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Climate in Svalbard 2100
M-1242 | 2018 Climate in Svalbard 2100 – a knowledge base for climate adaptation NCCS report no. 1/2019 Photo: Ketil Isaksen, MET Norway Editors I.Hanssen-Bauer, E.J.Førland, H.Hisdal, S.Mayer, A.B.Sandø, A.Sorteberg CLIMATE IN SVALBARD 2100 CLIMATE IN SVALBARD 2100 Commissioned by Title: Date Climate in Svalbard 2100 January 2019 – a knowledge base for climate adaptation ISSN nr. Rapport nr. 2387-3027 1/2019 Authors Classification Editors: I.Hanssen-Bauer1,12, E.J.Førland1,12, H.Hisdal2,12, Free S.Mayer3,12,13, A.B.Sandø5,13, A.Sorteberg4,13 Clients Authors: M.Adakudlu3,13, J.Andresen2, J.Bakke4,13, S.Beldring2,12, R.Benestad1, W. Bilt4,13, J.Bogen2, C.Borstad6, Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) K.Breili9, Ø.Breivik1,4, K.Y.Børsheim5,13, H.H.Christiansen6, A.Dobler1, R.Engeset2, R.Frauenfelder7, S.Gerland10, H.M.Gjelten1, J.Gundersen2, K.Isaksen1,12, C.Jaedicke7, H.Kierulf9, J.Kohler10, H.Li2,12, J.Lutz1,12, K.Melvold2,12, Client’s reference 1,12 4,6 2,12 5,8,13 A.Mezghani , F.Nilsen , I.B.Nilsen , J.E.Ø.Nilsen , http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/M1242 O. Pavlova10, O.Ravndal9, B.Risebrobakken3,13, T.Saloranta2, S.Sandven6,8,13, T.V.Schuler6,11, M.J.R.Simpson9, M.Skogen5,13, L.H.Smedsrud4,6,13, M.Sund2, D. Vikhamar-Schuler1,2,12, S.Westermann11, W.K.Wong2,12 Affiliations: See Acknowledgements! Abstract The Norwegian Centre for Climate Services (NCCS) is collaboration between the Norwegian Meteorological In- This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency in order to provide basic information for use stitute, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Norwegian Research Centre and the Bjerknes in climate change adaptation in Svalbard. -
Checklist of Lichenicolous Fungi and Lichenicolous Lichens of Svalbard, Including New Species, New Records and Revisions
Herzogia 26 (2), 2013: 323 –359 323 Checklist of lichenicolous fungi and lichenicolous lichens of Svalbard, including new species, new records and revisions Mikhail P. Zhurbenko* & Wolfgang von Brackel Abstract: Zhurbenko, M. P. & Brackel, W. v. 2013. Checklist of lichenicolous fungi and lichenicolous lichens of Svalbard, including new species, new records and revisions. – Herzogia 26: 323 –359. Hainesia bryonorae Zhurb. (on Bryonora castanea), Lichenochora caloplacae Zhurb. (on Caloplaca species), Sphaerellothecium epilecanora Zhurb. (on Lecanora epibryon), and Trimmatostroma cetrariae Brackel (on Cetraria is- landica) are described as new to science. Forty four species of lichenicolous fungi (Arthonia apotheciorum, A. aspicili- ae, A. epiphyscia, A. molendoi, A. pannariae, A. peltigerina, Cercidospora ochrolechiae, C. trypetheliza, C. verrucosar- ia, Dacampia engeliana, Dactylospora aeruginosa, D. frigida, Endococcus fusiger, E. sendtneri, Epibryon conductrix, Epilichen glauconigellus, Lichenochora coppinsii, L. weillii, Lichenopeltella peltigericola, L. santessonii, Lichenostigma chlaroterae, L. maureri, Llimoniella vinosa, Merismatium decolorans, M. heterophractum, Muellerella atricola, M. erratica, Pronectria erythrinella, Protothelenella croceae, Skyttella mulleri, Sphaerellothecium parmeliae, Sphaeropezia santessonii, S. thamnoliae, Stigmidium cladoniicola, S. collematis, S. frigidum, S. leucophlebiae, S. mycobilimbiae, S. pseudopeltideae, Taeniolella pertusariicola, Tremella cetrariicola, Xenonectriella lutescens, X. ornamentata, -
Arctic Environments
Characteristics of an arctic environment and the physical geography of Svalbard - ‘geography explained’ fact sheet The Arctic environment is little studied at Key Stage Three yet it is an excellent basis for an all-encompassing study of place or as a case study to illustrate key concepts within a specific theme. Svalbard, an archipelago lying in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole, is a place with an awesome landscape and unique geography that includes issues and themes of global, regional and local importance. A study of Svalbard could allow pupils to broaden and deepen their knowledge and understanding of different aspects of the seven geographical concepts that underpin the revised Geography Key Stage Three Programme of Study. Many pupils will have a mental image of an Arctic landscape, some may have heard of Svalbard. A useful starting point for study is to explore these perceptions using visual prompts and big questions – where is the Arctic/Svalbard? What is it like? What is happening there? Why is it like this? How will it change? Svalbard exemplifies the distinctive physical and human characteristics of the Arctic and yet is also unique amongst Arctic environments. Perceptions and characteristics of the Arctic may be represented in many ways, including art and literature and the pupil’s own geographical imagination of the place. Maps and photographs are vital in helping pupils develop spatial understanding of locations, places and processes and the scale at which they occur. Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:W_W_Svalbard... 1 Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s capital Source:http://www.photos- The landscape of Western Svalbard voyages.com/spitzberg/images/spitzberg06_large.jpg Source: www.hi.is/~oi/svalbard_photos.htm Where is Svalbard? Orthographic map projection centred on Svalbard and showing location relative to UK and EuropeSource: www.answers.com/topic/orthographic- projection.. -
Your Cruise Exploring Nordaustlandet
Exploring Nordaustlandet From 6/15/2022 From Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Ship: LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT to 6/23/2022 to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen The Far North and the expanse of the Arctic polar world and its sea ice stretching all the way to the North Pole are yours to admire during an all-new 9-day exploratory cruise. With Ponant, discover theseremote territories from the North of Spitsbergen to Nordaustlandet, a region inaccessible to traditional cruise ships at this time of year. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the first hybrid electric polar exploration ship, you will cross the magnificent landscapes ofKongsfjorden , then the Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park. You will then sail east to try to reach the shores of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. This total immersion in the polar desert in search of the sea ice offers the promise of an unforgettable adventure. You will admire Europe’s largest ice cap and the impressive fjords that punctuate this icy landscape. You are entering the kingdom of the polar bear and will FLIGHT PARIS/LONGYEARBYEN + TRANSFERS + FLIGHT LONGYEARBYEN/PARIS perhaps be lucky enough to spot a mother teaching her cub the secrets of hunting and survival. Your exploration amidst these remote lands continues to the east. Le Commandant Charcot will attempt to reach the easternmost island of the Svalbard archipelago, Kvitoya – the white island –, as its name indicates, entirely covered by the ice cap and overrun by walruses. The crossing of the Hinlopen Strait guarantees an exceptional panorama. Its basalt islets and its majestic glaciers hide a rich marine ecosystem: seabird colonies, walruses, polar bears and Arctic foxes come to feed here. -
Exceptional Retreat of Novaya Zemlya's Marine
The Cryosphere, 11, 2149–2174, 2017 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2149-2017 © Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Exceptional retreat of Novaya Zemlya’s marine-terminating outlet glaciers between 2000 and 2013 J. Rachel Carr1, Heather Bell2, Rebecca Killick3, and Tom Holt4 1School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK 2Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH13TQ, UK 3Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YF, UK 4Centre for Glaciology, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 4RQ, UK Correspondence to: J. Rachel Carr ([email protected]) Received: 7 March 2017 – Discussion started: 15 May 2017 Revised: 20 July 2017 – Accepted: 24 July 2017 – Published: 8 September 2017 Abstract. Novaya Zemlya (NVZ) has experienced rapid ice al., 2013). This ice loss is predicted to continue during loss and accelerated marine-terminating glacier retreat dur- the 21st century (Meier et al., 2007; Radic´ et al., 2014), ing the past 2 decades. However, it is unknown whether and changes are expected to be particularly marked in the this retreat is exceptional longer term and/or whether it has Arctic, where warming of up to 8 ◦C is forecast (IPCC, persisted since 2010. Investigating this is vital, as dynamic 2013). Outside of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Russian high thinning may contribute substantially to ice loss from NVZ, Arctic (RHA) accounts for approximately 20 % of Arctic but is not currently included in sea level rise predictions. glacier ice (Dowdeswell and Williams, 1997; Radic´ et al., Here, we use remotely sensed data to assess controls on NVZ 2014) and is, therefore, a major ice reservoir. -
