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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Proposal to the Svalbard Strategic Grant for the realization of a side meeting prior to the Svalbard Science Conference in Oslo 2019

The Ny-Ålesund Terrestrial Flagship program is one of four NySMAC flagship programs that aim to coordinate and integrate international and national research and monitoring. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship focus on ecosystem-based research on tundra, fresh water and soil in and around Ny-Ålesun...

Awarded: NOK 70,826

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Research in Svalbard: An APECS workshop

Numerous international and interdisciplinary research projects are carried out in Svalbard every year. Furthermore, such research projects involve both senior and early career researchers (ECRs), some of whom may have never previously set foot on the archipelago. The Association of Polar Early Ca...

Awarded: NOK 92,999

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

SVALHOLA (Svalbard Holocene Assembly on glaciers and climate history) workshop following the Svalbard Science Conference 2019

Climate change is one of the most serious challenges facing society today. Reconstructing past climate and environmental conditions is important for establishing natural reference values, which better our understanding of the causes and consequences of current and future changes. Previous investi...

Awarded: NOK 61,785

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Workshop to promote international and interdisciplinary integration of SIOS research infrastructure and prioritise investment

SIOS is an international consortium of research institutions that conduct Earth System Science (ESS) research in and around Svalbard. Members of SIOS cooperate to create an integrated observing system for ESS, in which core state-variables are measured over time and made available to all members ...

Awarded: NOK 88,697

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard Science Conference Glaciology Flagship workshop: Models and observations of snow and glacier mass balance

This proposal seeks support for a workshop to enhance further international and interdisciplinary cooperation on modeling and field measurements of snow and glacier mass balance in Svalbard. Research challenges and opportunities will be identified, with focus on data gaps and sources of uncertain...

Awarded: NOK 91,406

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

High resolution Holocene climate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction from Adventdalen, Svalbard based on OSL dating of loess.

A Holocene sediment package, consisting of periglacial windblown sediment (Loess) is located in Adventdalen on Svalbard. The purpose of the project is to extract cores from 2-4 localities in Adventdalen and use Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating to date the samples. Loess can generall...

Awarded: NOK 5,101

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Personalities in fear behaviour: relevance for management. RiS ID: 11153

Geese differ in their reaction to human disturbance. Previous work has linked the degree of reaction to personality and habituation. In Kongsfjorden (near Ny-A°lesund), there is a marked population of barnacle geese which have been tested for different personality traits. Now, we want to make a l...

Awarded: NOK 45,653

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard Social Science Initiative - a network of social scientists working in Svalbard

The Svalbard Social Science Initiative (SSSI) will fill a gap by connecting social scientists working on issues related to Svalbard. The aim of the network is to coordinate social science research related to Svalbard, and to enhance its quality and its impact on the local communities. In the prop...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

SVALBARD ALUMNI

Each year, over one thousand researchers from approximately 30 nations participate in research studies, projects, and monitoring programs in Svalbard. The vast majority of these students and research professionals only spend a finite time conducting activities in Svalbard and engaging on-the-grou...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Akershus

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Biogenic IOdine MeAsurements in Svalbard Snow (BIOMASS)

A new proxy based on iodine emission from sea-ice-associated phytoplankton and macro and micro algae is here proposed. During spring algal bloom in fact, the increase of chlorophyll concentration in the water has been observed to be accompanied also with an increase of tropospheric iodine species...

Awarded: NOK 56,188

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard Snow Network (SnowNet) - consolidating and expanding the network for future actions

SnowNet was initially developed to respond to the need for increasing cooperation among international snow researchers and to highlight the role of snow in the Svalbard environment and its connection to other Flagship programs. This interdisciplinary research network, including classic discipline...

Awarded: NOK 0.42 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Exposure of arctic seabirds to pollutants: what is the role played by individual migratory movements and non-breeding distribution?

Understanding bird contamination during this specific period is nonetheless crucial, as they can also be exposed to high pollutant levels which could affect their survival and population dynamics. Hence, the aim of my PhD is to improve our knowledge of arctic seabird contamination – mostly to Hg ...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Study of Capture Mechanisms of Mercury in Snow/Ice in the Arctic (RiS-ID 11155)

The overall purpose of the field work is to collect 150 snow samples in Adventdalen (Longyearbyen) and Brøggerdalen (Ny-Ålesund) for study transport mechanisms involved for mercury and other atmospheric deposited metals in the Arctic. Especially the role of natural organic matter in the snow is o...

Awarded: NOK 30,704

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The nature of particulate iron inputs in high Arctic fjord during the spring season

The Arctic is one of the most vulnerable regions experiencing the effects of Climate Change. Glacier melting together with permafrost thawing are predicted to increase the influx of particulate matter, together new organic and inorganic matter into the Arctic coastal ecosystem (McGuire et al., 20...

Awarded: NOK 31,754

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The Svalbard snowpack in a changing climate, RIS-ID 11142

Assess the effects of a changing climate on the snowpack in Svalbard, with focus on warmer and wetter winters. The aim is to link the climatic changes (especially heavy wintertime rain) to changes in snowpack properties like temperature and ice layers. Snowpack models are compared to field observ...

Awarded: NOK 47,823

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Caprock integrity evaluation of the lower Agardhfjellet Formation for CO2 sequestration purposes at Deltaneset, Svalbard (RiS-ID: 11145)

The shale of the Agardhfjellet Formation is the time-equivalent to Hekkingen Formation in the Barents Sea and Draupne Formation in the North Sea. It is therefor interesting to perform a complete integrity evaluation of the Agardhfjellet Formation as a potential caprock for future CO2 sequestratio...

