BRYOPHYTES, LICHENS and CYANOPROCARYOTES in SURROUNDINGS of PYRAMIDEN (SVALBARD): a CONCISE GUIDE-BOOK Pyramiden RUSSIAN ACADEMY of SCIENCES N.A
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Petroleum, Coal and Research Drilling Onshore Svalbard: a Historical Perspective
NORWEGIAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY Vol 99 Nr. 3 https://dx.doi.org/10.17850/njg99-3-1 Petroleum, coal and research drilling onshore Svalbard: a historical perspective Kim Senger1,2, Peter Brugmans3, Sten-Andreas Grundvåg2,4, Malte Jochmann1,5, Arvid Nøttvedt6, Snorre Olaussen1, Asbjørn Skotte7 & Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora1,8 1Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard, P.O. Box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. 2Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx), University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway, P.O. Box 6050 Langnes, 9037 Tromsø, Norway. 3The Norwegian Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard, P.O. Box 520, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. 4Department of Geosciences, University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway, P.O. Box 6050 Langnes, 9037 Tromsø, Norway. 5Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS, P.O. Box 613, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. 6NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Fantoftvegen 38, 5072 Bergen, Norway. 7Skotte & Co. AS, Hatlevegen 1, 6240 Ørskog, Norway. 8Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway. E-mail corresponding author (Kim Senger): [email protected] The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in the North Sea in 1966, the first discovery in 1967 and the discovery of the supergiant Ekofisk field in 1969. However, petroleum exploration already started onshore Svalbard in 1960 with three mapping groups from Caltex and exploration efforts by the Dutch company Bataaffse (Shell) and the Norwegian private company Norsk Polar Navigasjon AS (NPN). NPN was the first company to spud a well at Kvadehuken near Ny-Ålesund in 1961. -
Terrestrial Inputs Govern Spatial Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in an Arctic Fjord System (Isfjorden, Svalbard)*
Environmental Pollution 281 (2021) 116963 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Environmental Pollution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol Terrestrial inputs govern spatial distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in an Arctic fjord system (Isfjorden, Svalbard)* * Sverre Johansen a, b, c, Amanda Poste a, Ian Allan c, Anita Evenset d, e, Pernilla Carlsson a, a Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Tromsø, Norway b Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway c Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway d Akvaplan-niva, Tromsø, Norway e UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway article info abstract Article history: Considerable amounts of previously deposited persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are stored in the Received 20 July 2020 Arctic cryosphere. Transport of freshwater and terrestrial material to the Arctic Ocean is increasing due to Received in revised form ongoing climate change and the impact this has on POPs in marine receiving systems is unknown This 11 March 2021 study has investigated how secondary sources of POPs from land influence the occurrence and fate of Accepted 13 March 2021 POPs in an Arctic coastal marine system. Available online 17 March 2021 Passive sampling of water and sampling of riverine suspended particulate matter (SPM) and marine sediments for analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) was carried out Keywords: Particle transport in rivers and their receiving fjords in Isfjorden system in Svalbard. Riverine SPM had low contaminant < S e Terrestrial runoff concentrations ( level of detection-28 pg/g dw PCB14,16 100 pg/g dw HCB) compared to outer marine Environmental contaminants sediments 630-880 pg/g dw SPCB14,530e770 pg/g dw HCB). -
S V a L B a R D Med Fastboende I Ny-Ålesund
Kart B i forskrift om motorferdsel på Svalbard Map B in regulations realting to motor traffic in Svalbard Ferdsel med beltemotorsykkel (snøskuter) og beltebil på Svalbard - tilreisende jf. § 8 Område der tilreisende kan bruke beltemotorsykkel (snøskuter) og beltebil på snødekt og frossen mark. Område der tilreisende kan bruke beltemotorsykkel (snøskuter) og beltebil på snødekt og frossen mark dersom de deltar i organiserte turopplegg eller er i følge med fastboende. Ny-Ålesund! Område der tilreisende kan bruke beltemotorsykkel (snøskuter) og beltebil på snødekt og frossen mark dersom de er i følge S V A L B A R D med fastboende i Ny-Ålesund. Område for ikke-motorisert ferdsel. All snøskuterkjøring forbudt. Ferdselsåre der tilreisende kan bruke beltemotorsykkel (snøskuter) Pyramiden ! og beltebil på snødekt og frossen mark dersom de deltar i organiserte turopplegg eller er i følge med fastboende. På Storfjorden mellom Agardhbukta og Wichebukta skal ferdselen legges til nærmeste farbare vei på sjøisen langsetter land. Area where visitors may use snowmobiles and tracked vehicles in Svalbard, see section 8 of the regulations ! Longyearbyen Area where visitors may use snowmobiles and tracked vehicles on snow-covered and frozen ground. !Barentsburg Area where visitors may use snowmobiles and tracked vehicles on snow-covered and frozen ground if they are taking part in an organised tour or are accompanying permanent residents. Sveagruva ! Area where visitors may use snowmobiles and tracked vehicles on snow-covered and frozen ground if they are accompanying permanent residents of Ny-Ålesund. Area reserved for non-motor traffic. All snowmobile use is prohibited. Trail where visitors may use snowmobiles and tracked vehicles onsnow-covered and frozen ground if they are taking part in an organised tour or are accompanying permanent residents. -
