The goal of the Useful Arctic Knowledge: partnership for research and education (UAK) project is to develop long-term collaboration between Norway, Canada and USA to improve multidisciplinarity in Arctic research and education. The project is focused on selected topics of importance to local communities and operators in the Arctic, namely the nature of natural and human-made hazards and ocean acoustic environment, all of which can have significant negative impact.
UAK addresses the following topics:
- Cross-disciplinary data management and integration
- Natural and human-made hazards
- Ocean acoustic environment
- Community based monitoring
- Communication between academic research groups and local communities
People
UAK includes partners and personnel from Norway, USA and Canada, and brings together leading researchers, educators and young scientists working on Arctic science topics.
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Stein Sandven (Project Leader)Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
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Hanne Sagen (Project Deputy Leader)Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
Torill HamreNansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
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Lisbeth IversenNansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
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Øystein GodøyNorwegian Meteorological Institute |
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Mathilde SørensenUniversity of Bergen, Department of Earth Science |
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Kjell Eivind FrøysaWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences |
Søren RysgaardUniversity of Manitoba |
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Maribeth MurrayArctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary |
Peter PulsiferNational Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado |