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schedule updated 16 September 2002

Plenary Session

Connecting the Ecosystems

Terry Whitledge, Conference Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wednesday, 18 September 2002
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Salisbury Theatre, Fine Arts Complex

Welcomes
Vera Alexander, Special Assistant for Fisheries & Ocean Sciences Policy and Dean, School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Marshall L. Lind, Chancellor University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mark R. Hamilton, President , University of Alaska
Craig E. Dorman, Vice President for Research, University of Alaska

Atmospheric Connections Across Alaskan Ecosystems (abstract)
James E. Overland, Research Oceanographer, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA

Understanding the Ocean Circulation, Ice Conditions, and Communications Among Alaska’s Three Seas (abstract)
Wieslaw Maslowski, Research Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School

Break

Biological Coupling of Water and Benthos in Northern Seas (abstract)
Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, Research Professor, University of Tennessee

Terrestrial–Marine Interactions at High Latitudes (abstract)
F. Stuart Chapin, III, Professor of Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Future Arctic Ocean and Coastal Alaska Research Needs (abstract)
George B. Newton, Chairman, U.S. Arctic Research Commission

The Bering Sea: Where the Pacific Meets the Arctic

Peter McRoy, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Elvey Auditorium

*** session schedule updated***

1:30 Bering Sea Ecosystem Observed from Space -Recent Satellite Evidence (Keynote)
Sei-ichi Saitoh, Associate Professor of Fisheries Oceanography & Marine Science Hokkaido University, et al.

2:00 Gray Whales in the Chirikov Basin: A Provisional Comparison of Distribution and Relative Abundance Between the Mid-1980s and 2002
S.E. Moore, J.M. Grebmeier, J.T. Clarke

2:20 The Influence of Environmental Factors on Fish Growth in the Southeastern Bering Sea: Concepts and Preliminary Findings
M.C. Palmer, B.L. Norcross

2:40 Decadal Trends in New Primary Production in the Southeast Bering Sea and Relationships to Climate, Fish Abundance, and Seabird Productivity
C.P. McRoy, A.M. Springer, K. Mizobata, S. Nakanishi, S.-i. Saitoh

3:00 Break

3:20 The Prospects for High-Resolution Water Chemistry Monitoring from Little Diomede Island in Bering Strait (Keynote)
Lee W. Cooper, Research Professor, The University of Tennessee, et al.

3:50 Dimethylsulfide Photochemistry in the Bering Sea
C.J. Deal, D.J. Kieber, D.A. Toole

4:10 Test of Iron Limitation Hypothesis in the Bering Sea
T.K. Rho, T.E. Whitledge

4:30 Impact of Climate Change on Jellyfish in the Bering Sea and Resulting Changes in Food Web Production and Ecosystem Structure
S.R. Whitney, A.M. Springer

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Numerical Simulations and Satellite Observations of Nutrient and Chlorophyll Fields in the Bering Sea
S.R. Okkonen, W. Maslowski, G.M. Schmidt

Recent Sedimentary Record of Emiliania huxleyi Bloom in the Northern Bering Sea
K.-H. Shin, N. Tanaka, N. Harada

The Nutrient Dynamics and Physical Structure in Bering Strait and the Southern Chukchi Sea
S.H. Lee, T.E. Whitledge

Plant Terrestrial Biology

Christa Mulder, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wednesday, 18 September 2002
401 IARC

1:30 Biocomplexity of Frost-Boil Ecosystems ***new time***
D.A. Walker, J.A. Knudson, H.A. Maier, R.A. Peterson, M.K. Raynolds and others

1:50 Bank Erosion and Large Woody Debris Recruitment Along the Entire Tanana River, Interior Alaska
R.A. Ott, M.A. Lee, W.E. Putman, O.K. Mason, G.T. Worum, D.N. Burns

2:10 Spatial Distribution and Biodiversity — Ecosystem Function Relationships: A Comparison Across Eight Habitats
C.P.H. Mulder

2:30 Can Kenai Peninsula White Spruce Resist Beetle Attack? ***new time***
T.L. Wurtz, J. Alden, M. Macander, J.S. Graham

2:50 Draft of the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
M.K. Raynolds, D.A. Walker, H.A. Maier, D.F. Murray, M.D. Fleming and others

3:10 Break

3:30 Aerial Pollen and Spore Dispersal and Climate Change in Alaska
J.H. Anderson

3:50 Agreement of 19th Century Summer Temperature Reconstructions in Interior Alaska from Multiple Tree-Ring Sites, Techniques, and Species and Tree Growth under 21st Century Climate Scenarios
V.A. Barber, G.P. Juday, M. Wilmking

