Impact of the red king crab and the snow crab on the Barents Sea megabenthic communities by D. Zakharov, I. Manushin, L. Jørgensen, N. Strelkova

“…The snow crab will continue to migrate from the east to the western Barents Sea, up to the Spitsbergen archipelago, where similar benthic communities exist; in case of colder weather, its migration will occur faster. …”
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World first complex optical instrumental observations of aurora in the Arctic in 1899−1900 by S. A. Chernouss, G. V. Starkov, L. S. Yevlashin

“…Sykora from the Russian-Swedish expedition to Spitsbergen during the 1899–1900 winter season, which are historically significant for auroral studies. …”
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Mass Balance of Austre Grønfjordbreen, Svalbard, 2006–2020, Estimated by Glaciological, Geodetic and Modeling Aproaches by Nelly Elagina, Stanislav Kutuzov, Ekaterina Rets, Andrei Smirnov, Robert Chernov, Ivan Lavrentiev, Bulat Mavlyudov

“…This paper presents new glaciological and geodetic mass balance data of Austre Grønfjordbreen located in the western part of Nordenskiöld Land in Central Spitsbergen. The average annual mass balance from 2014 to 2019 was −1.59 m w.e. …”
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Comparison of macroalgae meadows in warm Atlantic versus cold Arctic regimes in the high-Arctic Svalbard by Józef M. Wiktor, Agnieszka Tatarek, Aleksandra Kruss, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Józef M. Wiktor, Janne E. Søreide

“…In this study, we combined hydroacoustic and video inspections to compare the depth of growth, density and thickness of macroalgae (>10 cm) meadows in two contrasting climate regimes in Svalbard 1) the warm, ice free, Atlantic influenced West Spitsbergen and 2) the cold, Arctic and seasonal ice covered East Spitsbergen. …”
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Cooperation Between Russia and Norway: Strengthening Dialogue in the Arctic by Jawahar Bhagwat, Ivan Rogachev

“…The article attempts to structure the relations of the two Arctic neighbouring countries under new international conditions by highlighting two levels of interaction – governmental and regional – as well as critical elements, including issues of economic cooperation, mutual sanctions, cooperation in the field of environmental protection and fisheries, cooperation between the two countries in Spitsbergen, cooperation in science, culture, and education; and regional cooperation between Russia and Norway in the North and the Arctic. …”
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Polish polar research (outline) by Krzysztof Ludwik Birkenmajer

“…The author is a geologist and since 1956 has been engaged in scientific field research on Spitsbergen, Greenland and Antarctica (23 expeditions). …”
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Polskie badania polarne (zarys) by Krzysztof Ludwik Birkenmajer

“…Autor jest geologiem, od 1956 roku badaczem polarnym, prowadził badania naukowe i zorganizował 23 wyprawy polarne na Spitsbergen, Grenlandię i do Antarktyki, przez wiele lat był przewodniczącym Komitetu Badań Polarnych przy Prezydium Polskiej Akademii Nauk. …”
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Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Global 3-D Model Analysis Including Evaluation of Arctic Sources by Friedman, Carey, Selin, Noelle E

“…European and Russian emissions combined account for 80% of episodic high-concentration events at Spitsbergen.…”
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Simulation of tsunami induced by a submarine landslide in a glaciomarine margin: the case of Storfjorden LS-1 (southwestern Svalbard Islands) by M. T. Pedrosa-González, J. M. González-Vida, J. Galindo-Záldivar, J. Galindo-Záldivar, S. Ortega, M. J. Castro, D. Casas, G. Ercilla

“…The tsunami wave propagation and its coastal impact are governed by the Storfjorden and Kveithola glacial troughs and by the bordering Spitsbergen Bank, which shape the continental shelf. …”
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Biovac® Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Mountain National Parks by Wilk Barbara K., Cimochowicz-Rybicka Małgorzata

“…This paper presents characteristics of the Biovac® wastewater treatment plants operating in the mountain areas of the Polish national parks (NP): Tatrzanski NP and Babiogórski NP as well as in the West Spitsbergen NP. On the basis of the laboratory tests performed on raw sewage and the final effluent the efficiency of the wastewater treatment plants was evaluated. …”
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Naturressursene og verdenspolitikken på Svalbard 1596-2011 by Roald Berg

