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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 »

New Dataset Reveals Insights into Arctic Plant Biomass with Dr. Logan Berner

  Highlight: “It feels important to be doing research that is not only scientifically important but also societally important. With the mounting impacts of climate change, it becomes increasingly important to go past the science and come up with ways that communities can mitigate the impacts of climate change” – Dr. Logan Berner Born and… 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 »

Google.org Commits $5 Million to Expand Permafrost Discovery Gateway: Paving the Way for Unprecedented Arctic Data Advancements

Google.org has announced a $5 million grant and Fellowship to Woodwell Climate Research Center for the expansion of the Permafrost Discovery Gateway. This initiative will revolutionize the accessibility of valuable information on changing permafrost conditions across the Arctic, and enable real-time tracking of permafrost thawing by using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.  The… Read more »

Arctic Data Center: AGU 2022 Reflections

By Ranna Zahabi The Arctic Data Center enjoyed its time at the American Geophysical Union conference this year. AGU 2022 was a new experience for many on our team, and the new Chicago location had us embracing the cold. Although the conference is traditionally held in San Francisco, the change in scenery this year came… Read more »

Sea Ice Research and Arctic Data: A Conversation with Angela Bliss

By Ranna Zahabi, Natasha Haycock-Chavez, Daphne Virlar-Knight, and Matt Jones Angela Bliss is a research scientist at the Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. Bliss’s Arctic Research based around the MOSAiC expedition is fascinating, considering the unique approaches to her research regarding the breadth of data available. Her work… Read more »

Applying CARE: Documenting Ethical Data Procedures and Sensitive Data at the Arctic Data Center

By Natasha Haycock-Chavez, Amber Budden and Matt Jones At its foundation, open-science is based on making all aspects of scientific research accessible across broad communities, whether professional, academic, or public. This includes publications, data, software, samples, and code, and at its core, open science is built on principles of transparency and capacity for collective knowledge…. Read more »