Enabling open access and long-term preservation of Arctic data to support science, collaboration, and informed response to change
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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

  • Atmospheric Science & Chemistry

    Atmospheric Science & Chemistry

    Danna and Temime-Roussel, 2026. Ambient particle number concentrations measured in downtown Fairbanks during winter 2022 to study wintertime pollution and chemistry

  • Cryology & Geoscience

    Cryology & Geoscience

    Van Dam et al., 2026. Snow depths near Toolik Field Station, Alaska 2014-2025.

  • Geodesy & Geophysics

    Geodesy & Geophysics

    Paxman, Austermann, and Hollyday, 2026. This dataset provides modeled land elevations beneath the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets after complete ice removal.

Features and Opportunities

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Dataset Highlight

In our January Dataset Highlight, Dr. Jen Schmidt discusses her team’s work on wildfire risk maps and hazardous fuels in Alaska.

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Collaborator Highlight

Our latest Collaborator Highlight features the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), a valued partner of the Arctic Data Center and a major support network for early career polar researchers.

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Data Portals

Exciting news! 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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