Evidence for Glacial Deposits During the Little Ice Age in Ny-Alesund, Western Spitsbergen
J. Earth Syst. Sci. (2020) 129 19 Ó Indian Academy of Sciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1274-7 (0123456789().,-volV)(0123456789().,-volV) Evidence for glacial deposits during the Little Ice Age in Ny-Alesund, western Spitsbergen 1,2 1 1 1 ZHONGKANG YANG ,WENQING YANG ,LINXI YUAN ,YUHONG WANG 1, and LIGUANG SUN * 1 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Global Change, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230 026, China. 2 College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271 000, China. *Corresponding author. e-mail: [email protected] MS received 11 September 2018; revised 20 July 2019; accepted 23 July 2019 The glaciers act as an important proxy of climate changes; however, little is known about the glacial activities in Ny-Alesund during the Little Ice Age (LIA). In the present study, we studied a 118-cm-high palaeo-notch sediment profile YN in Ny-Alesund which is divided into three units: upper unit (0–10 cm), middle unit (10–70 cm) and lower unit (70–118 cm). The middle unit contains many gravels and lacks regular lamination, and most of the gravels have striations and extrusion pits on the surface. The middle unit has the grain size characteristics and origin of organic matter distinct from other units, and it is likely the glacial till. The LIA in Svalbard took place between 1500 and 1900 AD, the middle unit is deposited between 2219 yr BP and AD 1900, and thus the middle unit is most likely caused by glacier advance during the LIA. -
A Contribution to the Knowledge of Bryophytes in Polar Areas Subjected
Ǘ Digitally signed by Piotr Ǘ Otrba Date: 2018.12.31 18:02:17 Z Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae DOI: 10.5586/asbp.3603 ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER Publication history Received: 2018-08-10 Accepted: 2018-11-26 A contribution to the knowledge of Published: 2018-12-31 bryophytes in polar areas subjected to Handling editor Michał Ronikier, W. Szafer rapid deglaciation: a case study from Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland southeastern Spitsbergen Authors’ contributions AS: designed and coordinated the study, determined the 1 2 3 moss specimens, wrote the Adam Stebel *, Ryszard Ochyra , Nadezhda A. Konstantinova , manuscript; RO: designed Wiesław Ziaja 4, Krzysztof Ostafin 4, Wojciech Maciejowski 5 the study, determined the 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy with Division of Laboratory moss specimens, wrote the Medicine, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ostrogórska 30, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland manuscript, contributed 2 Department of Bryology, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46, the distribution maps; NAK: 31-512 Cracow, Poland determined the liverwort 3 Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 184256, Kirovsk, Murmansk District, Russia specimens, wrote the 4 Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, manuscript; WZ: collected the 30-387 Cracow, Poland specimens, developed the 5 Institute of the Middle and Far East, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 3, 30-387 Cracow, tables, wrote the manuscript; Poland KO: collected the specimens, developed the tables, * Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] contributed the study area map; WM: conceived and coordinated the study, collected the specimens, developed the Abstract tables, wrote the manuscript, e paper provides a list of 54 species of bryophytes (48 mosses and six liverworts) contributed the study area map collected from Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Arctic Svalbard archipelago Funding (Norwegian Arctic), in 2016. -
Lichens and Vascular Plants in Duvefjorden Area on Nordaust- Landet, Svalbard
