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Summer sea ice seen by the North Pole Web Cam
Integrated, multi-disciplinary high latitude research, conducted by a consortium of PMEL principal investigators, using a variety of conventional, remotely controlled and autonomous platforms.
- Carbon studies in the Arctic
- Arctic Climate Dynamics
- Atmospheric Chemistry: CICC & CICC
- Marine mammal acoustics
- Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) - annual cruises since 2004
- Biological
- Modeling: Bering Sea & IPCC Arctic model evaluation
- Arctic Rediscovery - Providing access to heritage data resources for climate and ecosystem research
- First International Polar Year - The Arctic Environment in Historical Perspective
Platforms used for PMEL Arctic Observations
- Saildrone
- Sub-surface Slocum gliders
- Surface Wave gliders
- Remotely controlled aircraft
- NOAA WP-3D Orion "hurricane hunter" research aircraft
- Moorings: Biophysical moorings & Bering Sea moorings
NOAA Arctic Activities supported by PMEL:
- NOAA Arctic Theme Page - Resource for scientists, educators, policy makers and students and the public
- Arctic Report Card - Annual updates on environmental changes
- Arctic Mid-Latitude Linkages: A Bibliography
- Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) - Linking Physics & Biology
- Synthesis of Arctic Research (SOAR) - Integrating information from marine research in the Pacific Arctic
- Bering Climate and Ecosystem - A current view of the Bering Sea ecosystem and climate