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The original focus of the AR} was the health of the Western Arctic and Bering Sea Ecosystem, and during its first year the program emphasized two research themes: (~) the study of natural variability in the Arctic ecosystem and (2)
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This proceedings serves as a record of the workshop: Chapter ~ is an overview written to summarize the day's most important discussions; Chapter 2 is a transcript of the presentations, and thus contains more detail; and Chapter 3 reproduces selected background materials used by the workshop participants. The workshop involved some 50 participants, including members of the Polar Research Board, key staff and administrators of NOAA, representatives of various agencies with Arctic interests and programs (such as the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Naval Research, the Marine Mammal Commission, the National Atmospheric and Space Administration, and the State Department)
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The primary subjects cliscussed at the workshop fell into four major areas: · anthropogenic influences on the western Arctic ecosystem-contaminant sources, transport and dispersion, and feedback loop effects on humans and key ecosystem components; Arctic haze, ozone, and W flux, · natural variability in the Arctic ecosystem; and · interrelationship of NOAA's activities with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
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In addition, participants thought there was a need for research on the temperature trends for formation of polar stratospheric clouds and the wintertime stability of the Arctic stratosphere vortex. Finally, because the impact of commercial transpolar aviation on the Arctic stratosphere is lar~elv unknown farther study of this issue should be encouraged.
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One strong opinion expressed during the workshop discussions was that the United States should play a more active role in the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
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Boxes 2, 3, and 4 provide summaries of the small groups' thinking about the major research themes. Each group was also asked to develop a list of factors that ARI administrators should consider when evaluating research proposals, and Box 5 is a compilation of these suggestions.
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The challenge is to move from the broad thinking expressed in the research themes to more specific activities without losing the overall vision for the program and in a way that makes the sum of the parts add up to some greater whole. Beyond this Overview, this proceedings includes copies of the background materials provided to the workshop participants and, as a record of the actual discussions, transcripts of the plenary sessions.
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Specific Hem :of concern include: : ::~indi~dual:~healt4, community: health,: subsistence, :risk assessment, and :r~sk~:communications.:- These: :~ areas: are: generally :outs~de :th e scope of::NOA~s: mandate. However, related areas :t}~:t ~do::~tall within : the scope of NOAA's mandate include ecological risk~assessment,:~the long-te~ study of: possible 'a .' .....
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attire trends :for formation :of :polar stratospheric :clouds (PSCs)
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| a; l~l~ef~ts~must integrate to ~al~some~g~gr:~tt~an~or em to the parts References Arctic Monitonng and Assessment Program, ~ 997. Arctic Pollution Issues: A State of the Arctic Environment Report.
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National Academy Press. Washington, DC National Research Council, Polar Research Board 1993.
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