“…The history of Spitsbergen/Svalbard has been characterized by a combination of masculine heroism and continuous struggle for the natural resources at the islands. …”
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Vetenskaplig expertis och Nordområdets naturresurser by Urban Wråkberg

“…One consists in the group of scientists from several nations who engaged as advisors to their foreign offices in the process leading up tothe ratification of the Spitsbergen/Svalbard treaty in 1920. The focus is on the discourse regarding hunting, mining and nature protections on these islands. …”
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Occurrence of the parasite Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (Copepoda parasitica: Lernaeopodidae) on the cod (Gadus morhua L.) from north Atlantic waters by J. Janusz

“…Totally 7168 cod specimens have been subjected to detailed ichthyological analysis, 4454 cods originating from Labrador and Newfoundland fishing grounds and 2714 from Spitsbergen Island fishing grounds. The results of observations of the parasite occurrence on the particular parts of cod body are presented in the work. …”
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Remarks on the working conditions in the region of Polish Polar Hornsund Station by Adam Winnicki, Bartosz M. Wilkowski, Sonia Hryciuk, Kamil Tyrpiał, Hubert Żywiec

“…This article includes historical basics compared with the latest research concerning the flora, fauna, meteorology and studies on the Hansbreen glacier, research programme conducted on the station and climate changes in the Spitsbergen and perspective for the future fate of the Svalbard Archipelago.…”
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Consequences of Atlantification on a Zooplanktivorous Arctic Seabird by Sébastien Descamps, Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Dariusz Jakubas, Mikko Vihtakari, Harald Steen, Nina J. Karnovsky, Jorg Welcker, Johanna Hovinen, Philip Bertrand, Philip Bertrand, Agnieszka Strzelewicz, Ragnheid Skogseth, Dorota Kidawa, Rafał Boehnke, Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk

“…We based our study on data collected in three fjords in West Spitsbergen, Svalbard, characterized by distinct oceanographic conditions. …”
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Phosphate solubilizing ability of two Arctic Aspergillus niger strains by Shiv Mohan Singh, Lal Sahab Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Purnima Singh, Paras Nath Singh, Rasik Ravindra

“…Many filamentous fungi were isolated from the soils of Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, and were screened in vitro for their phosphate solubilizing ability. …”
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Hansbreen Snowpit Dataset – over 30-year of detailed snow research on an Arctic glacier by Michał Laska, Bartłomiej Luks, Daniel Kępski, Bogdan Gądek, Piotr Głowacki, Dariusz Puczko, Krzysztof Migała, Adam Nawrot, Michał Pętlicki

“…Measurement(s) snow cover, snow stratigraphy Technology Type(s) snow pit analyses, automatic weather stations Factor Type(s) Hansbreen Sample Characteristic - Environment seasonal snow cover, cryosphere, polar environment Sample Characteristic - Location glacier, Hansbreen, Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic…”
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Investigating Time Dependent Stress Changes Globally Following Large Earthquakes (M≥7) by Fatih SUNBUL

“…This study aims to emphasize the increasing importance of the Arctic region from a maritime economics perspective and on the other hand to evaluate the possible results of being a party for Turkey to the Svalbard (originally Spitsbergen) Treaty. It is expected that the increase in global temperatures will result in important outcomes in the region especially regarding the new emerging navigational routes and sharing of the natural resources in the region. …”
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Influence of snow cover stratigraphy on its thermal resistance by N. I. Osokin, A. V. Sosnovsky, R. A. Chernov

“…Effect of ice crusts and depth hoar layer on the thermal resistance of snow cove have been illustrated with West Spitsbergen and Moscow region examples. Neglect of snow cover stratigraphy in estimations of thermal conductivity was demonstrated to overrate is more than by half. …”
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An Arctic expedition: a supposedly useful thing I’ll never do again by Maud A.J. van Soest

“…The aim of the second Scientific Expedition Edgeøya Spitsbergen (SEES), which took place from 13 to 22 July 2022, was to study the consequences of climate warming in the High Arctic, building on ecological data gathered by the Dutch Arctic Station on Edgeøya between 1968 and 1987 and the first SEES expedition in 2015. …”
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