FY 2013 Marine ecosystem synthesis: From physics to whales in the Pacific Arctic Sheffield Guy, L., S.E. Moore, and P.J. Stabeno Eos. Trans. AGU, 93(48), 501, doi: 10.1029/2012EO480007 (2012) Meeting report: Synthesis of Arctic Research (SOAR) Workshop; Anchorage, Alaska, 14–16 March 2012. The Synthesis of Arctic Research (SOAR) program brings together a multidisciplinary group of Arctic scientists and Alaskan coastal community residents to explore and integrate marine research information in the Pacific Arctic region. The goal of SOAR is to increase scientific understanding of the relationships among oceanographic conditions (physics, chemistry, sea ice), benthic organisms, lower trophic pelagic species (forage fish and zooplankton), and higher trophic species (i.e., seabirds, walrus, whales) in the Pacific Arctic, with particular emphasis on the Chukchi Sea oil and gas lease sale areas. Feature Publications | Outstanding Scientific Publications Contact Sandra Bigley | Help