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Atmosphere2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Air Temperature & CirculationXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Clouds & Surface Radiation    XXX            
Greenhouse Gases    XX             
Ozone    XXX            
UV Radiation    XXX            
Black Carbon      X            
Mid-Latitude Weather           X       
Precipitation               XXXX

 

Sea Ice & Ocean2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Sea IceXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Wind-driven Ocean CirculationXXXXXX             
Ocean Temperature & SalinityXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X
Sea LevelXXXXXX             
Ocean Acidification    X    X    X    
Bering SeaX           X      
Landfast Sea Ice           X       
Oceans Melting Greenland               X   

 

Marine Ecosystems2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Ocean Biogeophysics    X              
Arctic Marine Ecology    X             X
Barrow Canyon Ecosystem     X             
Sea Ice Biota      X            
Primary Productivity (see erratum for years 2015-2020)    XX XXXXXXXXXXXX
Benthic Communities    XXX            
Seabirds     X      X  X   
Murres  XX               
Fish & FisheriesXXXX XX X X X   X  
Arctic Char XXX               
Marine Mammals XXX X             
Polar Bears    X  X           
Whales & Seals    X        X   X 
Walruses        X          
Algal Blooms           X       
Marine Sound              X    

 

Terrestrial Ecosystems2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VegetationXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Arctic Wildlife   X               
Caribou & ReindeerXXXXXXX    X     X 
Goose PopulationsXXXX           X   
Waders (Shorebirds)     X             
Lemmings     X             
Arctic Fox     X             
Muskox      X            
Herbivores       X           
Shrews         X         
Beavers              X    
Carbon Cycle         X  X    X 
Wildfires          X  X     
Arctic Pollinators               X   

 

Terrestrial Cryosphere2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
SnowXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Glaciers & Ice CapsXXXXXXX      X    X
GreenlandXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Permafrost (including subsea)XXXXXXX   X  X  X  
River DischargeXXXXX   X  X  X    
River Biogeochemistry    X             X
Lake Ice    X X    X   X   
Hazards              X    

 

Communities & Society2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Bering Sea            X      
Marine Debris              X    
Food Security              X    
Arctic Shipping               X   
Human Consequences               X   
Climate Adaptation & Action                X  

 

Special Topics2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Depicting Arctic Change       X           
Community-based Observing Systems        X       XXX
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Velocity        X          
Scientific Communication         X X         
Paleoceanographic Perspectives on Arctic Ocean Change          X        
Collecting Environmental Intelligence in the New Arctic          X        
Microplastics           X       
Observing Arctic Change             X X    X
Modeling Arctic Change             X     
Retrospective             X X    X
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