ARCSS Program | Synthesis

In the fifteen years since its inception, ARCSS Program research has evolved toward an increasingly integrative, rather than disciplinary, approach to studying the arctic system. Accordingly, the ARCSS Program has sponsored a number of synthesis efforts aimed at achieving system level understanding of the Arctic. Links to synthesis-focused activities and efforts are below; additional information will be available through this page as it is developed.

Targeted Sets of Projects:

Study of the Northern Alaska Coastal System (SNACS)
Freshwater Integration

Synthesis of Arctic System Science

Synthesis Retreats:
2003 Big Sky Synthesis Retreat

2004 Lake Tahoe Synthesis Retreat

Synthesis Webconferences:
ARCSS Synthesis: A Community Forum to Discuss Future Modes of Synthesis (October 2005)

Related Resources:
Synthesis Community Survey
Witness the Arctic Article: Arctic System Synthesis Encourages Program Integration