiii, 210 pages 9780309301831 |
| ISBN |
9780309301848 electronic book |
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030930184X electronic book |
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9780309301831 |
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0309301831 |
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9780309301831 |
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