SESS report 2020

The State of Environmental Science in Svalbard (SESS) report 2020 has been released during the SIOS Polar Night Week in Longyearbyen, 11 January 2021. It is the third issue of an annual series of reports published by SIOS.

The SESS report is published in two versions:


SESS report 2020 – Summary for Stakeholders

Paper prints can be ordered from information@sios-svalbard.org

ISSN 2535-6313 (printed)
ISSN 2535-6615 (pdf)
ISBN 978-82-93871-01-9 (printed, stapled)
ISBN 978-82-93871-00-2 (pdf)

 

Citation: please cite the full report


SESS report 2020 – Full report

ISSN 2535-809X (printed)
ISSN 2535-6321 (pdf)
ISBN 978-82-691528-9-0 (printed, stapled)
ISBN 978-82-691528-8-3 (pdf)

 

Citation of entire report: Moreno-Ibáñez M, Hagen JO, Hübner C, Lihavainen H, Zaborska A (eds) 2021: SESS report 2020, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen. https://sios-svalbard.org/SESS_Issue3

Citation of chapters in report: All authors (2021) Title of chapter. In: Moreno-Ibáñez et al (eds) SESS report 2020, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp xx-xx. DOI-link of chapter


Download scientific chapters separately:

Chapter 1: SvalCLIM
Gjermundsen A, Graff LS, Bentsen M, Breivik LA, Debernard JB, Makkonen R, Olivié DJL, Seland Ø, Zieger P, Schulz M (2021) How representative is Svalbard for future Arctic climate evolution? An Earth system modelling perspective.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4034104

Chapter 2: SuperDARN
Baddeley L, Bland E, Lorentzen DA, Herlingshaw K, Clausen LBN, Miloch W, McWilliams K, Yukimatu AS (2021) Space Physics in Svalbard: A study of the energy input into the polar ionosphere using SuperDARN.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293796

Chapter 3: UAV Svalbard
Hann R, Altstädter B, Betlem P, Deja K, Dragańska-Deja K, Ewertowski M, Hartvich F, Jonassen M, Lampert A, Laska M, Sobota I, Storvold R, Tomczyk A, Wojtysiak K, Zagórski P (2021) Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293283

Chapter 4: HAZECLIC
Traversi R, Becagli S, Severi M, Caiazzo L, Mazzola M, Lupi A, Fiebig M, Hermansen O, Krejci R (2021) Arctic haze in a climate changing world: the 2010-2020 trend.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293826

Chapter 5: MIRES
Singh N, Granberg M, Collard F, Caruso G, Lu Z, Kögel T, Gabrielsen GW (2021) Microplastics in the realm of Svalbard: current knowledge and future perspective.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293836

Chapter 6: SvalCoast
Søreide JE, Pitusi V, Vader A, Damsgård B, Nilsen F, Skogseth R, Poste A, Bailey A, Kovacs KM, Lydersen C, Gerland S, Decamps S, Strøm H, Renaud PE, Christensen G, Arvnes MP, Moiseev D, Singh RK, Bélanger S, Elster J, Urbański J, Moskalik M, Wiktor J, Węsławski JM (2021) Environmental status of Svalbard coastal waters: coastscapes and focal ecosystem components.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293849

Chapter 7: SvalHydro
Nowak A, Hodgkins R, Nikulina A, Osuch M, Wawrzyniak T, Kavan J, Łepkowska E, Majerska M, Romashova K, Vasilevich I, Sobota I, Rachlewicz, G (2021) From land to fjords: The review of Svalbard hydrology from 1970 to 2019.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294063

Chapter 8: SATMODSNOW
Malnes E, Vickers H, Karlsen SR, Saloranta T, Killie MA, Van Pelt W, Pohjola V, Zhang J, Stendardi L, Notarnicola C (2021) Satellite and modelling based snow season time series for Svalbard: Inter-comparisons and assessment of accuracy.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294072

Chapter 9: SvalSCESIA
Killie MA, Aaboe S, Isaksen K, Van Pelt W, Pedersen ÅØ, Luks B (2021) Svalbard snow and sea-ice cover: comparing satellite data, on-site measurements, and modelling results.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293804

Chapter 10: PASSES
Salzano et al. 2021a
Salzano R, Aalstad K, Boldrini E, Gallet JC, Kępski D, Luks B, Nilsen L, Salvatori R, Westermann S (2021 a) Terrestrial photography applications on snow cover in Svalbard.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294084

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Chapter 11: SnowCover
Salzano R, Killie MA, Luks B, Malnes E (2021) A multi-scale approach on snow cover observations and models.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294092

Chapter 12: PermaSval
Christiansen HH, Gilbert GL, Neumann U, Demidov N, Guglielmin M, Isaksen K, Osuch M, Boike, J (2021) Ground ice content, drilling methods and equipment and permafrost dynamics in Svalbard 2016-2019.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294095