Projects
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360° Virtual Field Guides
FieldPass are trying to improve how students can learn about fieldwork and how practical skills and general competences achieved through fieldwork can be assessed. One way to achieve this is through the use of Virtual Field Guides (VFG's).
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ARCHAIC
The overall objective of the project is to generate new knowledge about current and future climate adaptation and handling of natural hazard events in remote settlements in the Arctic fostering sustainability and resilience.
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ARCTICS: Auroral Research Coordination Towards Internationalised Citizen Science
The ARCTICS ISSI Working Group aims at coordinating the citizen science efforts in space physics and aeronomy at international level. It gathers together experts in auroral processes, ionospheric dynamics, substorm physics, as well as citizen scientists from various parts of the world. We will investigate unexplained optical signatures recorded by citizen scientists by studying events presenting suitable conjunctions with ground-based and satellite observations. We plan to have two one-week meetings in Bern, allowing citizen scientists to participate online as external collaborators, as well as regular online meetings. The expected outputs of this project are: (i) peer-reviewed scientific research papers; (ii) a review article on citizen science in space physics and aeronomy; (iii) a Handbook for Citizen Scientists providing tips and guidelines to maximise the usability of the photographers’ images and showcase other possible forms of involvement; (iv) a living dataset listing events identified by citizen scientists around the world.
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Aurora-like fragments: From fascinating discovery to understanding
The goal of this project is to investigate the causes of newly discovered aurora-like features known as "fragments" using radar, optical measurements, and photographs from citizen scientists. The project seeks to understand the plasma instabilities driving these phenomena and assess their impact on satellite drag, GPS accuracy, and radio signal disruptions.
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BIG – Flower & invertebrate phenology time series
With the use of time-lapse cameras mounted above plants and invertebrate traps, we can study the phenology of flowers and invertebrates.
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Bjørndalen Integrated Gradients (BIG)
Bjørndalen Integrated Gradient (BIG) is a field-laboratory that enables close integration of research and course activities, and a great arena for students to participate and contribute to research projects.
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CoastAdapt
Adapting to the rapidly changing Arctic: Implications of hydrodynamic processes on the coastal-marine environments in Svalbard.
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Incoherent Scatter: An Invaluable Tool in the Field of Space and Plasma Physics (ISSI ISR)
A global team of 15 scientists, led by L. Baddeley (UNIS) and NJIT colleagues, is collaborating with ISSI in Bern to produce the first comprehensive textbook on incoherent scatter radar (ISR). This definitive guide will cover ISR techniques, theory, and applications, advancing space and atmospheric physics research while capturing decades of innovation for future generations.
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INITIAL – Going BIG: a spatial grid as basis for the Bjørndalen field laboratory
In this project, we have started a long-term monitoring grid on plant communities in the High Arctic.
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INSULATE
INSULATE aims to study the effects of climate change, both biotic and abiotic factors on permafrost insulation on a year-round basis in the Arctic.
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Isfjorden Adventfjorden time series
The IsA high Arctic marine time series station is sampled year-round, as a model system for climate change effects on Arctic ecosystems.
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Iwin (Isfjorden weather information network)
Providing weather data from several stations in the area, the Isfjorden weather information network aims at improving our understanding of local atmospheric processes and ultimately weather forecasts for the region itself.
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MASP-project
The goal of Multi-purpose Autonomous Surface Vessels for Polar marine research-project (MASP) is to develop uncrewed surface platforms for acquisition of oceanographic, bathymetric and other types of data in remote and challenging Polar marine environments.
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Preparation through instructional videos
FieldPass has produce several videos for different course leaders in order to help students prepare for field and lab activities.
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SuperDARN radar
The Svalbard SuperDARN Radar, located on Brienosa is an over the horizon ionospheric radar system. It is part of the SuperDARN international network of more than 30 high frequency (HF) radars designed for studying high-latitude plasma convection driven by interactions between the magnetic fields of the Sun and the Earth.
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Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology
SAMCoT is a centre for research-based innovation, established by the Research Council of Norway. The research activities in SAMCoT are carried out by the host institution NTNU together with UNIS, SINTEF and 14 other partners.
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SvalBox
Svalbox is all about Svalbard geology. Svalbox aims to compile and acquire key data sets and publications to provide an interactive 3D geoscientific database of Svalbard.
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SVALCOAST
The Svalcoast webpage is a dynamic hub/gateway for maps, data and research results related to coastal processes, sediments and landforms on Svalbard.
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TERRA – Understanding climate, herbivore and belowground feedbacks
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ThawingLYR
As the Arctic climate warms, thawing permafrost threatens infrastructure, cultural heritage, and mountain slopes. Managing these risks is vital for the safety and sustainability of Arctic communities.
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The International Tundra Experiment – Endalen, Svalbard
In this project, we aim to study long-term effects of warming and exclusion of herbivores on plant communities in the High Arctic.