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INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY COMMITTEE. Brendan P. Kelly Assistant Director for Polar Sciences Office of Science and Technology Policy bkelly@ostp.eop.gov. www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2013_arctic_research_plan.pdf. Premise:
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INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY COMMITTEE Brendan P. Kelly Assistant Director for Polar Sciences Office of Science and Technology Policy bkelly@ostp.eop.gov
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2013_arctic_research_plan.pdfwww.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2013_arctic_research_plan.pdf
Premise: Rapid changes in climate are altering ice and snow cover Consequences for: Arctic ecosystems, Indigenous societies, and Global climate.
Sea ice and marine ecosystem Land ice & terrestrial ecosystem Atmospheric processes Arctic Observation Network Regional Modeling Community sustainability Human health and well-being
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