An Arctic Archival Observatory

预计全球变暖在高纬度地区最严重，因此迫切需要记录现有的北极条件，以供当前和未来的调查。 收集样本是为数不多的几种方法之一，可以有效地为广泛的研究社区记录这些条件。 通过进行回顾性和前瞻性假设检验，存档样本还为研究这些主题提供了重要的时间基础。 需要一个功能性的样本存储库，在该存储库中，这些样本及其相关数据被处理、编目并存档在一个系统中，该系统能够实现永久访问。 该项目将创建一个北极档案观测站，作为一个基础广泛的样本储存库，作为基于样本的北极研究，教育和公共服务中心，并整合和网络现有的与北极环境有关的档案数据。 北极档案观测站将通过在样本、研究人员、学生和公众的关键时刻作为北极气候变化研究的专门中心来扩展、整合和正式化这一承诺。 它将作为样本和相关数据的信息交换中心，以及北极生物群和环境基线数据中心。

Global warming is expected to be greatest at high latitudes, causing an immediate need to document existing arctic conditions for present and future investigations. Archiving samples is one of the few ways to effectively document these conditions for a broad research community. By enabling retrospective and forward-looking hypothesis testing, archived samples also provide the crucial temporal basis from which to study these topics. A functional sample repository is needed where these samples and their associated data are processed, catalogued, and archived in a system that enables perpetual accessiblity. This project will create an Arctic Archival Observatory that will be a broad-based sample repository , serve as a center for sample-based arctic research, education, and public service, and consolidate and network existing archival data relating to the Arctic environment. The Arctic Archival Observaotry will extend, integrate, and formalize this commitment through serving as a dedicated center for climate change research in the Arctic at the critical juncture of samples, researchers, students, and the public. It will act as a clearinghouse for samples and associated data, as well as a center for baseline data on the Arctic biota and environment.