Synoptic Arctic Survey: A Fundament for Future Arctic Research


Session ID#: 11232

Session Description:
The Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) is an initiative for a coordinated multi-national, multi-ship survey of the Arctic Ocean's ecosystems, carbon cycle, and associated hydrography using a fleet of international icebreakers and research vessels. The new data set will allow for unprecedented assessments of the state of the Arctic Ocean, detection of the impact of climate change on these systems, and provide a baseline to track future climate change. The goal of this Town Hall is to (1) inform researchers and policymakers about the SAS, (2) present the first draft of the Science Plan and (3) seek community feedback and engagement.
Primary Contact:  Oyvind Paasche, Bergen Marine Research Cluster, Bergen, Norway
Presenters:  James H Swift, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, United States, Leif G Anderson, University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden, Jacqueline M Grebmeier, Univ MD Center Enviro Science, Solomons, MD, United States, Takashi Kikuchi, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, Eddy C Carmack, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada, Melissa Chierici, Institute of Marine Research, Tromsø, Norway, Kathleen Crane, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States, Carin J Ashjian, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Amalia A Almada, NOAA, National Ocean Service, DC, DC, United States, Are Olsen, University of Bergen, Inst. of Geophysics, Bergen, Norway and Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • AH - Ocean Change: Acidification and Hypoxia
  • HE - High Latitude Environments
  • ME - Marine Ecosystems
  • PC - Past, Present and Future Climate

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