The ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More is often defined based on climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). Climate varies from place-to-place across the Earth. Climate is determined by long-term (over at least... More, for example, the area where the average temperature for the warmest month is below 10°C (50ºF).
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> Research Station Samoylov Island
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Research Station Samoylov Island is owned and run by the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum GeologyThe study of the solid Earth, …
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> Chokurdakh Scientific Tundra Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Chokurdakh Scientific TundraA type of ecosystem in which tree growth is limited by low temperatures. The origin of the word …
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> Avachinsky Volcano Field Station
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Avachinsky volcano field station belongs to Volcanoes of Kamchatka Nature Park (UNESCO World Heritage site #765). LOCATION Avachinsky volcano field station is …
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> Barrow Arctic Research Center/Environmental Observatory
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Barrow ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic …
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> Toolik Field Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Toolik Field Station (TFS) belongs to the Institute of ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural …
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> Kluane Lake Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) is owned and managed by the ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, …
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> Canadian High Arctic Research Station CHARS
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Canadian High ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic …
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> Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Flashline Mars ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as …
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> Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory PEARL
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) operated by the Canadian Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Change (CANDAC) – an informal university …
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> CEN Ward Hunt Island Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Ward Hunt Island Observatory research station is owned and run by the Centre d’études Nordiques (CEN: Centre for Northern Studies) …
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> CEN Bylot Island Field Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Bylot Island Research Station is owned and run by the Centre d’études Nordiques (CEN: Centre for Northern Studies) and in …
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> Igloolik Research Center
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Igloolik Research Center is owned by the Department of Environment of the Government of Nunavut, CANADA. LOCATION The Igloolik Research …
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> CEN Salluit Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER CEN Salluit Research Station is owned and run by Centre d’études Nordiques (CEN: Centre for Northern Studies) whose secretariat is based …
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> CEN Boniface River Field Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The CEN Boniface River Station is owned and run by the Centre d’études Nordiques (CEN: Centre for Northern Studies) whose secretariat …
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> Arctic Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Owner of the ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the …
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> Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is owned by the Government of Greenland. LOCATION The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) with …
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> Sermilik Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Sermilik Station is owned by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Geocenter, Denmark, University of Copenhagen. LOCATION The …
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> Zackenberg Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Zackenberg Research Station is owned by the government of Greenland. Aarhus University (Denmark) is responsible for running the station. LOCATION Zackenberg …
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> Sudurnes Science and Learning Center
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Sudurnes Science and Learning Center is a non-profit organization,partly financed and accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in Iceland. …
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> Litla-Skard
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Litla-Skard is not a typical research station but a bio-monitoring site. The site is operated jointly by the Agricultural University of …
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> RIF Field Station
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER The Rif Field Station is a non-profit organisation named after the peninsula of Rif, the northernmost part of Iceland. LOCATION The station …
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> Faroe Islands Nature Investigation
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Faroe Islands Nature Investigation (FINI) belongs to Jarðfeingi (Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate) and partners. LOCATION FINI comprises a growing …
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> UK Arctic Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK, has funded the NERC ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, …
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> CNR Arctic Station “Dirigibile Italia”
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER CNR ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as …
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> Czech Arctic Station of Josef Svoboda
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Czech ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic …
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> Polish Polar Station Hornsund
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Polish Polar Station in Hornsund belongs to the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences LOCATION The station is situated …
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> Tarfala Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Tarfala Research Station is owned and run by the Department of Physical GeographyThe study of the Earth, such as places, landforms, …
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> Abisko Scientific Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Abisko Scientific Research Station is owned by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. LOCATION The station is located about 200 km …
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> Kilpisjärvi Biological Staion
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Kilpisjärvi Biological Station belongs to the University of Helsinki (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences). LOCATION The station is situated …
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> Värriö Subarctic Research Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Värriö Research Station is managed by University of Helsinki, Department of Physics. LOCATION The area is a subarcticThe area immediately south …
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> Kainuu Fisheries Research Station
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Kainuu Fisheries Research Station belongs to the Natural Resources Institute Finland. LOCATION The Kainuu research station is located ca. 320 km south …
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> Mukhrino Field Station
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER Mukhrino Field Station is owned and run by the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Dynamics and Climate ChangeAccording to the United Nations …
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> The Arctic Research Station (former Labytnangi Ecological Research Station)
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as …
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> Beliy Island Research Station