4:10 Climate Control of 20th Century Black Spruce Radial Growth in Interior Alaska and Growth Under 21st Century Climate Scenarios
G.P. Juday, V.A. Barber, K. Yoshikawa, R.A. Solomon

4:30 Analysis of Factors Controlling Vegetation Distribution in Interior Alaska and Implications for Climate Change: A Hierarchical Logistic Regression Approach
M.P. Calef, A.D. McGuire, T.S. Rupp, H.E. Epstein, H.H. Shugart

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Differences in Vegetation and Thaw Depths of Frost Boils and Inter-Boils in Acidic and Non-Acidic Tundra
E.E. Cushing, D.A. Walker, A. N. Kade, A.M. Kelley

Facilitating Plant Community Development on Anthropogenic Disturbances Using Seed and Appropriate Growth Media
D.J. Helm

Experimental Investigation of Vegetation and Cryoturbation Interactions in Alaskan Arctic Tundra
A. Kade, D.A. Walker

The Effect of Permafrost Distribution on Soil Water Chemistry and Nutrient Dynamics in a Boreal Forest Watershed
J. Rohrs

Impact of UV-B Radiation on the Fatty Acids Composition of Snow Algae in the Gulkana Glacier in the Alaska Range
K.-H. Shin, N. Takeuchi, N. Tanaka

The Effects of Airboat Traffic on Vegetation Re-Growth and Depth to Permafrost in the Tanana Flats Floating Mat Fens
K.L. Villano, A.B. Zacheis, K. Doran

Monitoring Disturbance Effects on Floating Mat Fens and Adjacent Elevated Areas in the Tanana Flats, Alaska
A.B. Zacheis, K. Doran, K.L. Villano

Climate and Weather

Catherine Cahill, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Thursday, 19 September 2002
417 IARC

8:30 Climate Links Between the Arctic Ocean and Subpolar
North Atlantic During the Holocene
G. Bond, H. Bauch, E. Bauerfeind

8:50 Intensified Northwest Alaska Coastal Erosion Co-Occurs with High El Niño Frequency, Narrow Tree Rings and Glacial Advances AD 750-1150
O.K. Mason, V. Barber

9:10 Climate Response to Anomalous Arctic Sea-Ice Conditions
U.S. Bhatt, M. Alexander, J. Walsh, J. Miller, M. Timlin

9:30 Permafrost, Climate Change and Infrastructure: Preliminary Findings of an Arctic Research Commission Task Force
L.W. Brigham

9:50 Break

10:20 Building a Climate Atlas for Alaska
M.D. Shulski, B.M. Hartmann, G. Wendler

10:40 Results of a Mountain Wind Model for South Chinook Winds in the Central Alaska Range
T.F. Fathauer

11:00 Sublimation of Snow in the Arctic Winter. Where is the Energy From?
Y. Harazono, M. Mano, H. Kitauchi, A. Miyata, W.C. Oechel

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Role of the Low-Frequency Variability in Determining Arctic Climate Trends for the 20th Century
R. Bekryaev, U. Bhatt, I. Polyakov, R. Colony, A. Makshtas, D. Walsh, G. Alekseev

Interactive-Nested Grid Coupling of RAMS and CICE
G.G. Carrió, S.M. Saleeby, W.R. Cotton, P.Q. Olsson

A System Dynamics Model of the Intake and Release of CO₂ from the Northern Alaska Forest
H.P. Cole

The Influence of Wildfire Burn Scars on Local Convective Activity in the Alaska Boreal Forest

D. Dissing, S. Chambers, D.L. Verbyla, J. Yarie

Polar Climate Resources at the Keith B. Mather Library, Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center
B.M. Hartmann, J.H. Triplehorn

Surface Climate of the Seward Peninsula
B.C. Johnson, L. Hinzman

Characteristic of CO₂ and Energy Fluxes over Arctic Coastal Tundra During Mid-Summer of 2002
A. Nojiri, Y. Harazono, A. Miyata, M. Mano, S. Inohara, N. Ushikawa

Hydrology: Connecting the Land, Oceans and Atmosphere

Larry Hinzman, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Thursday, 19 September 2002
Globe Room, Elvey

8:30 Welcome; Introduction of session moderator, Claude Duguay

8:40 Water and Energy Fluxes in the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada (Keynote)
Philip Marsh, Research Scientist, National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada

9:00 Advances in Macroscale Hydrology Modeling for the Arctic Drainage Basin
D.P. Lettenmaier, L.C. Bowling

