Project Description
We are pleased to announce the publication of the AASCO White Paper, titled: “Advancing the Understanding and Quantification of Arctic Climate Feedbacks to Improve Climate Models and Inform Decision-Making: Insights from the AASCO Project (2020–2022)” This paper is included in the Arctic Yearbook 2024, which became available online on November 18th at arcticyearbook.com.
The AASCO article synthesizes key findings from the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO-1) project in 2020–2022. It emphasizes the urgent need for further development of integrated observation systems and the fusion of diverse data sources, extending beyond traditional scientific domains. These advancements are critical for enhancing our understanding of Arctic climate feedbacks and their global implications.
You can cite the Arctic Yearbook 2024 as follows:
- Heininen, L., J. Barnes & H. Exner-Pirot (eds.). (2024). Arctic Yearbook 2024 – Arctic Relations: Transformations, Legacies, and Futures. Akureyri, Iceland: Arctic Portal. ISSN: 2298-2418
Key messages:
- Understanding of the various Arctic feedbacks and interactions is challenging
- A coordinated framework from multi-disciplinary view to address them is needed
- Deeper data integration enables this type of multi-disciplinary approach
- Global importance of the Arctic change should be reflected in research funding
Relevant publications:
- Kulmala: Build a global Earth observatory https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08967-y
- Kulmala et al.: Atmospheric and ecosystem big data providing key contributions in reaching United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Big Earth Data, 5(3), 277–305. https://doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2021.1936943, 2021.
- Guo: Steps to the digital Silk Road https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01303-y
- Petäjä et al.: Overview: Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments (iCUPE) – concept and initial results iCUPE https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/20/8551/2020/acp-20-8551-2020.pdf
- Lappalainen et al.: PEEX Science Plan https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/peex/images/PEEX_Science_Plan.pdf
- Lappalainen et al.: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR): Showcases for making science diplomacy. Polar Record, 58, E15. doi:10.1017/S0032247421000760, 2022
- Lappalainen et al.: Overview: Recent advances in the understanding of the northern Eurasian environments and of the urban air quality in China – a Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) programme perspective, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 4413–4469, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4413-2022, 2022 (AASCO acknowledged)
- Meinander et al.: Permafrost thaw and adapting to its multiple effects in the Arctic. to be submitted to the Artic Year Book 2023 (manuscript, AASCO Acknowledged)
- Noe et al.: Arctic observations and sustainable development goals – Contributions and examples from ERA-PLANET iCUPE data, Environmental Science & Policy,Volume 132, 2022, Pages 323-336, ISSN 1462-9011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.034. (AASCO Acknowledged)
- Starkweather et al.: Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks’ (SAON) Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (ROADS). Arctic, 74, 56-68, 2022.
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