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Evaluation and assimilation of Arctic Weather Satellite data in the AROME‐Arctic forecast system
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.The Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS), launched in August 2024, is a prototype for the future EPS–Sterna constellation of small satellites carrying an innovative microwave sounder. We present the first assessment of AWS in the regional AROME‐Arctic numerical weather prediction system, covering post‐launch calibration results and the impact of AWS ...
Stéphanie Guedj +2 more
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High-resolution digital outcrop model of the faults, fractures, and stratigraphy of the Agardhfjellet Formation cap rock shales at Konusdalen West, central Spitsbergen [PDF]
Earth System Science DataStructure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry has become an important tool for the digitalisation of outcrops as digital outcrop models (DOMs). DOMs facilitate the mapping of stratigraphy and discontinuous structures like folds, faults, and fractures from ...
P. Betlem +11 more
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Species with a broad and flexible diet may be at an advantage in a rapidly changing environment such as in today's Arctic ecosystems. Polar cod (Boreogadus saida), an abundant and ecologically important circumpolar Arctic fish, is often described as a ...
Marine Cusa +2 more
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do states navigate the balance between multilateral obligations, bilateral cooperation and strategic independence during global crises? This article provides an in‐depth empirical analysis of the diplomatic efforts deployed by Denmark and Norway to secure vaccine access during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Antoine de Bengy Puyvallée +2 more
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Svalbard’s Mesoscale Environmental Factor Impact on the Wind Field
Atmosphere, 2021 The mesoscale circulation along the west shore of Spitsbergen is largely controlled by the difference in temperature between the glaciers and surface sea temperatures.
Małgorzata Kitowska, Tomasz Petelski
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Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana, 2019 The uncertain history of settlements, the significance of the Treaty of 1920, the geostrategic position, the geopolitical interest arising during last decades, the geo-economic transformation and the ample debate on environment and on sustainability development: these are the main aspects that stimulate geographical reflexions about Svalbard islands ...
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Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pedicellariae are small appendages on the surface of the echinoid test, involved in defence, cleaning, and locomotion. Pedicellariae in three species of camarodont sea urchins common in UK waters (Paracentrotus lividus [Lamarck, 1816], Psammechinus miliaris [P.L.S Müller, 1771] and Echinus esculentus [Linnaeus, 1758]) are the focus of this ...
H. C. Reinardy +6 more
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Brute force prey metabarcoding to explore the diets of small invertebrates
Ecology and EvolutionPrey metabarcoding has become a popular tool in molecular ecology for resolving trophic interactions at high resolution, from various sample types and animals. To date, most predator–prey studies of small‐sized animals (
Snorre Flo, Anna Vader, Kim Præbel
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On the tidal forcing of an Arctic coastal polynya—Storfjorden polynya
Arctic ScienceStorfjorden in eastern Svalbard is known to be an “ice factory” during winter and a key dense water formation site due to its recurring coastal polynya.
Eli Anne Ersdal +2 more
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