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1 Introduction
Pages 15-22

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... , in which human activity is a dominant force on the global environment. It seems appropriate, therefore, to characterize a report on emerging research questions as a response to the advent of the Anthropocene, whose causes are ultimately largely the same as those driving emerging research needs.
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... , is on these "emerging" research questions. Research questions may be emerging for various reasons.
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... Our task in this report is to assess what we can do now in Arctic research that is new and to identify those questions that we will regret having ignored if we do not invest in answering them soon. STUDY CONTEXT AND CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE This report was prepared by the Committee on Emerging Research Questions in the Arctic, appointed by the National Research Council (NRC)
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... and crosscutting realms (e.g., ings during which it gathered community input and reviewed relevant literature and other information, including previous reports from numerous regional, national, and international agencies, organizations, and other institutions with active research programs in the Arctic. To inform its analysis, the committee organized an interdisciplinary workshop to begin identifying emerging research questions and technology and infrastructure needs.
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From page 19...
... a To provide some boundary on the committee's discussion of emerging research questions, if health is addressed it should be limited to potential health issues related to environmental or climate change. b The concept of priorities varies based on audience.
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... In Chapter 3, we present Emerging Research Questions in five categories, noting important existing questions, and recognizing the various ways the Arctic and our understanding of the Arctic are changing. The Evolving Arctic focuses on the transition to the "new normal" of reduced ice and snow and the cascade of impacts this will have on systems that depend on frozen ground and water.
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... Supraglacial water channels and small surface ponds on the flanks of Russell glacier, a land terminating glacier on Southwest Greenland. Photo credit: Perry Spector
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