Research Guides
Arctic Sea Ice and International Policy: Maps & Data
Repurposed course guide from 2020 Task Force (JSIS 495) section "Arctic Sea Ice and International Policy"
Online Maps
- Arctic Environmental AtlasOnline atlas presents environmental variables & parameters on the environment in the Arctic region. From the UN Environment Programme.
- Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent (NASA)Visualizations of Arctic sea ice, 1980 - present
- Arctic Web Map (AWM)Arctic Web Map (AWM) is an Arctic-specific web mapping tool allowing researchers to customize map projections for scientifically accurate visualization and analysis, a function that is critical for arctic research but missing in existing web mapping platforms. It provides a visually appealing tool for education and outreach to a wider audience.
- Atlas of CanadaOnline collection of maps & related information covering diverse topics from climate change to the economy to health. Includes a map of the northern circumpolar region.
- Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring & Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing ArcticAtlas designed to showcase the many community-based monitoring (CBM) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) initiatives across the circumpolar region
- IBRU Centre for Borders Research - Arctic MapsOnline maps from Durham University's International Boundaries Research Unit, identifying maritime jurisdictions and claims.
- Oceans North - Canada's Arctic Marine AtlasComprehensive look at Arctic environment undergoing dramatic shifts due to climate change, relying on the latest data to describe its ecology within the context of humans’ interaction with the natural world
Arctic Data
DATA DIRECTORIES
- Arctic Data Committee (ADC) - Data Directories and InitiativesList of online data sources from ADC, which facilitates international collaboration for free, ethically open, sustained and timely access to Arctic data
- Arctic Portal - Arctic DataArctic Portal's collection of open-access databases covering environmental and earth sciences related to the Arctic.
DATA SOURCES
- Arctic Regional Ocean Observing System (Arctic ROOS)Daily and long-term observations of ocean conditions, including forecasting, animations, and more.
- International Arctic Research Center (IARC) - Get DataIncludes the IARC Data Archive (Arctic climate change data & info); SNAP (historical & projected climate data North American Arctic); monitors & webcams
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Arctic Data CenterProducts of NSF-funded science in the Arctic, including data, metadata, software, documents, etc.
- National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) - DataDatabase of National Snow & Ice Data Center data sets
- 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) - DataData from Arctic observing networks
Statistics
- ArcticStat: Socioeconomic Circumpolar DatabankStatistical databank dealing with the countries, regions and populations of the Circumpolar Arctic, containing data from Arctic nations' statistics agencies and other government bodies
- Statistics Canada - DataFast and easy access to a large range of the latest data compiled by Statistics Canada, Canada's national statistical agency.
