Ecosystems in the Bering and Chukchi Seas are changing and Alaskan communities
reliant on marine resources are vulnerable to ecosystem shifts.
Observations and models have demonstrated dramatic declines in sea ice,
extensive warming, fresher waters, and more extreme weather.
We want to know more.
Informed Datasets: Join us at AMSS Monday January 23rd for a public discussion of Arctic datasets.
As circulation and sea-ice changes, we need to know how nutrients and the ecosystem will change.
Not only is the physical supply of nutrients changing, but the natural communities are shifting. We need to know how these changing populations will grow and compete with existing marine communities.
None of our findings will matter if we can't link it to the greater system. Whether it's through models, satellites, or forecasts, we need to be able to make predictions.
Our science is your science. People and their communities are already directly impacted by climate change. We want to work with partners to share our collective stories.
In our logo, each line represents how much the average temperature of waters in the Bering Strait have changed. Blue highlights times when the water was colder than the monthly average, red shows warm periods. From left to right, this is a twenty year record of 2000 - 2019.
Can you see how temperatures in the arctic have warmed?
Contact <tbkelly@alaska.edu> to get more information on the project.