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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Spatial Distributions of Black Carbon and Mineral Dust in Air and Snow Surface Layers upon Svalbard Glaciers

In this project we aim at evaluating the distribution of Black Carbon (BC) and Mineral Dust (MD) in the atmospheric boundary layer over the snow surface and in the surface snow layers over targeted Svalbard glaciers and to identify the air-snow deposition mechanisms with particular attention to ...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2023

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Strengthening cooperation on air pollution research in Svalbard

Air pollution research combines knowledge and methods intrinsic to atmospheric physics and chemistry. There are some examples of cooperation within the air pollution studies related to investigation of events of long-range transport of pollution to Svalbard. In contrast, there are no joint projec...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere Flagship Program: Further development and strengthening of the collaboration

The main goal of the Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere Flagship Program is to increase coordination and collaboration within atmosphere research in Ny-Ålesund and beyond, and to stimulate joint activities, all the above to increase research quality and minimize the environmental footprint. This proposal aim ...

Awarded: NOK 0.31 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The Terrestrial Ecology Flagship in Ny-Ålesund: reinforcement and further development - activities for 2018-2019.

The Ny-Ålesund Terrestrial Ecology Flagship program is one of the four NySMAC flagship programs and aimed at coordinating and integrating research activities on tundra, lake and soil ecosystems in Ny-Ålesund. This proposal will reinforce the Terrestrial Ecology Flagship by establishing a core tea...

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Nestling diet preference of Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) assessed by DNA-metabarcoding, RiS ID 10909

Birds breeding in the Arctic have to cope with changing and harsh climate conditions during their short breeding season. Adult snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) eat mainly seeds and plant material, but feed their nestlings with insects and other invertebrates. Snow buntings show considerable ...

Awarded: NOK 57,080

Project Period: 2018-2019

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Stratigraphy and tectonic on Oscar II Land

This is a planned combined study of the stratigraphy of the Triassic and the tectonic processes affecting Triassic depositions in the area of Oscar II Land. There will be taken new structural measurements will be taken and sedimentological logs will be made for selected locations from Svenskegga ...

Awarded: NOK 12,928

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Can maternal exposure to low pH/elevated pCO2 seawater provide protection to the offspring of the keystone copepod Calanus glacialis to ocea

Emission of CO2 from anthropogenic sources has increased at unprecedented rates since the advent of industrialisation. The increased absorption of atmospheric CO2 by the oceans has led to an imbalance in seawater carbonate chemistry and to a reduction in seawater pH : a process known as ocean aci...

Awarded: NOK 41,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Predicting the FUture KOngsfjord EcoSYStem, FUKOSYS

The Kongsfjord Flagship Program is one of the four Ny-Ålesund flagship programs. It is currently in the process of developing a structured and integrated research agenda under the umbrella of the Ny-Ålesund Science Plan. This proposal aims to enable the Flagship to be organized in a number of top...

Awarded: NOK 0.29 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

UV Intercomparison and Integration in a High Arctic Environment

The Arctic is a region which to high extent influences the atmospheric behaviour in the Northern hemisphere and for this reason attracts the attention of the scientific community. The Atmosphere Research Flagship Programme (http://nysmac.npolar.no/research/flagships/atmosphere.html) is an activit...

Awarded: NOK 0.39 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2018

Location: Akershus

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Imaging Subglacial Conditions in 3D

This project aims to image the subglacial conditions and bed topography of glaciers in Svalbard using a 3D ground penetrating radar survey. This will result in the ability to identify basal features which are fundamental to subglacial hydrology and basal drag, however are not resolvable using tra...

Awarded: NOK 63,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Iron Speciation on Svalbard Ice Cores and Snow, RiS ID: 10632

Iron is an element which has great relevance on oceanic biogeochemistry. In its more soluble form, Fe(II), it acts as a biolimiting nutrient regulating the phytoplanktonic bloom, especially in High-Nutrient Low-Chrolophyll Area, which may affect the cycling of carbon, silica and sulphur as demons...

Awarded: NOK 72,960

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard shipping activities in changing conditions: community perspectives

Since the beginning of the century, the shipping activities have increased dramatically in the Barents Sea including the Svalbard Archipelago. Sea ice retreat,changes in the global market and an increasing interest in new tourism industries such as cruise tourism are some of the main drivers of t...

Awarded: NOK 39,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring of nitrogen oxides from stationary and mobile sources at Svalbard

The combined emissions of air pollutants from snowmobiles may be much higher (almost 100 times) as from cars, e.g. snowmobiles with 2-stroke engines have average fuel consumption of 30 l/100km. Moreover, according to safety instructions snowmobiles should follow one after another forming a column...

Awarded: NOK 58,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Physiological adaptions of Arctic algae during the bloom development under current and future conditions, RiS ID 10647

The aim of my project is to investigate physiological adaptions and primary production in Arctic pelagic and sympagic algae to current and future environmental changes (e.g. light availability and carbonate chemistry). More specifically, I want to follow photo-physiological adaptions during the s...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The influence of environmental conditions on algal stoichiometry (RiS 10656)

The stoichiometry of algae is very plastic and is strongly influenced by environmental conditions. The ratios of C:N:P (carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus) determine the algal food quality and affect the transfer of energy within the food web and the structure of the food web itself. Light conditions and...

