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4 June, 2003Phytopia, VECO Web Site, North Pole Web Cam, Arctic Conf Hi All! Resources, meetings, and opportunities (courses, competitions, graduate work, etc.) for the polar learning community follow. RESOURCES Educational CD-ROM release by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: "Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem" For more information and to order the CD-ROM see: http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is now offering "Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem", an amazing educational CD-ROM, through an on-line order form; it can be accessed at http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia. If you teach (or want to learn more) about marine phytoplankton and primary productivity, "Phytopia" has a wealth of new images, animations, microscope- and satellite-derived data sets, and multimedia tools to discover why the marine ecosystem is critical to human existence. A pre-release version of the CD was tested by students (Grade 7 - undergraduate), educators, and scientists at 34 institutions in Britain, Germany, Russia, and throughout the U.S. Also included in "Phytopia" are three-dimensional cell models and a virtual microscope tool for viewing of organisms at various magnifications, under various epifluorescence techniques, and by scanning electron microscopy. "Phytopia" has an interactive satellite image tool that helps students understand seasonal changes in environmental factors (sunlight, ocean temperature, wind and ocean currents) that affect phytoplankton productivity and ocean health. These images focus on five specific regions: the Gulf of Maine, U.S. west coast, Gulf of Mexico, the British Isles, and South Africa. The "Bloom Activation Tool" challenges users to create a Gulf of Maine phytoplankton bloom by choosing sun, temperature, and wind conditions. (Learn more by accessing a 2-page Acrobat Reader file: http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia/phytopia.pdf). If you would like any additional information, please contact: Annette deCharon Director of Outreach Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 180 McKown Point Rd. W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575-475 http://www.bigelow.org ################################## Announcing New VECO Polar Resources Web Site http://www.vecopolar.com VECO Polar Resources, the National Science Foundation's Arctic Logistics contractor, is proud to announce the launch of our new web site at http://www.vecopolar.com. We've redesigned the site to make it more useful, more accessible, and easier to navigate. We hope you visit our site soon to take advantage of the following resources, and we look forward to hearing your feedback: - Our weekly newsletter, with information about current happenings in the field and at our Denver office - Descriptions of VPR services and camps - Dynamic reports providing information on NSF-sponsored Arctic field work - Project plans and calendars for science we support - Photo albums with pictures taken by our crew and supported researchers - VPR Cargo Tracking System access Diana Garcia-Novick Planning Manager, VECO Polar Resources diana.garcia-novick@veco.com ################################## New Book on Norse Archaeo-Zoology in Greenland Hunting, fishing and animal husbandry at The Farm Beneath The Sand, Western Greenland. By Inge Bødker Enghoff Read more about the book at the Danish Polar Center website: http://www.dpc.dk/ ################################## North Pole Web Cameras for 2003 Deployed See the North Pole web cameras at: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov NOAA/PMEL's North Pole web cam deployments began in April 2002. The images from the cameras track the North Pole snow cover, weather conditions and the status of PMEL's North Pole instrumentation , which includes meteorological and ice sensors (seen in the camera images). The North Pole Web Cam team includes Bill Parker, Sigrid Salo, Tracey Nakamura, Nancy Soreide and Jim Overland. See the North Pole web cameras at: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov The North Pole Web Cam is part of the North Pole Environmental Observatory , a joint National Science Foundation-sponsored effort by the Polar Science Center, / APL / UW , the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory / NOAA, the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, Oregon State University , and Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. ################################## New Publication Available: Migration and winter ranges of birds in Greenland. An analysis of ringing recoveries By Peter Lyngs Available from: The Danish Ornithological Society (dof@dof.dk) ################################## Polar science center Hydrographic Climatology (PHC) ocean database (version 2.1) Available Data and information are available at: http://psc.apl.washington.edu/Climatology.html WHAT IS PHC? PHC stands for the Polar science center Hydrographic Climatology, a database created at the Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. It is a smoothed, gridded 3-dimensional global ocean database of annual, seasonal (winter & summer), and monthly climatological mean