9:20 A Century of Growth and Advance of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
D.C. Trabant, R.M. Krimmel, K. Echelmeyer, S. Zirnheld, R.S. March

9:40 Origin of the Polygons and Underground Structures in Western Utopia Planitia on Mars
K. Yoshikawa

10:00 Break

10:25 Introduction of session moderator, Douglas Kane

10:30 Concentrations of Dissolved and Particulate Trace Metals and Organic Carbon in Rivers of the Alaskan Arctic During Break-Up
R.D. Rember, J.H. Trefry

10:50 Seasonal Change in Stream Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in a Small Treeline Watershed, Northwest Alaska
R. Stottlemyer

11:10 Seasonal Variation in Organic Matter Chemistry in a Boreal Watershed
V. Autier, D. White, S. Garland

11:30 Chemical Budgets of Three Boreal Forest Watersheds
K.C. Petrone, L.D. Hinzman, J.J. Jones, R.D. Boone

12:00 Lunch

1:25 Welcome back; Introduction of session moderator, Matthew Sturm

1:30 An Empirical Model Predicting Water-Table Elevation Across an Alluvial Plain from River Stage Heights
M. Conde, J. Canary, L. Hinzman, M. Lilly

1:50 Simulating Snow Structure, Sintering and Deformation Using a Discrete Element Model
J.B. Johnson, M.A. Hopkins, J.W. Weatherly

2:10 Streamflow Response to Snowcover Extent Change in Large Siberian Rivers
D. Yang, Y. Zhau, D. Robinson, T. Estilow

2:30 Effects of Climate Change on Great Slave Lake Ice Phenology and Potential Impacts on Its Energy and Water Balance
C.R. Duguay, P. Ménard, W. Rouse

2:50 Break

3:25 Introduction of session moderator, Dennis Lettenmaier

3:30 Lake Ice Growth and Conductive Heat Flow in Central Alaska
M.O. Jeffries, K. Morris, C.R. Duguay

3:50 Surge Cycle and Accumulation Forcing of Elevation Changes on Bagley Ice Valley, Alaska
R.R. Muskett, C.S. Lingle, W.V. Tangborn

4:10 Snow Cover Conditions Across Northwest Alaska, April 2002: First Results of the SnowSTAR-2002 Traverse
M. Sturm, K. Volz, G.E. Liston, P. Olsson, J. Holmgren, K. Tape, A. Cheuvront, T. Douglas

4:30 Snow Pack Chemistry Along a 1200 Kilometer Transect Through the Western Alaskan Arctic
T.A. Douglas, M. Sturm, G.E. Liston, A. Cheuvront, N.S. Bloom

POSTERS

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

Quantifying Heterogeneity in a Braided-Stream Deposit: The Chena Alluvium, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
J.A. Ahern, M.R. Lilly, L.D. Hinzman

Adjustment of Daily Precipitation Data for Two Alaskan Stations for 1995-2001
J. Benning, D. Yang

"Long-Term" Hydrologic Analysis of Three Small Watersheds in an Area of Discontinuous Permafrost
W.R. Bolton, L.D. Hinzman, K. Yoshikawa

The Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center (ADCC): An Arctic Data and Information Resource
R.J. Dichtl, C. McNeave

Ground Water Dynamics Under Air Sparging System Former Building 1144 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska
M. Dusenbury

Is Calcite Dissolving in the Yukon River System?
D.D. Eberl, H.E. Taylor [Presenter: K. Wickland]

An Investigation of Water Loss Mechanisms and the Significance of Open Taliks in the Hydrologic Dynamics of Thermokarst Ponds
M.R. Fraver, L.D. Hinzman, K. Yoshikawa, D.L. Kane

A Century of Change at Portage Glacier, South-Central Alaska
B.W. Kennedy, D.C. Trabant

Effect of Ice on Manning's Roughness Coefficient in an Arctic River
J.A. Oatley, L.D. Hinzman, D.L. Kane, J.P. McNamara

Annual Variations of Active Layer Soil Moisture Content for Northern Alaska
P.P. Overduin, D.L. Kane

A Water Quality Assessment of the Yukon River Drainage Basin: Preliminary Results and Implications for the River's Response to Global Warming and Melting Permafrost
P.F. Schuster, R.G. Striegl, G.R. Aiken, J. Finlay

Changes in Lena River Streamflow Hydrology: Human Impacts vs. Natural Variations
B. Ye, D. Yang, D. Kane

