Lectures presented at the Svalbard Research School (Longyearbyen, 2018) are grouped by theme. These themes focus on natural and anthropogenic hazards, ocean acoustics, community-based monitoring and Arctic data, and have associated exercises.
Natural hazards in the Arctic
- Permafrost and its effect on landscape processes in the Arctic – Hanne Christiansen
- Natural Hazards in the Arctic: the hazards, data collection, data management – Mathilde Sørensen
- Development and establishment of an Arctic safety centre in Longyearbyen – Ann Christin Auestad
Ice and oil spill related hazards in the Arctic
- Decreasing ice – increasing ice hazards? – Søren Rysgaard
- Fate of oil spills in Arctic marine environments – Leendert Vergeynst
Community-based observing and communication
- Working with, and knowledge exchange, among types of experts and representatives from the Longyearbyen community – Lisbeth Iversen
- Library, archival information, and data sciences in the Arctic – Marthe T. Fjellestad
- A citizen science project in Svalbard: why and how – mind the gap! – Børge Damsgård
Arctic Data and research infrastructure
- Arctic research infrastructure and interdisciplinary research in Canada – Maribeth Murray
- From data collection to long-term preservation and use: Arctic data as part of a global system – Peter Pulsifer
- Data Management Plan (DMP) primer – Peter Pulsifer
- Arctic data management: emphasising the operational aspects – Øystein Godøy
- Introduction to SAR data applications for Arctic research – Pedro Gonçalves
- Enlighten-Web – data visualization tool and virtual research environment – Jan Michálek
