INTAROS – Integrated Arctic Observation System A project funded by EC - H2020-BG-09-2016 Coordinator: Stein Sandven, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Norway Overall objective: to develop an efficient integrated Arctic Observation System by extending, improving and unifying existing and evolving systems in different regions of the Arctic http://www.intaros.eu 47 partners from 20 countries Start date: 01 December 2016 - Duration: 5 year Total budget: 15.5 mEuro

First Arctic Science Ministerial – Washington Sept 2016 Joint statement from science ministers in 24 countries + EU where four key themes were defined: Arctic-Science Challenges and Their Regional and Global Implications 2. Strengthening and Integrating Arctic Observations and Data-Sharing 3. Applying Expanded Scientific Understanding of the Arctic to Build Regional Resilience and to Shape Global Responses 4. Empowering Citizens through Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Leveraging Arctic Science Second Arctic Science Ministerial in October 2018 in Berlin

An integrated Arctic Observing System needs to cover Atmosphere themes Ocean themes Terrestrial themes at appropriate temporal and spatial scales and resolution according to user requirements (e.g. climate research, operational service, etc. Copernicus is a major driver to develop satellite-based observing and modelling of many variables. The largest gaps are in the in-situ observation network, which should provide data not obtained from remote sensing data needed for validation of remote sensing and numerical models

INTAROS Specific objectives (1) Establish a Pan-Arctic forum for collaboration across EU and non-EU countries and transnational organisations (WP1) Develop a Roadmap for building a sustainable Arctic observing system (WP1) Exploit existing observing systems and databases (WP2)

INTAROS Specific objectives (2) Fill gaps of the present in situ observing systems (WP3) Enhance community-based observing programmes (WP4) Develop and implement the iAOS platform for integration of multidisciplinary data from distributed repositories (WP5)

INTAROS Specific objectives (3) Develop professional skills in using the iAOS platform (WP5) Use of data in numerical models, collaboration with APPLICATE and BLUE ACTION (WP6) Demonstrate benefit of data from INTAROS for stakeholder groups (WP6)

Workpackage structure WP1: Requirements and strategy for a Pan-Arctic system WP2: Exploitation of existing observing systems WP3: Enhancement of in situ systems WP4: Community-based observing systems Scientific data Scientific data WP5: Data integration & management - IAOS Community data Integrated data, prepared for applications Feedback to requirements, strategy and roadmap WP6: Applications towards stakeholders Feedback to requirements, strategy and roadmap Climate modelling Ice – ocean statistics WP7: Dissemination and outreach

Observing system: steps in the production chain WP2, WP3, WP4 WP5 WP6, WP7 Data production: Observing platform and sensors Data management: data repositories Data users: science institutions and operational agencies Collect Ingest Store Search - retrieve Analyse Visualise +

What is the focus of INTAROS ? Monitoring programmes, science programmes, global and regional networks, SAON, etc. atmosphere, ocean & seafloor, sea ice, marine ecosystem, glaciology, terrestrial themes, natural hazards, and community-based monitoring Observing systems: operational, semi-operational, ad hoc, research-funded, community-based observing, etc. Technology development, research projects, pilot systems

Stakeholder categories Science – through projects and programmes, in particular climate and environment Service providers: e.g. weather and ice services (Copernicus services) Government agencies: e.g. national institutes, fishery directorate, oil directorate, coastal directorate, ++ European / international agencies/bodies: EU, EEA, ESA, Private sector: e.g. shipping, oil/gas, fishery, tourism, ++ International programmes: e.g. SAON, AMAP, IPCC, GCOS, GOOS, WMO or ECMWF, ++ NGO’s Local communities

Stakeholder engagement in INTAROS First workshop in Brussels 05 May 2017 addressing requirements in various disciplines and stakeholder groups. Next workshop on community-based monitoring in Fairbanks 10 May 2017 Follow-up workshops: Oslo 09 November and in Quebec City 11-12 December 2017 Dialogue with decision makers and policy bodies, jointly with other Arctic projects, programmes and organisations Stakeholders in each of the thematic areas (Atmosphere, Ocean and Seafloor, Sea ice, Marine Ecosystem, Terrestrial sciences, Glaciology, Natural hazards, and Community-based monitoring Stakeholder representation in the Advisory Panel Follow-up workshops in 2018, etc.