Awarded: NOK 49,391

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Nunataks as an island model system within the island - Dispersal of Saxifraga oppositifolia. RiS ID: 11166

Saxifraga oppositifolia will be sampled from nunataks, to explore the gene flow between populations and to find out whether nunataks function as islands within the island of Spitsbergen. In addition, dispersal and colonisation of S. oppositifolia can be related to environmental factors, since pop...

Awarded: NOK 38,636

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Glacial impacts on lacustrine ecology, geophysical systems and pollutant chemistry in the high Arctic. RiS ID 11159.

LEGACY aims to explore a new dimension to the dialogue around the impacts of climate change and pollutants in the Arctic. Are melting glaciers acting as sources of legacy pollutants? Do these released pollutants accumulate in Arctic lake environments? And how will climate change affect future pol...

Awarded: NOK 58,476

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Depositional and structural characterization of a breccia system in northern Billefjorden, Svalbard (RiS ID: 10929)

As part of my Master thesis I plan to accomplish an event stratigraphic log, acquisition of structural data and a 3D photogrammetry survey of the breccia body in Mimerbukta in order to get a better understanding of the depositional and structural evolution of the breccia and to compare the brecci...

Awarded: NOK 27,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Diversity and dynamics of bacterial and algal communities during snow to firn transformation on the Kongsvegen and Holtedahlfonna glaciers

Firn cores will be collected along a longitudinal transect on Kongsvegen and Holtedahlfonna glaciers (Spitzbergen, Svalbard islands) to evaluate spatial variability and to assess the contribution of marine aerosols to their composition. Comparison of snow samples of 2018 and firn samples from spr...

Awarded: NOK 58,540

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Measuring subglacial processes, RiS ID 11156

The project aims for an increased process understanding of subglacial hydrology through direct investigations in the light of recent work featuring the need for a better process understanding related to subglacial hydrology. Several glacier cave systems around Longyearbyen will be used to gain ac...

Awarded: NOK 66,200

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonal importance of mixotrophy in Billefjorden, uptake of living material by microalgae, RiS ID 10889

The aim of the project is to study the relative contribution/importance of phagotrophy in microalgae at different seasons in a high Arctic fjord. Ingestion rates of fluorescently marked vivid bacterial cells by microalgal groups will be determined and potentially mixotrophic micralgae will be col...

Awarded: NOK 65,526

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Using UAVs to investigate effects of crevasses upon glacier surface melting, RiS-ID 11148

The project involves the novel application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to overcome the hazards associated with studying the effect of crevasses upon glacier surface melting. Firstly, we will derive a function with which a UAV can be used to estimate wind speed and direction. Secondly, we w...

Awarded: NOK 77,999

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Life Strategy of Arctic Marine Phytoplankton in Central Part of Svalbard

Marine phytoplankton is an elementary compound of food chain in the Arctic. The main phytoplankton blooms develop in spring and autumn. Its overwintering strategies are still not fully understood. Recent studies suggest that a part of the population is captured during new sea ice formation. Mixot...

Awarded: NOK 52,579

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Population genetics of reintroduced Svalbard reindeer populations (RiS-ID 11157)

My project aims to study the genetic implications of artificial reintroductions (translocations) of reindeer from Adventdalen to two areas where reindeer were locally extinct in the late 1970’s. I will supplement existing DNA (microsatellite) data with additional samples collected in the field to...

Awarded: NOK 35,640

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Kongsvegen Glacier Surge Dynamics RIS 10933

The aim of this project is to collect data to test a new theory of glacier surges - enthalpy cycling theory. The theory predicts that surges occur where frictional heating creates heat and meltwater (enthalpy) faster than it can be lost. This prediction will be tested for Kongsvegen, a glacier kn...

Awarded: NOK 75,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonal CO2 fixation in Billefjorden, chemotrophy vs phototrophy, RiS ID 10889

The aim of the project is to quantify carbon fluxes over the year using isotope labelling experiments. the focus will be on autotrophic carbon uptake via nitrification and photosynthesis. In addition, the heterotrophic carbon uptake by bacteria, arachaea, and microplankton will be measured. The m...

Awarded: NOK 72,757

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Deposition History of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Svalbard Ice Core (RiS ID 11121)

This project aims to produce a long-term record of the historical deposition of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Svalbard. PFAS are a toxic anthropogenic organic contaminant and have been identified by the Arctic Monitoring Assessment Programme (AMAP) as one of the major chemicals of emerging ...

Awarded: NOK 46,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The potential of soil organic carbon composition under different tundra types: A case study from Ny-Ålesund

Circulation of total organic carbon in the Arctic, including the Arctic islands, is crucial in terms of the species composition of the tundra and soil diversity. The main purpose of this study is to assess the potential of soil organic carbon composition in different tundra types. As a next study...

Awarded: NOK 64,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

KongElViS: Basal conditions at beginning of Kongsvegen surge revealed using seismic source ElViS

Surge-type glaciers alternate between long periods of slow ice flow, in which ice mass builds up in the accumulation area, followed by a short phase with significantly higher ice speeds in which the mass stored in the accumulation area is transported rapidly downglacier. During the surge phase, g...

Awarded: NOK 79,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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