Deliverable 1.11 Final synthesis report

• Main Authors: Sandven, Stein, Sagen, Hanne, Pirazzini, Roberta, Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka, Danielsen, Finn, Gonçalves, Pedro, Ottersen, Geir, Zona, Donatella, Buch, Erik, Gustavson, David, Voss, Peter, Iversen, Lisbeth, Hamre, Torill, Sejr, Mikael, Higgins, Ruth
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: INTAROS; INTAROS synthesis report; Arctic
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/7033824; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7033824

The overall results of INTAROS are summarized for each WP as follows: WP1 The requirements for integrated Arctic Observing Systems” Existing requirement documents have been reviewed and consolidated. Links have been established with various stakeholders, rightholders and user groups including international bodies, public administration, private sector, Indigenous and local communities, and science communities. Collaboration has been developed with several other projects, programmes and institutions working with Arctic observing systems in Europe, North America and Asia. A data management plan and data governance framework for Arctic data has been developed and a Roadmap for future sustainable Arctic Observing System has been prepared. WP2 Exploitation of existing observing systems. The term “observing system” was defined as an observing asset consisting of a data collection component (physical infrastructure) and a data management component (e-infrastructure). An observing system can be multidisciplinary or focused on a specific discipline, and it serves a clearly identified scientific or operational purpose. A survey was conducted among the partners providing information about 50 in situ observing systems ranging from large pan-Arctic programs such as International Arctic Buoy Programme to local observations at a single station. A part of the survey was to assess characteristics of the systems (e.g. documentation, data management, uncertainty handling, sustainability) using a maturity score from 1 to 6. Systems with highest maturity were those with sustainable funding for the whole data production and data management chain. The online survey system was further developed in a spin-off project, resulting in the ARCMAP system, which will be operated as a service after INTAROS. Many of the assessed observing systems, including satellite data products, were used to build the INTAROS data catalogue (WP5) and in case studies demonstrating integrated use of observing systems and modelling systems (WP6). WP3: ...