CORRELATION BETWEEN AIR TEMPERATURE AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN AFRICA ACCORDING TO THE ELF MEASUREMENTS IN ANTARCTICA, ARCTICA AND UKRAINE by A. V. Paznukhov, Y. M. Yampolski, A. V. Koloskov, C. Hall, V. E. Paznukhov, O. V. Budanov

“…According to the long-term monitoring of the natural noise of the extremely low frequency (ELF) range at the Ukrainian Antarctic Station (UAS), at the Low Frequency Observatory of the Institute of Radio Astronomy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Martove village (Ukraine), as well as at the SOUSY observatory (Spitsbergen), seasonal changes in the level of the first mode of Shumann resonance was restored by the activity of the African thunderstorm center. …”
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Acoustic presence and vocal repertoire of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in eastern and central Fram Strait by Karolin Thomisch, Katharina Hiemer, Katharina Hiemer, Olaf Boebel, Elke Burkhardt, Stefanie Spiesecke, Ilse Van Opzeeland, Ilse Van Opzeeland

“…Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) of the East Greenland-Svalbard-Barents Sea (Spitsbergen) population are still considered endangered, but knowledge on spatio-temporal distribution patterns and behavioral aspects remains scarce, yet crucial for this population’s conservation. …”
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Linking drought indices to atmospheric circulation in Svalbard, in the Atlantic sector of the High Arctic by Krzysztof Migała, Ewa Łupikasza, Marzena Osuch, Magdalena Opała-Owczarek, Piotr Owczarek

“…Abstract Based on long-term climatological data from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Airport—Longyearbyen and the Polish Polar Station at Hornsund, we undertook an analysis of drought indices on Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, for the period 1979–2019. …”
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Microphysical and optical properties of Arctic mixed-phase clouds. The 9 April 2007 case study. by J.-F. Gayet, G. Mioche, A. Dörnbrack, A. Ehrlich, A. Lampert, M. Wendisch

“…Airborne measurements in Arctic boundary-layer stratocumulus were carried out near Spitsbergen on 9 April 2007 during the Arctic Study of Tropospheric Aerosol, Clouds and Radiation (ASTAR) campaign. …”
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Arctic fjord during warming: Planktonic point of view by J. Wiktor, M. Głuchowska, K. Błachowiak-Samołyk, K. Piwosz, S. Kwaśniewski, K. Jankowska, K. Dmoch, J. M. Węsławski

“…Two sites with contrasting hydrology were surveyed in summer 2005 in Hornsund (west Spitsbergen). The first site was located close to the fjord entrance and was strongly influenced by the Atlantic waters (WARM). …”

Where does Arctic beach debris come from? Analyzing debris composition and provenance on Svalbard aided by citizen scientists by Anna Natalie Meyer, Birgit Lutz, Melanie Bergmann

“…Here, we report abundance and composition data of marine debris collected by citizen scientists on 14 remote Arctic beaches on the Spitsbergen archipelago. In addition, citizen scientists collected three large, industrial sized canvas bags (hereafter: big packs), filled with beached debris, of which composition, sources and origin were determined. …”
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Validation of MIPAS {ClONO₂} measurements by M. Höpfner, T. von Clarmann, H. Fischer, B. Funke, N. Glatthor, U. Grabowski, S. Kellmann, M. Kiefer, A. Linden, M. Milz, T. Steck, G. P. Stiller, P. Bernath, C. E. Blom, Th. Blumenstock, C. Boone, K. Chance, M. T. Coffey, F. Friedl-Vallon, D. Griffith, J. W. Hannigan, F. Hase, N. Jones, K. W. Jucks, C. Keim, A. Kleinert, W. Kouker, G. Y. Liu, E. Mahieu, J. Mellqvist, S. Mikuteit, J. Notholt, H. Oelhaf, C. Piesch, T. Reddmann, R. Ruhnke, M. Schneider, A. Strandberg, G. Toon, K. A. Walker, T. Warneke, G. Wetzel, S. Wood, R. Zander

