Posts Tagged ‘Arctic’
Updated Change Data Released In The Arctic Landscape Explorer (Alex)
The change data provided by the Arctic Landscape EXplorer (ALEX) has been updated. In the latest version of the tool, users can now explore landscape changes between 2005 and 2024. The previous comparison period (2003 to 2022) remains available, enabling easy comparison between the two periods using the ‘fade’ function with the ‘difference’ blend mode.…
Read MoreArctic Passion At The Eu Arctic Forum
Last week, Arctic PASSION took part in the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue held in Kittilä, Finland. The forum brought together Indigenous Peoples’ communities and local communities, youth representatives, researchers, stakeholders from across the Arctic and Europe. Left: Entrance to the Arctic Forum. Right: view from the conference centre. Photos by Lisa…
Read MoreCountdown to the Arctic PASSION Symposium and General Assembly in Potsdam
In just three months, on 29 September 2025, the Arctic PASSION Symposium and General Assembly will begin in Potsdam, Germany. The General Assembly, the annual meeting of project partners, collaborators, and invited guests of the Arctic PASSION project, will take place from 1-2 October 2025. This year, an Arctic PASSION Symposium will precede the General…
Read MoreWildfires And Air Quality Forecasting – Services Features & Users Webinars
Arctic PASSION develops Arctic services to meet the informational needs of Arctic society. Two of our services target the distribution of information about wildfires (INFRA) and air quality (AURORAE). Recently, three webinars were hosted to share information and engage with the public for those services. The webinar on May 12th hosted both INFRA and AURORAE…
Read MoreFirst-Ever Inclusion Of Permafrost Measurement Best Practices In The Wmo Guide To Instruments And Methods Of Observation
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released Volume II of its Guide to Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO-No. 8): Measurement of Cryospheric Variables. For the first time, the guide features a dedicated chapter on Permafrost! Co-authored by Anna Irgang from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), this milestone represents the culmination of a four-year writing…
Read MoreNew Arctic PASSION datasets for improved Arctic shipping and research activities.
The Arctic is transforming rapidly, yet gathering reliable data observations remains a challenge and data observations in the Arctic are sparse. As a part of Arctic PASSION’s mission to establish an adaptive and more complete arctic observing system, our project partners have released new datasets that can help improve shipping and research activities in the Arctic. These…
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