Climate change in the Arctic and Boreal region is unfolding faster than anywhere else on Earth, resulting in reduced Arctic sea ice, thawing of permafrost soils, decomposition of long- frozen organic matter, widespread changes to lakes, rivers, coastlines, and alterations of ecosystem structure and function. NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program is in the process of planning a major field campaign, the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), which will take place in Alaska and western Canada during the next 5 to 8 years. ABoVE will seek a better understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and society to this changing environment.
Announcements
- Earth to Sky Climate Change Science and Communication - A Regional Approach - ALASKA October 14-16, 2015
Posted: June 29, 2015 - View 2015 Fall AGU sessions relevant to Carbon Cycle Science
Posted: June 18, 2015 - The US Global Change Research Program's Annual Report to Congress 'Our Changing Planet FY 2016' was transmitted to Congress and is now publicly available.
Posted: May 19, 2015 - Submitted proposals for the ABoVE Field Campaign are under review. Go to Solicitation Announcement
Posted: March 26, 2015 - AGU 2014 Arctic Sessions from the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
Posted: Dec 15, 2014 - "NASA wants to hear from Northerners"
Interview with Sandi Coleman, host of The New Day, CBC Radio Yukon Go to Recording
Posted: May 8, 2014 - The Arctic in the Anthropocene: New Report from the National Academy of Science Overview
Posted April 30, 2014
Where Are We Now?
- First Science Team Meeting is planned for Sept 29-Oct 2, 2015.
- ABoVE Timeline
- The ABoVE Science Definition Team prepared the ABoVE Concise Experiment Plan (ACEP), released June 23, 2014. The SDT was disbanded July 2, 2014.