Author: Nicole Greco

Empowering Arctic Researchers with Reproducible Data Science Skills: Key Takeaways from the Arctic Data Center’s February 2025 Virtual Training

Training Overview The Arctic Data Center (ADC) held the annual virtual Reproducible Approaches to Arctic Research Using R training from February 24-28th, 2025 for 14 Arctic researchers from across the globe. Participants ranged from undergraduate students to senior-level scientists with a diverse range of research disciplines. This 4.5-day long course gave participants an overview of… Read more »

 Connect with the Arctic Data Center team at Arctic Science Summit Week 2025

The Arctic Data Center (ADC) outreach team will be attending the ICARP IV Summit, Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW), the Polar Early Career World Summit, and the Navigating the New Arctic meeting in Boulder, CO from March 20-28th, 2025. The ADC is co-convening session #8.2 on March 27th from 16:00-18:00 MDT titled “Data-Driven Research: Streamlining Collaboration Between… Read more »

New Datasets Exploring Small Mammal Impact on Arctic Vegetation with Dr. Laura Gough

Background and Research Expertise  Trained as a plant ecologist, Laura Gough has worked in a variety of ecosystems throughout her career. When completing her PhD at Louisiana State University, she studied coastal marshes and was interested in answering questions pertaining to climate change like sea level rise. New to the tundra, Gough embraced the opportunity… Read more »

Tracking Arctic Tides: A New Database of Tide Elevation Constituents from 1800 through the Present

Highlight: “What I do is always new and changing… challenging and engaging” – Susan Howard Background Susan’s passion for polar research began during her undergraduate education at Rutgers University where she studied physics and mathematics. During her time at Rutgers, she realized her desire to apply these skills to something more tangible that could make… Read more »

New Merged Datasets on Arctic Climate (MOSAiC Project) with Dr. David Clemens-Sewall

Highlight: “We within the field research community recognize that we need to make the data easily accessible for those who weren’t as involved in the data collection” – Dr. David Clemens-Sewall Background Like many Earth scientists, Dr. David Clemens-Sewall was largely unfamiliar with glaciology and cryospheric sciences throughout his early education and found an interest… Read more »

New Dataset Discussing Aerosols in the Arctic with PhD Candidate Allison Welch

Highlight: “Satellites and drones are tools that can be used to answer so many questions without the need for significantly disturbing the landscape further.” – Allison Welch Background Allison’s passion for environmental science began at an early age, sparked by working with trail maintenance crews in high school. This led her to pursue a Bachelor’s… Read more »

Unlocking Arctic Secrets: A Look Into Scientific Ocean Drilling

International Ocean Discovery Program drill ship, the JOIDES Resolution, sitting off the coast of Svalbard during Expedition 403. PC: Chris Lyons, JRSO Outreach. Expedition 403 Floating off the west coast of Svalbard, a ship with 24 scientists from countries around the world waits to hear a familiar phrase ring over the intercom. “Core on deck!”… Read more »

New Dataset: Using Satellite Observations to Explore Arctic Land Change and Permafrost Thaw

Dr. Annett Bartsch is the founder and director of b.geos, an organization focused on developing Earth Observation services and providing access and training for remote sensing technologies and applications.  Highlight: “Being able to build a team and work on projects which provide an international frameworkhas facilitated the most exciting research achievements.” – Dr. Annett Bartsch…. Read more »

Arctic Data Center 2024 Community Survey

Dear Arctic Research Community, The Arctic Data Center (ADC) is conducting a brief survey to gather valuable feedback from our research community. Whether you’ve previously submitted data to our repository, participated in our data science trainings, or utilized our tools and services for your personal research, we want to hear from you! Your input will… Read more »