U.S. Arctic Research Priorities

FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS

Federal agencies have described their priorities for arctic research in a series of recent reports including:

• U.S. Arctic Research Commission:
  Report on Goals & Objectives for Arctic Research 2009 – 2010
  (http://www.arctic.gov/publications/2009-10_usarc_goals.html)
  
  
• U. S. Navy:
  Arctic Road Map
  http://www.navy.mil/navydata/documents/USN_artic_roadmap.pdf
  
  
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
  Arctic Vision and Strategy 
  http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/docs/NOAAArctic_V_S_2011.pdf
  
  
• U.S. Geological Survey:’
  An Evaluation of the Science Needs to Inform Decisions on Outer Continental Shelf Energy Development in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1370/pdf/circ1370.pdf
  
  

SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS

• National Ocean Council:
  Changing Conditions in the Arctic (strategic action plan)
  http://www.nopp.org/2011/national-ocean-council-strategic-action-plan-outlines-available-for-comment/
  
  
• National Academy of Sciences:
  Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network
  http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11607

Last updated 08/24/2011