Svalbard (Norway)
Svalbard (Norway) Cross border travel - People - Depending on your citizenship, you may need a visa to enter Svalbard. - The Norwegian authorities do not require a special visa for entering Svalbard, but you may need a permit for entering mainland Norway /the Schengen Area, if you travel via Norway/the Schengen Area on your way to or from Svalbard. - It´s important to ensure that you get a double-entry visa to Norway so you can return to the Schengen Area (mainland Norway) after your stay in Svalbard! - More information can be found on the Norwegian directorate of immigration´s website: https://www.udi.no/en/ - Find more information about entering Svalbard on the website of the Governor of Svalbard: https://www.sysselmannen.no/en/visas-and-immigration/ - Note that a fee needs to be paid for all visa applications. Covid-19 You can find general information and links to relevant COVID-19 related information here: https://www.sysselmannen.no/en/corona-and-svalbard/ Note that any mandatory quarantine must be taken in mainland Norway, not on Svalbard! Find more information and quarantine (hotels) here: https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/koronavirus-covid- 19/the-corona-situation-more-information-about-quarantine- hotels/id2784377/?fbclid=IwAR0CA4Rm7edxNhpaksTgxqrAHVXyJcsDBEZrtbaB- t51JTss5wBVz_NUzoQ You can find further information regarding the temporary travel restrictions here: https://nyalesundresearch.no/covid-info/ - Instrumentation (import/export) - In general, it is recommended to use a shipping/transport agency. - Note that due to limited air cargo capacity to and from Ny-Ålesund, cargo related to research activity should preferably be sent by cargo ship. -
Arctic Territories Svalbard As a Fluid Territory Contents
ARCTIC TERRITORIES SVALBARD AS A FLUID TERRITORY CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................... 01 Part I Study trip ................................................................................ 04 Site visits ................................................................................ 05 Fieldwork ............................................................................... 07 Identifying themes/subjects of interest ................................... 11 Introducing short sections ...................................................... 14 Part II Sections: Introduction ............................................................. 17 Sections: Finding a narrative .................................................. 19 Sections: Introducing time ...................................................... 20 Describing forces through glossaries ......................... 21 Describing forces through illustrations ....................... 22 Long sections .................................................................... 24 Part III Interaction Points: Introduction ............................................... 40 Interaction Points: Forces overlay .......................................... 41 Interaction points: Revealing archives .................................... 42 Model making - terrain model ................................................ 52 SVALBARD STUDIO - FALL SEMESTER 2015 MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Part IV TROMSØ ACADEMY OF LANDSCAPE AND TERRITORIAL STUDIES Return to -
Winning Coal at 78° North : Mining, Contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in Old Longyear City
Michigan Technological University Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open Reports 2009 Winning coal at 78° North : mining, contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in old Longyear City Seth C. DePasqual Michigan Technological University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Copyright 2009 Seth C. DePasqual Recommended Citation DePasqual, Seth C., "Winning coal at 78° North : mining, contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in old Longyear City", Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2009. https://doi.org/10.37099/mtu.dc.etds/308 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Winning Coal at 78˚ North: Mining, Contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in Old Longyear City By Seth C. DePasqual A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2009 This thesis, “Winning Coal at 78˚ North: Mining, Contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in Old Longyear City” is hereby approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. DEPARTMENT: Social Sciences Signatures: Thesis Advisor: ________________________________ Dr. Patrick E. Martin Department Chair: ______________________________ Dr. Patrick E. Martin Date: ______________________________ Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been possible without the encouraging words and guidance of my advisor Patrick Martin. His unremitting support saw me through a number of matters both academic and personal. I’d like to thank Carol MacLennan, who fostered my attention to socialized aspects of the Arctic Coal Company mining system and those related to the environment. -
