SESS report 2019
The call for contributions to the second SESS report is now closed. 10 applications were received, of which 8 were selected for funding as listed below. The 8 contributions represent a total of 58 authors from 9 countries, including representatives from 11 SIOS member institutions. In addition, 4 updates on previous chapters have been funded.
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| Sentinel based mapping of plant productivity in relation to snow duration and time of green-up (GROWTH) | Stein Rune Karlsen (NORCE) |
| Environmental Monitoring in the Kapp Linne Environmental Observatory (KLEO) | Michael Retelle (UNIS) |
| Seismological monitoring of Svalbard's cryosphere: current status and knowledge gaps (CRYOSEIS) | Michal Malinowski (IG-PAS) |
| Towards a strategical network of Svalbard glacier research (SvalGlac) | Thomas Vikhamar Schuler (UiO) |
| Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra: A proposal for the SESS report 2020 (COAT) | Åshild Ønvik Pedersen (NPI) |
| Secondary aerosol formation mechanisms, aerosol precursors vapours and their sources in Svalbard area (SVALBAEROSOL) | Mikko Sipilä (INAR) |
| Atmospheric Black Carbon at SVALBARD (ABC Svalbard) | Stefania Gilardoni (CNR) |
| Probing of the Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere in Svalbard (ProVeSAS) |
Mauro Mazzola (CNR) |
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| Updates of previous chapters |
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| Spitsbergen Oceanic and Atmospheric interactions (SOA) | Manuel Bensi (OGS) |
| Permafrost thermal snapshot and active-layer thickness in Svalbard 2016-2017 (PermaSval) |
Hanne Christiansen (UNIS) |
| Grand Challenge Initiative - Cusp for SIOS (GCI-Cusp) | Jøran Moen (UiO) |
| The Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey – Monitoring plankton in the Nordic Sea (CPR_Survey) |
Martin Edwards (MBA) |
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| Additional chapter (not funded) |
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| Long-term monitoring of fast-ice extent and thickness in Kongsfjorden | Sebastian Gerland (NPI) |
Timeline for SESS report 2019
16 April - Opening of call
15 May - Closing of call
31 May - Decision by SIOS Board of Directors
18/19 June - Workshop with representatives of all contributions
15 September - Submission deadline for contributions
15 October - Distribution of comments from reviewers and editorial board
31 October - Re-submission of contributions
8 November - 13 December - Editorial process (feedback from authors may be requested)
13 - 17 January 2020 - Polar Night Week and release of SESS report #2
