An international observing system for long-term measurements in and around the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard addressing Earth System Science questions
In beginning of August, Bo Andersen, former director of the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC), joined our team at the Knowledge Centre to share his extensive experience and knowledge about science in Svalbard.
Negribreen, one of the largest glaciers in Svalbard, is currently surging with maximum speeds reaching 22 metres per in July 2017. That is an acceleration to about 200 times the normal flow velocity of the glacier!