Ground Temperature and Permafrost Mapping Using Satellite, Surface Penetrating Radar, and Equivalent Latitude/Elevation Model
K. Yoshikawa, L.D. Hinzman, P. Gogineni

Numerical Simulations of an Upland-Dome Bedrock Aquifer System, Ester Dome, Alaska
E.K. Youcha, M.R. Lilly, L.D. Hinzman

Cold Regions Engineering

Debendra Das and David Woodall, Chairs
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Thursday, 19 September 2002
401 IARC

8:30 Micromechanical Modeling of Geomaterials (Keynote)
Martin H. Sadd, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island

9:00 Ice Detection Radar System
R. Arvidson

9:20 Automated Environmental Data Retrieval and Processing Systems
R.C. Busey, D.K. Das

9:40 Development of an Eye-Safe Lidar for Studies of Urban Ice Fog
N. Cao, R.L. Collins, C.F. Cahill

10:00 Break

10:20 GTL Transportation Through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System: A Unique Challenge in the Arctic
G.A. Chukwu, S.L. Patil, S. Khataniar, A.Y. Dandekar

10:40 Design of a Modular Power System for D-Region and Auroral Sounding Rockets
G.C. Hatfield

11:00 A Thermal Model for Cooling of Electronic Processor Chips
D.P. Kulkarni, D.K. Das

11:20 A GIS-Based Alaska Sea Ice Atlas
W.J. Lee, O.P. Smith

11:40 Formation of Disinfection By-Products and Long Term Storage of Treated Drinking Water
G. McGee, D. White, S. Garland

12:00 Lunch

1:30 Studies of Ground/Tire/Vehicle Interface
P.K. Saitana, C.-S. Lin

1:50 Fox Permafrost Tunnel (New Study and Interpretation of Permafrost Development)
Y. Shur, M.T. Bray, M. Taylor, D.A. Anderson

2:10 Designing for Climate Change
O.P. Smith

2:30 Numerical Simulations in Fisheries Acoustics: A New Approach to Estimate Uncertainties in Fish Counting Using Sonar
V.S. Sonwalkar, Z. Lai, B.L. Adams, J.J. Kelley

2:50 Break

3:10 The Alaska Engineering Design Information System
W.B. Tucker, J.B. Johnson, R.F. Carlson, D.L. Kane, O.P. Smith, J.P. Zarling

3:30 FEM Modeling of the Interaction Between a Tire and Terrain
T. Zhang, J. Lee

POSTERS

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

Dynamics, Materials, and Design of an All-Weather-Shopping Cart
P. Bakke, M. Burrell, C. Watkins, C. Lin, H. Liang, J. Bergelin

Tribological Investigation of Cross-Country Skis
S. Meurer, P. Severs, M. Rasmussen, R. Dinsmore, A. Bacher, P. Weaver, H. Liang

Flight Qualification of the NASA Orion 30.047 UO Sounding Rocket Parachute Recovery System
R.L. Thomas

Currents Connecting Science and Education

Philip Marshall, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Thursday, 19 September 2002
109 Butrovich

8:30 The University of Alaska Science Library: A Model for Science Information Materials and Services in the Digital Age
J.H. Anderson

8:50 Visualization of Seasonal Sea Surface Temperature Variations in the Gulf of Alaska
A.W. Brody

9:10 The Alaska Resources Library and Information Services: Offering Unique Natural Resources Collections to Serve Information Needs About Alaska and the Arctic
D.O. Carle, J. Braund-Allen, C.S. Vitale

9:30 Snow and Ice Bring Together Alaska K-12 Teachers and University Professors to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning in the Local Context
M.O. Jeffries, R. Reihl, D. Norris-Tull

9:50 Physical Oceanography Educational Materials for Grades 5-12 in the UAF SALMON Project
P.S. Marshall, K.R. Turco, H. Statscewich

10:10 Break

10:30 Building and Maintaining Critical Mass for Research Programs in the Frontier Regions
D. Morton, G. Robinson, J. Shuckra, J. Parham, T. Warburton

10:50 The UAF Alaska Summer Research Academy: Science Opportunities for Grade 8-11 Students
D. Schamel, G.A. Laursen, J. Drake, P. Fisher

11:10 An Emerging Model in Science Education Melds Native Knowledge and Western Science
E.B. Sparrow, S. Stephens, L.S. Gordon

11:30 Taking Teachers out of the Wild: Winter Science in the TEA (Teachers Experiencing the Arctic) NSF Program (Keynote)
Matthew Sturm, Geophysicist, Alaska Projects Office, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