Field SitesNAME AND OWNER Beliy Island Research Station is owned and managed by the Government of the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district, Russian Federation. LOCATION The Station is …
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> Igarka Geocryology Laboratory
Field SitesSTATION NAME AND OWNER The Igarka Geocryology Laboratory is a scientific affiliation of the Melnikov PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero …
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> Drone Technology in the Arctic
NewsINTERACT partner ÅF has produced a short video on the development of drone technology in the Arctic. Watch the video here and see what WP 8 is …
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> Polar Prediction School 2018
NewsINTERACT Partner APECSAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientists…. More, together with other partners, will be organizing the Polar Prediction School 2018 on weather and climateThe …
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> Summer school at INTERACT partner TSU
News5th International Summer School for Students and Young Scientists — 2018 Natural and human environment of ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, …
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> UArctic Congress 2018: Call for Proposals
NewsINTERACT partner University of Oulu, is hosting parts of the UArctic Congress next September. The call for session probposals is open until 30 September 2017. …
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> YOPP’s First Special Observing Period starts 1 February 2018
NewsDue to the increasing concerns with regard to the weather and climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, …
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> New Educational Resources Available
NewsINTERACT collaborates with Wicked Weather Watch to produce resources for teaching ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. …
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> Thawing permafrost – a hot topic
NewsNunataryuk, part of the EU Arctic Cluster along with INTERACT and eight other projects related to Arctic change and its global implications, is featured in …
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> Fully Funded Transnational Access to Research Icebreakers
NewsThe EU Project ARICE will open a call for ship-time proposals in early April 2018 to access the icebreakers CCGS Amundsen, RV Siquliak and PRV …
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> Job opportunity: Climate and Cryosphere Researcher at Asiaq
NewsA challenging position as a researcher within climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). Climate varies from …
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> Joint APPLICATE-YOPP TM12 at EGU18: Exploiting Arctic observations to improve weather and climate predictions
NewsEuropean Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 Vienna | Austria | 8–13 April 2018 Going to EGU18? Then don’t miss this panel discussion! Mon 09 April …
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> INTERACT at UN Climate Change Conference COP23
NewsAs part of the Arctic Cluster, INTERACT will be represented at the UN Climate Change Conference COP23 15 November. The conference is held 6-17 November …
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> INTERACT at POLAR2018: meet us on Wed 20th June at 12:30-14:00
NewsCome to meet INTERACT during the POLAR2018 in Davos, Switzerland, on Wed 20th June at 12:30-14:00, Room A Wisshorn! Hear about the INTERACT Stations …
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> Job opportunity: Research engineer in polar weather and climate modelling at CNRS, France
NewsCNRS / Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRS-CNRM) in Toulouse, France, is looking for a research engineer in polar weather and climateThe average weather we …
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> Call for Sessions at International Arctic Change Conference 2017, Quebec City, Canada
NewsThe ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high …
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> Arctic Safety Conference in Svalbard
NewsINTERACT partner UNIS is hosting an international Arctic Safety Conference 13-15 may 2019 organised by the Arctic Safety Center. The aim of the conference is …
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> INTERACT at T-MOSAIC Workshop
NewsINTERACT participated at a T-MOSAIC (Terrestrial – Multidisciplinary distributed Observatories for the Study of ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural …
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> Two Post Doc fellowships in Abisko, Sweden
NewsTwo Postdoctoral Fellowships (2 years each) in ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as …
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> New Educational Material being prepared
NewsINTERACT is beginning a large-scale educational digital project together with one of our partners, Tomsk State University. A new English-language resource will introduce visitors to …
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> INTERACT Partners invite to UArctic Congress 2018
NewsSave the date! The University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki are excited to invite you to the second UArctic Congress, September 3-7, 2018. …
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> PhD opportunities at INTERACT Partner Aarhus University
NewsApplications are invited for two PhD fellowships/scholarships at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Bioscience programme. The positions are available …
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> Available positions at INTERACT Partner AWI
NewsTwo Positions Available at Alfred Wegener Institute: PhD in Land Surface Process and Technician in Geodata and Model Administration The Periglacial Research section at the …
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> International Arctic Change 2017 Conference Photo Contest
NewsThe International ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a …
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> Home
Welcome to INTERACT – International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic INTERACT is an infrastructure project under the auspices of SCANNET, a …
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> Managing risks
Rapid response to environmental emergency alerts The overall main objective of the Work Package is to help protect ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according …
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> Arctic Awareness
INTERACT aims to inform and interact with the public, stakeholders and primary, secondary and tertiary students. In particular, we will work with people living in …
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> Project
About INTERACT INTERACT was proposed by the existing SCANNET network of field stations situated in all eight ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to …
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> TA Ambassadors
INTERACT TA Ambassadors are scientists who have conducted research at INTERACT stations with the support from Transnational Access. TA Ambassadors share knowledge –based on their …
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> Hydrology
GlossaryThe study of water in the environment, particularly its amount, movement and quality. It encompasses water in rivers, lakes, glaciers, soil and underground aquifers. The way …
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> ACIA
GlossaryArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, …
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> AMAP
GlossaryArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, …
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> Phenology
GlossaryThe study of the timing of recurring natural events such as bud opening, egg laying or the arrival of a migratory animal. Many living organisms …
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> Subarctic
GlossaryThe area immediately south of the Arctic circleA line of latitude currently at 66° 33′ 44″ (66.5622°) north of the Equator. It is the southern limit …
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> SWIPA
Glossary“Snow, Water, Ice, PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms …
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> Climate
GlossaryThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). ClimateThe average weather we would expect over a long period …
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> Climate feedback mechanism
GlossaryA change in the climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). Climate varies from place-to-place across the …
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