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Focus Areas

Focus Area 1

Promoting National Security, Prosperity, & Welfare

Our data supports a range of scientific and policy-relevant activities:

  • Informs science-based Arctic decisions
  • Enables national security and resilience
  • Supports infrastructure and resource planning
  • Relates to hazards and disasters
Focus Area 2

Driving Technological Innovation

Our data drives technological innovation by:

  • Supporting AI-driven research
  • Enabling long-term reuse and discovery
  • Including high-quality metadata and machine-readable formats
  • Empowering advanced modeling and data visualization
Focus Area 3

Expanding Opportunities & Workforce Development

We work to expand opportunities by:

  • Ensuring our platform is openly accessible, no login required
  • Supporting education, data science training, and workforce development
  • Empowering researchers and non-researchers through interactive data portals
  • Encouraging collaboration across sectors

Recent Datasets

  • Hydrology, Soil Science, & Geochemistry

    Hydrology, Soil Science, & Geochemistry

    Sinon, Abbott, & Shelef, 2025. Examination of how climate-driven erosion and hydrology control the input of ancient permafrost carbon to Arctic lake sediments.

  • Hydrology, Soil Science, & Geochemistry

    Hydrology, Soil Science, & Geochemistry

    Griffore, Abbott, & Shelef, 2025. Assessment of how past changes in temperature, precipitation, and vegetation influenced mercury mobilization and transport in a permafrost-dominated Arctic catchment over 27,000 years.

  • Geodesy & Glaciology

    Geodesy & Glaciology

    Amundson, Kaluzienski, & Joughin, 2025. Analysis of how Taku Glacier is transitioning from long-term advance to climate-driven retreat.

Features and Opportunities

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Dataset and Collaborator Highlights

Dr. Lilly Parker discusses her work on ancient DNA and human–mammal relationships, focusing on ancient polar and brown bear remains found in Unalaska, Alaska. Her collaborative research project sheds light on past climate conditions and explores the complex relationships between humans, animals, and the environment.

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Data Portals

Exciting updates are here! Our updated data portals guide makes it easier to create your own Arctic Data Center portal. In just a few minutes, you can build a personalized space to organize, share, and showcase your research with the Arctic community.

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Data Science Training Resources

The Arctic Data Center hosts data science trainings focused on programming in R and Python, reproducible practices, data management, and more. All curricula for our courses are openly available on our website for self-learning. Check it out here!

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