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9780919034983

Fifty More Years Below Zero : Tributes and Meditations for the Naval Arctic Research Laboratorys

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  • ISBN13:

    9780919034983

  • ISBN10:

    0919034985

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Alaska Pr
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Table of Contents

Foreword
Volume Acknowledgements
Down Through Time: Editor's Introductionp. 1
Science and Community: Inupiat Contributors to the Laboratory's Effectiveness
Introduction to Alaska's Original Naturalistsp. 9
Peter Sovalik, An Original Arctic Naturalistp. 11
Research on the Colville River Delta: Lab and Local Supportp. 15
Historical Perspectives on Inupiat Contributions to Arctic Science at NARLp. 23
Before North Slope Oilfields: The Laboratory's Formative Years
Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 and the beginnings of the Arctic Research Laboratory (ARL)p. 29
A Year at NARL: Experiences of a Young Biologist in the Laboratory's Early Daysp. 33
Fifty Years of Monitoring Geophysical Data At Barrow, Alaskap. 61
The Role of the Office of Naval Research and the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) in the Growth of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratoryp. 65
Monitoring of Worldwide Fallout-related Radiation in North Slope People and Animalsp. 71
Community and Lab as Sources for Themes in Arctic Research
Cold Adaptations and Fossil Atmospheres: Polar Legacies of Irving and Scholanderp. 77
An Overview of Early Research on Small Mammals in Arctic Alaskap. 81
Early Polar Bear Studies at NARLp. 87
Overview of Early Research on Large Mammals in Arctic Alaskap. 91
Large Mammal Energetics at NARLp. 99
Anthropological Research Supported by the Naval Arctic Research Laboratoryp. 105
Explorations of the North Slope's Ecological Diversityp. 109
Coastal Processes And Their Influences On The People Of Alaska's North Slopep. 117
Studies of Fresh Waters on the North Slopep. 123
The Oriented Thaw Lakes: A Retrospectivep. 129
Higher Fungi and Slime Molds from Arctic Coastal and Arcto-Alpine Tundra of Northern Alaskap. 139
Snow and Ice Research Begun at and Continued from NARLp. 151
Contributions through NARL to Monitoring and Process Studies of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gasesp. 163
Aurora Research During The Early Space Agep. 171
NARL and Research on Sea Ice and Lake Icep. 177
Marine Biological Studies at NARLp. 187
NARL-based Terrestrial Bioenvironmental Research Including the U.S. IBP Tundra Biome Program, 1957 to 1997p. 191
Changing National and Local Needs: The Laboratory and Barrow in Transition
Reminiscences of a Naval Officer and Scientist at NARLp. 203
The Arctic Research Laboratory and Institutional Regime Shiftsp. 215
The Barrow Cold Pipe Test Facilityp. 229
NARL's Scientific Legacies Through Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studiesp. 233
Alumiak and Natchik: An Account of Shipwrights and Seafaring at NARLp. 237
Historical Perspectives on the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, 1965 to 1980p. 243
History of the NARL Animal Research Facility (ARF) and its Contribution to the Development of a Rabies Control Program for the North Slopep. 255
The NARL and its Transition to the Local Communityp. 259
The Influence of Harry Brower, Sr., an Inupiaq Eskimo Hunter, on the Bowhead Whale Research Program Conducted at the UIC-NARL Facility by the North Slope Boroughp. 265
NARL's Scientific Legacy, Bridging to the 1990sp. 279
Aerogeophysical Research in the Arcticp. 283
The ARM North Slope of Alaska and Adjacent Arctic Ocean (NSA/AAO) Cloud and Radiation Testbed (CART) Climate Change Research Facility: Carrying on the Traditionp. 285
Perspectives on UIC-NARL's Future
Future for the NARL Camp Dining Hall?p. 291
Chukchi Sea Oceanography: Regional and Global Issuesp. 297
Vegetation Research and Global Change at Barrowp. 303
Integration of Local Knowledge into Ilisagvik College's Science Curriculump. 313
Thoughts on the Future of UIC-NARLp. 317
Future Directions for Arctic Researchp. 319
Letters of Reminiscence and Appendices
Arctic Institute of North America Preface and Introductory Letterp. 323
Letters, Reminiscences and Appendicesp. 329
Index: Subject and Author Index for Articles, Letters and Appendicesp. 543
Contributing Authorsp. 550
NARL Topicsp. 561
Time Periods Addressed by Contributing Authors (Keyed to inclusive years covered by each article, letter and appendix)p. 571
UIC-NARL Topicsp. 574
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