Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network

by Polar Research Board, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Observable changes with regional and global implications, such as warming temperatures and reduced sea ice, are taking place across the Arctic. However, the record of Arctic observations suffers from incomplete geographic coverage and limited duration, and measurements are not well coordinated. This makes it difficult to comprehensively describe current conditions in the Arctic, let alone understand the changes that are underway or their connections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309100526
• ISBN13: 9780309100526
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 128 Pages