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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 - Oslove

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

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 - Oslove

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

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

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

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

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 - Oslove

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

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 40 725

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 89 680

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

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 - Oslove

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: 2025-2026

Sted: Svalbard

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

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 65 661

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

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

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 95 949

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

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 - Oslove

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

AI-driven sensor placement for arctic weather forecasting

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing weather forecasting, outperforming traditional methods in various areas. However, AI-based weather prediction remains underexplored in the Arctic, a region where conventional forecasting often performs poorly. This project aims to improve Arctic wea...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

INSULATE: Bryophyte controls on permafrost thaw (RiS ID 12331)

Due to an enormous increase in anthropogenic emissions over the last decades the Earth's climate is changing. With an amplified effect in the arctic regions the landscape is rapidly degrading. Where the poles are known for the permafrost and ice cover, the increased global air - and sea temperatu...

Tildelt: kr 88 985

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Vegetation Impact on ThAw-depth progression in SvaLbard RiS ID: 12569

Svalbard is among the regions warming up fastest on earth. Where and to which extent the warming soils will impact the stability of the frozen soils remains uncertain. While the warming will speed up soil thaw over summer, the rate co-depends on surface conditions. For example, well-drained, vege...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Interspecific DVM : Monitoring key species swimming behaviour in Kongsfjorden

the project is to join the OpKROP campaign in March and June 2025 in Ny-Ålesund to do extra experiments to monitor key Arctic copepods swimming behaviour to improve our knowledge on diel vertical migration (DVM) behaviour. Currently, most of the knowledge on DVM are at a community level. But...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Hydrographic features and microbial assemblages as fingerprints of antibiotic resistance and pathogen spread under climatic change scenario

HybernARCTIC intends to collect data and metadata on antibiotic resistance and bacterial pathogens in glacier systems and melting water to observe the potential effects of climate changes on their dispersion, and to address the development of ARGs. The main scientific question is “Could a greater...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

TRACing Atlantic WatEr Masses in Arctic fjords using Uranium-236 and Iodine-129: A novel approach to detect AtlantifICation

Arctic sea ice extent reached its sixth lowest this September over the 46-year-satellite record, and it is likely to continue declining. Atlantic waters represent 90% of the total inflow in the Arctic Ocean, and have been recognized to play an important role in the Atlantification of this region....

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2026

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating known and unknown PFAS in the Arctic snow

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of environmental pollutants, first produced in the 1950s, known for their toxicity, bioaccumulation, and persistence in the environment. While over 14.000 PFAS exist and may have been released into the environment, conventional analytical met...

Tildelt: kr 98 365

Prosjektperiode: 2025-2025

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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