1. INTAROS – Integrated Arctic Observation System
A project funded by EC - H2020-BG
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
47 partners from 20 countries
Start date: 01 December Duration: 5 year
Total budget: 15.5 mEuro

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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 +

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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 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.

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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, ++

20. UAK: Useful Arctic Knowledge Partnership for Research and Education
INPART project : 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

21. Norsk utvidelse av INTAROS
Tilleggskontrakt fra NFR for (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”