“…Altitude profiles of ClONO₂ retrieved with the IMK (Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung) science-oriented data processor from MIPAS/Envisat (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on Envisat) mid-infrared limb emission measurements between July 2002 and March 2004 have been validated by comparison with balloon-borne (Mark IV, FIRS2, MIPAS-B), airborne (MIPAS-STR), ground-based (Spitsbergen, Thule, Kiruna, Harestua, Jungfraujoch, Izaña, Wollongong, Lauder), and spaceborne (ACE-FTS) observations. …”
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Climate change and the increasing impact of polar bears on bird populations by Jouke eProp, Jon eAars, Bård-Jørgen eBårdsen, Sveinn Are eHanssen, Claus eBech, Sophie eBourgeon, Jimmy ede Fouw, Geir Wing eGabrielsen, Johannes eLang, Johannes eLang, Elin eNoreen, Thomas eOudman, Benoit eSittler, Benoit eSittler, Lech eStempniewicz, Ingunn eTombre, Eva eWolters, Børge eMoe

“…We analyzed time-series of polar bear observations at four locations on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and one in east Greenland. Summer occurrence of polar bears, measured as the probability of encountering bears and the number of days with bear presence, has increased significantly from the 1970/80s to the present. …”
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Mass balance, ice volume, and flow velocity of the Vestre Grønfjordbreen (Svalbard) from 2013/14 to 2019/20 by Anton V. Terekhov, Sergei Verkulich, Alexander Borisik, Vasiliy Demidov, Uliana Prokhorova, Kseniia Romashova, Mikhail Anisimov, Olga Sidorova, Gleb Tarasov

“…ABSTRACTThe first seven years (2013/14–2019/20) of annual and seasonal mass-balance monitoring on the glacier Vestre Grønfjordbreen (16.4 km2), located south of the town of Barentsburg on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, are presented. This part of the archipelago is one of the least glaciated on Svalbard and at the same time it experiences the most prominent glacier retreat within the last few decades. …”
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New particle formation in the Svalbard region 2006–2015 by J. Heintzenberg, P. Tunved, M. Galí, C. Leck

“…Events of new particle formation (NPF) were analyzed in a 10-year data set of hourly particle size distributions recorded on Mt. Zeppelin, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Three different types of NPF events were identified through objective search algorithms. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns of rain-on-snow and basal ice in high Arctic Svalbard: detection of a climate-cryosphere regime shift by Bart Peeters, Åshild Ønvik Pedersen, Leif Egil Loe, Ketil Isaksen, Vebjørn Veiberg, Audun Stien, Jack Kohler, Jean-Charles Gallet, Ronny Aanes, Brage Bremset Hansen

“…Here, we use time-series of spatially replicated snowpack measurements from coastal (Ny-Ålesund area; 2000–2017) and central Spitsbergen (Nordenskiöld Land; 2010–2017), Svalbard, to analyze spatiotemporal patterns in basal ice and how they are linked with topography, weather, snowpack and climate change. …”
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Seascape Genomics of the Sugar Kelp <i>Saccharina latissima</i> along the North Eastern Atlantic Latitudinal Gradient by Jaromir Guzinski, Paolo Ruggeri, Marion Ballenghien, Stephane Mauger, Bertrand Jacquemin, Chloe Jollivet, Jerome Coudret, Lucie Jaugeon, Christophe Destombe, Myriam Valero

“…Our findings revealed that genetic diversity was significantly higher for the northernmost locality (Spitsbergen) compared to the southern ones (Northern Iberia), which we discuss in light of the current state of knowledge on phylogeography of <i>S</i>. …”
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On measurements of aerosol-gas composition of the atmosphere during two expeditions in 2013 along the Northern Sea Route by S. M. Sakerin, A. A. Bobrikov, O. A. Bukin, L. P. Golobokova, Vas. V. Pol'kin, Vik. V. Pol'kin, K. A. Shmirko, D. M. Kabanov, T. V. Khodzher, N. A. Onischuk, A. N. Pavlov, V. L. Potemkin, V. F. Radionov

