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USGS Arctic Research

USGS Arctic Research

Arctic regions of Alaska are studied by USGS and collaborators to provide information about its ecosystems, natural hazards, geologic resources, coasts, and wildlife that are used by Arctic residents, management agencies, and industry.

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USGS Arctic Research

USGS Arctic Research

Arctic regions of Alaska are studied by USGS and collaborators to provide information about its ecosystems, natural hazards, geologic resources, coasts, and wildlife that are used by Arctic residents, management agencies, and industry.

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Chemostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Hue Shale in Arctic Alaska: Exploring paleoceanographic controls on trace element enrichment, organic matter accumulation, and source-rock evolution

Research
Orange colored water flowing into Kugororuk River, Alaska. Brown ground with vegetation, snow patches with mountains sky.

The Rusting of Arctic Rivers: Freshwater Ecosystems Respond to Rapidly Uptaking Metals

Program
Caribou grazing near the Dalton Highway in the northern part of Alaska.

Changing Arctic Ecosystems

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Total organic carbon, programmed temperature pyrolysis, vitrinite reflectance, organic carbon isotopes, elemental, and spectral gamma-ray data from the Cretaceous Hue Shale (Jago River outcrop), Arctic Alaska, USA

Charts or Graphs
Regional location map and bathymetry of the Arctic Ocean

Regional location map and bathymetry of the Arctic Ocean

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Continuous Temperature and Specific Conductance from the Yukon River and Arctic Rivers in Alaska

Center News
Schematic deposit model showing formation of hydrothermal minerals along faults

Marine Mineral Formations in the Arctic Ocean Challenge Existing Geologic Theories

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Neogene hydrothermal Fe- and Mn-oxide mineralization of Paleozoic continental rocks, Amerasia Basin, Arctic Ocean

Photography
Clusters of purple flowers with yellow centers in bloom on two plants. Ground is brown with slight greening of moss.

Blooming Arctic primrose (Primula pumila)

Research
Looking across the valley toward the Sheenjek River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

USGS Arctic Research

Before/After Image
Map of Alaska showing continuous, discontinuous, sporadic, and isolated permafrost zones of northern Alaska.

Pingo mapping example

Photography
Arctic vegetation. The large single leaves in front on thick stem, with a few more plants in the background to the left.

Arctic sweet coltsfoot

Illustrations
An infographic describing the ecosystem services that the Arctic provides to communities and animals

Arctic Ecosystem

Project
The north fork of the Agashashok River

Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology

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Photogrammetry-based body condition for monitoring an Arctic marine mammal experiencing habitat loss

Photography
ten examples of Arctic ostracode species

Examples of Arctic Ostracode Species

Photography
Arctic smelt in clear container with ruler at bottom for scale.

Arctic smelt

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ostracode species with eye tubercles identified

Arctic Ostracodes with Eye Tubercles

Featured Films and Shorts
a person standing on a bluff overlooking the ocean

Coastal Change in Arctic Alaska

Photography
Person with hardhat on outside at sunset, snow on ground, some machinery in the background

Arctic Hydrate Drilling

Data Visualization
three clustered thumbnail images of Beaufort Sea data visualizations

Beaufort Sea Data Visualizations

Photography
Arctic Warbler

Arctic Warbler in Alaska

Data Visualization
Water quality sensors deployed at Arctic Village

Arctic Rivers Project: Connecting Indigenous knowledge and western science to strengthen collective understanding of the changing Arctic

Photography
Four Arctic cod in clear container with ruler at bottom for scale.

Four Arctic cod

Program
Walruses resting on an ice floe

Walrus Research

Research
Pacific Brant family in Alaska

Annual Data and Model-based Estimates of Pacific Black Brant Age Ratios

Photography
Two Arctic foxes on the tundra at Point Storkersen on the Arctic coastal plain of Alaska.

Arctic Foxes on the Arctic coastal plain of Alaska

Photography
ten examples of different Arctic ostracode species

Arctic Ostracode Species

Photography
Image: Arctic Intersection

Arctic Intersection

Photography
An Arctic Tern with zooplankton in Prince William Sound, Alaska

An Arctic Tern with zooplankton

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