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2 AU PROJECTS Projects East Coast Greenland VRS: PAMARCMIP Andreas Massling VRS Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) July Liselotte Sørensen Zackenberg GeoBasis-Zackenberg 15. april 1. november Magnus Lund Zackenberg Arctic ecosystems and climate change: longitudinal patterns in nutrient uptake and biodiversity in streams 15. july-15. august Tenna Riis Daneborg Marin Basis, Zackenberg Basis 24. juli 15. august Mikael Sejr Daneborg Moorings retrivement-redeployment August Søren Rysgaard Daneborg Drivhusgas-observationer i Arctis (ObsArktis) August Liselotte Sørensen Scoresbysund EcoThyr september Christian Sonne Kap Høegh Littleauk foraging ecology at Kap Høegh 1. juli 10. august Anders Mosbech Lauge Koch East Greenland coastal cruise august Mikael Sejr

3 LAUGE KOCH EAST GREENLAND COASTAL CRUISE Identify near shore water mass characteristics Identify impacts of glacial melt water Determine surface pco 2 values Determine the importance of glacial induced primary production

4 AU PROJECTS Projects in West Greenland Nuuk Marine Flora, Nuuk Basis August Dorte Krause-Jensen Godthåbsfjorden The future of Arctic biodiversity in a climate change era June Jacob Thyrring Godthåbsfjorden Impacts of climate changes on the vegetation along the Godthåbsfjord 15. June-15. August Jacob Nabe-Nielsen Qeqertarsuaq Acquisition of oceanographic measurements from baleen whales maj Jonas Teilmann Projects anywhere else Svalbard Microplastics in benthic fauna and sediments in Arctic waters July-august Lis Bach Winnipeg SERF Icetank experiments Jan-April Søren Rysgaard Cambridge Bay Sea Ice Søren Rysgaard Hudson Bay Sea Ice Søren Rysgaard

5 Winnipeg Hudson Bay Cambridge Bay Søren Rysgaard Søren Rysgaard SERF Ice Tank experiments Sea Ice Projects Station nord Villum Research Station Andreas Massling PAMARCMIP Svalbard Liselotte Sørensen ICOS Lis Bach Microplastics in benthic fauna and sediments in Arctic waters Qeqertarsuaq Jonas Teilmann MAcquisition of oceanographic measurements from baleen whales Zackenberg Daneborg Mikael Sejr Marin Basis Liselotte Sørensen Søren Rysgaard ObsArktis Moorings Nuuk Dorte Krause-Jensen Jakob Thyrring Jacob Nabe-Nielsen Marin Basis, Nuuk The future of Arctic biodiversity in a climate change era Impacts of climate changes on the ve getation along the Godthåbsfjord 5 Scoresby Sund - Ittoqqortoormiit Christian Sonne EcoThyr Lauge Koch Michael Sejr Tenna Riis Magnus Lund Anders EGON RANDA Mosbech FRANDSENLittleauk foraging ecology at Kap Høegh Arctic ecosystems and climate change: longitudinal patterns in nutrient uptake and biodiversity in streams GeoBasis-Zackenberg East Greenland coastal cruise

6 AU PROJECTS Other possible projects Ella Ø Susse Wegeberg Zackenberg Pelle Tejsner/Matthew Walsh August Probably more projects All projects will go on Isaaffik homepage

7 ZACKENBERG RESEARCH STATION 2018 Zackenberg Branch facility at Daneborg

8 ZACKENBERG RESEARCH STATION 2018 Open from mid April to end of October Accommodation for 24 persons at ZERO/Zackenberg and 10 at ZERO/Daneborg Multiple flights during the field season (see and Apply for acces via Further info:

9 Infrastructure and logistics at Villum Research Station Station Nord 9

10 MOBILE CAMP 15 people summer and winter 1 mess tent (16x16) winter 3 popup shelters (8x21) winter 2 lab. tents (16x16) summer and winter 1 workshop (8x16) summer and winter 2 power supply 5.5 kw diesel 15 tents summer

11 TRANSPORTATION X 2 X 3 X 7 X 2 X 8

12 VILLUM RESEARCH STATION 2018 Open year around Accommodation for 14 persons at Villum Research Station Accommodation for 15 people in camp (summer and winter) Flights during 2018 (see and Apply for acces via Further info:

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