Completed projects

PARCIM

In the project "Proxy assimilation for reconstructing climate and improving model", a review of the climate in the last 1000 years is developed using completely new methods. The data set shall be available online and shall also be used to study variations in the climate during this period and to be able to improve climate models.

TARDIS

The thickness of sea ice in the Arctic is important for climate research. Since 2010, satellites have been used to measure the ice thickness from space, but before 2010 there was not enough good information. The project "Thickness of Arctic sea ice reconstructed by data assimilation and artificial intelligence seamlessly" will change this. The aim is to reconstruct the thickness of Arctic sea ice as it was before 2010.

EDITO ModelLab

The ocean plays an important role in the climate context. To make knowledge and information about the ocean more accessible to the general public, the project "Underlying models for the European Digital Twin Ocean" is building a virtual ocean lab. It must be openly accessible and give everyone the opportunity to better analyze and understand data from the sea.

CCI + SSS

How salty the sea surface is has an impact on the global ocean circulation, the water cycle and the climate. The amount of salt can be measured from space with satellites. The project "Climate Change Initiative Extension Phase 2 - Sea Surface Salinity" will produce highly reliable information about salt over the entire sea surface in the period 2010-2019. The data set will support research on e.g., the climate.

O2Ocean

Between 1960 and 2010, the oxygen content in the world's oceans decreased. This negatively affects the habitat for marine animals such as fish. The project "O₂Ocean: The breathing ocean" aims to find out why calculation methods are not yet able to represent this decline and thus contribute to an improved estimate of oxygen in the ocean.

SeaPR

Sea levels are rising worldwide, a change that threatens more and more regions. In the project "Sea level predictions and reconstructions", important gaps in sea level research will be filled. A particular spotlight is also placed on the northern high latitudes.

SAR DIGITAL ICE TWIN

In the project "Synergy of SAR, radiometry, and altimetry for Digital Arctic Sea Ice Twin", the researchers improve sea ice warnings by using different satellite data sets. There must be a focus on small scales.

Climate projections for Reisa National Park and Pasvik Nature Reserve

This project is co-developed with national park managers. It diagnoses future climate scenarios for Northern Norway along warm-wet and cold-dry axes. Using regional climate models, it assesses plausible changes in ecosystems and recreational uses — such as winter activities, fishing, and birdwatching — across selected national parks, informing adaptive strategies.

HarSval

The project "A bilateral initiative for harmonisation of the Svalbard cooperation" aims to strengthen bilateral relations between Norway and Poland, expand the network of partners and the scope of existing research activities, as well as transfer knowledge, technology, experience and best practices.

CoRea

In order to understand what leads to variations in the climate and what proportion is man-made, information from back in time is needed. The project "Coupled reanalysis of the climate back to 1850" will create a look back at the climate (a reanalysis) from 1850 to today - 170 years, with a major focus on changes in the sea.