CZECH POLAR REPORTS 9 (2): 182-199, 2019 Lichens and vascular plants in Duvefjorden area on Nordaust- landet, Svalbard Liudmila Konoreva1*, Mikhail Kozhin1,2, Sergey Chesnokov3, Soon Gyu Hong4 1Avrorin Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute of Kola Scientific Centre of RAS, 184250 Kirovsk, Murmansk Region, Russia 2Department of Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskye Gory 1–12, GSP–1, 119234 Moscow, Russia 3Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, Professor Popov St. 2, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia 4Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, 26, Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21900, Republic of Korea Abstract Floristic check-lists were compiled for the first time for Duvefjorden Bay on Nordaust- landet, Svalbard, based on field work in July 2012 and on data from literature and herbaria. The check-lists include 172 species of lichens and 51 species of vascular plants. Several species rare in Svalbard and in the Arctic were discovered: Candelariella borealis was new to Svalbard. 51 lichen species were newly recorded on Nordaustlandet and 131 lichen species were observed in the Duvefjorden area for the first time. Among lichen species rare in Svalbard and in the Arctic the following can be mentioned: Caloplaca magni-filii, C. nivalis, Lecidea silacea, Phaeophyscia nigricans, Polyblastia gothica, Protothelenella sphinctrinoidella, Rinodina conradii, Stenia geophana, and Tetramelas pulverulentus. Two species of vascular plants, Saxifraga svalbardensis and S. hyperborea, were found new to the Duvefjorden area. The investigated flora is represented mostly by species widespread in Svalbard and in the Arctic. Although Duvefjorden area is situated in the northernmost part of Svalbard, its flora is characterized by relatively high diversity of vascular plants and lichens. -
North Spitsbergen Polar Bear Special on Board the M/V Plancius August 30 to September 06, 2016
North Spitsbergen Polar Bear Special on board the m/v Plancius August 30 to September 06, 2016 MV Plancius was named after the Dutch astronomer, cartographer, geologist and vicar Petrus Plan- cius (1552-1622). Plancius was built in 1976 as an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Dutch Navy and was named Hr. Ms. Tydeman. The ship sailed for the Royal Dutch Navy until June 2004 when she was purchased by Oceanwide Expeditions and completely refit in 2007, being converted into a 114-passenger expedition vessel. Plancius is 89 m (267 feet) long, 14.5 m (43 feet) wide and has a maximum draft of 5 m, with an Ice Strength rating of 1D, top speed of 12+ knots and three diesel engines generating 1230 hp each. Captain Alexey Nazarov and his international crew of 44 including Chief Officer: Jaanus Hannes [Estonia] Second Officer: Matei Mocanu [Romania] Third Officer: John Williams [Wales] Chief Engineer: Sebastian Alexandru [Romania] Hotel Manager: André van der Haak [Netherlands] Assist. Hotel Manager: Dejan Nikolic [Serbia] Head Chef: Ralf Barthel [Germany] Sous Chef: Ivan Yuriychuk [Ukraine] Ship’s Physician: Veronique Verhoeven [Belgium] and Expedition Leader: Andrew Bishop [Australia] Assist. Expedition Leader: Katja Riedel [Germany/New Zealand] Expedition Guide: Sandra Petrowitz [Germany] Expedition Guide: Irene Kastner [Germany/Svalbard] Expedition Guide: Beau Pruneau [Canada/Germany] Expedition Guide: Fridrik Fridriksson [Iceland] Expedition Guide: Gérard Bodineau [France] Expedition Guide: Shelli Ogilvy [Alaska] We welcome you on board! Day 1 – August 30, 2016 Longyearbyen GPS position at 1600 hrs: 78°13.8’N / 015°36.1’E Wind: light air Sea: port Weather: partly cloudy Temperature: 7°C Longyearbyen! Spitsbergen! The Arctic! – While some of us had just arrived from the airport, others had had a few hours or even days to explore the archipelago’s small main city. -
Meddelelser139.Pdf
MEDDELELSER NR. 139 Soviet Geological Research in Svalbard 1962-1992 Extended abstracts of unpublished reports Edited by: A.A. Krasil'scikov Polar Marine Geological Research Expedition NORSK POLARINSTITUTT OSLO 1996 Sponsored by: Russian-Norwegian Joint Venture "SEVOTEAM", St.Petersburg lAse Secretariat, Oslo ©Norsk Polarinstitutt, Oslo 1996 Compilation: AAKrasil'sCikov, M.Ju.Miloslavskij, AV.Pavlov, T.M.Pcelina, D.V.Semevskij, AN.Sirotkin, AM.Teben'kov and E.p.Skatov: Poljamaja morskaja geologorazvedocnaja ekspedicija, Lomonosov - St-Peterburg (Polar Marine Geological Research Expedition, Lomonosov - St.Petersburg) 189510, g. Lomonosov, ul. Pobedy, 24, RUSSIA Figures drawn by: N.G.Krasnova and L.S.Semenova Translated from Russian by: R.V.Fursenko Editor of English text: L.E.Craig Layout: W.K.Dallmann