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Ny-Ålesund Research Station Newsletter
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As is common this time of year in Ny-Ålesund, the peak summer activity is behind us. As usual, though, the regular measurements and monitoring programmes continue through the winter, providing the international research community with important data to help us understand and explain the Arctic systems. It is also worth mentioning that the project "The International Kongsfjorden Year" is up and running, aiming to collect year-round, high-resolution, multidisciplinary data on core parameters of the marine ecosystem in Kongsfjorden. Read more about the project and about the Kongsfjorden CTD data portal here.
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Next week, many of us will meet in Rome for the 61st NySMAC meeting - generously hosted by CNR. As always, the meeting will provide an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, and build stronger relationships. However, this particular NySMAC meeting hosted on this particular location, will also be marked by a feeling of profound sadness. Angela Augusti, who would have been a key participant both because of her employment at CNR and as chair of the terrestrial flagship, passed away after a brief illness less than a month ago. Through her dedication to her work, through her active role in strengthening the research community that she was a part of, and through her leadership in the terrestrial flagship, she was an inspiration to those who had the pleasure of working with her. Our thoughts are with Angela's family, friends and colleagues.
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Start of year-round ecosystem sampling in Kongsfjorden
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At the beginning of this August, a long-planned research initiative has started its work in Ny-Ålesund Research Station: The International Kongsfjorden Year (IKY). Developed by the Kongsfjorden System Flagship, this initiative aims at studying the Kongsfjorden ecosystem and its sensitivity to climate change over the full annual cycle. …
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New publication from year-round monitoring at the Zeppelin Observatory during MOSAiC
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This September a new article from researchers at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Meteorological Research Institute (MRI), Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, and Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) has been published in the Nature Journal Communications Earth & Environment (link below) based on data gathered at the Zeppelin …
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Opportunities
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The purpose is to support fieldwork in Svalbard for master's and doctoral students. More established researchers who are not already established in Svalbard can also apply. Applicants must be employed at, or have other affiliation with, a Norwegian research institution. The main priority of this call is to promote career development in polar research among students and researchers.
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NOK 1.5 million of the total funding is earmarked for projects based in Ny-Ålesund and with project managers employed in Norwegian (approved) research organisations.
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Deadline for submission of proposals: 13th of November 2024 13:00 CET.
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The EU funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit proposals to access 49 Research Infrastructures (RIs) in both polar regions,contributing to addressing key research priorities. In Ny-Ålesund Research Station access is offered by The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), Alfred Wegener Institute/ The French Polar Institute (AWIPEV) Paul-Émile Victor, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the UK.
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Deadline for submission of proposals: 28th of November 2024, 4 pm CET.
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Events
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61st NySMAC meeting
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The 61st NySMAC meeting will be hosted by CNR and take place in Rome, Italy. The meeting will be followed by a one-day workshop on monitoring in Ny-Ålesund.
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Kongsfjorden System Flagship meeting
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The Kongsfjorden System Flagship is pleased to invite you an in-person, two-day meeting with Kongsfjorden colleagues in Tromsø, Norway on the 6th-7th of November 2024. The agenda for discussion is: Share recent research in Kongsfjorden (short presentations from all who wish to present) Updates from the Marine lab and Ny-Ålesund, and our input to them Kongsfjorden CTD Data Portal update …
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