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Atmosphere 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Air Temperature & Circulation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Clouds & Surface Radiation X X X
Greenhouse Gases X X
Ozone X X X
UV Radiation X X X
Black Carbon X
Mid-Latitude Weather X
Precipitation X X X

Sea Ice & Ocean 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sea Ice X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wind-driven Ocean Circulation X X X X X X
Ocean Temperature & Salinity X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Sea Level X X X X X X
Ocean Acidification X X X
Bering Sea X X
Landfast Sea Ice X
Oceans Melting Greenland X    

Marine Ecosystems 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ocean Biogeophysics X
Pacific Arctic Marine Ecology X
Barrow Canyon Ecosystem X
Sea Ice Biota X
Primary Productivity (see erratum for years 2015-2020) X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Benthic Communities X X X
Seabirds X X X    
Murres X X
Fish & Fisheries X X X X X X X X X X  
Arctic Char X X X
Marine Mammals X X X X
Polar Bears X X
Whales & Seals X X X
Walruses X
Algal Blooms X
Marine Sound X

Terrestrial Ecosystems 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Vegetation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Arctic Wildlife X
Caribou & Reindeer X X X X X X X X X
Goose Populations X X X X 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 Cryosphere 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Snow X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Glaciers & Ice Caps X X X X X X X X
Greenland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Permafrost (including subsea) X X X X X X X X X X  
River Discharge X X X X X X X X
River Biogeochemistry X
Lake Ice X X X X    
Hazards X

Communities & Society 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bering Sea X
Marine Debris X
Food Security X
Arctic Shipping X    
Human Consequences X    
Climate Adaptation & Action   X  

Special Topics 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Depicting Arctic Change X
Community-based Observing Systems X X X
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
Modeling Arctic Change X
15-year Retrospective X X
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