Attaining Ecological Understanding at the Regional Level: The Kuparuk River as a Model Arctic System

该奖项是北极系统科学计划的一部分，该计划是美国的全球变化计划。该研究项目将侧重于探索北极陆地生态系统与气候之间相互作用的综合研究。实地研究将与测量冻土带有关，以确定水、能量和微量气体，特别是二氧化碳和甲烷的通量与环境和植被的相关性。实地研究将测量二氧化碳和甲烷在北极土壤和植被中的运动情况。这个项目是一个更大的跨学科项目的组成部分，该项目被称为ARCS通量项目。

This award is part of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program, a U.S. Global Change Program. The research project will focus on integrated research that explores interactions between arctic terrestrial ecosystems and climate. Field research will be related to measurements of tundra to determine the environmental and vegetation correlates of fluxes of water, energy and trace gases especially carbon dioxide and methane. Field studies will measure the movement of carbon dioxide and methane to and from the soil and vegetation in the Arctic. This project is a component of a larger interdisciplinary program known as the ARCSS FLUX Program.