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Although much progress has been made with various Arctic Observing efforts, assessing that progress can be difficult. What data collection efforts are established or underway? Where? By whom? To help meet the strategic needs of programs such as the U.S. Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH), the Arctic Observing Network (AON), Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON), and related initiatives, an update has been released for the Arctic Observing Viewer (AOV; http://ArcticObservingViewer.org). This web mapping application and information system has begun to compile the who, what, where, and when for thousands of data collection sites (such as boreholes, ship tracks, buoys, towers, sampling stations, sensor networks, vegetation sites, stream gauges, and observatories) wherever marine, terrestrial, or atmospheric data are collected. Contributing partners for this collaborative resource include the U.S. NSF, ACADIS, ADIwg, AOOS, a2dc, AON, ARMAP, BAID, CAFF, IASOA, INTERACT, and others. While focusing on U.S. activities, the AOV welcomes information exchange with international groups for mutual benefit. Users can visualize, navigate, select, search, draw, print, and more. AOV is founded on principles of interoperability, with open metadata and web service standards, so that agencies and organizations can use AOV tools and services for their own purposes. In this way, AOV will reinforce and complement other distributed yet interoperable cyber-resources and will help science planners, funding agencies, researchers, data specialists, and others to assess status, identify overlap, fill gaps, optimize sampling design, refine network performance, clarify directions, access data, coordinate logistics, collaborate, and more in order to meet Arctic Observing goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the study that evaluates the hypotheses about avian cholera reservoirs and origins and the ecology of the disease in common eider populations in the eastern Canadian Arctic. The study concerns that the Arctic ecosystems are undergoing important ecological changes such as increasing development pressure and rapidly changing climate. It suggests that avian cholera outbreaks have a negative effect on reproduction and duckling survival.

Satellite data have revealed dramatic losses of Northern Hemisphere sea ice since the end of the 1970s. To place these changes in a longer-term context, we draw on daily observations taken from logbooks and journals of whaling vessels cruising in the Bering and Chukchi seas to investigate sea-ice conditions in this region of the Arctic between 1850 and 1910. We compare these observations to sea-ice data from 1972 to 1982, which predate the majority of the recent changes and cover a period recognized as a relative maximum in recent Bering Sea ice extent. Records from May indicate that end-of-winter sea-ice extent in the Bering Sea during the mid 19th century closely resembled that in the 1972 - 82 data. However, the historical data reveal that sea ice was more extensive during summer, with the greatest difference occurring in July. This pattern indicates a later and more rapid seasonal retreat. These conclusions highlight the value of historical data, which we have far from exhausted in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A multi-year experiment in which zooplankton species were manipulated in 12 ponds indicated that the presence of the carnivorous copepod Heterocope septentrionalis eliminated Daphnia pulex whenever H. septentrionalis became established. In contrast, the congener D. middendorffiana was able to persist only in ponds where H. septentrionalis became established. The fact that Daphnia middendorffiana could not successfully colonize ponds that did not contain H. septentrionalis indicates that this predator was necessary for D. middendorffiana to thrive. These results suggest that D. pulex is able to outcompete D. middendorffiana when H. septentrionalis is absent. Pond size was a key determinant of colonization success, in that H. septentrionalis and D. middendorffiana were able to persist only in ponds with volumes greater than 10 m3. Results of these investigations support the pattern of zooplankton community composition observed in ponds in the western Nearctic and provide insight into the mechanisms responsible for these observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores the significant role of the International Polar Year (IPY) research in promoting Arctic science in Canada. Over the years, Arctic has been the main focus of Canadians because of its major effect in climate change. The IPY research reveals the significant changes in the Arctic which create a major impact on mother Earth. The main objective of IPY is to educate and improve the public's understanding about Arctic science. It hopes that the publicized research would attract other researchers, school administrators, government leaders and the public to perform a significant role in protecting the environment.

During June 2005, we identified the presence of sediment buried within multi-year channel snowpack of a small river located near Cape Bounty, Melville Island, Nunavut (74°55′ N, 109°35′ W). Photographic evidence indicates that the sediment was deposited during the 2003 season by the initial meltwater flowing on the snowpack, which was dammed by snow upstream of a channel constriction. The resulting pond covered a minimum area of 180 m² and contained an estimated minimum 27 Mg of sediment. Suspended sediment measurements during the 2003 season indicate that deposition on the snowpack at this location represented 49%–65% of the sediment transport prior to the ponding and emplacement of the sediment on the snow, and approximately 20% of the measured sediment flux for the entire season. Multi-year snow accumulations immediately downstream exhibited similar sediment deposition on snow, but no evidence of multi-year sediment storage was present. By contrast, a similar stream in an adjacent watershed channelized rapidly, with minimal sediment deposition on the snow, and delivered a large pulse of sediment to the downstream lake. These results provide quantitative evidence for the magnitude of sediment storage on snowpack and point to the unique role that snow plays in the fluvial geomorphology of High Arctic watersheds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses administrative developments in the field of polar research as of September 2000. Establishment of the Arctic Council in 1996; Canada's membership in the Antarctic Treaty; Canada's contributions to Antarctica; Canada's role in the establishment of the Arctic Council; Role of the Arctic Council in Antarctica.

The article offers information on various topics related to the Arctic Institute of North America as of March 1, 2016. Topics include the presentation of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research award to doctor Ian Stirling, the addition of Vinay Rajdev as an information analyst at the Arctic Science and Technology Information System and the exhibition "Cold Before the War: Operation Muskox and Beyond" at the Gallery of the Military Museums in Calgary, Alberta.

