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SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Cloud and Precipitation Observations, Modeling, And Prediction in Svalbard

The Arctic climate is changing rapidly with Svalbard experiencing some of the fastest warming globally. This means increasing precipitation and more frequent extreme events, causing severe consequences for ecosystems, infrastructure and society. Despite the risks, significant knowledge gaps remai...

Tildelt: kr 0,40 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Oslo

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Seasonally Resolved Ecophysiology of Arctic Marine Phytoplankton in Kongsfjorden

Phytoplankton are key drivers of complex interactions between biology, geochemistry, and climate. Temperature plays an important role in phytoplankton metabolism which has direct effects on biogeochemical cycling under global warming. The Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the global av...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Arctic kelp biodiversity (BlueArc field sampling) RIS 12373

Kelp forests dominate Arctic coastlines, where they form diverse and productive habitats that play a vital role in supporting marine biodiversity and driving key ecosystem processes (e.g. nutrient cycling). As climate change accelerates, Arctic kelp forest structure, abundance and functioning is ...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Distributed observation networks around Svalbard to enhance model developments

The DON Svalbard project aims to enhance Arctic weather and climate modeling by establishing a coordinated observation network with a particular focus on the coupling of atmosphere, ocean, and sea-ice. By integrating existing monitoring initiatives, including atmospheric, ocean, and sea-ice measu...

Tildelt: kr 0,49 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Oslo

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Drone-based assessment of albedo variations in crevassed zones of southern Spitsbergen glaciers.

This project addresses a critical knowledge gap in glacier energy balance studies by investigating albedo variations in crevassed zones of southern Spitsbergen glaciers. While satellite observations and climate models operate at scales of 100 meters to kilometers, significant albedo variations oc...

Tildelt: kr 96 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Oslo

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Svalbard-Arktisk Miljøsamarbeid for SOLdrevet energiovergang

The phase out from fossil fuels in Svalbard is urgent, given the rising costs and environmental impact of current energy systems. However, Arctic conditions pose significant challenges for solar energy deployment, including seasonal variability, harsh weather, and snow accumulation on photovoltai...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

SVALBARD LAGOONS: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY, AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ROLE

Global warming is accelerating the retreat of polar glaciers, creating new aquatic ecosystems. In Svalbard, which is particularly vulnerable to warming, post-glacial lagoons have formed in coastal areas where glaciers meet the sea. Around 430 coastal lagoons have been identified in Svalbard, some...

Tildelt: kr 0,49 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Light Into Darkness

The light climate of polar regions is extremely seasonal, with long periods of midnight sun in summer being matched by similarly long periods of polar night in winter. This creates a uniquely challenging environment where biological speies have to specifically adapt to these extreme of light and ...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

SvalbardMonitoring-Workshop

ArcticBiomass and SvalbardBiomass were two projects in the period 2013-2018. ArcticBiomass was a Norway-USA network (RCN 227064) project funded by the Research Council of Norway . The main objectives of this project were to establish a joint American-Norwegian research team dealing with research ...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Dark Veins of Spitsbergen: Interplay Between Ancient Vegetation and Coastal Geomorphology Exposed in the High Arctic Mines of LYB, Svalbard.

The study focuses on how coastal environments control or are controlled by vegetation distribution; collectively, these are particularly sensitive to climate change, with the geomorphology and position of the shoreline being closely linked with local hydrology and associated vegetation distributi...

Tildelt: kr 85 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Permafrost And Thaw-induced Hazards on Svalbard

Rock slope failures (RSF) and associated tsunamis pose a severe risk to human lives and infrastructure in the Arctic. Despite these threats, little is known about RSF on Svalbard, and a comprehensive risk assessment is lacking. PATHS aims to address this knowledge gap by combining a workshop, a n...

Tildelt: kr 0,47 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Oslo

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Glaciology Flagship Workshops

The workshops will explore in greater detail the many emerging technologies being applied in glaciological studies in Svalbard. While glaciologists still need field data, for calibration and validation of models and remote sensing data, and for specific process-oriented studies, traditional field...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2027

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Nestling diet variation in Arctic Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) through DNA-metabarcoding of fecal samples, RiS ID 2272

In my master’s thesis, I aim to elucidate the snow bunting nestling diet variation, both in regard to seasonal variation and between-year differences, based on nestling fecal samples. Comparing the diet composition with arthropod communities found in the field throughout the breeding season will ...

Tildelt: kr 98 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Early Diagenesis in coarse-grained siliciclastics capped by evaporites in Svalbard and East Greenland: Implications for Reservoir Potential.

This study aims to compare the local variations of early diagenesis of coarse-grained conglomerates overlain by gypsum evaporites using petrographic analysis, to examine whether there is a pattern in the diagenetic processes in this type of stratigraphic setting. The objective is to collect con...

Tildelt: kr 89 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Cues for and synchrony of reproductive behaviour in an extreme long-distance migrant

Successful reproduction in migratory species, especially in species that breed in sites with strong seasonal reproductivity, is determined by three key aspects: (1) arrival timing at the breeding site, (2) synchrony in arrival timing, and (3) state of the environment at time of arrival. We aim to...

