Updated 2000-04-18
Our objective is to monitor and understand
decadal variability in the Arctic and adjacent
seas. Emphasis is on the Arctic Oscillation
and it impact on the western Arctic. Methods include retrospective analysis of surface and upper
air, station, satellite and gridded data. We maintain a weather station at the north pole
jointly with the U Washington/NSF
project.
This is not a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project
Time frame
- Status
- Ongoing
- Project time span
- not specified
- Data collection
- not specified
- Data processing
- not specified
- Data reporting
- not specified
Geography
- Regions studied
- None specified
Data availability
- Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?
- no
- Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
- No
Methods & Procedures
Not specified
Additional Information
- Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
- No
- Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?
This project is run at PMEL. It reports to ARI, NPMR, and UW/NSF
Budget FY 2000 $269.5 K FY 2001 $306.4 K Funding is from the Arctic Research Initiative, the North Pacific Marine Research Project, and a sub-contract with U Washington.