Ongoing projects

ARIA

Strong storms in the Arctic can break up and reshape sea ice on the sea surface. It is expected that this will happen more easily and more often due to man-made climate change and ongoing thinning of sea ice. In the project "Atmospheric sea ice interactions in the new Arctic", research will be conducted on the interaction between air, sea and sea ice and how this will change in the future.

DAS

In the project "Digital Arctic Shipping - New data products and visualization services", various tools are developed to contribute to safer ship traffic in the Arctic. The products are based on various types of data, including the use of drones, and are tested on board vessels operating in icy waters in the region.

NorArticHE

The project "Positioning Norwegian Arctic research and innovation priorities in Horizon Europe" will establish a Norwegian network of researchers at institutes, universities, administration and industry related to Arctic research and innovation. The aim is to convey and promote Norwegian Arctic interests in the European Commission's Horizon Europe programme.

Roadmap Oceans

In the future, it will be even more important to know the causes of extreme weather and climate extremes. The project "Role of ocean dynamics and ocean-atmosphere interactions in driving climate variations and future projections of impact-relevant extreme events" will find out how the state and dynamics of the ocean affect the atmospheric circulation in extratropical areas in the northern hemisphere.

FOCUS

In the project "Accounting for forecast uncertainties in communicating sea ice and weather information in the Arctic", researchers work closely with users from the commercial and public sector to improve warning systems for weather and sea ice in the Arctic.

WOC

Increased knowledge of ocean currents in the upper part of the ocean is important to work towards safe sea traffic, to make the fishing industry more sustainable, to utilize energy from the sea and to monitor marine pollution. The "World Ocean Circulation" project aims to obtain more accurate and user-useful information about ocean currents from satellites, models and ocean measurements. Actors from the various user sectors participate in the project.

CAPARDUS

The project "Capacity-building in Arctic standardization development" investigates how an "Arctic Best Practice System" can be built up as a useful tool for research, business activity and planning in the Arctic. , The project maps standards, guidelines and practical methods used by the local population in areas such as Svalbard, Greenland, Russia and Alaska. The topics included are data collection and data sharing, resource utilization, shipping, tourism, security and communication between researchers and local communities.

COMFORT

n the project "Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points", researchers will find out what possibly happens to marine ecosystems when different tipping points are passed. Experts from different disciplines work closely together and stakeholders are also closely linked to the work.

CVL

In the "Cryosphere Virtual Laboratory" project, an easily accessible system is being developed which will give access to a lot of Earth Observation data with a focus on the Arctic. The system will make it possible for users to develop their own systems to deliver information about the rapidly changing Arctic.

ARKTALAS

The "Arktalas Hoavva" project characterizes large-scale interactive processes and feedbacks that cause changes in the Arctic sea ice and the Arctic Ocean and the surrounding oceans using satellite observations, direct observations and modeling tools.