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USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Assessment

USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Assessment. Peeling Back the Onion – Understanding the Arctic System. Highly complex interplay of physical, chemical, biological and social processes. .

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USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Assessment

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  1. USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Assessment

  2. Peeling Back the Onion – Understanding the Arctic System Highly complex interplay of physical, chemical, biological and social processes.

  3. Dramatic Change in Sea Ice ExtentRapid ecosystem changeIncreased access to energy, hard minerals and fishery resourcesIncreased shipping, tourism, and community access National Snow and Ice Data Center

  4. Circum-Arctic Non-Petroleum Resources Lawson Brigham AMSA 12 August 2008

  5. Diverse Sources of Spill Risk Needs Diverse Response Capacity Tugboat runs aground on Alaska Peninsula, stranding crew and barge. ADN : November 14, 2012 Crowley Marine Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sept 2011/14 Nov 2012

  6. Ice-Ocean Modeling of the Bering Sea • 10-km grid • 30-year hindcast for model evaluation • 50-year climate scenario forecast for Bering Sea fisheries • Captures ice variations and currents Ice Extent Observed Modeled Supported by: BOEMRE E. Curchitser (Rutgers), K. Hedstrom, T. Weingartner, S. Danielson (UAF) 6

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