11:50 Lunch

1:45 Navigating the Academic Schooner of Environmental Science and Education in Confused Seas
P.E. Wilkniss

2:05 Alaskan Landscapes: Education Outreach Through Research
C.L. Williams

3:00-4:30 DEMONSTRATION: Enhancement of Science Education and Research to Using Video and Audio Teleconferencing
Robert Carr, Alaska Teleconference Network, University of Alaska

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic: Bringing Polar Science into the Classroom
D. Meese, S. Shipp, A. Bruccoli, M. Porter, M. Jeffries

Arctic Alive
J. Warburton [Presenter: R. Meier]

Arctic Logistics Information And Support (ALIAS): A Single Online Access Point for Circumpolar Arctic Research Support and Logistics Information
W.K. Warnick and J. Klauder

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
W. Warnick, S. Mitchell

North Pacific, Gulf of Alaska and Adjacent Inland Waters

David Musgrave and Thomas Weingartner, Chairs
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Thursday, 19 September 2002
Elvey Auditorium

1:30 Forcing on the Shelf in the Gulf of Alaska: Freshwater Runoff, Coastal Winds, Offshore Eddies, Topography and Tides (Keynote) *** new presentation ***
Dave Musgrave, Hank Statscewich, Kate Hedstrom, Rachel Potter, Keith Carney, Tony D'Aoust, Phil Marshall

2:00 An Ocean Circulation Model of the Gulf of Alaska
K. Hedström

2:20 Simulation of Seasonal Variability of the Transport of the Alaska Stream
M. Jin, J. Wang

2:40 An Idealized Model of the Seasonal Variability in the Alaska Coastal Current
W.J. Williams, T.J. Weingartner

3:00 A Transport Prediction Model for the Alaska Coastal Current
S.L. Danielson, T.J. Weingartner

~~3:20 Break~~

3:30 A Preliminary Look at Nitrate Sources and Sinks in the Shelf Waters of the Northern Gulf of Alaska
A.R. Childers, T.E. Whitledge, D.A. Stockwell, T.J. Weingartner

3:50 Exchange of Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound Marine Production Based upon a Recurrent Stable Isotope Gradient
T.C. Kline, Jr.

4:10 Spatial Variability in Ocean Productivity and Sea Surface Temperature Across the Gulf of Alaska Basin and Adjacent Continental Shelves
E.D. Brown, M.A. Montes Hugo, J.M. Churnside, H. Statscewich

4:30 Developing Habitat Selection Theory to Predict the Distribution, Migration, and Abundance of Salmon in the Ocean: A Research Project in Progress
N.F. Hughes

4:50 Seasonality and Individual Variation in the Reproductive Potential of Female Pacific Cod in the North Pacific Ocean
O.A. Ormseth, B.L. Norcross

5:10 Temporal Variations in Spatial Scale of Satellite-Derived Chlorophyll a Affecting Interpretation of Information Derived from a Single Fixed Buoy in the Northern Gulf of Alaska
M.A. Montes Hugo, E.D. Brown, H. Statscewich, R. Potter

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

A Comparison Between Prey Availability for Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) Around Long Island and the Marmot Island
A.R. Banks, R.J. Foy

High-Resolution Numerical Simulations of Terrain-Influenced Weather in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet
P.Q. Olsson

An Application of SeaWiFS and AVHRR Imagery in the Gulf of Alaska
R.A. Potter, H. Statscewich

Developing Methods to Identify Potential Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Juvenile Foraging Behaviors Using Satellite Relay Data Loggers
M.J. Rehberg, J.M. Burns

Investigation in Blood and Muscle Development in the Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus): Implications for Diving and Foraging Ability
J.P. Richmond, J.M. Burns, L.D. Rea

Tidal Currents Seaward of Resurrection Bay, Alaska
H. Statscewich

NOAA/OE Gulf of Alaska Seamount Exploration 2002: Intern Participation
B. Warlick, J.J. Kelley, A.S. Naidu, S. Jewett, L.K. Duffy, T. Shirley, B. Stevens
(Sigma Xi competitor; poster will be displayed on Friday)

Natural Abundance Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios of Individual Amino Acids in Seals, Prey Fish, and Plankton
L. Zhao, D.M. Schell

Proctection of the Environment (Non-Human Biota) from Ionizing Radiation

Douglas Dasher, Chair
Alaska State Department of Environmental Conservation

Thursday, 19 September 2002
214 O’Neill

1:30 International Efforts to Establish Guidelines Protection on Non-Human Biota from Ionizing Radiation (Keynote)
Mary E. Clark, Assistant Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2:00 Ionizing Radiation and Ecological Risk Assessment
R.L. VanHorn

