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 :ip-name "waisaedd.wr.usgs.gov"
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 :database-name "/wais/indexes/aedd"
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                       ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL DATA DIRECTORY


The Arctic Environmental Data Directory (AEDD) is maintained by the
U.S. Geological Survey.  The AEDD data base resides on a Data General
server in Anchorage, AK, and is being used as the initial repository
for information on the Arctic in support of the Arctic Research and
Policy Act.

The AEDD was developed as a result of multi-agency cooperation and
coordination efforts by the Interagency Arctic Research Policy
Committee (IARPC).  The IARPC includes the National Science
Foundation, the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and
Human Services, Interior, State and Transportation, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the Smithsonian Institution, the Office of Management and Budget, and
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The AEDD contributes to the scientific and engineering knowledge
required to:

        *  enhance national security in the Arctic

        *  provide the basis for regional development with
           minimal adverse environmental and social impacts

        *  improve understanding of how the Arctic system
           functions and affects regional and global changes

Gathering information on Arctic studies that have been completed
lessens the possibility of duplication of effort in data collection.
The continued growth of this directory is a vital step toward
improving access to existing Arctic data. The number and variety of
Arctic data bases that can be located through the AEDD continue to
grow.

"

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