Educational activities/young scientist Educational activities/young scientist promotion at the Scientific Foundation promotion at the Scientific Foundation “Nansen Centre” “Nansen Centre” Leonid P. Bobylev Leonid P. Bobylev Director Director Dmitry V. Kovalevsky Dmitry V. Kovalevsky Research Director Research Director Nansen International Environmental Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre and Remote Sensing Centre St. Petersburg, Russia St. Petersburg, Russia
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Educational activities/young scientist promotion Educational activities/young scientist promotion at the Scientific Foundation “Nansen Centre”at the Scientific Foundation “Nansen Centre”
Leonid P. BobylevLeonid P. BobylevDirectorDirector
Dmitry V. KovalevskyDmitry V. KovalevskyResearch DirectorResearch Director
Nansen International Environmental Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centreand Remote Sensing Centre
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Fridtjof NANSENFridtjof NANSEN1861-1930
Nansen was an outstanding scientist. Thanks to his original studies and challenging expeditions our knowledge about Arctic has crutually increased. The results of his works laid the foundation for currently important research in the Arctic Ocean
He was also a great humanist organizing repatriation for prisoners of war and refugees in Europe. He organized help for millions of Russians during the starvation after the revolution and war
For his contribution to the peacemaking and humanistic deeds, in 1922 Fridtjof Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
For his personal benefaction and mobilization of the world community to mitigate the sufferings of the population of Russia in the early 20th century, Nansen is greatly respected and forever thankfully remembered in our country----------------------------------
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Nansen International Environmental and Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing CentreRemote Sensing Centre
Bergen University Research Foundation (UNIFOB), Norway
Max-Planck Society, Munich, Germany
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, Norway
Northern Water Problems Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
Scientific Research Center for Ecological Safety, Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (until 1 January 2005)
FFoundersounders
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NIERSC NIERSC Vision andVision and S Strategytrategy
Vision Vision
To understand, monitor and predict climate and environmental changes in the high northern latitudes for serving the society
MissionMission
To develop Nansen International Centre to be a significant national and international contributor to the studying climate and environmental changes in the high northern latitudes
NIERSC focuses on the five major related research areas:
1 Climate Variability and Change in High Northern Latitudes
2 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
3 Aquatic Ecosystems in Response to Global Change
4 Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change
5 Applied Meteorological and Oceanographic Research for Industrial Activities
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Education and TrainingEducation and Training
In 1994 NIERSC founders established Nansen Fellowship Program for Russian PhD-Students and young scientists
Main goal:Main goal:To provide conditions for Russian PhD-students and young scientists for successful development of their own research on the challenging topics in the area of environmental sciences, climate and remote sensing
Implementation mechanisms:Implementation mechanisms:Providing PhD-students and young scientists with conditions at the Nansen Centre sufficient for successful work (working places, powerful computers, fast INTERNET connection etc)
Providing PhD-students with additional stipend and supervision from NIERSC and its founders staff
Promoting and organizing training and research visit programs at Western research institutions
Recent Ice Sheet Growth in the Interior of Greenland. Ola M. Johannessen, Kirill S. Khvorostovsky, Martin W. Miles, Leonid P. Bobylev. Science, 2005
1 1 Climate Variability and Change in High Northern Latitudes Climate Variability and Change in High Northern Latitudes Research Leader: Dr. Leonid Bobylev
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MoniMonitoring Arctic sea toring Arctic sea ice using satellite ice using satellite passive passive microwavesmicrowaves
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TOTAL ICE COVER = MULTI-YEAR ICE + FIRST-YEAR ICE
Arctic climate change: observed and modeled temperature and sea-ice variability. O. M. Johannessen, L. Bengtsson, M. Miles, S. Kuzmina , V. Semenov, G. Alekseev, A. Nagurny,
V. Zakharov, L. Bobylev, L. Pettersson, K. Hasselmann and H.Cattle. Tellus, 2004
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Personnel:• 33 scientists, 1 DrSc
• 2 PhD-students
Publications: • 16 refereed papers
Defended theses: 3
2 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction Research Leader: Prof. Vladimir Kudryavtsev
Group goal is to improve our knowledge on:
• Physics of coupled turbulent atmosphere
and ocean boundary layers • Electromagnetic wave scattering form the sea surface
focusing on advance methods of SAR monitoring
of marine environment from space
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Atmospheric BL
Marine BL
Wind Waves
RadarScattering
Wind Field and Fluxes
Surface Waves, Break Waves
Surface Currents
Biogenic filmsOil spills
Param
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Hurricane Evolution
Storm Surge
Weather Forecast
Gas Transfer
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The model simulates SAR signatures of various ocean phenomena: surface currents, fronts, surface contaminations (oil spills), waves, wind field, etc
Example of RIM simulation of SAR signatures of sea currents near the coast of France: a) Surface Current; b) Wind; c) and d) Surface roughness; e) Model SAR; f) Observation
Oil spills:Observation and
RIM simulation
SAR Global observation of surface currents and RIM simulations
Hurricane: SAR Observationsand modelling
Radar Imaging Model
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Personnel:•33 scientists, 1 DrSc, 1 PhD
•2 PhD-students
Publications:
• 3 books
• 9 refereed papers
Defended theses: 6
3 Aquatic Ecosystems in Response to Global Change Research Leader: Prof. Dmitry Pozdnyakov
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Artificial Neural Networks+
Multivariate optimization
Phytoplanktonpigments
Suspendedminerals
Dissolvedorganics
Advantages:
Coastal and inland waters
Geographic area unspecific
Satellite sensor unspecific
Fast and universal algorithm
Operational Water Quality Retrieval AlgorithmOperational Water Quality Retrieval Algorithm
Ladoga Lake
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Identification and surveillance of harmful
algal bloom dynamics
Spatial distribution of E. huxleyi in the Bay of Biscay in May 2005 obtained from MERIS data
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Personnel:•1 scientist, PhD
Group established on 18 November 2008
44 Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change Research Leader: Dr. Dmitry Kovalevsky
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Multi-Actor Dynamic Integrated Assessment Model (MADIAM):
flow chart and simulation results
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Personnel:• 44 scientists, 1 DrSc, 2 PhDs
• 3 PhD-students
Publications:
• 4 books
• 12 refereed papers
Defended theses: 1
5 Applied Meteorological and Oceanographic Research Applied Meteorological and Oceanographic Research for Industrial Activitiesfor Industrial Activities
Research Leader: Dr. Vladimir Volkov
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Sea ice monitoring along the Northern Sea Sea ice monitoring along the Northern Sea Route using satellite SARRoute using satellite SAR
N/I N/I Sovetsky SoyuzSovetsky Soyuz
Field CampaignesField CampaignesL’’Astrolabe (1991)
N/I “ Sovetsky Soyuz” (late 1993)
N/I “Vaygach” (February-March 1994)
N/I “Taymyr” (September-October 1994)
C/S ” Kandalaksha” (August 1995)
ICEWATCH Project (January-February 1996)
Ice Routes Project (September 1997 and April 1998)
ARCDEV Project (April 1998)
ICEMON Project (June 2003)
Radars/SARRadars/SAR
ERS-1 and ERS-2
RADARSAT
ENVISAT
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