Printed February 1996 Cover photo: AM. Teben'kov: Field camp in Møllerfjorden, northwestem Spitsbergen, summer 1991. ISBN 82-7666-102-5 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS by W.K.DALLMANN 6 PREFACE by A.A.KRASIL'SCIKOV 7 1. MAIN FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY OF SVALBARD 8 KRASIL'SCIKOV ET 1986: Explanatory notes to a series of geological maps of Spitsbergen 8 AL. 2. THE FOLDED BASEMENT 16 KRASIL'SCIKOV& LOPA 1963: Preliminary results ofthe study ofCaledonian granitoids and Hecla TIN Hoek gneis ses in northernSvalbard 16 KRASIL'SCIKOV& ABAKUMOV 1964: Preliminary results ofthe study of the sedimentary-metamorphic Hecla Hoek Complex and Paleozoic granitoids in centralSpitsbergen and northern Nordaustlandet 17 ABAKUMOV 1965: Metamorphic rocks of the Lower -
Polar Bear Special
Polar Bear Special 19th August – 26th August, 2012 On board the M/V Plancius MV Plancius is named after the Dutch astronomer, cartographer, geologist and vicar Petrus Plancius (1552-1622). Plancius was built in 1976 as an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Dutch Navy and was named Hr. Ms. Tydeman. The ship sailed for the Royal Dutch Navy until June 2004 when she was purchased by Oceanwide Expeditions and completely refitted in 2007, being converted into a 114-passenger expedition vessel. Plancius is 89m (267 feet) long, 14.5m (43 feet) wide and has a maximum draft of 5m, with an Ice Strength rating of 1D, top speed of 12 knots and three diesel engines generating 1230hp each. - 1 - Captain Evgeny Levakov his international crew of 35 and Expedition Leader – Delphine Aurès (France) Assistant Expedition Leader – Jim Mayer (Britain) Guide & Lecturer – Christophe Gouraud (France) Guide & Lecturer Mick Brown (Ireland) Guide & Lecturer – Marion van Rijssel (The Netherlands) Guide & Lecturer – Christian Alder (Germany) Guide & Lecturer – Kelvin Murray (Scotland) Guide & Lecturer – Thea Bechshoft (Denmark) with Hotel Manager – Marck Warmenhoven (The Netherlands) Chief Steward – Rebeca Radu (Romania) Head Chef – Ralf Barthel (Germany) Assistant Chef – Mathias Schmitt (Germany) Ship’s Physician – Guy Raven (The Netherlands) 2 Day 1 - 19th August 2012 Embarkation: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen GPS 16.00 Position: 78° 13.9’N, 015° 38.7’E Weather: Wind WSW 5, cloudy, +4°C. Our adventure began as we climbed up the gangway from the pier in Longyearbyen. We embarked on M/V Plancius, our comfortable floating home for the next seven days. Since Longyearbyen’s foundation as a coal mining settlement in 1906 by John Munro Longyear, it has been the start point for many historic and pioneering expeditions. -
Protected Areas in Svalbard – Securing Internationally Valuable Cultural and Natural Heritage Contents Preface
Protected areas in Svalbard – securing internationally valuable cultural and natural heritage Contents Preface ........................................................................ 1 – Moffen Nature Reserve ......................................... 13 From no-man’s-land to a treaty and the Svalbard – Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve ...................... 14 Environmental Protection Act .................................. 4 – Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve ......................... 16 The history of nature and cultural heritage – Forlandet National Park .........................................18 protection in Svalbard ................................................ 5 – Indre Wijdefjorden National Park ......................... 20 The purpose of the protected areas .......................... 6 – Nordenskiöld Land National Park ........................ 22 Protection values ........................................................ 7 – Nordre Isfjorden National Park ............................ 24 Nature protection areas in Svalbard ........................10 – Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park ................... 26 – Bird sanctuaries ..................................................... 11 – Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park .................... 28 – Bjørnøya Nature Reserve ...................................... 12 – Sør-Spitsbergen National Park ..............................30 – Ossian Sars Nature Reserve ................................. 12 Svalbard in a global context ..................................... 32 – Hopen Nature Reserve