2:25 Evaluation of ²⁴⁰Pu/²³⁹Pu Ratios in Terrestrial Soil Versus Marine Sediments in the Western Alaska and Bering Sea Region
D.H. Dasher, D.W. Efurd, J. Kelley, D. Barnes, J. Hameedi

2:50 Break

3:20 Amchitka and the Regional Food Web
J.H. Stout

3:45 A Native View of Ecological Risks
R. Patrick

4:10 Amchitka Island Underground Nuclear Test Area, Potential Pathways for Release of Radionuclides to the Environment From Amchitka Island, Alaska
D.L. Barnes

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Status of Transboundary Radiation Monitoring in Alaska
F. Levno-Chythlook, T. Vago, A. Orr, W. Splain and others, including J. Kelley, D. Dasher, S. Read

NEWNET at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
A. Orr, L. Griffeth, W. Splain, J. Kelley, V. Sonwalkar, S. Read, D. Dasher

Sinks and Links: The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas and the Arctic Ocean

Hajo Eicken and Rolf Gradinger, Chairs
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Friday, 20 September 2002
401 IARC

8:30 General Circulation of the Pan Arctic—North Atlantic Ocean Using a Coupled Ice—Ocean GCM
J. Wang, M. Jin

8:50 Getting to the Chukchi from the Pacific – When Does Sinking Still Mean Linking? (Keynote)
Robie W. Macdonald, Research Scientist, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

9:20 Some Thoughts and Data Regarding the Role of Arctic Pycnocline Eddies in Shelf—Basin Exchange
M.G. McPhee

9:40 Shelf—Basin Interaction in the Western Arctic Ocean: Organic Matter Export
K.-H. Shin, T. Tanaka, N. Tanaka, C.P. McRoy

10:00 Break

10:20 Sediment Transport by Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Ice: Source, Sink or Link?
H. Eicken, J.M. Tapp II, R. Gradinger

10:40 Elucidating Trophic Pathways of Sea Ice Algae Using Fatty Acid Signatures
S.M. Budge, S.J. Iverson, A.M. Springer, C.P. McRoy

11:00 Benthic Distribution Patterns and Turnover Processes in the Deep Greenland Sea: A Case Study in an Arctic Deep-Sea Channel System
K. v. Juterzenka, T. Soltwedel

11:20 Paleoclimatic History of the Bering Strait and Adjacent Seas: What We Know and Don't
J. Brigham-Grette, L.D. Keigwin, N. Driscoll

11:40 Brief introduction to poster session presentations (3 minutes each)
B.A. Bluhm; J.M. Burns; L.-A. Dehn; C. Krembs; A. Mahoney

1:30–3:30 INFORMAL DISCUSSION: Marine research plans and results to for the Beaufort and Chukchi seas and the adjacent Arctic Ocean (401 IARC) ***new location***

POSTERS

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

Cryo-Benthic Coupling in Coastal Sea Ice off Barrow, Alaska—Concept and Preliminary Results
B.A. Bluhm, M.R. Nielson, R. Gradinger

Linking Seal Foraging Locations with Oceanographic Features in Ice-Covered Waters: An Example from Crabeater Seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) Diving in Winter Along the Antarctic Peninsula
J.M. Burns, D.P. Costa, M.A. Fedak, D. Crocker

Feeding Ecology of Arctic Phocids—Implications for Heavy Metal Dynamics
L.-A. Dehn, G. Sheffield, E.H. Follmann, L.K. Duffy, T.W. Bentzen, G.R. Bratton and others

Can Microorganisms, Especially Melosira arctica, Significantly Alter the Physical Properties of Sea Ice and to What Biological Advantage?
C. Krembs, J.W. Deming, H. Eicken

Mechanisms and Driving Forces During a Spring Ice on the Alaskan Chukchi Coast
A. Mahoney

Animal Terrestrial Biology

Terry Bowyer, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Friday, 20 September 2002
Globe Room, Elvey

8:30 Habitat Selection by Mule Deer: Does Spatial Scale Matter? (Keynote)
John G. Kie and R.T. Bowyer, Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service

9:10 Circadian Timing in the Arctic: A Comparison Between Birds and Mammals
B.M. Barnes, Ø. Tøien, J. Jenkins, T.M. Martin

9:30 Milk Fat Synthesis and Draw Down on Body Fat in the Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
R.G. White, W.E. Hauer, R. Kedrowski

9:50 Monitoring Nutrition of Muskoxen on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
P. Barboza, P.E. Reynolds

