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POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Ecological and evolutionary constraints of prokaryotic microbial biodiversity in terrestrial and lake ecosystems of Svalbard, RiS 6206

The diversity of polar (cyano)bacteria has not been well explored until now. In contrast to vascular plants and animals, little is known about the biodiversity, biogeography and evolutionary history of prokaryotic microbial organisms. The traditional vi ew is that historical factors are of litt...

Awarded: NOK 47,999

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Effect of season length and temperature on date of senescence in various arctic plant species subject to changes in snow-depth RIS ID - 6208

I will be conducting long-term monitoring of the effects of temperature and season length on senescence in various arctic plants subjected to changes in snow-depth in Adventdalen, Svalbard.

Awarded: NOK 13,374

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Acoustic methods in detection and analyzing of calving events at the Hans Glacier front, RiS ID: 6133

My project is based on the hypothesis that characteristics of the acoustic signals recorded in the Arctic fjord provide valuable information about the dynamics of surrounding tidewater glaciers. In the summer of 2013, during a 3-months experiment, two aut onomous, hydroacoustic buoys will be depl...

Awarded: NOK 46,874

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Epiphytic diatoms from the Arctic coasts: ecology, taxonomy and biogeography, RIS ID 6207

Diatoms are important biotic elements of Arctic marine ecosystem, significantly influencing the dynamics of primary production, nutrient cycling, carbon transport, oxygen flow and its activity, and all trophic processes. It is therefore imperative for the sake of the future of Arctic marine ecos...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Photogrammetric investigations of calving activity and flow rate on Kronebreen, Svalbard (RiS ID 6162)

The proposed research is part of the CRIOS (Calving Rates and Impact on Sea Level) project which aims to apply optimised observational techniques for monitoring glacier motion and dynamics, as input for improved models of calving glacier dynamics. The pre sent study focuses on Kronebreen. Stereos...

Awarded: NOK 18,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Svalbard

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

The Oceanography of Grønnfjorden and Billefjorden (GrønnBille)

Under prosjektmøtet i Tromsø 23.04.2014, med UiT og Akvaplan-Niva som vertskap, ble relevante arbeid fra Isfjorden, Billefjorden og Grønnfjorden presentert med et fokus på framtidige og historiske hydrografiske data (temperatur-, salt- and tetthets profiler). Russiske og norske partnere gave en o...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Fate of COPePod secondarY production in a chancing Arctic

A warmer climate with less extensive ice cover will lead to higher total primary production in the Arctic, which has the potential to increase the overall secondary production. Altered climate conditions will also affect timing of primary production, with consequences for the grazers of marine e...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The interaction of periglacial and karst features as seen at a small lake system at Linnédalen, west central Spitsbergen

The purpose of this project is field work for a master's thesis dedicated to investigating the dynamics occurring due to the interaction and related development of permafrost, periglacial and karst features. This unique pairing is encountered at Linnédale n, west-central Spitsbergen. Here, a set ...

Awarded: NOK 29,419

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Influence of ground topography and wind on snow distribution and stability in High Arctic Svalbard

This project investigates the relationship between ground topography and snowpack distribution / stability as the snowpack develops throughout the Longyearbyen region. This area provides an ideal site for this project for multiple reasons including the mo untainous wind swept landscape, unique sn...

Awarded: NOK 8,459

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Glacier surges: controls, processes and distribution

This project will use an approach combining remote sensing, fieldwork and modeling to re-define glacier surging, assess the current state of the world's surge-type glaciers, and ultimately develop a single model of a glacier surge. Remote sensing analyses will provide data to build a global data...

Awarded: NOK 2,034

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Mapping wintering areas and metal concentrations of Arctic seabirds

The main objective of my MSc thesis is to investigate whether migration strategies and wintering areas affect metal concentrations and compositions in Arctic seabirds, i.e. in common eiders, arctic skuas and long-tailed skuas. On the indivdual level, I wi ll also test whether migratory consistenc...

Awarded: NOK 68,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Estimating energy expenditure in free-living Kittiwakes using DLW and accelerometers, RIS ID 3828

Energy expenditure in free-living kittiwakes in Kongsfjorden , Svalbard, has been estimated by doubly labeled water method (DLW) during 9 years since 1998. This is the longest available dataset for any free-living bird species. Long-term datasets are espe cially important in rapidly changing envi...

Awarded: NOK 74,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Tephrochronology of the North Atlantic region during Early Holocene, RiS:5842(under project: Holocene environmental change of Svalbard

Tephra studies from Svalbard is so far sparse but tephra has been identified in both ice cores and in lake sediments reflecting the area's potential. I would like to add an additional site to my PhD project. My PhD project focuses to create an early Holo cene (11.700 to 8000 cal yr BP) tephrochr...

Awarded: NOK 31,226

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Population genetics of Silene acaulis in the High Arctic , RiS ID 6166

Although temperature seems to be the overriding driving factor of population genetics in the Arctic, local factors like edaphic conditions and competition, are also influencing. In addition, the stochasticity related to environmental variables is expected to affect several demographic traits of ...

Awarded: NOK 62,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Spatiotemporal changes in vegetation following range expansion in Svalbard reindeer

In 1978, Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarundus platyrhynchus) were re-introduced by humans to the Ny-Ålesund area following ca 100 yrs of absence due to excessive hunting. The population irrupted and gradually expanded its range to include other areas such as Sarsøyra and Kaffiøyra. This natural ...

