Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Arctic PASSION (Pan-Arctic observing System of Systems: Implementing Observations for societal Needs)
Berichtszeitraum: 2021-07-01 bis 2022-12-31
The scientific, societal, economic, and environmental challenges associated with the fast-changing Arctic are immense and require access to information. Despite many advances in integrating Arctic observations in recent years the components of the Arctic observation system remain fragmented. Arctic PASSION aims to overcome these challenges by co-creating a more integrated pan-Arctic observing system of systems (pan-AOSS) via international collaboration, including Indigenous and local communities. It shall allow access to unrestricted, science-based observations and consented Indigenous and local knowledge, tuned to the needs of society help mitigation and adaptation measures and support sustainable development.
The main objectives of Arctic PASSION to achieve these goals are to enhance and integrate Arctic observations, improve data management, optimize observing networks through numerical modelling, deliver eight Pilot Services for users, and assess societal and economic benefits of the observing system. Emphasis is put on enhancing international collaboration , supporting policy and decision making, and to link Arctic observations and society.
The main objectives of Arctic PASSION to achieve these goals are to enhance and integrate Arctic observations, improve data management, optimize observing networks through numerical modelling, deliver eight Pilot Services for users, and assess societal and economic benefits of the observing system. Emphasis is put on enhancing international collaboration , supporting policy and decision making, and to link Arctic observations and society.
• Enhancement of existing observing components by new instrumentation, new data, calibration and processing schemes and steps to unify protocols
• Improvement of coordination and integration of Arctic observations, e.g. the launch of an Atlantic-Arctic Distributed Biological Observatory (A-DBO), a comprehensive marine observing system in collaboration with other regional DBOs, and coordination and analysis of cruise data from the Synoptic Arctic Survey; Initiation of unification and expansion of monitoring key Arctic ecosystem variables at Arctic field stations and assessing missing elements regarding observations, spatiotemporal change and multiple ways of knowing
• Enhancement of interoperability and access to real time operational data by extraction of information from the WMO’s global telecommunication system GTS and further developing operationalization
• Initiation of 3 thematic Shared Arctic Variable (SAV) Expert Panels (EPs) for ‘wildfire’, ‘permafrost’, and ‘sea ice’ with regional foci in Scandinavia and Canada ,involving Indigenous Sámi, Gwich’in, Inuvialuit and local experts; a leading role in piloting the ROADS process supporting SAON and involving intensely in the planning and execution of the Arctic Observing Summits (AOS)
• Aggregation of more than 81 data catalogues to feed the ‘Mapping the Polar Data Ecosystem’ process to document relationships between data centers, a prototype web service to transform data to standardised forms; Syntheses of the Arctic Data System and the interoperability status of Copernicus services
• Design of model-based impact assessments to optimize observations for improved navigation safety in sea ice, forecast of atmospheric and land-based conditions, and land ice mass balance evaluation
• Development of 8 Pilot Services: compiling observations and knowledge with Indigenous community partners for the ‘Event Database’ to co-create a living portal of Indigenous knowledge; developing a first version of an online viewer for permafrost disturbances, a prototype for a service to pipeline climate data to the web, a functional block model for a wildfire service and a tool to retrieve daily particulate matter observations and forecasts to improve air pollution predictions; building a repository to recreate Arctic ship tracks and attributes to enhance shipping safety; deploying of instruments for noise pollution recordings with Greenlandic hunters and implementation of a lake ice service for climate and safety
• Design of a benefit assessment tool for our Pilot Services and the SAVs as a versatile benefit assessment approach with Arctic resilience societal indicators
• An ArcticGEOSS application to receive ‘Initiative’ status from GEO
• A Policy Brief with results from the first round of dialogues and interviews on data needs with local and regional policy makers
• A website with intranet to disseminate news and resources for the public in addition to five social media platforms
• Improvement of coordination and integration of Arctic observations, e.g. the launch of an Atlantic-Arctic Distributed Biological Observatory (A-DBO), a comprehensive marine observing system in collaboration with other regional DBOs, and coordination and analysis of cruise data from the Synoptic Arctic Survey; Initiation of unification and expansion of monitoring key Arctic ecosystem variables at Arctic field stations and assessing missing elements regarding observations, spatiotemporal change and multiple ways of knowing
• Enhancement of interoperability and access to real time operational data by extraction of information from the WMO’s global telecommunication system GTS and further developing operationalization
• Initiation of 3 thematic Shared Arctic Variable (SAV) Expert Panels (EPs) for ‘wildfire’, ‘permafrost’, and ‘sea ice’ with regional foci in Scandinavia and Canada ,involving Indigenous Sámi, Gwich’in, Inuvialuit and local experts; a leading role in piloting the ROADS process supporting SAON and involving intensely in the planning and execution of the Arctic Observing Summits (AOS)
• Aggregation of more than 81 data catalogues to feed the ‘Mapping the Polar Data Ecosystem’ process to document relationships between data centers, a prototype web service to transform data to standardised forms; Syntheses of the Arctic Data System and the interoperability status of Copernicus services
• Design of model-based impact assessments to optimize observations for improved navigation safety in sea ice, forecast of atmospheric and land-based conditions, and land ice mass balance evaluation
• Development of 8 Pilot Services: compiling observations and knowledge with Indigenous community partners for the ‘Event Database’ to co-create a living portal of Indigenous knowledge; developing a first version of an online viewer for permafrost disturbances, a prototype for a service to pipeline climate data to the web, a functional block model for a wildfire service and a tool to retrieve daily particulate matter observations and forecasts to improve air pollution predictions; building a repository to recreate Arctic ship tracks and attributes to enhance shipping safety; deploying of instruments for noise pollution recordings with Greenlandic hunters and implementation of a lake ice service for climate and safety
• Design of a benefit assessment tool for our Pilot Services and the SAVs as a versatile benefit assessment approach with Arctic resilience societal indicators
• An ArcticGEOSS application to receive ‘Initiative’ status from GEO
• A Policy Brief with results from the first round of dialogues and interviews on data needs with local and regional policy makers
• A website with intranet to disseminate news and resources for the public in addition to five social media platforms
• We launched the A-DBO as an agreed framework to internationally coordinate joint sampling of hotspots in the Atlantic Arctic, in cooperation with other regional DBOs.