10:10 Break

10:40 Niche Relationships Among 3 Large Herbivores: Resource Partitioning and Competitive Displacement
K.M. Stewart, R.T. Bowyer, J.G. Kie, B.L. Dick, M. Ben-David

11:00 Colonization of North America by Moose: A Phylogeographic Perspective
K.J. Hundertmark, R.T. Bowyer, G.F. Shields, C.C. Schwartz

11:20 A Phylogeny of Pluvialis Plovers
T. Braile, C. Pruett, K. McCracken, K. Winker

11:40 Factors Associated with Declining Numbers of Muskoxen in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
P.E. Reynolds

12:00 Lunch

1:30 Energy Cost of Eating by Muskoxen
R.G. White, J.P. Lawler

1:50 Effects of Aversive Stimuli on Learning and Memory of Arctic Ground Squirrel
H. Zhao, D. Bucci , M. Weltzin, K.L. Drew

2:10 Female Incitation of Male Aggression Via Vocalizations: Evidence of Female Choice in Alaskan Moose
R.T. Bowyer, V. Van Ballenberghe, J.G. Kie

POSTERS

Thursday, 19 September
5th Floor, IARC

Effects of Winter Diet on Body Mass, Intake and Digestion in Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
P. Barboza, C. Terzi, R. Aikman, J. Jack, D. Hartbauer, J. Blake

A Longitudinal Study of Oxygen Store Development in Nursing Harbor Seal Pups
C.A. Clark, J.M. Burns, J.F. Schreer, M.O. Hammill

Postnatal Development of Two Arctic Ruminants: Changes in Digestive and Metabolic Organs of Reindeer and Muskoxen
K.K. Knott, P.S. Barboza, J.E. Blake

Landscape Analysis of Moose Distribution Relative to Fire History in Interior Alaska
J.A.K. Maier, A.D. McGuire, J. VerHoef, H.A. Maier, L. Saperstein, R.T. Bowyer

Behavioral Thermoregulation in the Arctic Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus parryii, During Their Active Season
R.A. Long, T.J. Martin, B.M. Barnes (Sigma Xi competitor; poster will be displayed on Friday)

Collagen Aging in the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)
C. Rosa, J.E. Blake, T.M. O'Hara, V.M. Monnier

Comparison of Rumen Fill and Rate of Passage in Reindeer and Muskoxen Fed a Common Diet: Digestive Strategies and Competitive Interactions
D.E. Spalinger, R.G. White, P. Groves

Broken Mouth-Like Syndrome in Moose on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska: A Case Review 1990-2000
R. Stimmelmayr, J.A.K. Maier, K. Persons, R. Nelson

Pheromones in Urine of Rutting Male Moose (Alces alces gigas)
C.L. Whittle, R.T. Bowyer, L.K. Duffy, K. Drew, G. Preti, T.P. Clausen

Circumpolar Health: Connecting Research and Policy

Lawrence Duffy, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Friday, 20 September 2002
417 IARC

8:30 Welcome
L. Duffy

8:40 Science Policy, the Budget, and the War on Terrorism (Keynote)
Albert H. Teich Director, Science and Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

9:00 Where Do We Want to Be in the Year 2010?: Meeting State Health Needs in the Next Decade (Keynote)
Karen Perdue, Associate Vice President for Health, University of Alaska

9:20 NINDS: A Partner in Arctic Health Research
R.D. Horner

9:40 Building New Research Thrusts in Alaska
G.M. Happ

10:00 Break

10:20 International Circumpolar Surveillance: Infectious Disease Surveillance in the Arctic
A.J. Parkinson, M.G. Bruce, T. Tam, F. Stenz

10:40 Scientific Worker and Licensed Professional Deaths in Alaska, 1990—2001
G.A. Conway, K.A. Moran

11:00 Circumpolar Health Information Center: The First Year and Hopes for the Future
K. Murray, G. Dutcher, J. Iliff, S. Elliott

11:20 The American Society for Circumpolar Health Partnerships for Circumpolar Health
J.P. Middaugh

11:40 Evidence for Local, Regional, and Distant Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Hexachlorobenzene in Spruce Needles of Eastern Alaska
R.J. Stolzberg, T.S. Howe, S. Billings

12:15 American Society of Circumpolar Health Luncheon
Room D/E, Wood Center

1:45 Alaska Fish Processing Byproducts
P.J. Bechtel, C.A. Crapo

2:05 Comparison of Mercury in Selected Subsistence Foods from Western Alaska
R.F.N. Rothschild, L.K. Duffy

