SESS report 2023

The State of Environmental Science in Svalbard (SESS) report 2023 has been released during the SIOS Polar Night Week in Longyearbyen, 22 January 2024. It is the sixth issue of the annual report series published by SIOS.

The SESS report is published in two versions:


SESS report 2023 – Summary for Stakeholders

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

ISSN 2535-6313 (printed)
ISSN 2535-6615 (pdf)
ISBN 978-82-93871-13-2 (printed, stapled)
ISBN 978-82-93871-12-5 (pdf)

Citation: please cite the full report


SESS report 2023 – Full report

ISSN 2535-809X (printed)
ISSN 2535-6321 (pdf)
ISBN 978-82-93871-11-8 (printed, stapled)
ISBN 978-82-93871-10-1 (pdf)

Citation of entire report: Verret M, Ignatiuk D, Badhe R, Hübner C, Lihavainen H (eds) 2024: SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen. https://sios-svalbard.org/SESS_Issue6

Citation of chapters in report: All authors (2024) Title of chapter. In: Verret M et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp xx-xx. DOI-link of chapter


Download scientific chapters separately:

Chapter 1: SATS 23
Haaland S, van Schaik B, Radlwimmer A, Schillings A, Bjoland L, Skogseth R (2024) Seasonal asymmetries and long-term trends in atmospheric and ionospheric temperatures in polar regions: an update. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 24-33. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10255532

Chapter 2: SNOW 23
Malnes E, Vickers H, Ricker R, Salzano R, Killie MA, Luks B, Gallet J-C, Rinne E (2024) A holistic approach to snow observations and models in Svalbard. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 34-43. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10257050

Chapter 3: PASSES 3
Salzano R, Salvatori, R, Luks, B, Malnes, E, Gallet, J-C (2024) Terrestrial photography applications on the snow cover: developing a data service for monitoring extreme events in Svalbard. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 44-53. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10260051

Chapter 4: SATMODSNOW 2
Vickers H, Malnes E, Karlsen SR, Saloranta T, Killie MA, van Pelt W, Notarnicola C, Stendardi L (2024) Satellite and modelling based snow season time series for Svalbard: Intercomparisons and assessment of accuracy. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 54-63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10257427

Chapter 5: HAZECLIC 2
Traversi R, Becagli S, Severi M, Mazzola M, Lupi A, Fiebig M, Hermansen O, Krejci R (2024) Arctic haze in a climate changing world: the 2010–2022 trend. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 64-73. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10254992

Chapter 6: MIRES II
Singh N, Collard F, Caruso G, Hallanger I, Lu Z, Gabrielsen GW (2024) Microplastics in the realm of Svalbard: current knowledge and future perspective. In: Verret et al (eds) SESS report 2023, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Longyearbyen, pp 74-85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10260092