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Viruses that hitchhike or kill

23 Sep 2022 Viruses that hitchhike or kill

In the oceans, there are viruses that infect bacteria. Even though they have a major impact on our ecosystems, the research in this area is limited, especially from Arctic environments. Researchers who participated in the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021 expedition are currently studying this. They want to understand how environmental pollution and climate change affect viruses, bacteria, and ecosystems in the future.

From sea to cloud – what happens in the Arctic atmosphere?

13 Sep 2022 From sea to cloud – what happens in the Arctic atmosphere?

To explain the reasons for the rapid warming in the Arctic, measurements of the atmosphere are needed. On the icebreaker Oden, researchers within the ACAS project have developed an atmospheric observatory to be able to study factors such as changes in clouds and the interactions between the surface and the atmosphere.

Wrapping up a fast-paced field season in Abisko

05 Sep 2022 Wrapping up a fast-paced field season in Abisko

After more than two years of travel restrictions and limited field research activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Abisko Scientific Research Station is finally back to full speed. The summer of 2022 has been one of the busiest summers in the history of the research station, with the station constantly at – or beyond – full capacity, June through September.

Microorganism shell acts as a time capsule

30 Aug 2022 Microorganism shell acts as a time capsule

At the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, empty shells from dead foraminifera, microscopic single-celled organisms, accumulate. The calcium carbonate shells can be compared to time capsules because the million-year-old fossils can provide valuable information about climate change. During the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021 expedition with the icebreaker Oden, one of the projects was about documenting these organisms.

Ocean acidification damages the marine ecosystem

23 May 2022 Ocean acidification damages the marine ecosystem

Adam Ulfsbo is a researcher at the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg and was one of the participants in the research expedition Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021 with the icebreaker Oden. There he investigated processes and factors behind changes in carbon storage and ocean acidification.

Over 100 years of meteorological measurements in Abisko

12 May 2022 Over 100 years of meteorological measurements in Abisko

Abisko Scientific Research Station was built in 1912 after the research station in Katterjokk burned down. The following year, the meteorological measurements were started, and for several decades data has been collected on behalf of SMHI. The over one-hundred-year long series of measurements has qualified the measuring station as a Centennial Observing Station, an award given by the World Meteorological Organization WMO.

Bacterial respiration and abundance affect life in the Arctic Ocean

11 Mar 2022 Bacterial respiration and abundance affect life in the Arctic Ocean

What is the abundance, diversity, growth rate and respiration of Bacteria and Archea in the Arctic Ocean ecosystem? This is the question Johan Wikner, Professor in Ecology at Umeå University, and his team studied during the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021 expedition with the icebreaker Oden.

Antarctic organisations launch fellowship and scholarship opportunities

02 Mar 2022 Antarctic organisations launch fellowship and scholarship opportunities

The COMNAP, IAATO & SCAR Fellowships

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