Norway-Russia Disaster Diplomacy for Svalbard
Safety Science 130 (2020) 104896 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Safety Science journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/safety Norway-Russia disaster diplomacy for Svalbard T ⁎ Ilan Kelmana,b, , Are Kristoffer Sydnesc, Patrizia Isabelle Dudaa,b, Elena Nikitinad, Christian Webersike a University College London, UK b University of Agder, Norway c UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway d Primakov National Research Institute for World Economy & International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia e Centre for Integrated Emergency Management (CIEM), University of Agder, Norway ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: The Arctic is frequently framed as a region of disaster and conflict, as well as of opportunity and cooperation. Cooperation Disaster diplomacy is one approach for examining how dealing with disasters might or might not affect conflict Diplomacy and cooperation, yet little work on Arctic disaster diplomacy has been completed, especially regarding specific Disaster risk reduction bilateral relations. This paper contributes to filling in this gap by focusing on the post-USSR era to provide the Norway first examination of the prospects and relevance of Norway-Russia disaster-related interaction for the Svalbard Russia archipelago. As a discussion paper focusing on one case study, Norway-Russia disaster diplomacy is analysed in Svalbard the context of Svalbard followed by potential prospects for Norway-Russia relations to be influenced by Svalbard’s disaster-related activities. Possible meanings for Norway-Russia relations are then discussed. No in- dication is found that disaster-related activities for or around Svalbard are influencing or could influence Norway-Russia relations or that disaster-related activities are nudging or could push the diplomacy in new and lasting directions. -
Alien Vascular Plants Recorded from the Barentsburg and Pyramiden Settlements, Svalbard
Preslia, Praha, 76: 279–290, 2004 279 Alien vascular plants recorded from the Barentsburg and Pyramiden settlements, Svalbard Nepůvodní taxony cévnatých rostlin v okolí sídel Barentsburg a Pyramiden, Špicberky Jiří L i š k a1 & Zdeněk S o l d á n2 Dedicated to Professor Emil Hadač, a pioneer of Czech botanical research in the Arctic 1Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic, e-mail: [email protected]; 2Department of Botany, Charles University, Benátská 2, CZ-128 01 Praha 2, Czech Republic, e-mail: [email protected] Liška J. & Soldán Z. (2004): Alien vascular plants recorded from Barentsburg and Pyramiden settle- ments, Svalbard. – Preslia, Praha, 76: 279–290. A list of alien plant species recorded from Svalbard in the summer of 1988 is presented. Two locali- ties, the Russian settlements of Barentsburg and Pyramiden on the Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, were studied. Prior to this study, almost 60 alien species were recorded from Svalbard by other investiga- tors. During the research reported here, 44 taxa were found, 14 of which are new records for the Svalbard archipelago. Six species are considered to be possibly naturalized; however, it is difficult to assess their naturalization status because of the severity of the climate in the study area. A com- plete list of species is presented, with information on height and phenological stage of particular specimens. Most of the alien plants recorded at the two settlements belong to the family Brassicaceae. K e y w o r d s : adventive, allochtonous, Arctic, flora, introduced, non-indigenous, plant invasions, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Introduction The expedition “Svalbard 1988”, 13 July to 10 August 1988, funded by the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, focused on cryptogamology, in particular algology, lichenology, and bryology. -
