ISAC Draft Science Plan Now Available
Reviews and Comments Solicited
International Study of Arctic Change
Deadline for Reviews and Comments: Friday, 1 May 2009
For further information, please go to:
http://www.arcticchange.org
The International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) Draft Science Plan is
now available. To view the Science Plan, please go to
http://www.arcticchange.org. Reviews and comments will be accepted
through Friday, 1 May 2009.
The intent of the ISAC Science Plan is to outline an open-ended
international research program and framework for a comprehensive study
of arctic environmental change in all its dimensions. ISAC builds on
existing efforts to further understand past, present, and expected
arctic change and carry over new insights into the public and the
decision-making arenas. ISAC is an iterative program growing from the
successes of past arctic science programs and those initiated during the
International Polar Year (IPY). The science plan provides background
information on recent arctic changes and frames science questions to
guide integrated research. ISAC includes both basic and applied science
and connects with national and international efforts to observe,
understand, and respond to pan-arctic environmental change.
ISAC was initiated by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
and the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) following the SEARCH Open
Science Meeting held in Seattle, in October 2003. The conference brought
together over 440 researchers from around the world to present and
discuss progress in research on rapid environmental change in the
Arctic.
The draft science plan is posted at http://www.arcticchange.org. Reviews
and comments should be sent to info [at] arcticchange.org no later than
Friday, 1 May 2009.