Fostering Science Collaboration on Alaska’s North Slope

The North Slope Science Initiative

The mission of the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) is to improve the scientific and regulatory understanding of Alaska’s North Slope in the context of resource development and environmental change and to identify data and information products that management agencies and governments will need in the future.

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Catalog

NSSI catalog is a repository of projects, data, and literature for the North Slope.

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Oversight Group

The Oversight Group (OG) is an executive level organization that sets direction for the NSSI.

Science and Technical Advisory Panel

The Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) advises the OG on inventory, monitoring, and research needs.

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Documents and Reports

The NSSI maintains a repository of federally mandated documents as well as reports and publications produced by the organization.

Featured Products

Featured products are reports, data, and mapping applications produced by NSSI in collaboration with partners. The focus of our products is to identify or fulfill critical science needs.

Emerging Issues

Scenarios for North Slope

Ecological Mapping

Permafrost Mapping

Winter Water Availability

Landcover Mapping

IMIQ Hydro/Met Database

Executive Director

Sara Longan, PhD
slongan@blm.gov
907-271-3431

Communications Staff

blm_ak_nssi_communications@blm.gov
907-271-3335

Mailing Address

North Slope Science Initiative
c/o Bureau of Land Management
222 West Seventh Avenue #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504

For data and project inquiries, first try searching for data and projects in the North Slope Science Catalog. For general inquiries and questions related to data or projects, you can get in contact with us by email by clicking the button below.

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's airborne mission to monitor polar ice change, concluded this year's springtime survey of Arctic sea and land ice on May 2. Visit the link to read about Operation #IceBridge.#NSSI #NorthSlopeScience
  
  NASA Completes Survey Flights to Map Arctic Ice - SpaceRef
  Operation IceBridge, NASA's longest-running airborne mission to monitor polar ice change, concluded this year's springtime survey of Arctic sea and land ice on May 2....
  
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  World Conference Wednesday! This week, #NSSI Executive Director Sara Longan has been chairing the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program session at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada. #NorthSlopeScience #WCMB2018
  
  World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
  The 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be held in Montreal (Québec) Canada, from May 13-16, 2018.
  
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  Daylight Update! Our friends on the North Slope of Alaska are now enjoying 24 hours of daylight. Send us your sunny photos and we will share them with our followers. #NSSI #NorthSlopeScience #SunnyDayIntheAK
  
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  Did you know? Several #IARPC Collaboration webinars are archived online. Check out their YouTube channel to #WatchAndLearn. #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #Collaborate
  
  IARPC Collaborations
  Collaboration fosters creativity. Through IARPC (Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee) Collaborations, scientists from Federal, State, academic, NGO,...
  
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  Ask a Scientist!
  The Alaska Ocean Observing System has launched a new video series where scientists answer a question about ocean acidification in 5 minutes or less. #WatchAndLearn #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #AOOS
  
  Ask a Scientist | Alaska Ocean Observing System
  The Alaska OA Network has launched a new video series where scientists answer a question about ocean acidification in 5 minutes or less. To kick off, we are drawing from the many excellent questions people submitted during a recent statewide survey on OA. If you...
  
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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's airborne mission to monitor polar ice change, concluded this year's springtime survey of Arctic sea and land ice on May 2. Visit the link to read about Operation #IceBridge. #NSSI #NorthSlopeScience https://t.co/YXvBIsBGhr
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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's airborne mission to monitor polar ice change, concluded this year's springtime survey of Arctic sea and land ice on May 2. Visit the link to read about Operation #IceBridge.#NSSI #NorthSlopeScience https://t.co/YXvBIsBGhr
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 17, 2018
  
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  World Conference Wednesday! This week, #NSSI Executive Director Sara Longan has been chairing the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program session at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada. #NorthSlopeScience #WCMB2018 https://t.co/WpOt28ap2c
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  World Conference Wednesday! This week, #NSSI Executive Director Sara Longan has been chairing the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program session at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada. #NorthSlopeScience #WCMB2018 https://t.co/WpOt28ap2c
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 16, 2018
  
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  Daylight Update! Our friends on the North Slope of Alaska are now enjoying 24 hours of daylight. Send us your sunny photos and we will share them with our followers. #NSSI #NorthSlopeScience #SunnyDayIntheAK https://t.co/G1N2DN1HnL
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  Daylight Update! Our friends on the North Slope of Alaska are now enjoying 24 hours of daylight. Send us your sunny photos and we will share them with our followers. #NSSI #NorthSlopeScience #SunnyDayIntheAK https://t.co/G1N2DN1HnL
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 15, 2018
  
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  Did you know? Several #IARPC Collaboration webinars are archived online. Check out their YouTube channel to #WatchAndLearn. #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #Collaborate https://t.co/xBnGpJmxtH
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  Ask a Scientist!
  The Alaska Ocean Observing System has launched a new video series where scientists answer a question about ocean acidification in 5 minutes or less. #WatchAndLearn #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #AOOS https://t.co/Lil9ftYnHG
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  Ask a Scientist!
  The Alaska Ocean Observing System has launched a new video series where scientists answer a question about ocean acidification in 5 minutes or less. #WatchAndLearn #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #AOOS https://t.co/Lil9ftYnHG
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 10, 2018
  
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  Scientists stumped by spotted circles!
  "Just when all the mysteries of the natural world seem to be answered, a pattern of Arctic sea ice circles comes your way.
  
  The origin of these circles... https://t.co/AX9NnSy9dN
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  Scientists stumped by spotted circles!
  "Just when all the mysteries of the natural world seem to be answered, a pattern of Arctic sea ice circles comes your way.
  
  The origin of these circles... https://t.co/AX9NnSy9dN
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 9, 2018
  
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  Tuesday Tech Tip!
  Did you know? You can download a GIS data set representing the maintained road infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska from our website. #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #TechTipTuesday https://t.co/3xlG67PL1F
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  Tuesday Tech Tip!
  Did you know? You can download a GIS data set representing the maintained road infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska from our website. #NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #TechTipTuesday https://t.co/3xlG67PL1F
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) May 8, 2018
  
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  Tune in tomorrow for an event featuring Research Fisheries Biologist of NOAA Fisheries Service Libby Loggerwell, PhD. Visit the link to participate in The Effect of Oceanographic Variability on the Distribution of Larval Fishes of the Norther Bering... https://t.co/WZTO9Y2k7w
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  Tune in tomorrow for an event featuring Research Fisheries Biologist of NOAA Fisheries Service Libby Loggerwell, PhD. Visit the link to participate in The Effect of Oceanographic Variability on the Distribution of Larval Fishes of the Norther Bering... https://t.co/WZTO9Y2k7w
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) April 17, 2018
  
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  Alaska will be home to America's next big ideas! Join internationally renowned scientists and the nation's energy labs.
  May 30-31 at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Feature topics... https://t.co/IKSgS4B9Vn
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  Alaska will be home to America's next big ideas! Join internationally renowned scientists and the nation's energy labs.
  May 30-31 at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Feature topics... https://t.co/IKSgS4B9Vn
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) April 16, 2018
  
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  The North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) is seeking new members for its Science Technical Advisory Panel. The 15-member panel of scientists and technical experts plays a critical role for the NSSI and its Oversight Group by providing... https://t.co/ljZ06nFIbZ
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  The North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) is seeking new members for its Science Technical Advisory Panel. The 15-member panel of scientists and technical experts plays a critical role for the NSSI and its Oversight Group by providing... https://t.co/ljZ06nFIbZ
  — NSSI (@NSlopeScience) April 12, 2018
  
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