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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"arctic region"”.
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NORTH BY NORTHEAST: TOWARDS AN ASIAN-ARCTIC REGION
While the Arctic is on the front lines of climate change, it is also on the front lines of experiments in governance. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean interest in the Arctic is pressuring the Arctic Council, the region’s preeminent multilateral organization, to reconsider how it cooperates with states …
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Requirement analysis of an open access decision model for strategic planning of the Arctic Region
… program named DMA (Decision Model for the Arctic) arranged by CORDA (Center of Risk and Decision Analysis) which is a part of School of Science and Engineering at RU. Their program aims at providing answers on how the rapidly growing human activities in the North Atlantic will affect the …
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Towards Polycentric Regionalism: Sino-Russian Geo-Economic Relations and the Formation of the Pacific Arctic Region
… in both North East Asia and the broader Eurasian Arctic not by the emergence of multilateral political institutions, but rather by what I conceptualise as a geo-economic process of Polycentric Regionalism. The rising great power ambitions of Russia and China - with substantial economic spheres of …
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Identifying impacts of non-climatic factors on food security of Indigenous Peoples in the pan-Arctic region
This thesis explores the vulnerability of Arctic Indigenous food systems to food insecurity resulting from the combined impacts of climatic and non-climatic stressors. While climate change poses significant threats to traditional food practices and access, this study emphasizes the importance of …
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The Hot Struggle Over the Cold Waters: The Strategic Position of the Arctic Region During and After the Cold War
The Arctic became a hot spot on the global map and discussion over the cold waters became an important issue in international relations. During the Cold War, as it is today, the Arctic was a separate area of rivalry between the superpowers. Despite the fact that today's debate is based on different …
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Continuity and change in north European nordpolitikk in the wake of the cold war: the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (B.E.A.R.)
… regard to the development of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR) as a new entity. In studying, also, the forces shaping this region's emergence and political direction, the Nordpolitikk, especially of Norway, is assessed. The paper begins by examining the region geographically, and by …
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Europos Sąjungos politikos įgyvendinimas už jos ribų: Arkties regiono atvejis /
… implementation beyond EU borders: case of the Arctic region Climate change is becoming more apparent every year and causing more and more issues. In 2015 United Nations initiated Paris Climate Convention which encouraged to reduce the causes of climate change. European Union has taken this …
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U.S. Arctic National Interests and Arctic Engagement
… of United States' national interests in the Arctic region, as well as examines the factors that influence how the U.S. engages in cooperative endeavors in the region with other Arctic states. Though geographically located on the periphery of broader global politics, the region nevertheless is …
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Cooperation or Conflict in the Arctic? UNCLOS and the Barents and Beaufort Sea Disputes
The predicted prosperity of the Arctic has propelled countries to compete over territory and natural resources lying beneath the water. There is no doubt that a huge amount of potential natural resources in the disputed areas can cause significant tensions between the countries. Therefore, this …
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Multipath arrival tracking for marine vehicles utilizing pattern recognition
In recent years, interest in the Arctic Region has been steadily growing as it has become more accessible due to continued ice recession. This increased accessibility opens up the possibility for nations to take advantage of the region's abundant resources and trade routes thereby increasing …
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Surface-Atmosphere coupling over the central Arctic Ocean
Recent and future changes to Arctic climate have the potential to impact the region's wildlife, vegetation and the local indigenous communities. In addition, changes in the Arctic impact lower latitudes through the modification of weather patterns and ocean circulation. There is a need to …
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Assessing the potential for renewable energy systems in remote arctic communities as a means of reducing regional diesel fuel dependence
The Arctic region faces many challenges related to combating the effects of climate change. Research has suggested that the region is overall more impacted by the rise in greenhouse gas emissions than other regions on Earth. More remote Arctic communities are dependent on fossil fuel sources, such …
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Environmental effects of the Beaufort Lens on underwater acoustic communications during Arctic operations
Operations in the Arctic Ocean are increasingly important due to the changing environment and the resulting global implications. These changes range from the availability of new global trade routes, accessibility of newly available resources in the area, and national security interests of the …
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Environmental Effects of the Beaufort Lens on Underwater Acoustic Communications during Arctic Operations
Operations in the Arctic Ocean are increasingly important due to the changing environment and the resulting global implications. These changes range from the availability of new global trade routes, accessibility of newly available resources in the area, and national security interests of the …
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Studies of Arctic Tropospheric Ozone Depletion Events Through Buoy-Borne Observations and Laboratory Studies
… destruction of ground-level Arctic ozone in the Arctic occurs at the onset of spring, in concert with polar sunrise. Solar radiation is believed to stimulate a series of reactions that cause the production and release of molecular halogens from frozen, salty surfaces, though …
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Tracing past and present Arctic geochemical cycling and its link to climate change using neodymium isotopes
The Arctic is one of the most important locations for past and present global environmental change, containing arguably the largest concentration of critical components in the Earth’s climate system. In the past, the Arctic region experienced abrupt changes in both climate and ocean circulation. …
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NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE VERTICAL HEAT TRANSPORT THROUGH THE DIFFUSIVE LAYER OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN
The Arctic Ocean has been a subject of increasing interest in recent years due to the reduction of the sea-ice thickness and spatial coverage and its implications for climate change. The future state of the Arctic is likely to be linked to vertical heat transport by microscale processes, …
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Cost estimation for surface Navy investment in Arctic-capable platform to maintain national security interests
… project is to conduct a cost estimate for an Arctic-capable surface combatant that will support future United States operations in the Arctic to meet national security objectives. The United States is at a pivotal point with respect to its role in securing its interests in the Arctic. The …
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A COOPERATIVE SPACE STRATEGY FOR THE ARCTIC: POLICY, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF POLAR GREAT POWER COMPETITION
The Arctic is an emerging theater of strategic importance. Opening sea lines of communication and increased access to Arctic resources are forcing U.S. strategic planners and decision makers to address regional challenges. The reemergence of polar great power competition, coupled with rapid climate …
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Risk of Ship Strike and Noise Pollution to Cetaceans in the Bering Strait
As the Arctic sea ice extent decreases due to global climate change, new commercial shipping routes are opening through the Arctic. All of these routes connect the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the Bering Strait, a bottleneck region between Alaska and Russia. This same Strait is …
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