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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Estimating uncertainties and sources of error in population monitoring of the Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)RiS : 6188

Monitoring population dynamics of wild ungulates relies on accurate estimates of population size and vital rates. However, errors in population monitoring methods can be numerous (e.g. lack of repeated measurement, sampling time period, observer bias etc. ) and in most studies they are not invest...

Tildelt: kr 20 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Layer parallel shortening and cataclastic flow by fractures in the Permian Kapp Starostin Formation, Mediumfjellet, Spitsbergen

The thesis addresses three fundamental questions related to fold-thrust belts of relevance to reservoir and cap rock studies; i. Can a link between LPS and small-scale fracture systems reflecting folding of layers by cataclastic flow (in line with Ismat and Mitra, 2005) within a pseudo-mechani...

Tildelt: kr 31 600

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Kongsberg on-line Wake model

Kongsberg Digital, Renewables & Utilities, utvikler nå et nytt system for styring og overvåkning av vindparker. Systemet inneholder moduler for tilstandsovervåkning, produksjons-planlegging, overordnet styring av parken og annen driftsstøtte-funksjonalitet. Kongsbergs mål er å komme inn på det...

Tildelt: kr 4,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2017

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Calving and Surging Glaciers: Observations, Modelling, Predictions

Calving and surging are both complex dynamic phenomena that exert strong controls of the flux of ice into the oceans. Calving - the breakaway of icebergs from glaciers into the sea - accounts for a large proportion of ice flux from Arctic glaciers and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and ...

Tildelt: kr 0,17 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Snow Monitoring using Automatic Camera Systems at Svalbard Key Sites

On Svalbard, the long-lasting snow cover and the timing of the snowmelt is a crucial factor in the yearly cycle of all land ecosystems. SMACS will explore monitoring of the snow cover and snow melt from the point to a scale of several square kilometers at the Svalbard key research locations Ny-Å...

Tildelt: kr 0,32 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Holocene environmental change of Svalbard

We will analyse the Holocene environmental history in Kongsfjorden since deglaciation. At least three Ny-Ålesund flagships have identified the need for long-term climate records. Up to date no integrated temperature, precipitation or glacial variability r ecord exists for the entire Holocene for ...

Tildelt: kr 0,40 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Lunar Arctic-coordinated remote sensing of aerosols: LUNAR photometry close the gap in ARCTIC aerosol climatology and satellite validation

In the context of a rapidly changing environment, collaborative efforts are essential to understand and to mitigate agents that contribute to modifications in the polar regions. Arctic aerosols have been studied intensively since many year. Nevertheless, there remain recognized deficiencies in A...

Tildelt: kr 0,40 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2016

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Silent Timber Buildings for the European market

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Tildelt: kr 2,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2017

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Diving ecology and migration of a capital breeder, the common eider

The aim of this project is to investigate how migration and seasonal conditions affect the diving and foraging ecology of the common eider. Especially, it will focus on how day-length and temperature affects the diving frequency and the diving depth at di fferent times of the year, while being lo...

Tildelt: kr 79 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

WINter Benthic Activities

The goal of the present study is to characterize benthic communities' structure and activities during the polar night in Kongsfjorden, a fjord highly influenced by warm Atlantic water inputs, and to contrast them with the results observed for other season s in the same fjord.

Tildelt: kr 69 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Resilience of Arctic plant communities: the potential for recovery from multiyear perturbations, RiS IS 6644

In my masters thesis, I will examine the recovery of previously grazed tundra in ambient-temperature plots and in plots that have undergone long-term summer warming as part of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX). Because a suite of biotic and abiot ic factors determine how plant communitie...

Tildelt: kr 43 593

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Underwater Acoustic Monitoring in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, for bio-glacio-seismo -logical studies, RiS ID 6616

In marine ecosystems, acoustic signals may originate from abiotic (i.e. wind-driven ocean wave, rain, earthquake, ice dissolution/melting, anthropogenic activities) and biotic (marine mammals, fish and crustaceans) sources. To study the noise generated by glaciers for quantification of geo-physi...

Tildelt: kr 38 075

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Internal accumulation at Lomonosovfonna glacier: environmental controls and rates, RiS ID 3395

Proposed field campaign at Lomonosovfonna (1200 and 900 m asl) is planned for April 2014 and continues work started in April 2012. The aim is to derivea dataset on environmental parameters influencing internal accumulation and actual rates of the process. This includes: - Downloading data from ...

Tildelt: kr 9 654

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Fracturing and weathering in basement of the Billefjorden Trough, an analogue to top basement reservoirs

The study will concern a basement reservoir analogue in Billefjorden, Svalbard. The fundamental questions are: How is the fracture system in the basement around the Carboniferous Billefjorden Trough? How is the weathering profile in terms of thickness , intensity and mineralogy in this area?

Tildelt: kr 30 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Detailed mapping of the active layer and top permafrost organic carbon pool and potential carbon release in central Svalbard

In order to investigate spatial distribution and size of permafrost soil carbon pools in central Svalbard, soil samples will be taken in spring 2014. Data from earlier fieldwork (2013) is available to be combined into a detailed map of carbon pools for th e area, which has not been done before. T...