POSTERS

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

A Standard Pollen and Spore Calendar for Interior Alaska
J.H. Anderson

Isolation and Identification of Photobacterium phosphoreum from a New Niche: Yukon River Salmon, Alaska, USA
K.J. Budsberg, C.F. Wimpee, J.F. Braddock

Comparison of Total Antioxidant Status in Berries
K.L. Dunlap, M. Creed, D. Ma, E. Mathews, P. Tirrell, L.K. Duffy

Environmental and Human Health Related Research in the Yukon River Watershed: A Bibliography and Overview of Research with Suggestions for Research Needs Related to Discovering Endocrine Disruption
A.R. Godduhn, L.K. Duffy

Development of a Community-Based Monitoring and Surveillance Database on Ecosystem Health for Interior Alaska
R. Stimmelmayr, J. Simon

Mesoscale Perturbations in the Arctic Middle Atmosphere

Richard Collins and Mark Conde, Chairs
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Friday, 20 September 2002
Elvey Auditorium

1:30 Observations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds from the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (Keynote)
Scott M. Bailey, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

2:00 The Total Ozone Measurements by Satellites, Sondes and Spectrometers at Fairbanks (TOMS3-F) Field Campaign
W.R. Simpson, S.A. Lloyd, P.K. Bhartia, R.D. McPeters, R.S. Stolarski and others

2:20 An Analysis of Volcanic Ash Cloud Movement and Dispersion in the North Pacific Region
K.R. Papp, K.G. Dean, J. Dehn

2:40 Experimental Analysis of Iron Boltzmann Technique for Lidar Studies of the Arctic Middle Atmosphere
T. Hou, T.E. Stern, J. Breese, R.L. Collins, T.J. Kane

3:00 Break

3:30 Imaging a Leonid Meteor at 1000 Frames per Second (Keynote)
Hans C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, Professor of Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

4:00 Ground-Based Optical Imaging of Sporadic Sodium Clouds Near the Summer Mesopause, Using Resonantly Scattered Sunlight
J.M. Holmes, M. Conde, R. Collins

4:20 Simultaneous Lidar Observations of a Noctilucent Cloud and an Internal Wave in the Polar Mesosphere
R.L. Collins, M.C. Kelley, M.J. Nicoll, C. Ramos, T. Hou, T.E. Stern and others
4:40 Brief introduction to poster session presentation (5 minutes)
R.L. Collins

POSTER

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

International Cooperative Project of the Arctic Middle and Upper Atmosphere Observation in Alaska by CRL and GI/UAF
Y. Murayama, M. Ishii, M. Kubota, S. Oyama, K. Sakanoi, K. Seki and others, including R.L. Collins

Social, Political and Human Impacts

Amy Hirons, Chair
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Friday, 20 September 2002
417 IARC

2:40 Prehistoric Ringed Seal Use in Arctic Canada
M.S. Murray

3:00 Landscapes and Seascapes: Linkages Between Marine and Terrestrial Environments and Human Populations in the North Atlantic (Iceland Sector)
A.E.J. Ogilvie

3:20 Human Impacts on the Lake Imandra Watershed in the Russian North West
E.J. Kirk, A.A. Voinov, T.I. Moiseenko

3:40 Implications of Forest Succession on Native Land Use in the Yukon Flats, Alaska
D.C. Natcher

4:00 The Debate over Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A.M. Keller

4:20 The Politics of Managing Arctic Wilderness Areas: Scientific and Ideological Factors
J.N. Gladden

4:40 The ARCUS Research Support and Logistics Working Group
W.B. Tucker

POSTERS

Friday, 20 September
5th Floor, IARC

Counting Coup or Counting Calories?: Bowhead Whales, Subsistence and Economy in North Alaska
S.C. Gerlach

The Wandering Mouse of Wildlife Law in the Maze of the MMPA, ESA, MSFCMA: Conflicts in Law
S.G. Hall

The Earth is Faster Now: Indigenous Observations of Arctic Environmental Change
Igor Krupnik, Dyanna Jolly [Presenter: S. Mitchell]

The Micromorphology of Midden Sediments at Mink Island (XMK-030)—Employing Thin-Sections and Latex Peels for Environmental Reconstruction
A.D. Laybolt

Lifestyle, Cultural Practices, and Subsistence-Based Exposure Risks of Athabascan Indians in Interior Alaska
J. Simon, R. Stimmelmayr, D. James, S. Howdeshell

Facilitating Scientific and Technical Research with the Former Soviet Union
M. Voevodskaya, D.H. Lindeman, S. Wheeler