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FACE-IT Scenario Workshop in Nuuk, Greenland
June 15, 2022
On 26 August 2022, FACE-IT will be hosting a scenario workshop in Nuuk, Greenland,…
Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region
June 15, 2022
Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem…
Implementation and evaluation of open boundary conditions for sea ice in a regional coupled ocean (ROMS) and sea ice (CICE) modeling system
June 9, 2022
The Los Alamos Sea Ice Model (CICE) is used by several Earth system models where sea…
New Research Topic in “Frontiers in Marine Science”: Tourism and Outdoor Recreation in a Melting World
May 19, 2022
Halvor Dannevig from the Western Norway Research Institute is co-editing a new…
Advancements of sustainable development goals in co-production for climate change adaptation research
May 11, 2022
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a new discursive regime…
Hyposalinity affects diurnal photoacclimation patterns in the rhodophyte Palmaria palmata under mimicked Arctic summer conditions
May 1, 2022
Ocean temperatures have increased during 2011–2020, causing significant changes in…
Highly Productive Ice Algal Mats in Arctic Melt Ponds: Primary Production and Carbon Turnover
April 12, 2022
Arctic summer sea ice extent is decreasing and thinning, forming melt ponds that…
Fish Assemblages of a Sub-Arctic Fjord Show Early Signals of Climate Change Response Contrary to the Benthic Assemblages
March 3, 2022
Arctic benthic ecosystems are facing high-speed environmental changes, such as…
Major Expansion of Marine Forests in a Warmer Arctic
March 1, 2022
Accelerating warming and associated loss of sea ice are expected to promote the…
Distribution and habitat characteristics of pinnipeds and polar bears in the Svalbard Archipelago, 2005–2018
February 4, 2022
This study presents comprehensive mapping of the current distribution of pinnipeds…
The importance of turbulent ocean–sea ice nutrient exchanges for simulation of ice algal biomass and production with CICE6.1 and Icepack 1.2
January 31, 2022
Different sea ice models apply unique approaches in the computation of nutrient…
Cetacean spatial trends from 2005 to 2019 in Svalbard, Norway
January 25, 2022
This study uses cetacean sighting data, acquired via a citizen science programme, to…
Differential acclimation responses to irradiance and temperature in two co-occurring seaweed species in Arctic fjords
December 21, 2021
Arctic fjord systems experience large amplitudes of change in temperature and…
Summer Heatwave Impacts on the European Kelp Saccharina latissima Across Its Latitudinal Distribution Gradient
October 11, 2021
Kelps are important foundation species in coastal ecosystems currently experiencing…
Towards a Unifying Pan-Arctic Perspective of the Contemporary and Future Arctic Ocean
August 1, 2021
Since 2002 the pan-arctic integration symposia has attempted to figure out how the…
Upwelling Irradiance below Sea Ice—PAR Intensities and Spectral Distributions
July 30, 2021
Snow cover on sea ice is the most important factor controlling light availability…
Photobiological Effects on Ice Algae of a Rapid Whole-Fjord Loss of Snow Cover during Spring Growth in Kangerlussuaq, a West Greenland Fjord
July 27, 2021
Snow cover on sea ice is the most important factor controlling light availability…
Nutrients in Water Masses in the Atlantic Sector of the Arctic Ocean: Temporal Trends, Mixing and Links With Primary Production
July 22, 2021
There is strong evidence of an increase in primary production (PP) in the Arctic…
Editorial: Towards a Unifying Pan-Arctic Perspective of the Contemporary and Future Arctic Ocean
June 18, 2021
An international symposium addressing pan-Arctic perspectives of the marine…
Imprint of Climate Change on Pan-Arctic Marine Vegetation
December 23, 2020
The Arctic climate is changing rapidly. The warming and resultant longer open water…
Cryosphere reduction and related shifts in Arctic biodiversity
December 1, 2020
The Ny-Ålesund research station has a long tradition in international and…
FACE-IT Kick-off Meeting
November 27, 2020
Four days full of information and getting to know new colleagues! The FACE-IT…
„The new Arctic“ – public lectures to start FACE-IT
November 26, 2020
Right at the start of the FACE-IT project, the wide public was invited to attend a…
Official Start of FACE-IT
November 2, 2020
With November 1, 2020, we started the EU project FACE-IT (“The Future of Arctic…
The new Arctic: Ecological and societal transitions in glacial fjord systems
June 1, 2020
Public Colloquium: 25 November 2020