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CAFF Map No.52 - Breeding and wintering range of common eiders in the circumpolar region
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CAFF Map No.57 - Location of datasets in the Arctic Species Trend Index
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CAFF Map No.58 - Protected Areas in the Arctic classed after their IUCN category
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Arctic Cruise Ship Activity Map
No full textThe map shows cruise ship activity in the Arctic in the year 2010. The data is from AMSA
Characteristics of metals in the aerosols of Zhongshan Station, Antarctica
Get PDFInstrumental neutron activation analysis(INAA) was applied to analyze the bulk, high-volume aerosol samples, collected at Zhongshan Station in the Eastern Antarctica, during 1998-2001, to study the chemical species. A graphical technique was applied to the INAA data. Results showed that Na, Cl, Mg, Ca, Sr, Br, I, Sr and Rb were marine elements while Al, Sc, Fe and Mn were crustal elements. Compared to marine and crustal elements, five elements(Se, Co, Sb, Zn, Cr) were highly abundant in the aerosols collected at Zhongshan station, which indicated that they might come from the petroleum burning, heating and equipment operation. The presence of pollutant elements suggested that human activities have affected the local environments in Antarctica
Status of the Recent Declining of Arctic Sea Ice Studies
Get PDFIn the past 30 years, a large-scale change occurred in the Arctic climatic system, which had never been observed before 1980s. At the same time, the Arctic sea ice experienced a special evolution with more and more rapidly dramatic declining. In this circumstance, the Arctic sea ice became a new focus of the Arctic research. The recent advancements about abrupt change of the Arctic sea ice are reviewed in this paper. The previous analyses have demonstrated the accelerated declining trend of Arctic sea ice extent in the past 30 years, based on
in-situ and satellite-based observations of atmosphere, as well as the results of global and regional climate simulations. Especially in summer, the rate of decrease for the ice extents was above 10% per decade. In present paper, the evolution characteristics of the arctic sea ice and its possible cause are discussed in three aspects, i.e. the sea ice physical properties, the interaction process of sea ice, ocean and atmosphere and its response and feedback mechanism to global and arctic climate system
Robin des Bois
No full textRobin des Bois is a Non Governmental Organization for the Protection of Man and the Environment. Their object is to bring together, nationally and internationally, all people and corporate bodies, who desire to participate in the protection of the environment and of Man through non-violent actions, in the defense of endangered species, the safeguarding of natural habitats, and the rational and equitable management of natural resources. The founders of the NGO Robin des Bois had the ambition to be a force of proposition, not only protestation. Robin des Bois’ effectiveness stems from extensive historical documentation, quality investigations, a multidisciplinary culture, an absence of prejudice, and freedom of speech. Robin des Bois does not receive instructions, does not defend a particular interest group, and is not attached to any political party. During its first two decades of existence, Robin des Bois has worked for the protection of forests, for better waste management, for recycling in satisfactory social and environmental conditions, for the remediation of soils, for the improvement of working conditions on ships and in factories, for the preservation of water resources, against marine pollution, and against ivory smuggling. Robin des Bois has worked on certain issues for 20 years. The association abstains from promoting a field, a material, a procedure, or a technique that all secondary or collateral effects of its application have not yet been explored or taken into account. The Robin des Bois issues an Arctic related material and publishes in their information bulletin; The Polar Star
Arctic-HYDRA Consortium (2010). Arctic-HYDRA: The Arctic Hydrological Cycle Monitoring, Modelling and Assessment Programme.
Get PDFThe Arctic-HYDRA networking activity was launched during the IPY period by representatives of national hydrological institutes and academic departments in all Arctic countries. The consortium aims to produce a new quantitative picture of the state of the Arctic Hydrological Cycle at a time when rapid Arctic warming is affecting several domains of the climate system. Other important tasks of the group include support for pan-Arctic hydrological and meteorological modelling efforts and the continuation and expansion of existing observational networks. The present report is based on material compiled and discussed during a series of workshops held by Arctic-HYDRA members in the years 2006-2009
Arctic Square of Opportunities
Get PDFThe treaty concerning maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, which Russia and Norway signed in September 2010, is regarded by the officialdom as a great diplomatic success. However, the document disregards a whole range of vital legal aspects, which may be detrimental to the operation of Russian state companies in the region, including possible weighty losses due to discrepancies in tax treatment.e
CAFF Map No.61 - The distribution of thick-billed and common murre colonies in the North
Get PDFCAFF Map No.61 - The distribution of thick-billed and common murre colonies in the North, 201