Research Projects

PAG Program Coordination – multi-year planning

Vessel Year(dates) Program(s)*=proposed Region PAG Themes supported Research opportunity(berths) Nations(Point of contact=POC) Comment
Canada              
Laurier 2007 (July 15-31) COME North Pacific to Arctic 1,2,3,4,5,8 Yes (4-7) Canada USA Japan [interest also by Korea,China] POC: MBergmann  
  2007 (Sept 1-15) Coastal Beaufort Marine Studies* Beaufort Sea 2,4,7,9 Yes (8-12) Canada  
  2008 (July 15-31) COME North Pacific 1,2,3,4,5,8 Yes (4-7) Canada USA Japan  
Nahidik 2007 (July 30-Aug 18) CBMS Coastal Beaufort/Amundsen Gulf 3,6,9 No Canada  
Nahidik 2008 (July 30-Aug 18) CBMS Coastal Beaufort/Amundsen Gulf 3,6,9 Yes (4) Canada  
Louis S. St. Laurent 2007 (July 1-Sept ) JOIS/Beaufort Gyre
IPY ()*
Canada Basin 1, Yes (5-) Canada Japan USA Norway  
Amundsen 2007 ArcticNet East-West Theme   Yes () Canada USA Norway,China POC Martin Fortier  
Amunsden 2007-2008
(Oct – Aug)
CFL* Banks Island/Beaufort Sea Region   Yes – for certain months of the year Canada, China Others; PC: Martin Fortier  
Radisson 2007 IPY* Northwest Passage   Yes () Canada Others …  
Aircraft       2      
Helicopter (PCSP) 2007 (May 1-15) Ice studies North Atlantic/Baffin Bay 1,2,5 No Canada  
Ice camps     CFL Canadian AA        
China              
Xue Long Mid June-Sept 2008   Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Chukchi Plateau, Canada Basin; N Pole 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 10-15 China and others POC-Bo Chen  
  2009* To be confirmed-TBC Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Chukchi Plateau, Canada Basin; N Pole     China and others POC-Bo Chen  
Korea              
  2009*
July-Sept.
TBC, with helo Bering, Chukchi, Canada Basin 1-8 10 POC:Kyung-Ho Chung  
Japan              
  2008-Aug.-Oct. Mirai Southern Canada Basin, including Chukchi Borderlands 1-8 number-Talk to Koji Shimada before March 07 POC: Koji Shimada  
Russia              
  Own vessels committed; RAS reorganizing; more info 2008 Western Arctic Russian EEZ, no foreign scientists; open for discussion foreign involvement 2008       POC: Igor Semiletov (IARC)  
  2007 (small); 2008 (possible 2 ships: open water and icebreaker RUSALCA Bering Strait
Chukchi, Chukchi Borderlands, Makarov Basin*
1-10 To be determined POC:Alexey Ostrovskiy (Russia); Kathy Crane (USA)  
  Ice camps            
  2007, 2008* Helicopter   East Siberian Sea, Chukchi Sea        
USA              
  USCGC 2007-2009 Healy* AON, SBE, sea floor mapping Chukchi, Arctic Basin 1-10 To be determined POC: Jackie Grebmeier  
  2007-2009*, Healy April BEST (Bering Ecosystem Study) Bering Sea 1,4,6   POC: Ray Sambrotto (LDEO)  
  Alaska Arctic Regional Vessel (AARV) Open, not built yet, online 2010 N. Pacific, Bering, Chukchi Seas 1-10 POC:Terry Whitledge (UAF)  
  Russian vessel(s) TBD; 2008, 2012 RUSALCA; included ROV capability   1-10 POC: Kathy Crane (US) Alexey Ostrovskiy (Russia)  
  2007 Kapitan Dranitsyn NABOS Kara, Laptev Seas, and possible extension to Chukchi Sea 6 10 POC: Igor Polyakov (IARC)