Awarded: NOK 77,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Impact of Vertical Variability of Aerosol Single-Scattering Properties on Radiative Forcing in Arctic

This project will try to solve two important issues associated with aerosol studies in Arctic both from optical and radiation point of view. The first part of the grant is related to aerosol columnar properties, which might help to retrieve an information about aerosol influence on the radiative ...

Awarded: NOK 72,993

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Akershus

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Zooplankton dynamics in ice free versus ice covered fjords in Svalbard

Studies during winter-spring when many pelagic and benthic invertebrates reproduces in Arctic marine coastal ecosystems are limited due to challenging field work when fjords are frozen. Eggs and larva of benthic invertebrates and zooplankton may temporarily reach several thousand per m-3 water, a...

Awarded: NOK 76,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Flux seasonality, drivers and wind-speed parameterisation of the gas transfer velocity in an Arctic fjord: Sea-air CO2 exchange in Isfjorden

In this study we want to present the first direct (Eddy Covariance method) air-sea CO2 exchange time series from an arctic fjord in Svalbard. Direct continuous measurements of air-sea CO2 exchange are the key to understand how the flux varies in time and space. In addition to land-based flux me...

Awarded: NOK 12,681

Project Period: 2017-2018

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Late winter activity of Micromonas pusilla

The picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla is a key phototroph in Arctic picoplankton, being one of the earliest to commence growth after the polar night period. In this project qPCR of cDNA (from RNA) will be used to quantify the cell abundances (and population growth) in the transition from polar nig...

Awarded: NOK 44,529

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonal variability in glacial meltwater and sea-air CO2 fluxes in Tempelfjorden, Svalbard (RiS ID 10662)

Observations of retreating glaciers point to the need of understanding how glaciers affect the physical and biogeochemical processes that influence the marine carbon cycle. Tempelfjorden is influenced by a tidewater glacier that has undergone dramatic changes recently. This is a unique opportunit...

Awarded: NOK 68,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Snow mechanical properties and risk of avalanche triggering derived from measures of snow penetration resistance (RiS ID 10685)

We use modern snow penetration gauges for the quantification of physical properties of snow relevant for avalanche triggering. Field studies including classical snow measurements are performed around Longyearbyen contributing to the local avalanche forecast. The study involves snow pits, stabilit...

Awarded: NOK 12,049

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard and the Humanities: A Two-Day Workshop in Tromsø

Out of 24 workshops supported by the Svalbard Science Forum in 2008-14 and publicized on the SSF website to promote their recommendations, none is devoted specifically to a humanistic approach to Svalbard. To fill an obvious gap, a two-day workshop, dedicated to Svalbard and the humanities, is p...

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Jellyfish Research in Svalbard (JESS)-Workshop

Gelatinous zooplankton, more commonly jellyfish, has attracted attention during the last decade around the world, mainly as a result of their physiological attributes that allow them to better exploit the changing environmental conditions than many other zooplankton groups. Despite the increased ...

Awarded: NOK 0.23 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard Snow Network

Building on previously funded workshops and pilot project, we would like to ensure the legacy of the Svalbard Snow Network through joint research publications (minimum 5). In order to foster and re-enforce international collaboration, three major goals will be addressed during the workshop: 1) sc...

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2018

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Preparing the NTNU REMUS 100 AUV for Ice Management operations (RiS 10419)

This project aims at preparing the NTNU REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for Arctic Ice Management (IM) operations, and to gather experience and data that can be used for developing mapping algorithms for IM applications. A homing system will be used to allow deployment and recovery of t...

Awarded: NOK 79,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Mapping of Paierlbreen Ice Mélange with UAVs

The overarching goal of this project is to provide fundamental physical insights into the processes affecting the terminus positions of marine-terminating outlet glaciers to address the extent to which ice mélange influences pre- calving processes. The specific primary project objectives are to: ...

Awarded: NOK 68,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Causes and consequences of variation in age at first reproduction in barnacle geese, RiS ID 10651

I aim to disentangle the causes and individual-level consequences of age at maturity, which varies considerably between individuals, sexes and years (Loonen unpubl.). My main data source will be mark-recapture data from the Ny-Ålesund barnacle geese population, providing individual-based informat...

Awarded: NOK 49,790

Project Period: 2017-2018

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Identification of emerging thyroid-disrupting compounds, and their associated effects in glaucous gull. RIS-ID: 10654

Endocrine disrupting compounds can cause harmful effects by interfering with hormone system e.g. the synthesis, secretion, transport, cellular uptake or signaling pathway of the hormones. The aim of the project is to investigated the ecological relevance of thyroid disrupting chemicals in glaucou...

Awarded: NOK 46,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Pre and Post Deposition Processes of Black Carbon in Snow

The aim of this proposal is to better understand pre and post depositional processes of black carbon (BC) in snow. So far, little research has been conducted to understand the transfer function of BC aerosols in the atmosphere to BC aerosols deposited on snow/ice surfaces. Additionally, little i...

Awarded: NOK 74,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Effects of persistent organic pollutants on oxidative stress and thyroid hormone status in Glaucous gulls in Svalbard

Blood samples of glaucous gulls will be collected in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund in order to investigate concentrations of legacy POPs and emerging contaminants with potential thyroid disruptive properties in glaucous gulls in Svalbard. Blood concentrations of the target contaminants and thyroid ...

Awarded: NOK 32,999

Project Period: 2017-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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