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The article presents an analysis of the problem of the technology choice for Arctic territories cultivation. The authors regards two alternatives, settlement technology and long-distance commuting.
A. Kozlov +3 more
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Oceanic Heat Transport Along the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current and the Role of Eddies
Abstract The poleward warm Atlantic Water and returning cold water in the Nordic Seas play a crucial role in regulating the Northern Hemisphere climate. While previous studies have recognized the importance of mesoscale dynamics, a quantitative assessment of the role of mesoscale eddies in poleward heat transport is lacking.
Dong Jian +3 more
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ABSTRACT Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard, Norway, are suspected to be declining due to a significant reduction in land‐fast sea ice, which serves as an essential breeding habitat, but were last surveyed in 2002. We address this data gap by conducting Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) aerial surveys throughout Isfjorden (including adjacent small ...
Marc Rams i Rios +4 more
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Abstract The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average, but the rate of change is not uniform across the region. Wide‐ranging Arctic species are exposed to variable environmental conditions across their range, but it remains unclear how different climate change regimes are affecting populations within the same species that have
Jade Vacquié‐Garcia +9 more
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Rapid mass movements triggered by an atmospheric river in Disko Island, West Greenland
In early July 2023, a series of rapid mass movements was triggered by extreme precipitation carried by an atmospheric river in Disko Island, West Greenland. During 18 h total precipitation reached up to 115 mm, causing more than 150 slushflows in different areas of the island and substantial damage to some infrastructure close to the Qeqertarsuaq ...
Renato R. Colucci +5 more
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Spitsbergen Islands (Spitsbergen for short) are an important island in the Arctic region and rich in mineral resources. Norway claims sovereignty over Spitsbergen Island under the 1925 Treaty of Spitsbergen (referred to as the "Treaty"), thereby claiming
LU Fanghua
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Post-pandemic tourism in Longyearbyen [PDF]
Tourism in Spitsbergen has become the largest employer and most rapidly growing sector, taking over from coal mining. Longyearbyen is a small urban center but it is the central hub where most tourism passes through.
Magdalena Kugiejko
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Mechanisms of warm-water intrusions onto the West Spitsbergen Shelf during winter [PDF]
The West Spitsbergen Current, flowing northward along the continental slope in the eastern Fram Strait, represents a key pathway for warm Atlantic Water entering the Arctic Ocean.
L. Frank +7 more
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TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS ON SPITSBERGEN – FUNCTIONING
Consideration of ornitho coprophilous effect and ecosystems regarding fiord Hornsund of Spitsbergen. Those ecosystems are poor in flora and fauna and are known from low productivity, because of two major factors, which are temperature and water sources.
PIROZNIKOW E. +2 more
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Svalbardforskning og svalbardpolitikk 1870-1925 Forskere som politiske aktører
The research and commercial activity in the Scandinavian portion of the Arctic increased appreciably in the last decades of the 19th century and up until the 1920s.
Einar-Arne Drivenes
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