“…Over the Arctic Ocean (on the route of RV <i>Akademik Fedorov</i>) there is a decrease in aerosol and black carbon concentrations in a northeastern direction: higher values were observed in the region of Spitsbergen and near the Kola Peninsula; and minimum values were observed at northern margins of the Laptev Sea. …”
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Ground-based Ku-band microwave observations of ozone in the polar middle atmosphere by D. A. Newnham, M. A. Clilverd, W. D. J. Clark, M. Kosch, M. Kosch, M. Kosch, P. T. Verronen, P. T. Verronen, A. E. E. Rogers

“…<p>Ground-based observations of 11.072 <span class="inline-formula">GHz</span> atmospheric ozone (<span class="inline-formula">O₃</span>) emission have been made using the Ny-Ålesund Ozone in the Mesosphere Instrument (NAOMI) at the UK Arctic Research Station (latitude 78<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span>55<span class="inline-formula">^′</span>0<span class="inline-formula">^′′</span> N, longitude 11<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span>55<span class="inline-formula">^′</span>59<span class="inline-formula">^′′</span> E), Spitsbergen. Seasonally averaged <span class="inline-formula">O₃</span> vertical profiles in the Arctic polar mesosphere–lower thermosphere region for night-time and twilight conditions in the period 15 August 2017 to 15 March 2020 have been retrieved over the altitude range 62–98 <span class="inline-formula">km</span>. …”
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Observation of Rayleigh-Lamb waves generated by the 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption with the POLA detectors at Ny-Ålesund by M. Abbrescia, C. Avanzini, L. Baldini, R. Baldini Ferroli, G. Batignani, M. Battaglieri, S. Boi, E. Bossini, F. Carnesecchi, M. Casula, D. Cavazza, C. Cicalò, L. Cifarelli, F. Coccetti, E. Coccia, A. Corvaglia, D. De Gruttola, S. De Pasquale, L. Galante, M. Garbini, G. Gemme, I. Gnesi, E. Gramstad, S. Grazzi, E. S. Haland, D. Hatzifotiadou, P. La Rocca, Z. Liu, L. Lombardo, G. Mandaglio, A. Margotti, G. Maron, M. N. Mazziotta, M. Mazzola, A. Mulliri, R. Nania, F. Noferini, F. Nozzoli, F. Ould-Saada, F. Palmonari, M. Panareo, M. P. Panetta, R. Paoletti, M. Parvis, C. Pellegrino, L. Perasso, O. Pinazza, C. Pinto, S. Pisano, F. Riggi, G. Righini, C. Ripoli, M. Rizzi, G. Sartorelli, E. Scapparone, M. Schioppa, G. Scioli, A. Scribano, M. Selvi, M. Taiuti, G. Terreni, A. Trifirò, M. Trimarchi, A. P. Viola, C. Vistoli, L. Votano, M. C. S. Williams, A. Zichichi, R. Zuyeuski

“…Here we discuss the observation of the Hunga-Tonga shock-wave performed at the Ny-Ålesund Research Station on the Spitsbergen island, by the detectors of the PolarquEEEst experiment and their ancillary sensors. …”
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Ground-based remote sensing of aerosol properties using high-resolution infrared emission and lidar observations in the High Arctic by D. Ji, M. Palm, C. Ritter, P. Richter, X. Sun, M. Buschmann, J. Notholt

“…For the purpose of measuring aerosol components, a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), for measuring downwelling emission (in operation since 2019), and a Raman lidar are operated at the joint Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and Paul Emile Victor Institute (AWIPEV) research base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen (79<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> N, 12<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> E). …”
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