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 Marine Science in the Arctic: A Strategy

Dear Colleague:

The report to the National Science Foundation, "Marine Science in the > Arctic: A Strategy," is now available on the ARCUS Web site http://www.arcus.org or in paper copy by e-mail request to arcus@arcus.org or phone 907/474-1600.

This document is a report from the Arctic research community to the National Science Foundation. Following the recommendations of a planning group convened by the National Science Foundation in January 1997, the foundation asked the research community for advice and guidance in its long-term planning efforts by preparing a strategic plan for arctic marine  sciences. The intent was to provide a grassroots vision of the next decade of research in the marine Arctic.

The objectives of this planning effort were to:

1* Identify the principal research issues in the marine Arctic, including the opportunities for significantly advancing knowledge
     of regionally and globally important processes;

2* Develop an appropriate overall research strategy to deal with these issues and opportunities;

3* Consider the balance between large system-based studies and smaller process-oriented studies;

4* Assess the optimal use of existing and projected resources in implementing the overall research strategy, including such
      major logistical additions as the USCGC Healy; and

5* Consider means of coordination with international activities.

 A seven-member working group, appointed through the Arctic Research  Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), wrote a total of three drafts and solicited extensive contributions and comments from the research community and other interested parties. The result is "Marine Science in the Arctic: A Strategy."

 Sincerely,

 Knut Aagaard, University of Washington < aagaard@apl.washington.edu>, working group chair
 Dennis Darby, Old Dominion University <ddarby@odu.edu>
 Kelly Falkner, Oregon State University, <kfalkner@oce.orst.edu>
 Jackie Grebmeier, University of Tennessee, <jgreb@utkux.utk.edu>
 Chris Measures, University of Hawaii, <chrism@soest.hawaii.edu>
 John Walsh, University of Illinois, <walsh@atmos.uiuc.edu>
 Greg Flato, University of Victoria, <greg.flato@ec.gc.ca>
 Wendy K. Warnick, Executive Director, ARCUS, <warnick@arcus.org>

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