Tildelt: kr 29 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Measuring and Collecting Above-Ground Vegetation to Investigate Insulative Properties (RiS ID 12331)

Permafrost thaw could release significant greenhouse gases, making it crucial to understand factors that influence this process. Vegetation impacts permafrost temperatures, but we lack a clear framework for how specific plant traits regulate their insulative capacity. This project, part of INSULA...

Tildelt: kr 92 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Deploying GLOB, a novel multiface solar irradiance instrument next to the irradiance instrument park in Ny-Ålesund

This project involves deploying the GLOB system in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, to validate its ability to measure solar radiation, including both beam and diffuse irradiance, in Arctic conditions. GLOB is a unique, stand-alone instrument consisting of 25 pyranometers that capture solar irradiance acros...

Tildelt: kr 71 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Arctic kelp production and fate (BlueArc Autumn field sampling) RIS 12373

Over 20% of the world’s kelp forests occur along Arctic coastlines, yet shifts in the structure and ecological function of these habitats as a result of climate change are poorly understood. Kelp forests are highly productive ecosystems and are expected to contribute significantly to global carbo...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Bonding Holtedahlfonna Records: Integrating Data Gaps and Evaluating oxygen Isotopic Composition Evolution

The BRIDGE-ICE project aims to avoid temporal and spatial discrepancies by making simultaneous collections of shallow cores and snow pits where previous drillings have been conducted. My PhD project focuses on the analysis of an ice core drilled in 2023 on the Holtedahlfonna. Previous ice cores a...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Beyond Soil: exploring microbial dynamics and carbon cycling in Arctic Tundra soils

This project aims to investigate microbial dynamics and carbon cycling in Arctic tundra soils, with a focus on the role of soil microorganisms in carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes. Located in the Ny-Ålesund area of Svalbard, this study complements ongoing research on herbivore impact...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Testing models of crevasse squeeze ridge formation on the foreland of Nansenbreen, Svalbard

Svalbard has one of the highest concentrations of surging glaciers in the world. Surging glaciers impact mass balance and are unpredictable. Increasing understanding of these glacier types can provide valuable insights into ice sheets i.e. ice streams, which share similar dynamics to surging glac...

Tildelt: kr 79 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Akershus

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Glacier Lamentations – field recordings 2025

We only protect what we love, and only love what we know. This is why we need to both love and know the glaciers. Our project aims at sharing both the knowledge and the emotions around the demise of glaciers. Human activities have increased greenhouse gases, accelerating glacier melt, which reduc...

Tildelt: kr 67 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Oslo

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Avalanche Lidar Early Response and Tracking System

This project aims to test the reliability and efficiency of data transmission from a mobile sensoric unit designed for monitoring environmental conditions in rough terrain. The sensoric unit, equipped with the advanced LiDAR sensor Livox AVIA and other sensors, will be deployed in the extreme con...

Tildelt: kr 63 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Svalbard’s lost biodiversity? Molecular study of the poorly known critters living inside sea ice

Sea ice is soon to become a lost habitat in Svalbard fjords within one or two decades, as the continued rise in winter temperatures may result in the complete absence of sea ice or its formation only during short periods.While sea ice’s importance to polar bears and seals is well-known, it also s...

Tildelt: kr 45 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Structural evolution of the Billefjorden Fault

Billefjorden Fault Zone (BFZ) in Spitsbergen is a north-south striking long-lived lineament that can be traced in the outcrops over 100 km distance (Harland et al., 1974; Haremo et al. 1990; Braathen et al., 2012; Bælum et al., 2012; Smyrak-Sikora et al., 2021). Multiple deformation events have s...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Dispersal of Svalbard reindeer in a changing climate

Rapid climate change in Svalbard has already resulted in sea-ice loss, increased frequencies of rain-on-snow events, and icing of vegetation. The loss of sea ice reduces dispersal options while wintering herbivores are increasingly subject to potentially dispersal-triggering changes on land. Henc...

Tildelt: kr 90 999

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Seasonality of metals in Kongsfjorden zooplankton

Arctic glaciers have been particularly impacted by climate change, with increasing melt and retreat in conjunction with shifts in freshwater and sediment releases. Arctic fjords are the ultimate recipients of glacial releases and a plethora of heavy metals released from glacial environments. In f...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Isfjord Radio Sky-Camera for solar energy forecasting

Following a switch from coal to diesel in 2023, Longyearbyen is now working to implement a hybrid system using diesel, batteries, solar, and eventually wind. The project faces challenges from unpredictable Arctic weather, particularly clouds, which affect solar energy production. This project aim...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Novel application to estimate Diatom in situ growth rates during the Arctic Spring bloom

The annual productivity of Arctic fjord ecosystems is driven by the phytoplankton spring bloom, mainly dominated by diatoms. However, climate change effects are impacting Arctic fjord ecosystems through Atlantification, sea ice loss and increased glacier run-off, which influence phytoplankton spr...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Svalbard Radar Snow Penetration Experiment

The project shall carry out a three part fieldwork campaign on Svalbard targeting quantification of K-band microwave penetration of radar signal into snow. The radar penetration is one of the most important knowledge gaps for the snow on sea ice thickness measurement of the future CRISTAL satelli...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

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