Enabling open access and long-term preservation of Arctic data to support science, collaboration, and informed response to change
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Focus Areas

Focus Area 1

Promoting National Security, Prosperity, & Welfare

Our data supports a range of scientific and policy-relevant activities:

  • Informs science-based Arctic decisions
  • Enables national security and resilience
  • Supports infrastructure and resource planning
  • Relates to hazards and disasters
Focus Area 2

Driving Technological Innovation

Our data drives technological innovation by:

  • Supporting AI-driven research
  • Enabling long-term reuse and discovery
  • Including high-quality metadata and machine-readable formats
  • Empowering advanced modeling and data visualization
Focus Area 3

Expanding Opportunities & Workforce Development

We work to expand opportunities by:

  • Ensuring our platform is openly accessible, no login required
  • Supporting education, data science training, and workforce development
  • Empowering researchers and non-researchers through interactive data portals
  • Encouraging collaboration across sectors

Recent Datasets

  • Geochemistry & Social Science

    Geochemistry & Soil Science

    Schaefer, 2026. Quantification of taxon-specific growth and substrate-use strategies of bacterial and fungal communities.

  • Geoscience, Geophysics, Cryology, & Soil Science

    Geoscience/physics, Cryology, & Soil Science

    Ji et al., 2025. Distributed temperature sensing measurements of active-layer and near-surface permafrost temperatures in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

  • Hydrology & Cryology

    Hydrology & Cryology

    Bondurant et al., 2025. Daily remote-camera observations of river ice phenology across multiple Alaska rivers from winters 2019–2025.

Features and Opportunities

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Annual Recap

As another year draws to a close, the Arctic Data Center team is taking a moment to reflect on the progress, successes, and collaborations that shaped our work over the past 12 months. In this annual recap, we highlight key metrics from our growing community, share how we’ve adapted to evolving community needs, and showcase updates to our website and cyberinfrastructure.

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Data Portals

Exciting updates are here! Our updated data portals guide makes it easier to create your own Arctic Data Center portal. In just a few minutes, you can build a personalized space to organize, share, and showcase your research with the Arctic community.

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Data Science Training Resources

The Arctic Data Center hosts data science trainings focused on programming in R and Python, reproducible practices, data management, and more. All curricula for our courses are openly available on our website for self-learning. Check it out here!

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