Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks

People living in the Arctic face a rapidly changing environment and increasing human activity in the region. It is more important than ever to listen to the voices on the ground to understand people’s observing needs.

The rapid ongoing changes in the Arctic present an urgent need to better observe, characterize and quantify processes and properties of the Arctic system. Full integration of ground-based and satellite observing systems is fundamental to achieving this overarching target. ArcticGEOSS will offer policy-relevant services as the link from the observing system to societal benefits. The need for this link has been identified in the International Arctic Observations Assessment Framework (IAOAF, 2017).