Arctic & Northern Studies: Data & Statistics

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Arctic Data Sources

Numerous nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations provide data and statistics relevant to the Arctic. Access data on all aspects of the Arctic from these sources.

Arctic Regional Integrated Hydrological Monitoring System (ArcticRIMS) - Data Server
Arctic Regional Ocean Observing System (Arctic ROOS)
Daily and long-term observations of ocean conditions, including forecasting, animations, and more.
ArcticStat: Socioeconomic Circumpolar Databank
Statistical databank dealing with the countries, regions and populations of the Circumpolar Arctic, containing data from Arctic nations' statistics agencies and other government bodies
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) - Data
International Arctic Research Center (IARC) - Get Data
Includes the IARC Data Archive (Arctic climate change data & info); SNAP (historical & projected climate data North American Arctic); monitors & webcams
IASC Data & Observations
National Science Foundation (NSF) Arctic Data Center
Products of NSF-funded science in the Arctic, including data, metadata, software, documents, etc.
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) - Data
Database of National Snow & Ice Data Center data sets
Next-Generation Ecosystems Experiments (NGEE) Arctic - Data Search
Advancing the predictive power of Earth system models through understanding of the structure and function of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems
PAGE21 - Data
Data quantifying the vulnerability of permafrost environments to a changing global climate
Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN)
SIPN provides sea ice data in the form of both datasets and the publication Sea Ice Outlook report, produced three times a year.
Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) - Data
Data from Arctic observing networks

Arctic Data Directories

These pages do not provide data, but serve as directories to multiple online sources of data on the Arctic.

Arctic Data Committee (ADC) - Data Directories and Initiatives
List of online data sources from ADC, which facilitates international collaboration for free, ethically open, sustained and timely access to Arctic data
Arctic Portal - Arctic Data
Arctic Portal's collection of open-access databases covering environmental and earth sciences related to the Arctic.

Statistical Agencies - Arctic Nations

Nations may provide statistics about their Arctic regions through their state statistical agencies.

Nordic Countries - Numbers and statistics (Nordic Council)
Statistics and data on the Nordic countries, including links to national statistical offices and other organizations
Russia - Federal State Statistics Service
English-language interface from Russian state statistical agency
Statistics Canada - Data
Fast and easy access to a large range of the latest data compiled by Statistics Canada, Canada's national statistical agency.
United States - Data.gov
Descriptions of US Federal datasets, how to access them, and tools that leverage them.