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Links Related to The Whale and the Supercomputer
By Charles Wohlforth
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People and Organizations in the Book
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
database of Alaska Native observations (chapter 7 and 9)

April Cheuvront's TEA Journal
lessons created on the Arctic transect (chapter 3)

Aqua Project Science
NASA satellite project that Jim Maslanik worked on (chapter 4)

Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC)
Glenn Sheehan's organization (chapters 2 and 4)

Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
home of many researchers mentioned (chapters 3, 4, 7)
Human Dimensions of the Arctic Initiative
program managed by Henry Huntingon (chapter 7)

International Arctic Research Center - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Syun Akasofu's institute (chapter 6)
Natl Academies North Slope Oil Report
report on cumulative impacts of oil development (chapter 8)

North Slope Borough
includes Wildlife and Search & Rescue (chapters 1 and 5)

North Slope Borough School District

Princeton: Carbon Mitigation Initiative
(chapter 10)

Toolik Field Station
Arctic biology research (chapter 8)
University of Colorado: Human Impacts of Arctic Climate Variability
project by Ron Brunner, Amanda Lynch, Anne Jensen, others (chapter 10)

University of Tennessee Scientific Studies of the Arctic
Jackie Grebmeier and her colleagues (chapter 4)
U.S. DOE: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
Bernie Zak's project (chapter 6)

Woods Hole MBL: Ecosystems Center
Ecology research at Toolik Lake (chapter 8)


Resources to Learn More


Alaska Native Culture and Language
Excellent general resource from UAA-ISER

EPA Global Warming Site

NOAA Arctic Theme Page

NOAA Paleoclimatology Program


Science, Data and Links

Arctic Research Commission
 
Arctic Research Consortium of the U. S. (ARCUS) 
Many, many links to Arctic research sites

Global Cycles of Biologically Active Elements
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

Heinz Center: The State of the Nation's Ecosystems

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 

National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Paleoenvironmental Arctic Climate Sciences Program (PARCS)

Rocky Mountain Institute: Air Travel Carbon Emissions
 
University of Washington Polar Science Center

Western U.S. Climate Historical Summaries