Multiple Resources Available

Multiple Resources Available

1. Arctic Ocean Data from Submarines Available
   SCICEX Web Site

2. Newsletter Available
   Northern Notes Winter 2011/2012 Newsletter Available Online
   International Arctic Social Sciences Association

3. Newsletter Available
   IDPO Ice Bits, Winter 2011-2012
   Ice Drilling Program Office

1. Arctic Ocean Data from Submarines Available
   SCICEX Web Site

The SCience ICe EXercise (SCICEX) website has been improved to increase
awareness of the program. The website is available at:
http://nsidc.org/scicex.

SCICEX is a federal interagency collaboration among the U.S. Navy,
research agencies, and the marine research community to use
nuclear-powered submarines for investigations of Arctic Ocean
conditions. New additions to the site include science meeting notes and
presentations, history and background of the program, scientific
publications, and a photo gallery. Links to data access locations is
still available and data include sea ice thickness, bathymetry,
hydrography, and water chemistry and biology measurements of the Arctic
Ocean.

For further information, please go to:
http://nsidc.org/scicex.

2. Newsletter Available
   Northern Notes Winter 2011/2012
   International Arctic Social Sciences Association

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) Winter
2011/2012 issue of the Northern Notes newsletter is now available. The
newsletter can be downloaded from the IASSA website, at:
http://www.iassa.org/news-letter.

Featured articles in this issue include:

- IPY 07/08 Publication Database for Social Sciences and Humanities
- Perceptions and Representations In Arctic Science
- New Ally for Advancement of Arctic Social Sciences

Also included are a welcome column from new IASSA President Gail
Fondahl, introductions to the new IASSA secretary and intern, and
various news items regarding available resources and upcoming
conferences.

For further information about IASSA or to download the newsletter,
please go to: http://www.iassa.org/news-letter.

3. Newsletter Available
   IDPO Ice Bits, Winter 2011-2012
   Ice Drilling Program Office

The Winter 2011-2012 issue of the Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO)
newsletter Ice Bits is available online. Ice Bits, an update of IDPO and
Ice Drilling Design and Operations activities, is published quarterly in
electronic format and can be accessed as a PDF file, at:
http://icedrill.org/news/icebits.shtml.

Selected items in this issue include:

- Drilling Completed of the WAIS Divide Main Ice Core
- Drilling Completed at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica for Study of
Ancient Atmospheres
- Replicate Coring System
- Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID)
- Intermediate-Depth Drill
- Educational Outreach
- Drilling Support to Science Projects
- Requesting Ice Drilling Support

To download the newsletter, please go to:
http://icedrill.org/news/icebits.shtml.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.icedrill.org.