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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Fracture characterization of intrusions and the surrounding sedimentary rocks in Gipsdalen and Geese Island, Central Isfjorden, RiS ID 10911

This project aims at characterizing the fracture network in and around in exposed intrusions emplaced in sedimentary rocks in central Spitsbergen. The characterization of the fracture network in and around outcropping intrusions plays an important role in the assessment of the potential impact o...

Tildelt: kr 34 604

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Oslo

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The process of snow-ice formation and its impact on young Arctic sea ice, RiS-ID 10915

The Arctic region is experiencing a change from thick multiyear to much younger and thinner sea ice. In many places, increasing precipitation is leading to higher snow loads on young sea ice. Hence seawater can infiltrate the snow layer through pathways in the ice or from the side. Consequently p...

Tildelt: kr 44 146

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Plant functional traits across altitudinal and soil fertility gradients on Svalbard, RiS 10935

The aim of this project is to quantify and compare the relative importance of species turnover and intraspecific variation as drivers of plant community-level traits across both an altitudinal and soil fertility gradient. We will set out plots along transects varying in altitude or soil fertility...

Tildelt: kr 77 999

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2018

Sted: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Kongsvegen Glacier Surge Dynamics

A major uncertainty in the contribution of glaciers to sea level rise is the role of glacier dynamics, and is particularly complicated for surge-type glaciers, where even the primary controls on glacier motion are poorly understood. This project aims to improve the understanding of glacier dynami...

Tildelt: kr 52 888

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Marine Tourist Activity Assessment, RSID 10938

There are many examples of incidents involving with vessels operating in the waters around Svalbard (Kystverket Beredskap, Hendelser Håndtert I 2016). There have currently been very few assessments considering the risk associated with activities taking place in relatively remote harbors without a...

Tildelt: kr 49 038

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Rogaland

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Small-scale dynamics of Arctic coastal sediments: Isbjornhamna, Svalbard. RIS-ID 10918

This project consists of 2-months-long multidisciplinary survey of Isbjornhamna (Hornsund) coastal zone for investigation of local sediment erosion / transport / deposition processes characteristics, and also for detailed imaging of the internal structure of the bay's sediments. Main project goal...

Tildelt: kr 64 999

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2018

Sted: Svalbard

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Biofacies studies in the Botneheia Formation on Eastern Svalbard

I apply for the Artic Field Grant as a support to do field work for my master thesis. The project is a combination of sedimentology and paleontology studies on the Botneheia Formation in the Triassic age on Svalbard. There will be focus on the biofacies studies that occur in this formation in the...

Tildelt: kr 13 735

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Effects of terrestrial inputs on coastal food-web structure and contaminant trophodynamics in an Arctic fjord system

Increased terrestrial run-off in Arctic regions is one major impact of climate change. As temperatures and precipitation increase and permafrost and glaciers melt, coastal areas are experiencing increased levels of riverine inputs. These inputs bring water, sediments, nutrients, organic matter an...

Tildelt: kr 74 999

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2018

Sted: Oslo

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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 ...

Tildelt: kr 57 080

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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SVALHOLA - Svalbard Holocene Assembly on Glaciers and Climate

Studying past shifts in high latitude glaciers and climate through the current interglacial (the Holocene, covering the last c. 12000 years) allows us to better understand the role of the Arctic in the global climate system and to more effectively predict antecedent climate scenarios. Due to Sval...

Tildelt: kr 0,23 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Kongsvegen: INitiation of a Glacier Surge (KINGSurge)

Kongsvegen is a surge-type glacier in Svalbard that last surged in 1948. Ongoing GPS measurements have indicated that the glacier has started to accelerate, and another surge may be imminent. The early detection of an incipient surge is exceptionally rare, and we have a short window of opportunit...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Svalbard

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Influence of coastal permafrost thawing on biogeochemistry and pollutants of the sea water

We hypothesise that thawing of permafrost can be an important source for certain chemical parameters at least in the coastal Arctic areas. Our approach for testing our hypothesis is to conduct a laboratory experiment to study changes in the content of chemical parameters in the seawater when perm...