temperature and salinity. It is the first GLOBAL gridded database with a high-quality description of the ARCTIC SEAS, achieved by merging data from several sources, including Russian and Canadian. PHC was created using optimal interpolation, with the following input fields: - Gridded fields from the global World Ocean Atlas (WOA, sometimes referred to as "the Levitus database"), 1998 version, published by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). - Gridded fields from the arctic regional Arctic Ocean Atlas (AOA), both winter and summer versions, published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). - Original profile data from the Ocean Database available from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Canada. The data are available in the same format as the WOA'98 data, i.e., ASCII, 1x1 degree lat/lon, 33 depth levels. WHO CAN USE PHC2.1? Anyone, but it may be especially useful for numerical modelers who need smoothed, gridded fields for initialization, validation, and climate restoring. WHERE IS PHC2.1? Our web site is: http://psc.apl.washington.edu/Climatology.html On this web site, you will find: - A brief summary of PHC2.1 - A more detailed explanation of how PHC2.1 was created, and how it differs from previous versions. - Sample graphics - Links to the input data, i.e., to WOA, AOA, and BIO. - Data download page Funding for the development of PHC has been generously provided by the Office of Naval Research, High Latitude Program, by the NASA's Earth Observing System, and by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs. Inquiries about PHC2.1 may be sent to: Michael Steele mas@apl.washington.edu (206) 543-6586 Applied Physics Laboratory 1013 NE 40th St. Seattle, WA 98105 USA ################################## MEETINGS Northern Margins: Changing Transition Zones in Time 5th Circumpolar Ecosystems International Workshop and Symposium Hosted by the Churchill Northern Studies Centre Churchill, Manitoba, Canada 25-29 February 2004 The Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) will be hosting the 5th Circumpolar Ecosystems International Workshop and Symposium from February 25-29, 2004 entitled Northern Margins: Changing Transition Zones in Time. The focus will be on the physical, chemical, biological and socio-economic processes operating in northern environments where minor changes can result in major responses in ecosystems. The first evidence of these environmental changes are predicted to occur at the northern margins- for example, the treeline, permafrost boundaries, the sea ice or estuaries. Topics pertaining to these transition zones including circumpolar terrestrial, atmospheric or aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments are encouraged parcticularly where changes are occurring. The symposium will be held Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, 2004 and consist of a series of oral and poster presentations. Presenters are encouraged to stay at the Study Centre and take advantage of a one-day workshop to be offered on Thursday, February 26, 2004. The workshop will focus primarily on snow sampling methods, measurement and instrumentation in the arctic environment. Papers will be submitted to a peer-reviewed, international journal for publication in an issue devoted to the conference proceedings. Previous proceedings have been published in Arctic, Climate Research, and Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research. Travel subsidies can be applied for with preferences given to graduate students. Electronic abstracts will be due December 5, 2003. Further information regarding the CNSC and the Circumpolar Ecosystems conference can be found at http://www.churchillmb.net/~cnsc. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Dr. LeeAnn Fishback, Scientific Coordinator by mail at Churchill Northern Studies Centre, PO Box 610, Churchill, MB, CANADA R0B 0E0 or by email at fishback@churchillmb.net. ################################## The 11th Arctic Conference 7-8 November 2003 Seattle, Washington For more information contact: Ben Fitzhugh (fitzhugh@u.washington.edu) Deadline for abstracts is 1 October 2003 The 11th Arctic Conference will be held at the University of Washington November 7-8, 2003 in the Husky Union Building. The conference is traditionally a data sharing and ideas meeting where archaeologists, anthropologists, ecologists, geologists, and others get together to share information. A block of rooms will be reserved near the UW Campus, with details forthcoming. Please pass this note to others who might be interested. Deadline for abstracts is October 1, but please let me know if you are coming before that date so I can make sure we have blocked off enough hotel rooms. For those interested, there will be opportunities to examine the Tanginak Spring site collections developed by University of Washington excavations in the past few years. The site is a 7500-6000 cal bp, stratified Early Ocean Bay site from the Kodiak Archipelago and among the oldest sites known from the islands. We expect to have completed excavations of this site by the end of this summer. Contact Ben Fitzhugh at any time for further details. Ben Fitzhugh Assistant Professor University of Washington Department of Anthropology Email: fitzhugh@u.washington.edu ################################## International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM IV) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 30 September-October 3, 2003 The conference is an opportunity to parcticipate in discussions about geodynamics and other geoscientific problems in the Arctic. Topics include: Circum-Greenland Tectonics, including Reopening the Nares Strait Debate; Hydrocarbon potential and gas hydrates; Science issues relating to UNCLOS Arcticle 76; Geodynamic Significance of Arctic Magmatism; Atlantic versus Pacific tectonic regimes in the evolution of the Arctic Ocean; Vertical Motions in the Arctic, Tectonic and Glacial; Arctic Margins: Coastal and Marine Environmental Geoscience in a Changing Climate, Implications for Development; New Technologies including Arctic Drilling. For more information contact: R. Jackson, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic, 1 Challenger Dr., Box 1006, Dartmouth, N.S. B2Y 4A2 Canada Tel 902-426-3791, Fax 902-426-6152, Email rujackso@NRCan.gc.ca ################################## OPPORTUNITIES NSF Program Solicitation: Science of Learning Centers For more information see: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/slc/ Proposals for Catalysts and letters of intent for Centers due 5 August 2003 Dear Colleagues, NSF is pleased to announced the release of the program solicitation for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC; NSF 03-573). The program will support a broad range of integrative research on learning through large-scale Center awards up to ten years in duration, and Catalyst awards for initial collaborative research and partnership-building activities. Proposals for Catalysts and letters of intent for Centers will be due on August 5, 2003. Proposals for Centers will be due on September 17, 2003. A webcast for prospective applicants has been scheduled for May 27, 2003. Further details about this event will be announced on the program web site. Please see http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/slc/ for further information about the program and a link to the program solicitation. Broad distribution of this announcement is encouraged. Individuals interested in forthcoming news about the program can sign up for the SLC Public Announcements list by sending a blank e-mail to join-slc-announce@lists.nsf.gov. ################################## Revised Version Available of NSF program solicitation "Arctic Research Opportunities" For the full program solicitation see: http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf03574 On May 29, 2003, the Arctic Sciences Section of the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation published a revised version of its program solicitation, "Arctic Research Opportunities" (NSF 03-574) http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf03574. This document replaces NSF 00-96. "Arctic Research Opportunities" (NSF 03-574) is applicable to the August 30, 2003 proposal Deadline/Target Date, and each August 30 and February 15 Deadline/Target Date thereafter. "Arctic Research Opportunities" (NSF 03-574) provides information to investigators planning to submit proposals to all programs in the Arctic Sciences Section: Arctic Natural Sciences; Arctic Social Sciences; Arctic System Science; Arctic Research Support and Logistics; Arctic Research and Policy; and Arctic Research and Education. Please read the full text of the revised solicitation carefully and pay close attention to Deadlines and Target Dates for specific programs. Significant changes to this program solicitation over the previous version are noted on the title page of the document. Changes include: - The August 8 proposal Deadline/Target Date has been changed to August 30 in 2003 and each subsequent year - The two annual proposal Deadlines/Target Dates for all programs are August 30 and February 15 of each year - The Arctic Natural Sciences program established Deadlines, rather than Target Dates, for the twice-annual proposal competitions - All remaining programs will retain Target Dates for the twice-annual proposal competitions - Program descriptions, proposal preparation information and other information is updated - The NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) has been revised, effective June 1, 2003 (http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?gpg). - Group Proposals are required to stay within the 15 page limit, according to the current NSF GPG Please direct your questions to the cognizant program officer for each program. Program Officers are listed in the solicitation, on the staff web page http://www.nsf.gov/staff/subdiv.cfm?key=284, and on the Arctic Sciences Section web site http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/start.htm. ################################## Dear Arctic Community: We encourage the arctic community to send any news clippings of interest and relevance for the new edition of the POLAR PRESS CLIPS book ---in parcticular those that mention NSF support ---to: Polar Press Clippings OLPA, room 1245 National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22230 ##################################
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