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Linking the Ny-Ålesund observatories in an effort to solve the Arctic climate change riddle
A team of researchers studying the footprint of short lived climate forcers in the Arctic has started connecting data from multiple measurements sites around Ny-Ålesund including in-situ and remote sensing methods. Part of the project was recently conducted in the form of a short field campaign. Read more here.
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The changing Arctic critical zone
Terrestrial ecosystems are complex systems where biotic and abiotic components are strongly interconnected and respond to environmental and climate stress. The tundra constitutes the life support system of such ecosystems in the Arctic, and it is particularly fragile and exposed to climate change. Read more here.
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INTERACT Stories of Arctic science II
Researchers from Ny-Ålesund contributed to the newly launched e-book from INTERACT Stories from Arctic Science II. See the e-book here
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Events
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31 Oct 2021
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The nutrient cycle in the Arctic will be the focus when researchers from the four Ny-Ålesund flagships convene to discuss how to increase collaboration between the disciplines. Two physical meetings have been planned; A one day workshop on the 31st of October in conjunction with the SSC, and a three-days workshop in Orvieto in Italy in the spring of 2022.
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1 Nov 2021
Ny-Ålesund flagship side-meetings to SSC
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Three of the four Ny-Ålesund flagship programs plan to take advantage of the physical meeting place provided by the Svalbard Science Conference to arrange side-meetings with focus on specific flagship issues. All meetings will most likely be arranged as parallel sessions on Monday the 1st of November. Details in the links:
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2-3 Nov 2021
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The 3rd Svalbard Science Conference will be a physical meeting taking place in Oslo, Norway. The conference will bring together the Svalbard science community to discuss the overarching topic of cooperation for better science. The interest to participate is large, and a total of 180 abstracts have been submitted. The registration is still open.
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4-5 Nov 2021
The 55th NySMAC meeting will take place after the SCC. NySMAC promotes cooperation and coordination between actors engaged in research and monitoring in Ny-Ålesund, and includes representatives from all parties with major vested interests in Ny-Ålesund. This is a closed meeting for representatives and observers only.
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26 March - 1 April 2022
Arctic Science Summit Week 2022 will take place in Tromsø, Norway. The conference is planned in a hybrid format, offering in-person or online attendance. The ASSW 2022 programme includes Business and Community Meetings, a Science Day and the Arctic Observing Summit 2022.
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6-10 Sept 2021
SIOS offers an online training course on how to use hyperspectral remote sensing data (satellites, airborne) and associated tools/software in the context of research in Svalbard. The course is intended for scientists, students and technicians with no or little experience with hyperspectral remote sensing techniques.
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5-6 October 2021
SIOS and the network HERMOSA is arranging a two days online workshop on harmonising and collaborative research activities in Svalbard atmospheric pollution research. The workshop is for all scientists with relevant expertise and interest in the field of atmospheric aerosol sampling, analysis and data handling in Svalbard.
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Opportunities
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The Research Council of Norway's Svalbard Strategic Grant (SSG) call is still open for project submissions. The SSG is a seed money program aimed at advancing coordination, collaboration and data sharing between researchers engaged in work relevant to Svalbard. Open ended call. Read more
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The Research Council of Norway has a call for sustainable marine research open for researchers from Norwegian institutions. Ny-Ålesund projects will be prioritised. Open ended call. Read more (only in Norwegian)
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SIOS is launching its first Innovation Award. SIOS, in collaboration with Svalbard Science Forum, is launching an Innovation Award aiming to promote innovation in support of Earth system science in the Svalbard region. Deadline: 10 September 2021
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Image of the month
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This image is taken by Mariasilvia Giamberini from CNR. Researchers are happy to see the boat approaching the beach to take them back to Ny Ålesund research station for the night. It was a long day out spent sampling ice and freshwater that melts from the Midtre Lovenbreen glacier.
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The sampling of ice, fresh meltwater and sea water is part of the ISMOGLAC project run by the Institute of Geoscience and Earth Resources of CNR. The project is aimed at investigating the dynamic processes of the glacial melting and evaluating the consequent transfers of fresh water towards the Arctic Ocean through the determination of physical and chemical parameters and chemical and isotopic composition of water, sampled at several points moving from the Ny-Ålesund coast line towards the inner part of the fjord.
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