Tildelt: kr 0,32 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Oslo

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SVALBARD ROCK VAULT: Taking care of data and developing critical infrastructure for geoscientific research and education projects

The Svalbard Rockvault project is an initiative to archive and protect unique geological material acquired on Svalbard primarily through drilling activity, but also by geological sampling and geophysical acquisition campaigns. In the majority of the world, national institutions take care of geo...

Tildelt: kr 0,20 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Svalbard

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Coal - the ice core of the warm past: using the natural coal archive on Svalbard to initiate a flagship for palaeoclimate research

The Paleocene coals from the Firkanten Formation, Svalbard represent a globally important record of environmental change. Like ice cores and deep marine drillings, coal (ancient peat) represents a relatively undisturbed environment from which geochemical signatures of climate change can be extrac...

Tildelt: kr 0,39 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2022

Sted: Svalbard

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Integrated population modelling of a Svalbard population of snow bunting, RiS ID 10953

I aim to apply an integrated population model to data on Svalbard snow buntings to investigate if there is a relationship between breeding time and survival and fecundity. The data are collected in Adventsdalen, near Longyearbyen, Svalbard. My main data source will be mark-recapture spanning from...

Tildelt: kr 5 414

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Bacterial communities in the cryosphere. Controls and connectivity on glaciers and sea ice RIS 10889

The aim of this project is to elucidate bacterial community structure and the forces that shape succession and diversity patterns within a Svalbard fjord (Billefjorden), influenced by sea ice and glacial meltwater inflow. Data collection in April and July will include 16sRNA sequencing, CARDFish ...

Tildelt: kr 60 730

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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The age of metamorphism and deformation of the Müllernesset Formation of Oscar II Land

The project concerns investigations of the age of metamorphism and deformation in the Proterozoic metasedimentary rocks exposed on the western part of Oscar II Land in Svartfjellstranda and their contact with adjacent units. Two week fieldwork will be aimed at measurements of geological structure...

Tildelt: kr 51 473

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Microalgal communities in the cryosphere Controls and connectivity from glaciers to sea ice, RiS ID 10889

The aim of the project is to study the roles and controls of microalgae in the cryosphere. I will study communities on glaciers, in the fjords and in and underneath sea ice. Besides microscopy, next generation sequencing methods will be used for 18S amplicon sequencing in summer with high glacial...

Tildelt: kr 72 888

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Injectites and Sedimentary Intrusions in the Mesozoic record of Svalbard (iSIMS)

Field-based structural-stratigraphic study and lithological/petrophysical characterisation of the mesoscale sedimentary intrusions (i.e. injectites) affecting the lowermost interval of the mid-late Jurassic Agardhfjellet Formation in the southern Sassenfjorden area. The aim of this project is to ...

Tildelt: kr 43 999

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2018

Sted: Svalbard

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The Role of Sea Ice in the Production and Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Unicellular algae produce VOCs in response to the environmental conditions within the brine channels of sea ice. This production is likely to be in response to the elevated salinities in these channels. Grazing pressure from zooplankton, advection of under ice water, organic matter decay (within ...

Tildelt: kr 12 573

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Akershus

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Precipitation measurements and snow surveys in the Pyramiden and Barentsburg areas, RiS ID 10946

The Arctic freshwater budget is driven primarily by precipitation. Accurate evaluation of precipitation is crucial for a variety of reasons, such as verification of numerical weather forecast, hydrological and climate models. Spring snow surveys and further data analysis could make possible to ob...

Tildelt: kr 11 349

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Geochemical analysis of overbank sediments in Adventdalen and Ny-Ålesund

Sampling and analysis of overbank sediments is an efficient method for regional geochemical mapping, either for environmental studies or for prospecting of mineral resources. Ottesen et al, has previously used this method at Svalbard for a regional survey of a limited number of inorganic elements...

Tildelt: kr 9 397

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2019

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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 ...

Tildelt: kr 0,31 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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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...

Tildelt: kr 0,28 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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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 ...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2023

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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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...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2018-2020

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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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 ...

Tildelt: kr 12 928

Prosjektperiode: 2017-2017

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 41 999

Prosjektperiode: 2017-2017

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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...

Tildelt: kr 63 999

Prosjektperiode: 2017-2017

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 72 960

Prosjektperiode: 2017-2017

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa