Completed projects

ChaKe

The main objective of the "Use of satellite imagery for monitoring changes in kelp forests" (ChaKe) project is to explore the potential of using satellite imagery as a tool for mapping and monitoring the spatial and temporal distribution of kelp forests. Sentinel-2 MSI observations and in-situ kelp observations will be used to calibrate machine learning models for mapping kelp coverage in Norwegian coastal waters at 10 m spatial resolution.  

EO4SA

The "Earth Observation for Sustainable Aquaculture" project is investigating applications for aquaculture management and the marine industry. Researchers are developing and demonstrating applications related to, among other things, harmful algal blooms affecting the shellfish farming industry and fish mortality due to salmon lice outbreaks.

ORBITAS

The main objective of the project "Orbit impact on sea-level trend and acceleration stability uncertainty" is to evaluate how a new reference orbit for Sentinel-6 Next Generation will impact the current mean sea level uncertainty.

IMPETUS4CHANGE

Adapting society to the changing climate will become even more important in the near future. It is therefore important to know as much as possible about the changes on short time scales such as 1-10 years in the future, especially at local and regional level. The project "Improving near-term climate predictions for societal transformation" aims to improve true climate predictions and to make them more accessible and useful for society.

VIBRIO

In the project “Occurrence and drivers of Vibrio bacteria”, researchers will generate the data to understand how remote sensing can identify predictors for Vibrio blooming, a rapid increase in Vibrio-bacteria in seawater. The abundance of Vibrio and bacterial population structures will be described through cultivation methods from samples coming from both seafood (bivalves) and seawater (main routes for human infections). The observed bacterial data will be mapped against remote sensing observations (e.g., sea surface temperature) with a 1-2 week lag before sampling to analyse whether remote sensing can indicate potential Vibrio blooming.

CryoRad

Observing the Earth at low-frequency passive microwave has been a success with the SMOS and SMAP satellites, providing unique data on the ocean, sea ice and land. But no-one has explored even lower frequencies, which should provide more precise sea ice thickness, ocean salinity in cold waters and brand new observations like sea ice salinity or profiles of ice sheets temperature. ESA thus has selected "CryoRad Earth Explorer 12 Phase 0 Science and Requirements Consolidation Study" and 3 other mission concepts among 17 candidates Earth Explorer for an 18-months assessment study phase. Researchers at the Nansen Center will quantify the potential impact of the sea ice thickness, sea ice salinity and ocean surface salinity on the TOPAZ model system.

SICAP

The "Sea Ice model Calibration for improved Arctic Predictions" project aims to develop an innovative parameters optimization tool for sea-ice models, with two distinct tuning algorithms - the Green's Function and the Dual One-Step-Ahead Ensemble Smoother. This tool will improve the quality of Arctic sea ice predictions and regional/global reanalyses and extend the contribution to the Copernicus Marine Service portfolio.

AOOS

The project "Technologies and collaboration for sustained Arctic Ocean Observing System" aims to draw up an international collaboration agreement for the establishment and operation phase of an Arctic ocean observation system based on in-situ measurement systems, and will contribute to positioning Norway in the management of the system where Norwegian industry is engaged.

Roadmap CIMR CRISTAL

The project «National roadmap for CIMR and CRISTAL» aims to develop a roadmap for how Norway can best utilise data from the CIMR and CRISTAL satellites. It will support Norwegian research, industry, and management, ensure access to key climate data, and strengthen Norway’s role in European space collaboration, particularly in monitoring the ocean, ice, and climate in polar regions.