19.02
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- Written by Dr. Martine Lizotte, Takuvik research associate, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
As part of the Nunataryuk WP4 project “Coastal water satellite tracking of organic matter in the Mackenzie Delta in the context of climate change permafrost thaw”, our team conducted an ice-safety training in the largest (412 km2) teaching and...
01.11
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- Written by Leena-Kaisa Viitanen
1st Nunataryuk General Assembly took place on San Servolo island in Venice Italy between 3-5 October. Prior to the Assembly, the project young researchers convened to a 3-day APECS organised workshop to...
24.09
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- Written by Gonçalo Vieira and Pedro Pina
As one of the teams involved in Nunataryuk's Work Package 2 that deals with the dynamics of Arctic coastal environments, our role is to conduct high resolution mapping to provide a snapshot of the present state of the coast and to assess on the rates of coastal change, especially after 2015...
31.08
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- Written by Niek Speejens and edited by Alison Beamish
One of the key aims of this year’s expedition was sampling and ground-truthing the soils and streams of the coastal tundra plain that run through the landscape. Challenging working conditions and a full working schedule left us with little time...
13.08
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- Written by Léo Chassiot Edited by: Alison Beamish
A couple of weeks ago the rebirth of our research vessel “Christine” allowed us to sail in the Herschel Basin (50-60 m water depth), southeast of the Island, to test the seismic imagery system. Strong winds, waves, and cold temperatures did not help us...
03.08
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- Written by Samuel Stettner and Niek Speetjens
Losing track of time and space, we only just realized that it has already been one week on Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island). While flying in to the Island with the Twin Otter we must have crossed some kind of portal that made time even more relative than usual. The days...
25.07
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- Written by Samuel Stettner, George Tanski, AWI / GFZ / VUA and Niek Speetjens, VUA
Quvianaqtusi qaigapsi, Wilkommen, Welkom, Bienvenue, Välkommen, Bem vinda, Welcome to the 2018 Nunataryuk field campaign blog of the Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) and the Yukon Coast Expedition! We are excited to share with you...
25.07
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- Written by Alexandra Meyer, Vienna University
Information and consultation meetings with local communities from the early stages of the project ensures stakeholder involvement, which is an important element of the NUNATARYUK research design. Researchers from the three Work Packages...
28.05
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- Written by Joan Nymand Larsen, Stefansson Arctic Institute & Akureyri University and Leneisja Jungsberg, Nordregio
Ilulissat is situated in the Disko Bay area at the mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord. The Icefjord was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. The population of Ilulissat was 4 555 as of 2017 (Greenland Statistics), and since 2001 the city has...
05.04
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- Written by Leena-Kaisa Viitanen
Around 40 Nunataryuk participants are gathered in Vienna to discuss the upcoming work in the project. The Spring workshop will last two days, 5-6 April, and specifically concentrates on the next EU deliverables...
23.02
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- Written by Leena-Kaisa Viitanen
WP4 co-coordinator Dr. Paul Overduin from the Alfred Wegener Institute is one of the co-authors of a new study that identifies microorganisms that decompose methane within...
13.02
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- Written by Leena-Kaisa Viitanen
WP1 coordinator Dr. Gustaf Hugelius from Stockholm University is one of the co-authors of the new study, which has discovered massive reserves of Mercury hidden in permafrost.
