Posts Tagged ‘Arctic’
Preliminary Tool To Explore Changing Arctic Permafrost Regions
Introducing the first preliminary tool to explore Arctic permafrost region disturbances and landcover changes at 30 m resolution developed within CCI Permafrost, Permafrost Discovery Gateway, and Arctic PASSION. You can access the permafrost tool via this link. After entering the portal, you will see that the tool uses the time period between 2000 and 2019.…
Read MoreDialogues on improving terrestrial monitoring in the Arctic
One objective of the Arctic PASSION project is to establish ten terrestrial environmental monitoring sites in the Arctic. This part of the work is led by the INTERACT Non-Profit Association (INPA), which unites and represents a network of field stations in the Arctic and northern alpine areas. INPA invited the following ten INTERACT stations to…
Read MoreArctic Observing Systems webinar
On November 9th, 2022 40 people attended an hour-long webinar coordinated by Arctic PASSION on Arctic Observing Systems: what they are, why they are important, who uses them and how they can improve. Speakers Michael Karcher (Arctic PASSION coordinator at Alfred Wegener Institute) and Arild Sundfjord (Oceanographer at Norwegian Polar Institute/Arctic PASSION), who offered invaluable explanations on how…
Read MoreArctic Passion At Geo Week In Accra, Ghana
Read Mikko Strahlendorff’s personal account of how he experienced participating in the Group on Earth Observations‘ GEO Week, in Ghana. GEO week is always a full program for two full days. GEO activities presented themselves to the GEO community and many interesting new ideas were born and possible collaborations envisioned. Arctic Passion was involved in…
Read MoreLake Ice Service For Arctic Climate And Safety
People living and working in the Arctic have been demanding a holistic approach to environmental information services. Arctic PASSION’s lake ice service provides near real time information about the ice conditions of freshwater lakes in an easy-to-access and simple format. This information is important for transport, Arctic livelihoods, and safety issues. Importantly, lake ice is…
Read MoreHighlights Of Arctic Passion At The Arctic Circle Assembly 2022
Arctic PASSION organized two sessions on Friday October 14th at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022 in Reykjavík, Iceland and a session on Saturday October 15th on funding International Arctic Science. 1. ROADMAP FOR ARCTIC OBSERVING AND DATA SYSTEMS (ROADS) – SHARED ARCTIC VARIABLES Introduction of the speakers for the session; Alice Bradley and Laura Divine. Photos: Lisa Grosfeld Lauren Divine,…
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