INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY COMMITTEE Brendan P. Kelly Assistant Director for Polar Sciences Office of Science and Technology Policy bkelly@ostp.eop.gov
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Rapid changes in climate are altering ice and snow cover Premise: Rapid changes in climate are altering ice and snow cover Consequences for: Arctic ecosystems, Indigenous societies, and Global climate. The IARPC recognized that there is a broad consensus among scientists and residents of the region that the Arctic is warming rapidly and diminishing snow and ice cover both on land and the sea. Those changes in snow and ice are affecting ecosystems and the people who depend on them both in the Arctic and farther away.
Sea ice and marine ecosystem Land ice & terrestrial ecosystem Atmospheric processes Arctic Observation Network Regional Modeling Community sustainability Human health and well-being the WHY. We study the earth system to understand impacts on people and society.
Workshop to Develop A Conceptual Model of the Arctic Marine Ecosystem 20 synthetic thinkers Conceptual model of current ecosystem Hypotheses about likely change Inform coordinated and joint solicitations: NSF, NPRB, ONR, NASA, NOAA, BOEM, industry