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We’re happy to announce that on Saturday 6 November between 09:15-09:30 our master’s student Truls Thorsen Karlsen will present his Master’s thesis work at “The Nordic Branch Meeting of the…

We are pleased to invite you to this weeks`CIRFA seminar given by Johannes Røhrs, CIRFA WP5 co-leader. Title: Forecasting of surface currents and drift trajectories When: 28 October 2021, 14:00-15:00. Where:…

In the new millennium, sea ice research has become a hot topic in the Earth observation disciplines, as it plays a vital role in the climate and polar ecosystem. Indeed,…

Andrea Marinoni and Manuela Girotto were awarded the Peder Sather Grant. Photo Credit: CIRFA/UC Berkeley. Andrea Marinoni and his colleague Manuela Girotto were awarded the Peder Sather Grant. The Award from…

The CIRFA Annual Conference 2021 is taking place during Oct. 19-21 at the Sommarøy Arctic Hotel. This year's conference will feature sessions on key research topics, a poster session, talks…

Welcome to this autumn`s first CIRFA seminar, given by Robbie Mallett .Title: Snow on Arctic sea ice - much still to learn from Soviet Drifting stations WHEN: 23 September 2021, 14:00-15:00. WHERE:…

Reduced and thinner sea ice makes Arctic waters increasingly appealing for shipping, fishing, tourism, and mineral exploration. However, with increased accessibility and more dynamic ice conditions comes a greater risk…

Data from European Space Agency (ESA), processed by Katalin Blix. Katalin Blix, Muhammad Asim, Atsushi Matsuoka and Torbjørn Eltoft are giving a special course on Ocean Color Remote Sensing. The…

The thinning and retreating of the Arctic sea ice has led to increased human presence in Arctic seas. Marine traffic is likely to increase in the future, as are activities…

Image provided by NASA / Unsplash. The Department of Physics and Technology (IFT) at UiT The Arctic University of Tromsø has an open permanent position as a professor/associate professor in…