College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences – Oregon State University

Arctic Ocean ProgramsCOAS faculty have long-standing interests in Polar Research.Participation in arctic programs over the past decade include:

SCICEX 1993, 1995-1999, 2000

Arctic Ocean Section 1994

SHEBA 1997-1998

Current COAS Arctic ProjectsKelly Falkner: fate of river waters and other water types in the Arctic and sub-polar oceans. - North Pole Environmental Observatory (NPEO) 2000- - Arctic-SubArctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF): Variability and Forcing of Fluxes through Nares Strait and Jones Sound: A Freshwater Emphasis, with Roger Samelson & Marta Torres, 2003 -

Ev & Barry Sherr: roles of heterotrophic microbes in arctic marine food webs- Shelf-Basin Interactions: collaborative project with zooplankton ecologists to evaluate roles of herbivorous protists. 2002-

COAS suggestions for ARCUS

• Expand Arctic research infrastructure: ship & shore bases, logistics support

• Continue/expand Arctic safety training courses

• Inclusion of indigenous peoples: Set up committee to examine how to involve native stakeholders in Arctic research planning, execution, impacts, and results