First-Ever Inclusion Of Permafrost Measurement Best Practices In The Wmo Guide To Instruments And Methods Of Observation

By Anna Irgang, AWI | May 20, 2025 |

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…

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Developing State Of The Arctic Environment Service

By Saara Sipola | April 20, 2023 |
caribou populations will be included in the online service

Our team at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is consulting with representatives of potential users of the online pilot service State of the Arctic Environment to understand their needs for environmental information. We have identified themes that are of common interest among various organizations, ranging from media to a non-governmental organization and the insurance sector…

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