INTAROS field activities in 2017 Climate gas fluxes in Alaska and Siberia Oceanography and acoustics in the Beaufort Sea Soil carbon and snow data from tundra in Canada Marine and glaciology data in West Greenland Sea ice data from buoys in the Central Arctic Oceanography north of Svalbard Study of climate change effects on the inhabitants of Svalbard Glider experiment in the Fram Strait Several upcoming INTAROS cruises in 2018 e.g. KV Svalbard north of Svalbard The observations include: atmosphere, ocean & seafloor, sea ice, marine ecosystem, glaciology, terrestrial themes, natural hazards, and community-based monitoring

WP5: Data integration and management Concept of the integrated Arctic Observation System - iAOS

iAOS – Systems Overview Hosting infrastructure Development infrastructure WP5 Partners’ data repositories Scalable Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Platform Cloud controller European data repositories Processing services PANGAEA Satellite data agency Non-European data repositories Portal and applications Satellite data repositories User

WP4 Community based monitoring Task 4.1 Survey and analyze existing community-based observing programmes in the Arctic Task 4.2 Advance tools for cross-fertilizing indigenous and local knowledge with scientific knowledge Task 4.3 Pilot community-based observing networks of relevant parameters for communities in Svalbard and Greenland to support local and national decision-making processes Task 4.4 Make community-based observations accessible for iAOS

Community-based monitoring: good practices Be collaborative, co-producing knowledge and projects Gather information that is relevant to communities, and adaptation needs Empower Indigenous peoples to address local decision making needs Utilize traditional knowledge to fill information gaps, especially baseline conditions Avoid duplication by building on what is already in place Build bridges between two worlds, Native and Science

Community-based monitoring: good practices Have data sharing agreements in place, which are co- created by all parties involved and clear to all participants Share data with participating communities in locally accepted forms of communication (plain language reports, stories, newsletters) Contribute to communities through training, employment, honorarium; by providing information needed to inform decision making needs Be inclusive, including the youth, Elders, and women

Challenges in building Arctic observing systems (1) Develop coordination and collaboration between data providers and stakeholders in the pan-Arctic region in order to better use and expand existing systems (Organisation) (2) Improvement of the observing platforms and sensors, filling of gaps in the observing network and facilitate for year-round operation, how to go from research to operational systems (Technology) (3) Data sampling, transmission, calibration, processing, archiving and retrieval of required variables and build distributed and connected databases (Data collection and dissemination) (4) How to develop sustainability of the observing systems, and what are the funding mechanisms ? (Funding)

EU’s Arctic project cluster 2017-2021 EU PolarNET Coordination action APPLICATE Modelling – forecasting INTAROS observing systems BLUE ACTION Modelling – forecasting Arctic permafrost ARICE infrastructure INTERACT reseach station network ARC-ICE FP7 Other infrastruture projects: ACTRIS, ICOS, SIOS, ENVRI PLUS, ++

UAK: Useful Arctic Knowledge Partnership for Research and Education INPART project 2018-2020: collaboration with USA and Canada on the following topics: Cross-disciplinary data management and integration. Natural and man-made hazards Ocean acoustic environment Community based monitoring Communication between academic research groups and local communities

Norsk utvidelse av INTAROS Tilleggskontrakt fra NFR for 2017-2020 (2.4 MNOK) Task 1: Etablere norsk forskningsnettverk knyttet til INTAROS Task 2: Nettverk mellom forvaltningsorganer og forskning knyttet til INTAROS Task 3: Involvering av industri i utvikling av robuste observasjonssystemer i Arktis Task 4: Styrke norsk deltagelse i utvikling av arktisk data forvaltning under SAON Task 5: Presentere INTAROS på internasjonale konferanser, workshoper og møter med ”stakeholdere” Task 6: Nasjonalt bidrag til “Roadmap for sustainable Arctic Observation System”