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Abisko naturvetenskapliga station (ANS) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/31/2023
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Abisko naturvetenskapliga station (ANS) är en forskningsstation belägen omkring 20 mil norr om polcirkeln nära Abisko nationalpark. Stationen bedriver ekologisk, geologisk, geomorfologisk och meteorologisk forskning i subarktiska miljöer och besöks varje år av 500–600 forskare från hela världen. Här finns unika samlingar av miljödata från drygt 100 års verksamhet och dokumentation i form av fler än 3 000 vetenskapliga publikationer med anknytning till Abiskoområdet. Syftet med Abisko naturvetenskapliga station är att ge svenska och utländska forskare möjlighet att bedriva vetenskaplig forskning i subarktiska miljöer samt att bedriva forskning och miljöövervakning med den egna personalen.
Sedan 1913 har man samlat in data om klimat, snödjup, istjocklek m m. Miljöövervakningen omfattar också hydrologi, vattenkemi, flora och fauna inklusive fenologi, geomagnetism och kolisotopsammansättning i luften.

Källa: Wikipedia (sv)

The Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS) is a field research station managed by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. Situated on the south shore of Lake Torneträsk, it is situated close to the Abisko National Park. The station conducts ecological, geological, geomorphological and meteorological research in subarctic environments and each year about 500 scientists visit from all over the world. The varied geological, topographical and climatic conditions of the area allow it to be inhabited by a range of flora and fauna. These features, which have caused the area to be given National Park status, also make it an important place for scientific research, particularly of alpine and subalpine ecosystems.
hough many research projects are carried out at the station regarding geography and biology in general, particular emphasis is placed on meteorology and plant ecology. Many of these projects overlap as the station hosts research into climate change in the region and the resulting changes to plant communities.
The Abisko Scientific Research Station served as a base for early high mountain permafrost studies in northern Sweden. A summary of these studies appeared in 1986 in Geografiska Annaler. In recent years, research has included work on permafrost degradation, the importance of winter climate change and tree-line dynamics.

Source: Wikipedia (en)

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