This project is funded by NASA grant NNG04GJ39G

Objective

To address the further development and applications of the Arctic Rapid Integrating Monitoring System (Arctic-RIMS), for analysis of variability and change in the Arctic freshwater system

Collaborators

C. Oelke is PI; and K. C. McDonald, D. H. Bromwich, C. J. Vorosmarty, M. Serreze, C. M. Birkett, T. Zhang, J. S. Kimball, R. Lammers, A. P. Barrett, R. L. Armstrong, and L. D. Nelson are Co-Investigators.

Project Summary

This project is conducted in conjuction with another grant project, "An Integrated Assessment of the Arctic Freshwater System: Analysis of Retrospective and Contemporary Conditions" (NSF ARC grant 0229651 ). These two projects, which leverage from each other, address the further development and applications of the Arctic Rapid Integrating Monitoring System (Arctic-RIMS), for analysis of variability and change in the Arctic freshwater system. Arctic-RIMS synthesizes station precipitation, river discharge, satellite data, hydrologic and thermal modeling, and output from atmospheric reanalysis. Precipitation and temperature represent inputs into a Permafrost/Water Balance Model, which outputs a suite of fields. The RIMS Web site, maintained by University of New Hampshire, contains background material, a tutorial for site navigation and visualization and analysis tools. Arctic-RIMS represent a long-standing collaboration between NSF and NASA.

Related Resources

For more information about the related research project, visit the An Integrated Assessment of the Arctic Freshwater System: Analysis of Retrospective and Contemporary Conditions Web page.

For more information, visit the University of New Hampshire's Arctic Rapid Integrating Monitoring System (Arctic-RIMS) Web site.

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