HR: 0800h
AN: OS41A-0470    [Abstracts]
TI: Arctic Logistics Information and Support: ALIAS
AU: * Warnick, W K
EM: warnick@arcus.org
AF: ARCUS, 3535 College Rd. Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709 United States
AB: The ALIAS web site is a gateway to logistics information for arctic research, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and created and maintained by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS). ALIAS supports the collaborative development and efficient use of all arctic logistics resources. It presents information from a searchable database, including both arctic terrestrial resources and arctic-capable research vessels, on a circumpolar scale. With this encompassing scope, ALIAS is uniquely valuable as a tool to promote and facilitate international collaboration between researchers, which is of increasing importance for vessel-based research due to the high cost and limited number of platforms. Users of the web site can identify vessels which are potential platforms for their research, examine and compare vessel specifications and facilities, learn about research cruises the vessel has performed in the past, and find contact information for scientists who have used the vessel, as well as for the owners and operators of the vessel. The purpose of this poster presentation is to inform the scientific community about the ALIAS website as a tool for planning arctic research generally, and particularly for identifying and contacting vessels which may be suitable for planned ship-based research projects in arctic seas.
UR: http://alias.arcus.org
DE: 4899 General or miscellaneous
DE: 4299 General or miscellaneous
DE: 4599 General or miscellaneous
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting