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Antarctic Roadmap Challenges Project
Research in the Antarctic requires substantial and sustained investments by governments to meet the challenges of conducting science in one of the most remote and extreme environments on Earth. The ARC project solicited wide community involvement and advice in translating the highest priority Antarctic research questions into actionable requirements for supporting technologies, logistics and infrastructure. The ‘enabling’ of the Antarctic science roadmap is intended to remind and inform those that fund research and provide science support about what will be needed in order to deliver Antarctic science in the coming years.
The ARC Outcomes
The project results are available as a printed document (ISBN 978-0-473-35672-9), email: sec@comnap.aq to receive a copy. Or, download as a PDF (ISBN 978-0-473-35673-6) from here: Antarctic_Roadmap_Challenges_Book_2016（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Antarctic_Roadmap_Challenges_Book_2016.pdf）
An Executive Summary document is also available as a printed document, email: sec@comnap.aq to receive a copy. Or, download as a PDF from here: Antarctic_Roadmap_Challenges_Brochure_2016（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Antarctic_Roadmap_Challenges_Brochure_2016.pdf）
The ARC Survey Results
The ARC project conducted, two separate, open, on-line surveys.
Survey 1 was opened on 20 March 2015 and closed 31 May 2015. The focus of the first survey was on critical tecnologies, and where, when and how they would be utilised. in relation to each of the seven SCAR Horizon Scan research clusters. The survey also explored the likely logistics, infrastructure and access requirements. Over 450 people participated in the survey. The results of ARC survey 1 can be found as Appendix 1 of the Antarctic Roadmap Challenges document.
Survey 2 was opened on 9 July 2015 and closed 17 August 2015. The survey used the specific technology results from survey 1 as s staring point and pooled all those technologies from all seven reserach clusters together-so that the survey 2 was not structured around specific SCAR Horizon Scan clusters (as was the case in survey 1). Over 250 people participated in the survey. The results of ARC survey 2 can be found as Appendix 2 of the Antarctic Roadmap Challenges document.
The ARC “White Papers”
The ARC project was informed by a series of White Papers from the community. Copies of these White Papers can be downloaded from here.
Antarctic_Astronomy_and_Astrophysics_Whitepaper_12August2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Antarctic_Astronomy_and_Astrophysics_Whitepaper_12August2015.pdf）
Humanities Social Science History EG Whitepaper 1 August2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Humanities-Social-Science-History-EG-Whitepaper-1-August2015.pdf）
IPICS_Whitepaper_6August2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/IPICS_Whitepaper_6August2015.pdf）
Satellite Studies Whitepaper_ 21 July2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Satellite-Studies-Whitepaper_-21-July2015.pdf）
Satellite Update from COMNAP Communications Workshop 2012（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Satellite-Update-from-COMNAP-Communications-Workshop-2012.pdf）
SOOS_UnderIceStrategy_2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/SOOS_UnderIceStrategy_2015.pdf）
Subglacial Lakes Whitepaper_23July15（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Subglacial-Lakes-Whitepaper_23July15.pdf）
Technology_and_Energy_Whitepaper_28July2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Technology_and_Energy_Whitepaper_28July2015.pdf）
The ARC Workshop
The ARC Workshop was held at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) in Tromso, Norway, 22-24 August 2015. Fifty-eight people participated in the workshop which was co-convened by Professor Mahlon C. Kennicutt II and Dr. Yeadong Kim. Presentations from Professor Kennicutt and from keynote speaker, Dr. Jan-Gunnar Winther, Director, NPI, can be found below. The ARC Workshop Writing Group Reports can be found in Appendix 3 of the Antarctic Roadmap Challenges document.
Kennicutt_COMNAP_ARC_Workshop_23Aug2015（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Kennicutt_COMNAP_ARC_Workshop_23Aug2015.pdf） Winther_Keynote_ARC_Future_Antarctic_Perspectives（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Winther_Keynote_ARC_Future_Antarctic_Perspectives.pdf）
An additional PDF with graphic representation of the 7 SCAR Horison Scan science clusters as prepared by Professor Kennicutt is presented here: Science Cluster Presentation Kennicut February2016（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Science-Cluster-Presentation-Kennicut-February2016.pdf）.
The source references for the images and any accompanying articles can be found in this document: Science Cluster Image Glossary 1 with sources（https://www.comnap.aq/s/Science-Cluster-Image-Glossary-1-with-sources.pdf）.
The ARC Workshop Writing Groups utilised a guideline document which can be found here: 00 ALL GROUPS ARC Workshop Guide（https://www.comnap.aq/s/00-ALL-GROUPS-ARC-Workshop-Guide.pdf）.
Background Information On The ARC Project
The SCAR Horizon Scan
The 1st SCAR Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan assembled the world’s leading Antarctic scientists, policy makers, leaders, and visionaries to identify the most important scientific questions that will or should be addressed by research in and from the southern Polar Regions over the next two decades. See http://www.scar.org/horizonscan for full information.
Overview
In 2014, the first SCAR Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan assembled the world’s leading Antarctic scientists, policy makers, leaders, and visionaries to identify the most important scientific questions that will or should be addressed by research in and from the Antarctic over the next two decades. The result was the publicaton of a list of 80 of the most important Antarctic research questions identified by the community. The list was published in Antarctic Science (Kennicutt et al, 2014) as “A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond（http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9352045&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0954102014000674）“. Delivery of the “roadmap” is not without its challenges. Therefore COMNAP is leading the second stage in the process within the ARC Project. This project will focus on answering the question: “How will national Antarctic programs meet the challenges of delivery of Antarctic science in the next 20 to 30 years?” It will do so by inviting participation in two on-line surveys and by convening an ARC Workshop.
Using the SCAR Horizon Scan roadmap as an indication of future science, a review of the 80 questions proposed revealed a number of challenges for national Antarctic programs of a practical and technical nature.