• We pilot the development of the SAV concept by establishment of 3 Expert Panels on permafrost, wildfire, and sea ice, in line with the US RNA-CoObs project on food security themes, a new, inclusive and equitable approach for Arctic observing.
• We initiated the unique “Event Database of CBM Using Oral Histories, Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge” that builds towards a long-term living portal of Indigenous Knowledge, leading to transformation of the “Unknown histories of the Arctic” into new ways to engage and understand.
We expect to achieve the following results:
• A significant improvement to the existing Arctic observing system elements, to deliver an integrated pan-AOSS
• Timely and easier access to interoperable data
• An A-DBO, for a better coordinated and integrated marine Arctic observing system
• Development of 3 sets of observables for SAVs on permafrost, wildfire and sea ice
• 8 Pilot Services that deliver relevant data and benefit to end users
• Support tools based on numerical models to help optimize observation network design;
• An ‘Arctic Window of Copernicus’ as a one stop hub to Copernicus Services data
• Societal Benefit Assessment tools with a focus on selected services and the SAVs
• Knowledge and science-based support for different policy and governance levels
• Establishment of consented communication channels between Arctic inhabitants and governance structures with organisations that steer the Arctic observing system
• A roadmap and syntheses for an integrated observing system, internationally embedded in evolving structures and inclusively based on science and Indigenous Knowledge for an overall more holistic approach
• Concepts on how gender aspects should be considered in the design of more inclusive observing system components
• A successful achievement of the ‘GEO initiative’ status for Arctic GEOSS
Potential Impacts include:
• Implementation of GEO-Cold Region Initiative vision, and upgrade of Arctic-GEOSS to a ‘GEO Initiative’ status
• Delivery of eight EuroGEO Services for the Arctic
• Enhanced use EO and information, including Indigenous Knowledge and local knowledge for sound and effective decision-making in in the Arctic
• Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework and a contribution to the European Green Deal with our services
• An overall strengthening of EO capacity focused on the European region
• Improved handling, archiving and interoperability of environmental data
• More coherent data management, using GEOSS Data Management Principles and best practices
• Strengthening of the Indigenous Peoples’ voices in the overall Arctic observing system context
• Strengthening of the role and visibility of Europe in Arctic observing
• Furthering of a more sustainable finance and investment of Arctic observations
• Enhanced coordination with Arctic programmes outside the EU
• We pilot the development of the SAV concept by establishment of 3 Expert Panels on permafrost, wildfire, and sea ice, in line with the US RNA-CoObs project on food security themes, a new, inclusive and equitable approach for Arctic observing.
• We initiated the unique “Event Database of CBM Using Oral Histories, Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge” that builds towards a long-term living portal of Indigenous Knowledge, leading to transformation of the “Unknown histories of the Arctic” into new ways to engage and understand.
We expect to achieve the following results:
• A significant improvement to the existing Arctic observing system elements, to deliver an integrated pan-AOSS
• Timely and easier access to interoperable data
• An A-DBO, for a better coordinated and integrated marine Arctic observing system
• Development of 3 sets of observables for SAVs on permafrost, wildfire and sea ice
• 8 Pilot Services that deliver relevant data and benefit to end users
• Support tools based on numerical models to help optimize observation network design;
• An ‘Arctic Window of Copernicus’ as a one stop hub to Copernicus Services data
• Societal Benefit Assessment tools with a focus on selected services and the SAVs
• Knowledge and science-based support for different policy and governance levels
• Establishment of consented communication channels between Arctic inhabitants and governance structures with organisations that steer the Arctic observing system
• A roadmap and syntheses for an integrated observing system, internationally embedded in evolving structures and inclusively based on science and Indigenous Knowledge for an overall more holistic approach
• Concepts on how gender aspects should be considered in the design of more inclusive observing system components
• A successful achievement of the ‘GEO initiative’ status for Arctic GEOSS
Potential Impacts include:
• Implementation of GEO-Cold Region Initiative vision, and upgrade of Arctic-GEOSS to a ‘GEO Initiative’ status
• Delivery of eight EuroGEO Services for the Arctic
• Enhanced use EO and information, including Indigenous Knowledge and local knowledge for sound and effective decision-making in in the Arctic
• Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework and a contribution to the European Green Deal with our services
• An overall strengthening of EO capacity focused on the European region
• Improved handling, archiving and interoperability of environmental data
• More coherent data management, using GEOSS Data Management Principles and best practices
• Strengthening of the Indigenous Peoples’ voices in the overall Arctic observing system context
• Strengthening of the role and visibility of Europe in Arctic observing
• Furthering of a more sustainable finance and investment of Arctic observations
• Enhanced coordination with Arctic programmes outside the EU