Tildelt: kr 52 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The characterization of glacier basal hydrologic systems

The objectives of this study are to deploy 4 (or more) high precision GPS instruments on 2 glaciers through the summer of 2014. Of particular importance is to determine how the basal hydrologic system reacts to perturbances caused from climatic forces, su ch as from the surface mass balance of th...

Tildelt: kr 49 070

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Svalbard reindeer and hunting - what are natural borders for management units

Svalbard reindeer are managed within fairly small management units. Local authorities are concerned that reindeer within the small management units may be subjected to overharvesting. In this project I will investigate the range use of individually GPS-ma rked Svalbard reindeer and see if the spa...

Tildelt: kr 39 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonal dynamics of nitrogen cycling communities associated with Oxyria digyna

My PhD thesis focuses on the diversity and functioning of microbial communities associated with an arcto-alpine plant Oxyria digyna, common in pioneer plant communities. O. digyna harbours a diverse and partially plant specific bacterial community, and in our previous study, we identified severa...

Tildelt: kr 17 780

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

TRANSPORT-Transport 2025

Work-related accidents in road, sea and air transport: prevalence, causes and measures

Førere i arbeid er involvert i mange av transportulykkene i Norge. Transportorganisasjoner er ifølge Arbeidsmiljøloven forpliktet til å fremme transportsikkerhet for sine ansatte gjennom sitt arbeid med helse, miljø og sikkerhet (HMS). Vi har imidlertid hatt lite om sammenhengene mellom transport...

Tildelt: kr 3,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2017

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-RUOK-EONR-økonomi

Ownership type, performance and the context: the study of institutional and industrial owners

In the joint research project we try to answer the question, which was in the loop of academic research during the last 50 years both in finance and strategic management literature: how ownership type influences the performance of the organization. The pr evious empirical evidence provided inconc...

Tildelt: kr 61 000

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Unraveling Holocene Arctic climate dynamics using sediments from Hajeren, a glacier-fed lake on Mitrahalvøya (RiS ID 6663)

The Arctic shows an amplified response to current warming and is rapidly changing. Data on past polar climate variability is scarce and hampered by a low resolution. My PhD research aims to provide high-resolution data for the Holocene to put current warm ing into perspective. To this end, I anal...

Tildelt: kr 39 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Levels and effects of POPs on thyroid hormone levels in glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) breeding in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, RiS-ID: 6672

The aim of the study is to detect levels of selected POPs in glaucous gull breeding in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, and investigated how this may affect the thyroid hormone levels.Its hypothesized that high levels of contaminants will be detected and that ther e will be an inverse correlation between ...

Tildelt: kr 20 697

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-RUOK-EONR-økonomi

E.ON Ruhrgas personal mobility grant

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Tildelt: kr 35 000

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Implications of ageing and urbanization in China for economic growth and climate

In the past three decades, most carbon emissions in China are from industrial production due to high investments and strong demand from the rest of the world. However, in recent years, the strong demand from the rest of the world slows down due to the rec ession of the world economy. At the same ...

Tildelt: kr 0,18 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Mapping and petrology of high-grade metamorphic rocks of Prins Karls Forland. RiS ID 6571

The application concerns an investigation of the Caledonian basement of Prins Karls Forland with a particular focus on high-grade metamorphic rocks (the Pinkie Formation). This project is a part of a PhD thesis, which focuses on the Svalbard's Southwester n and Northwestern Caledonian Basement Pr...

Tildelt: kr 76 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Dietary responses in Svalbard reindeer to changes in winter climate

The Svalbard winter is heating up, with more frequent rain and icing. Icing reduces food access for Svalbard reindeer and may force them to seek alternative food, such as sea-weed. This project aims to explore reindeer diets in response to winter climate change. Through stable isotope analysis a...

Tildelt: kr 25 842

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Prey of active Zooplankton duing the polar night

Diel vertical migration (DVM) is known to be the largest daily movement of organic material, as well as living organisms on the planet. That makes it a key process if we want to understand the pelagic food web and carbon sequestering of the ocean. It is p roposed that DVM happens, due to the atte...

Tildelt: kr 47 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2014

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

DVM of zooplankton in the polar night: who, how and why? RiS ID 6575

In recent years, research carried out in the Svalbard archipelago has challenged the long-lasting paradigm of dormant ecosystems during the polar night at high latitudes due to low food availability and lack of light. Based on data collected with acoustic instruments moored in the water column o...

Tildelt: kr 39 999

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2015

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Governing EU-Norwegian willingness to extract, combust and consume less carbon

Globale CO2-utslipp er en viktig kilde til global oppvarming. Uten markedsimperfeksjoner vil den beste politikken for å redusere karbonutslipp være å innføre en lik karbonpris i alle sektorer og regioner. Av ulike årsaker vil en slik politikk neppe være realistisk på kort og mellomlang sikt. I de...

Tildelt: kr 7,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2018

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

CLIMATE-LAND: Consequences of climate policies for multiple ecosystem services of semi-natural grasslands of the cultural landscape

CLIMATE-LAND prosjektet omhandler karbonlagring i naturbeitemark og betydningen av beite for klimapåvirkning. Arbeidet med alle fem arbeidspakker er gjennomført. WP.1: Det er foretatt en omfattende gjennomgang av internasjonal faglitteratur om karbonlagring i jord i grasmark og beitemark. Karbonl...

Tildelt: kr 7,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2014-2019

Sted: Ukjent Fylke