The article presents news briefs related to AINA. The 2015-16 Speaker Series will commence on September 23, 2015. The "Due North: Next Generation Arctic Research and Leadership Student Conference" will be held at the University of Calgary on November 5-8, 2015. On August 13, 2015, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary launched a citizen science website to recruit the public in aurora classification.

The article offers information on the Arctic Institute of North America. Topics include the hiring of doctor Gabriela Ibarguchi as the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)'s associate director, the annual open house held by the Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) on August 2, 2014, and the 80,000 records on research about northern Canada and the Arctic at the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS).

The article offers information related to the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS). It states that ASTIS already contains 77,700 records that describe research projects and publications concerning northern Canada. It says that the number of applicants in 2013 for the Grant-in-Aid has increased more than double. It also mentions the screening of Stephen Smith and Julia Szucs' film "Vanishing Point."

Lists research papers on the Arctic region received by the editors of the periodical 'Arctic,' as of March 2002. 'Photographic Key for the Microhistological Identification of Some Arctic Vascular Plants,' by S. Carriere; 'Multi-Island Home Range Use by Two Peary Caribou, Canadian High Arctic Islands, Nunavut, 1993-94,' by F.L. Miller.

Presents updates regarding the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) as of March 2001. AINA Arctic Science and Technology Information System's work on a contract from the Canadian Polar Commission to select, index and gather statistics on papers about northern Canada and the Antarctic; Establishment of Arctic Circumpolar Studies Major and the University of Calgary, Alberta.

Discusses the field of Arctic research. Question of who will be the next generation of Arctic researchers; Lifelong commitment of those who had fallen under the 'spell of the Arctic'; Drop in field time due to improvements in transportation; Development of a class of researchers among whom some have never been to the Arctic; Increase in number of scientists actually residing in the Arctic.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "InfoNorth," by Ryan Brook in the June 2009 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "InfoNorth," by Ryan Brook in the June 2009 issue.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the research in the Arctic region, on the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)-related events in Calgary region and on the AINA's several activities related to arctic science.

A calendar of events related to Arctic research and studies from November 2008 to January 2009 is presented which includes the First International Symposium on Arctic Research: Drastic Change Under Global Warming, the International Arctic Change 2008 Conference and Satellite Geodesy of the Polar Oceans American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting.

Reports on recipients of the grants-in-aid program of the Arctic Institute of North America for research on all areas of Arctic scholarship for 2002..

Presents significant events related to Arctic research in 1952. Meeting of the board of governors of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA); Award given to Patrick D. Baird, director of the Montreal office of the AINA for his explorations of the Canadian arctic.

Lists research papers on the Arctic region, received by the editors of the periodical 'Arctic,' as of September 2002. 'Search for Barents: Evaluation of Possible Burial Sites on North Novaya Zemlya, Russia,' by J. Zeeberg, P.M. Floore, G.J.R. Maat and J.H. Gawronski.

Lists research articles on the Arctic region received by the editors of the periodical 'Arctic,' as of June 2002. 'Photographic Key for the Microhistological Identification of Some Arctic Vascular Plants,' by S. Carriere; 'Aberrant Radiocarbon Dates on an Inuit Arrowhead,' by D.E. Nelson and R. McGhee.

Reports that a multidisciplinary study of the impact of military and transport activities on the circumpolar world is being launched by the Arctic Institute of North America in collaboration with the Center for Military and Strategic Studies, the University of Calgary and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanadami.

Reports that the Arctic Institute of North America has been awarded the Preservation Award for 2000 by the Petroleum History Society for creating the Arctic Technology Preservation Project, which preserves and makes accessible the results of northern research and development undertaken by the Canadian petroleum industry.

Lists books received by the editors of the periodical 'Arctic,' as of March 2002. 'Alone in Silence: European Women in the Canadian North Before 1940,' by Barbara E. Kelcey; 'The Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure,' by Robert McGhee.

Lists research papers slated to appear in the journal 'Arctic.' 'Satellite Tracking of Eastern Chukchi Sea Beluga Whales into the Arctic Ocean,' by R.S. Suydam, L.F. Lowry, K.J. Frost, G.M. O'Corry-Crowe and D. Pikok Jr.; 'Summer and Autumn Movements of Belugas of the Eastern Beaufort Sea Stock' by P.R. Richard, A.R. Martin and T.G. Smith.

Presents a list of conferences on Arctic research taking place in 2001. '9th North American Caribou Workshop' on April 23 to 27, 2001; '4th International Symposium on Remote Sensing in Glaciology' on June 4 to 8, 2001; 'Bering Sea Summit' on Octboer 1 to 5, 2001; '4th Congress of Russian Ethnographers and Anthropologists' in September 2001.

Reports on the awarding of grants to 14 projects by the Arctic Institute of North America's Grant-in-Aid Committee in 2000. Selection of 14 projects out of 19 applications; Recipients and fields of study; Investigation of child welfare, Alaska Native identity by Caroline Brown; Study of breeding dispersal in Arctic ground squirrels by Elizabeth Gillis.

Lists conferences in the field of Arctic research taking place in 2000 and 2001. 'International Workshop on Arctic Parasitology' on October 1 to 4, 2000; 'Meeting of the American Polar Society' on October 4 to 6, 2000; '16th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea and Sea Ice' on February 4 to 8, 2001.

Lists research papers which are slated to appear in the journal 'Arctic.' 'Control of Biological Exposure to UV Radiation in the Arctic Ocean: Comparison of the Roles of Ozone and Riverine Dissolved Organic Matter,' by J.A.E. Gibson, W.F. Vincent, B. Nieke and R. Pienitz; 'Variability of Arctic Sea Ice: The View from Space, an 18-year Record,' by J. Morison, K. Aagard and M. Steele.