Awarded: NOK 20,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Adult sex ratio variation of Svalbard reindeer in relation to animal density and climate, RIS ID: 6169.

In this study I will estimate adult sex ratio in Svalbard reindeer and examine to what degree the variation can be explained by environmental conditions, i.e. weather and food availability. To obtain this, I will analyze spatiotemporal variation in sex ra tios from long-term monitoring data of mu...

Awarded: NOK 39,999

Project Period: 2013-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Demography of geographical range limits of tundra plants in a changing climate, RiS ID 6174

This project will add to an existing study of the geographical ranges limits of a key climate indicator species, the tundra cushion plant Silene acaulis, across its latitudinal range in Europe. Existing sites from Sweden to Spain reach the southern range limit of the species, but adding sites i...

Awarded: NOK 21,505

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Fungi-plant interaction: how can this affect sexual plant reproduction and population genetics? RIS ID 5009

The main aim of the project is to study spatial variation in fungal diversity, and its relation with biotic and abiotic factor. A special focus will be given to study the effect of fungi-plant interaction and the investment in asexual versus sexual plant reproduction by using B. vivipara as mode...

Awarded: NOK 41,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Meroplankton seasonality in trophic interactions, RIS 5264 (umbrella project)

Many benthic organisms have planktonic life-stages (meroplankton). Meroplankton exhibit strong seasonality and can be quite numerous during peak occurrence. Relatively little is known about their dynamics and food requirements, even though they might have considerable impact both as grazers and ...

Awarded: NOK 29,689

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Fieldwork to determine physiological adaptation of Arctic charr to changing polar climate (RiS ID 6209)

The field grant for the FieldCharr project will be used to investigate the adaptation of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), to the extreme polar environment through the study of physiology. As the only Arctic polar freshwater fish species, Arctic charr se rve as an important model in which to inv...

Awarded: NOK 27,999

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Spatial distribution of snow cover and drainage systems on the glaciers on Wedel Jarlsberg Land; RiS ID: 6158

The proposed project is focused on processes of development of the snow cover melting simultaneously on various glaciers on Wedel Jarlsberg Land and consequences to internal feeding and meltwater runoff and development of drainage systems. Fieldwork (sepa rated in spring and late autumn campaigns...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Hydrochemistry and subglacial drainage pattern of the polythermal glacier Werenskioldbreen (SW Svalbard)

Project aims to develop the complex model of the chemical weathering in the glaciated basin which integrates the water geochemistry, subglacial drainage as well as hydrometeorological conditions. The proposed project will be conducted in the Werenskiold in the SW Svalbard and will consist of th...

Awarded: NOK 50,999

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Determination of reflected properties from snow surfaces in Svalbard RiS ID 6160

Albedo changes of the snow occur long before snow melts away completely. This can lead to a change in the radiation budget and therefore affects the radiative forcing in the vicinity of the station. Another effect that will be investigated is the influenc e of varying cloud cover to the amount of...

Awarded: NOK 29,272

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Akershus

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Identification of bivalve larvae from a time series study in Adventfjorden, Svalbard, using molecular tools.

Bivalvia have planktonic life-stages (meroplanktonic larvae). Several of them exhibit strong seasonality and can be quite numerous during peak occurrence. Bivalvia larvae are especially difficult to identify, since they exhibit very few or very small morp hological differences before they settle ...

Awarded: NOK 34,999

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Svalbard

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

ACOBAR-II: Analysis and publication of results from the Fram Strait tomographic experiment.

As part of the EU projects DAMOLCES (2005-2010) and ACOBAR (2008-2013) two major acoustic experiments were carried out in the Fram Strait. The aim was to provide accurate measurements of acoustic travel times over 100-300 kilometer sections for inversion and assimilation into ice-ocean models. ...

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Vestland

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Isfjorden - past and present climate

The project will enhance the collaboration between Russia (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute [AARI], St.Petersburg State University [SPbSU]) and Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute [met.no]) within several of the prioritized topics in the cal l: Climate change, effects of climate cha...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Oslo

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Timing of ecological processes in Spitsbergen fjords - SpitsEco

Through the ARCTOS network (http://www.arctosresearch.net/), Norwegian and Russian scientist has developed a successful long lasting collaboration. Russian scientists and PhD students has participated in a number of projects such as PanAME (IPY project 26 ), Cleopatra (NFR funded 2007-2011), and ...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2018

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Offshore gas / fluid seeps in Svalbard, RIS: 6112

Pockmark have been reported from several fjords in Svalbard, which are indicators of focused fluid flow in marine and lacustrine environments. Methane emissions from pockmarks, associated with the venting of gas from deep thermogenic sources, potentially unstable gas hydrates or thawing permafro...

Awarded: NOK 72,999

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Surface velocity and calving flux of Kronebreen RiS ID 6183

Kronebreen is among the 10 largest contributors to the total calving flux of the Svalbard archipelago. To estimate the calving flux detailed knowledge on the glacier velocity is needed which can be provided by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imag es. For the validation of those velocity ...

Awarded: NOK 65,197

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Fieldwork to determine genetic adaptation of Arctic charr to changing polar climate (RiS ID 6210)

The field grant for the FieldCharr project will be used to investigate the adaptation of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), to the extreme polar environment through the study of genetics. As the only Arctic polar freshwater fish species, Arctic charr serv e as an important model in which to inves...

Awarded: NOK 20,125

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Oslo

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