An agenda for the future of Arctic snow research: the view from Svalbard
The Arctic region is warming at over twice the mean rate of the Northern Hemisphere and nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979. The local rate of warming is even higher in the European archipelago of Svalbard. This warming is transforming the terrestrial snow cover, which modulates surfa...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a6c980011005420f96044921f03fabb3 2024-02-04T09:57:12+01:00 An agenda for the future of Arctic snow research: the view from Svalbard Christian Zdanowicz Jean-Charles Gallet Rosamaria Salvatori Eirik Malnes Ketil Isaksen Christiane Hübner Eleanor Jones Heikki Lihavainen 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8827 https://doaj.org/article/a6c980011005420f96044921f03fabb3 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8827/16694 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 0800-0395 1751-8369 doi:10.33265/polar.v42.8827 https://doaj.org/article/a6c980011005420f96044921f03fabb3 Polar Research, Vol 42, Pp 1-20 (2024) glacier mass balance ecosystem snowpack chemistry remote sensing modelling focal sites Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8827 2024-01-07T01:35:32Z The Arctic region is warming at over twice the mean rate of the Northern Hemisphere and nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979. The local rate of warming is even higher in the European archipelago of Svalbard. This warming is transforming the terrestrial snow cover, which modulates surface energy exchanges with the atmosphere, accounts for most of the runoff in Arctic catchments and is also a transient reservoir of atmospherically deposited compounds, including pollutants. Improved observations, understanding and modelling of changes in Arctic snow cover are needed to anticipate the effects these changes will have on the Arctic climate, atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems and socioeconomic factors. Svalbard has been an international hub of polar research for many decades and benefits from a well-developed science infrastructure. Here, we present an agenda for the future of snow research in Svalbard, jointly developed by a multidisciplinary community of experts. We review recent trends in snow research, identify key knowledge gaps, prioritize future research efforts and recommend supportive actions to advance our knowledge of present and future snow conditions pertaining to glacier mass balance, permafrost, surface hydrology, terrestrial ecology, the cycling and fate of atmospheric contaminants, and remote sensing of snow cover. This perspective piece addresses issues relevant to the circumpolar North and could be used as a template for other national or international Arctic research plans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier permafrost Polar Research Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Polar Research 42 |
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The Arctic region is warming at over twice the mean rate of the Northern Hemisphere and nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979. The local rate of warming is even higher in the European archipelago of Svalbard. This warming is transforming the terrestrial snow cover, which modulates surface energy exchanges with the atmosphere, accounts for most of the runoff in Arctic catchments and is also a transient reservoir of atmospherically deposited compounds, including pollutants. Improved observations, understanding and modelling of changes in Arctic snow cover are needed to anticipate the effects these changes will have on the Arctic climate, atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems and socioeconomic factors. Svalbard has been an international hub of polar research for many decades and benefits from a well-developed science infrastructure. Here, we present an agenda for the future of snow research in Svalbard, jointly developed by a multidisciplinary community of experts. We review recent trends in snow research, identify key knowledge gaps, prioritize future research efforts and recommend supportive actions to advance our knowledge of present and future snow conditions pertaining to glacier mass balance, permafrost, surface hydrology, terrestrial ecology, the cycling and fate of atmospheric contaminants, and remote sensing of snow cover. This perspective piece addresses issues relevant to the circumpolar North and could be used as a template for other national or international Arctic research plans. |
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Christian Zdanowicz Jean-Charles Gallet Rosamaria Salvatori Eirik Malnes Ketil Isaksen Christiane Hübner Eleanor Jones Heikki Lihavainen |
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Christian Zdanowicz Jean-Charles Gallet Rosamaria Salvatori Eirik Malnes Ketil Isaksen Christiane Hübner Eleanor Jones Heikki Lihavainen |
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An agenda for the future of Arctic snow research: the view from Svalbard |
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An agenda for the future of Arctic snow research: the view from Svalbard |
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