Narsaq International Research Station will function as a hub for the GreenFjord research programme’s six research clusters. The research station will function as an observatory for the project’s Atmosphere cluster and will also function as a project space working with the community of Narsaq
GreenFjord (Greenlandic Fjord ecosystems in a changing climate: socio-cultural and environmental interactions) is funded by a Swiss Polar Institute Flagship Grant and involves researchers from ten international research organisations.
Cryosphere: glacier calving and impact on fjord water and nutrient circulation
Ocean: physical and microbial characteristics of fjord systems
Biosphere: determination of biodiversity by means of environmental DNA
Atmosphere: influence of local natural emissions on cloud formation
Land: export of terrestrial organic matter to the ocean
Human: understanding the relationship between local livelihoods and fjord socio-ecosystems
Contact:
Julia.schmale@epfl.ch (PI and atmosphere lead)