26 March 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00 (MDT)
Open Session - HYBRID
Room: UMC Third Floor - 384
Organisers: Rohit Srivastava (National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India); Archana Singh (National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India); Dariusz Ignatiuk (University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland)
Session Description:
Scientific Observation Networks are essential for advancing our understanding of Arctic environmental dynamics and their impact on global climate change. By monitoring key indicators and collecting long-term data, these networks enable scientists to assess the state of the Arctic ecosystem, identify emerging trends, and inform policymakers and society about the need for effective strategies to mitigate and adapt to ongoing environmental changes.
Arctic Scientific Observation Networks typically combine ground-based observatories, remote sensing platforms, autonomous instruments, and satellite technologies. Their primary goal is to gather data on key indicators such as sea ice extent and thickness, ocean currents, biodiversity, meteorological parameters, atmospheric composition, glacier and snow dynamics, and changes in the state of permafrost.
Creating Scientific Observation Networks involves many challenges, including the long-term financing system, national or international structure, and the use of solutions limiting carbon footprint. Standardization and harmonization of observations, together with data sharing in accordance with FAIR standards, are among the most important challenges facing networks. Maintaining Arctic Scientific Observation Networks is crucial to the development of research, calibration, and validation of Earth System Models and remote-sensing products.
The session invites Abstracts from small and big-scale observation networks in the Arctic presenting their execution, scientific outcomes, and the logistical and technological challenges in setup, deployment, monitoring, data acquisition, data sharing, etc.