Ongoing projects

RESCOP

In the project "Remote Sensing Monitoring in Marine Ecosystem Based Spatial Planning", models will be tested along the coasts of Norway and Croatia, with a focus on indicators for how healthy the ecosystems along the coasts are.

SLBC CCI+

In the project "Climate change initiative sea level budget closure follow-on", research is conducted on the global sea level budget, and we focus on the Nordic seas and the Arctic Ocean.

FOUNDATION STUDY

The aim of the "EO Science Strategy Foundation Study" project is to map the major and important scientific challenges within satellite-based earth observation in consultation with the scientific community. ESA will in the next phase be able to use this information to formulate its new strategy for earth observations in the period 2024-2030.

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.

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.

ARCTIC+ SALINITY

Measuring the salinity of the sea in the Arctic with satellites is difficult, but the project "Arctic+ Salinity" aims to do exactly this. This gives you the greatest possible coverage compared to local measurements directly in the water. How much salt there is on the surface of the sea water says something about freshwater movements and thus has an impact on the climate the Arctic undergoes.

OTC23

In connection with the circumnavigation with Statsraad Lehmkuhl, the Nansen Center and ESA are jointly organizing a course on board the sailing ship: "Advanced Ocean Synergy Training Course 2022/23". Students and young researchers take part in a theoretical part before coming on board the sailing ship to take part in the practical training. The aim is to learn how satellite data of the ocean can be used to monitor changes and compared with ocean measurements and model fields. The project is linked to the PECO2 project.

PILOT PROSJEKT VEIKART

Earth observations from satellites in space are of great importance for various fields, such as research, monitoring and services. The project "Roadmap for national strengthening of interdisciplinary development and use of Earth observations until 2030" will provide an overview of the opportunities to strengthen Norway's role as a leading nation regarding Earth observations from satellites in the northern regions and the Arctic.

C3S2

There is a large database for climate data all over the world that is part of the EU's Earth observation system Copernicus. In the project "Tender C3S2_520 for Quality Assurance for Datasets in the Climate Data Store", the data is quality assured to ensure that it is reliable.

CAPARDUS Extension in Norway

The "CAPARDUS Extension in Norway" project is an additional project to CAPARDUS EU and focuses on network Svalbard with the involvement of players in tourism, the local council, the head of the administration and researchers from both the natural and social sciences. The project will contribute to ensuring that research on the archipelago has societal value.