1. INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY COMMITTEE
Brendan P. Kelly
Assistant Director for Polar Sciences
Office of Science and Technology Policy

3. 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.

4. 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.

7. 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