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Arctic

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Arctic: Links to Arctic related information and data resources.
Author: UNEP
Subjects: arctic
DeweyClass: 998
Resource type: index
Arctic Circle: The overall goal of Arctic Circle is to stimulate a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region. This 'electronic circle' has three interrelated themes: natural resources; history and culture; social equity and environmental justice. Includes information on sustainability, economic development, colonisation, ethnographic portraits, self-determination, cultural identity, a museum, virtual classroom, maps and a discussion group.
Author: University of Connecticut
Subjects: alaska, arctic, canadian geography
DeweyClass: 998
Resource type: documents, images
Canadian Ice Service: Division of Environment Canada responsible for the promotion of safe and efficient maritime operations, and the protection of Canada's environment by providing reliable and timely information about ice conditions in Canadian waters. Features current ice charts, bulletins and models, and ice thickness data from 1947 onwards. Also offers definitions of ice terminology, ice codes and symbols, arctic shipping pollution prevention regulations, and a manual of standard procedures for observing and reporting ice conditions.
Author: Environment Canada
Subjects: arctic, canadian geography
DeweyClass: 557
Resource type: documents, maps
CIA World Factbook - Greenland: Basic reference information about Greenland. Includes geographic, demographic, economic, political, military and transnational issues, as well as information on communication and transport networks. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, detailed maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: arctic, denmark
DeweyClass: 998.2
Resource type: reference data
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna: Program established to address the special needs of Arctic species and their habitats. Aims to conserve Arctic flora and fauna, their diversity, and their habitats; to protect the Arctic ecosystem from threats; to seek to develop improved conservation management, laws, regulations, and practices for the Arctic; to collaborate for more effective research, sustainable utilization, and conservation.
Author: CAFF: Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Subjects: arctic, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 578.09
Resource type: documents
ExploreNorth: Offers original articles and features about Arctic/Northern culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include archaeology, aviation, histories of trading companies, community histories, cultures and lifestyles, genealogy resources, government history, heritage associations, maps, mining history, museums and archives, natural history, newspapers, photograph collections, pioneer biographies, restoration projects, tourism associations, transportation history, writers and artists.
Author: Lundberg, Murray
Subjects: arctic
DeweyClass: 998
Resource type: forum, index, news
GRID Arendal: Environmental information on Norway and the polar regions. GRID-Arendal aims to be an internationally recognised information centre providing decision-makers and the public with improved access to high quality environmental information.
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Subjects: antarctic, arctic, norway
DeweyClass: 998
Resource type: documents
International Arctic Buoy Programme: Maintains a network of automatic data buoys in the Arctic Basin which monitor synoptic-scale fields of pressure, temperature, and ice motion to support real-time operations and meteorological and oceanographic research. Provides monthly buoy maps, data sets, buoy reports, and a buoy motion and ice concentration animation which uses data from 1979 to 1994. Includes browsable images and data plots with accompanying audio files and buoy diagrams.
Author: University of Washington
Subjects: arctic, meteorology, oceanographic data
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: documents, images, maps, reference data
Maps of Polar Regions and Oceans: Set of maps produced by the CIA covering Antarctica, the Arctic region, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean islands.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: antarctic, arctic, world maps
DeweyClass: 912.99
Resource type: map collection