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45 arctic research and field stations in a unique catalogue

A drastically increasing need to carry on research in the Arctic regions is immediately reflected in a rapidly increasing number of research and field stations in the northern hemisphere. DCE is publishing a catalogue of more than 45 research and field stations.

The Clearwater Lake field station in the Canadian Québec province is included in the catalogue. Photo: INTERACT

A drastically increasing need to carry on research in the Arctic regions is immediately reflected in a rapidly increasing number of research and field stations in the northern hemisphere. Within the framework of the EU financed INTERACT network of field stations, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, Aarhus University is now publishing a catalogue of more than 45 stations with detailed information on each single station.

The catalogue - INTERACT 2012. INTERACT Station Catalogue - contains richly illustrated descriptions of land-based stations where research and monitoring of Arctic ecosystems is conducted along with other scientific main subjects such as climatology, geoscience and cryology.

The catalogue is also available in print, and it is primarily aimed at scientists providing them with an easy access to information about research and other facilities, climatic conditions, communications etc. of each single station.

The 45 stations are not only placed in the Arctic area itself, but also in for instance Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. Greenland and Denmark are represented in the catalogue by the Zackenberg research station in North-East Greenland, which is owned by the Greenland Government and run by Aarhus University, as well as the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources in Nuuk, Copenhagen University's Arctic Station in the West Greenland Disko island and the Sermiliik Station in South-East Greenland.

Member of the academic staff Jan Elmer Topp-Jørgensen and three of his colleagues have edited the catalogue. Senior Advisor Morten Rasch, chairman of the ”INTERACT Station Manager Forum”, says in the preface:

”One of the most important aims of INTERACT is to ensure an improvement of the research infrastructure in the Arctic region. This is an absolute condition for a rapidly increasing polar research activity with ever more sophisticated infrastructure demands.”

Until 2015, the INTERACT network is financed by EU's 7th framework programme, while the elaboration and publishing of the station catalogue is financed by the EU Commission, INTERACT, The International Arctic Science Committee, Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung and Aarhus University.

Contact: Member of the academic staff Jan Elmer Topp-Jørgensen, tel. +45 3018 3111, jetj@dmu.dk
DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University

INTERACT 2012. INTERACT Station Catalogue. Eds.: Elger, K., Opel, T., Topp-Jørgensen, E. and Rasch, M. DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, Aarhus University, Denmark. 192p.

The_catalogue in PDF format (22MB)

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