The International Online Training School for young scientists “Urban Climate and Air Quality Winter School (UCAWS-2022)” will be held on 17-23 January 2022 experimentally online for participants and chaired from the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk region, Russia. The Training School is co-organized by: Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)Kola Science Center RAS (KSC RAS)Research Institute of … Continue reading Urban Climate and Air Quality Winter School (UCAWS-2022)
Category: Arctic
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in snowpack of subarctic and arctic regions as indicators of anthropogenic impacts
Ecological assessment of the anthropogenic impact on environment in subarctic and arctic regions remains the most important aim of the scientific research. Analysis of the content and composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the solid fraction of the snowpack was carried out in a number of expeditions at the north of Western Siberia. Fig.1. … Continue reading Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in snowpack of subarctic and arctic regions as indicators of anthropogenic impacts
New EU Arctic policy released: A stronger EU engagement for a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic
The recently released Joint Communication - to The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the Regions - states that the "climate change is the most comprehensive threat the Arctic is facing and has reached an unprecedented crisis point". The Arctic States should take responsibility for tackling challenges … Continue reading New EU Arctic policy released: A stronger EU engagement for a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic
Global and regional modelling for the Arctic and Arctic seas – contribution of the Russian Sister Project to the Horizon-2020 CRiceS
The Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (ICMMG, city of Novosibirsk, Russia), Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) as the Partner of the Horizon-2020 CRiceS (https://www.crices-h2020.eu) project applied for national funding and obtained financial support (about 30M Rubles; for 2021-2023) from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. … Continue reading Global and regional modelling for the Arctic and Arctic seas – contribution of the Russian Sister Project to the Horizon-2020 CRiceS
Calotte Academy 2021
The 2021 Academy - as a travelling symposium and with the title New and Emerging Trends of Arctic Governance, Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Science - will to take place in 15-21 November 2021 in the European Arctic, including sessions and excursions in Rovaniemi, Enontekiö, Kautokeino, Kirkenes, Neiden and Inari (in this cronological order) in Finland, Norway … Continue reading Calotte Academy 2021
Hot weather in European part of Russia brings the biggest black carbon pollution into the Arctic
Authors: Dr. Olga Popovicheva, Vasilii Kobelev, Dr. Marina Chichaeva, Acad. Prof. Nikolay Kasimov Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Aerosol station “Island Bely” is located on Bely Island in Kara sea (YNAO, North Western Siberia) (lat=73.333, lon=70.066), it was installed in 2019 https://peexhq.home.blog/2019/12/11/new-research-aerosol-stations-in-the-russian-arctic/. Researchers from Moscow State University (https://www.msu.ru/science/news/uchyenye-otkryli-novuyu-aerozolnuyu-stantsiyu-v-arktike.html) perform the long-term measurements of black … Continue reading Hot weather in European part of Russia brings the biggest black carbon pollution into the Arctic
Horizon 2020 CRiceS project on Climate relevant interactions and feedbacks
The Horizon-2020 CRiceS (Climate Relevant interactions and feedbacks: the key role of sea ice and Snow in the polar and global climate system) project coordinated by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI, Finland) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France). The new project (start in September 2021) led by Prof. Risto Makkonen (FMI) … Continue reading Horizon 2020 CRiceS project on Climate relevant interactions and feedbacks
iCUPE project final science workshop
On 9-10 June 2021, the online final scientific meeting of the Horizon-2020 iCUPE project (coordinated by Prof. Tuukka Petaja, University of Helsinki) took place. During these two days, the participants (almost 40 from the iCUPE Partners/Institutions of the European countries and Russian collaborators) presented results and outcomes of research on ground-based component for short-lived climate … Continue reading iCUPE project final science workshop
“Integrated Urban Systems (IUS): Twin cities – GURME initiative” session
The Session "Integrated Urban Systems (IUS): Twin cities – GURME initiative" of the PACES 4th Open Science Meeting was organized jointly by the PACES WG2, WMO GURME and PEEX and chaired by Alexander Baklanov (WMO) and Pavel Konstantinov (MSU). The session included the following presentations: Introduction (A. Baklanov/J. Schmale/R. Sokhi), Winter cities studies and plans … Continue reading “Integrated Urban Systems (IUS): Twin cities – GURME initiative” session
Effects of permafrost thaw on environment and well-being in Nordic and Russian Arctic will be assessed
The IBA-Permafrost project aims to assess the effects of permafrost thaw on environment, infrastructure, source of livehood, economy and health in the Nordic and Russian Artic region. The project will collect and discuss the most recent research results on the state and effects of thawing Arctic permafrost and use these for new modeling approaches. The … Continue reading Effects of permafrost thaw on environment and well-being in Nordic and Russian Arctic will be assessed
Unprecedented high black carbon in the Arctic observed in September 2020
Authors: Dr. Olga Popovicheva, Vasilii Kobelev, Dr. Marina Chichaeva, Acad., Prof. Nikolay Kasimov Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Unprecedented high black carbon in the Arctic is observed in September 2020 in the Northern Siberian Arctic, at the research aerosol station on the island Bely. The black carbon concentrations early in September were exceeded 20 times … Continue reading Unprecedented high black carbon in the Arctic observed in September 2020
AKK-MEO-BNU Seminar on Polar and Boreal Environment
Research and Observations The FMI Arctic Space and Remote Sensing Center (AKK), the Meteorological and Marine Research Program, and University Corporation for Polar Research (UCPR) affiliated with Beijing Normal University (BNU), China hosted a one-week join seminar in Helsinki and Sodankylä, 18 -22 November 2019. This activity contributes to a Chinese-Finnish Joint Centre for Field … Continue reading AKK-MEO-BNU Seminar on Polar and Boreal Environment
Snow and ice mass balance in the Finnish Arctic
The Arctic Amplification (AA) has a direct impact on Boreal lakes. The warmer air temperature and enhanced snow condition favour granular ice formation in boreal lakes. In order to better understand climate change on Lake Ice phenology, a thermistor string-based ice mass balance (IMB) buoy called SIMBA (http://digital.ecomagazine.com/display_article.php?id=3771615&view=674747) has been deployed in Orajärvi lake in … Continue reading Snow and ice mass balance in the Finnish Arctic
Extensive aircraft campaign across the Russian Arctic: overcoming pandemic 2020
Authors: Mikhail Arshinov and Boris Belan V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IAO SB RAS; see end of article for full affiliations). V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics is now undertaking an extensive research aircraft campaign aimed to document chemical composition of the air shed above the Russian Arctic … Continue reading Extensive aircraft campaign across the Russian Arctic: overcoming pandemic 2020
iCUPE Datasets for Polar Regions
The Horizon-2020 iCUPE (Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments; https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/icupe) project is at its final stage. The project (coordinated by Prof. Tuukka Petaja, University of Helsinki, Finland) has focus on improving the understanding of pollution sources and sinks, environmental and anthropogenic changes and elements of the polar areas. The iCUPE research work carried out … Continue reading iCUPE Datasets for Polar Regions
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