Early Cenozoic Eurekan Strain Partitioning and Decoupling in Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Solid Earth, 12, 1025–1049, 2021 https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1025-2021 © Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Early Cenozoic Eurekan strain partitioning and decoupling in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl1,2,3,4 1Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1028 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway 2Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway 3Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx), University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway 4CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, 9037 Tromsø, Norway Correspondence: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl ([email protected]) Received: 30 September 2020 – Discussion started: 19 October 2020 Revised: 22 March 2021 – Accepted: 6 April 2021 – Published: 10 May 2021 Abstract. The present study of field, petrological, explo- Group and Mimerdalen Subgroup might be preserved east ration well, and seismic data describes backward-dipping of the Billefjorden Fault Zone, suggesting that the Billefjor- duplexes comprised of phyllitic coal and bedding-parallel den Fault Zone did not accommodate reverse movement in décollements and thrusts localized along lithological tran- the Late Devonian. Hence, the thrusting of Proterozoic base- sitions in tectonically thickened Lower Devonian to lower- ment rocks over Lower Devonian sedimentary rocks along most Upper Devonian; uppermost Devonian–Mississippian; the Balliolbreen Fault and fold structures within strata of the and uppermost Pennsylvanian–lowermost Permian sedimen- Andrée Land Group and Mimerdalen Subgroup in central tary strata of the Wood Bay and/or Wijde Bay and/or Spitsbergen may be explained by a combination of down-east Grey Hoek formations; of the Billefjorden Group; and Carboniferous normal faulting with associated footwall rota- of the Wordiekammen Formation, respectively. -
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 -
Svalbard 2015–2016 Meld
Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security Published by: Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security Public institutions may order additional copies from: Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.publikasjoner.dep.no KET T Meld. St. 32 (2015–2016) Report to the Storting (white paper) Telephone: + 47 222 40 000 ER RY M K Ø K J E L R I I Photo: Longyearbyen, Tommy Dahl Markussen M 0 Print: 07 PrintMedia AS 7 9 7 P 3 R 0 I 1 08/2017 – Impression 1000 N 4 TM 0 EDIA – 2 Svalbard 2015–2016 Meld. St. 32 (2015–2016) Report to the Storting (white paper) 1 Svalbard Meld. St. 32 (2015–2016) Report to the Storting (white paper) Svalbard Translation from Norwegian. For information only. Table of Contents 1 Summary ........................................ 5 6Longyearbyen .............................. 39 1.1 A predictable Svalbard policy ........ 5 6.1 Introduction .................................... 39 1.2 Contents of each chapter ............... 6 6.2 Areas for further development ..... 40 1.3 Full overview of measures ............. 8 6.2.1 Tourism: Longyearbyen and surrounding areas .......................... 41 2Background .................................. 11 6.2.2 Relocation of public-sector jobs .... 43 2.1 Introduction .................................... 11 6.2.3 Port development ........................... 44 2.2 Main policy objectives for Svalbard 11 6.2.4 Svalbard Science Centre ............... 45 2.3 Svalbard in general ........................ 12 6.2.5 Land development in Longyearbyen ................................ 46 3 Framework under international 6.2.6 Energy supply ................................ 46 law .................................................... 17 6.2.7 Water supply .................................. 47 3.1 Norwegian sovereignty .................. 17 6.3 Provision of services ..................... -
Sea Ice Cover in Isfjorden and Hornsund, Svalbard (2000-2014) from Remote Sensing Data S
Manuscript prepared for J. Name with version 2015/04/24 7.83 Copernicus papers of the LATEX class copernicus.cls. Date: 3 December 2015 Sea ice cover in Isfjorden and Hornsund, Svalbard (2000-2014) from remote sensing data S. Muckenhuber1, F. Nilsen2,3, A. Korosov1, and S. Sandven1 1Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC), Thormøhlensgate 47, 5006 Bergen, Norway 2University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), P.O. Box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway 3Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway Correspondence to: S. Muckenhuber ([email protected]) Abstract. A satellite database including 16 555 satellite images and ice charts displaying the area of Isfjorden, Hornsund and the Svalbard region has been established with focus on the time period 2000–2014. 3319 manual interpretations of sea ice conditions have been conducted, resulting in two time series dividing the area of Isfjorden and Hornsund into “Fast ice” (sea ice attached to the coast- 5 line), “Drift ice” and “Open water”. The maximum fast ice coverage of Isfjorden is > 40 % in the periods 2000–2005 and 2009–2011 and stays < 30 % in 2006–2008 and 2012–2014. Fast ice cover in Hornsund reaches > 40 % in all considered years, except for 2012 and 2014, where the maximum stays < 20 %. The mean seasonal cycles of fast ice in Isfjorden and Hornsund show monthly aver- aged values of less than 1 % between July and November and maxima in March (Isfjorden, 35.7 %) 10 and April (Hornsund, 42.1 %) respectively. A significant reduction of the monthly averaged fast ice coverage is found when comparing the time periods 2000–2005 and 2006–2014.