Internal Integration Strategy - WP8
Gunnar Sand and Ragnhild Rønneberg
The University Centre in Svalbard
Kick-off meeting GRD 14-15.10.2010
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What’s it all about ?
• Current and new Infrastructure / research
equipment for effective and high quality study for the
understanding of climate and environmental changes
• In and around Svalbard
– Mapping, status, improve use, share, invest for the
future…..
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Collect
Aggregate
Quality control
Handle
Provide
Distribute
Coordinate
…..data to be used for research purposes,
policy making – and actions !
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High Arctic –
early warning for climate changes
• Many observations done and many on going
in a broad range of disciplines
• Many different modelling systems in many disciplines
• Many un-answered questions !
• Sub-optimal use of research equipment !?
• New investments needed – which and for what purpose?
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SIOS in a nutshell
• Build an interdisciplinary environmental
research and monitoring
infrastructure capable of observing the
Earth system in the Arctic and providing
the observational basis for verification of
Earth System models in this region.
• Integrate the studies of:
– Geophysical,
– chemical and
– biological processes
for all monitoring platforms (ocean, ice,
terrestrial, atmosphere)
• Establish a Knowledge Centre
ESFRI @ EGEE user forum
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From gaps to platforms…. Atmospheric/
Space
Gap –analysis
1. Magnetosphere, ionosphere and connection to
climate (Kjellmar Oksavik, UNIS)
2. The coupled arctic climate system; atmosphere –
ocean – ice
Ice/Glaciers
3. Environmental changes and marine ecosystems
4. Environmental changes and terrestrial
ecosystems (Hanne H Christiansen, UNIS)
Terrestrial
5. Solid Earth large-scale processes
6. Environmental pollution; sources, transport and
effects (Roland Kallenborn, UNIS/NILU)
Ocean/ Marine
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KC - the node in the structure
Selected endACIA
users: Policy
makers, modelling
systems, NGOs
IPCC
Integrating
platform
Observational
platforms
Selected
contributing
organizations
Knowledge
Centre
Ice / glaciers
UNIS
European government policy boards
EU
NPI
Ocean / Marine
AWI
CNR
Terrestrial
IGFPAS NERC
Atmospheric /
Space
AARI
PRIC
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WP8 - internal integration strategy
• Objective:
 Develop tools and structure which will guarantee current highly
diversified and fragmented assembly of research infrastructures in
Svalbard to be unified under a common umbrella and integrated
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Common scientific Integration plan
Strong inter- and cross disciplinary focus
Holistic approach in establishing new infrastructure
A common outreach and communication strategy
New structure = SIOS knowledge centre
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WP8 – how to achieve the goals ?
• Dedicated meetings and workshops
• Interdisciplinary agenda
• Involving earth system science experts
• Tailored excursions to observational sites -> new insight
• Regular inquiries about planned campaigns and
investments
• Purpose build design of data/measurements
presentation in the data centre
• Tailor made education modules
– regular and summer schools
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WP8 - Tasks
T8.1. Scientific integration plan (RUG)
T8.2. Observational integration plan (AWI)
T8.3. Integration through education and outreach
measures (UNIS)
T8.4. The knowledge centre as the core integration element
(SSF/UNIS)
T8.5. Annual SIOS assembly (RCN)
We will establish a working group with these
institutes to speed up the process…..
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WP 8 – Deliverables and milestones
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Deliverables (responsible body) – months after start (01.10.2010)
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D8.1
D8.2
D8.3
D8.4
D8.5
D8.6
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Milestones:
SIOS Scientific coordination and integration strategy (RUG) – 18 months
SIOS observation coordination plan (AWI) – 24 months
KC implementation plan – function and services defined (UNIS) – 24 months
SIOS interactive web portal (NFR) – 34 months
SIOS education program – first 2 years of operation (UNIS) – 36 months
Kick-off meeting and three SIOS annual assemblies (NRC) – 36 months
– SIOS assembli(es) accomplished (13 months)
– SIOS Interactive portal fully operational (34 months)
– SIOS educational and study plan worked out (36 months)
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WP8 in cooperation with the other WPs
WP1
project management
WP A
legal aspects
WP 2
legal and
governance structure
WP 3
WP 4
financial strategy
infrastructure
access
WP B
environmental
framework
WP 5
logistics plan
WP 8
WP 6
internal integration
strategy
data mangement
and utilisation plan
WP C
gap analysis
01.10.10
WP 7
WP 9
remote sensing
strategy
international coop.
and integration
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The Knowledge Centre
“The heart and mind of SIOS”:
• Where the needs of Earth System
Modeling are addressed.
• Where all activities are coordinated.
• Where all research and monitoring data
are shared.
• Where all participating nations/ institutions
have equal influence on priorities.
• Where all participating nations/ institutions
have equal access to results.
• … including Education and Outreach
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Our plans - in short…..
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From October 1th 2010 - October 1th 2013
Participate in work on:
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clarification of legal status
governance structure and financial strategy
business plan
other strategic processes
During early spring 2011
– Finalize the gab-synthesis report
– Announce the partners to give input to KC/WP8
– Organize a workshop for WP8 (in Svalbard)
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Scientific issues
Legal issues
Organisational issues
From end of 2013 - SIOS operational phase
– the KC is up and running, ready to provide good
service and nice science (since much infrastructure already in place)
We have organised our work in an internal working group to be
able to follow up the different topics and cross-linkages
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What comes first ?
WPs interrelation – tasks – deliverables etc. to keep other moving…..
We are all
dependent on
to each other
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Let’s go and have some fun ……
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