The SOAR project is pleased to announce the publication of its second and final Special Issue, now available as Volume 152 of the journal Deep-Sea Research Part II.
This new special issue features 15 full synthesis research papers, plus an Introduction paper that provides highlights and context. The special issue brought together 74 scientists from 41 institutions in ten different countries to provide environmental information on the rapidly-changing Pacific Arctic region through an integrated, synthetic approach.
Please visit the SOAR Phase 2 page for more information.
SOAR was initiated in 2011 with funding from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to increase scientific understanding of the relationships in the Pacific Arctic among:
- oceanography (physics, chemistry, sea ice)
- benthic organisms
- lower trophic species (forage fish, zooplankton)
- higher trophic species (marine mammals & birds)
The three primary objectives of the SOAR program are to:
- increase scientific understanding of the biophysical environment;
- enhance capability to predict future conditions; and
- effectively transmit findings of the synthesis to local residents, resource managers, science societies, and the general public.
The first phase of the synthesis resulted in a special issue of Progress in Oceanography, volume 136, published in August 2015.
The second phase of SOAR developed a series of new synthesis papers, published in June of 2018 in a special issue of Deep-Sea Research Part II as volume 152.
We invite you download two overview publications that provide further context and update for the SOAR project: