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CNR Arctic Station Dirigibile Italia in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A new sun and lunar photometer has been installed at Ny-Ålesund to measure aerosol optical depth and track long-range pollution, like wildfire smoke. This addition makes the station a permanent supersite for atmospheric research! Funded by EU NextGenerationEU (PNRR) ITINERIS. @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2026 field season underway! #CNR researchers at Dirigibile Italia, Ny-Ålesund, upgrading the Italian Arctic Marine Observing System. 16 yrs of data: #Kongsfjorden waters +1°C in 10 yrs, shifting zooplankton. Continuity = key to tracking Arctic change. 🌊 #Svalbard #PRAINFRA2024 @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Meet Mauro Mazzola, researcher @cnr-isp.bsky.social and Station Manager of the Italian Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard! 🧊 From studying polar atmospheric science to coordinating logistics for 100+ researchers a year, he’s been visiting the base since 2006. #Arctic #PolarScience
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 update: our researchers keep monitoring 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 simulating future warming in the Arctic. New temperature sensors were installed (𝐀𝐫𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭), and CO2 fluxes measured all reachable only by boat in #Kongsfjorden's remote west. Pictures by @jacopaso.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How much of the Arctic water cycle is "hidden" underground? Not all glacier meltwater flows on the surface; some seeps into the ground before feeding rivers and streams. We're back in #NyÅlesund for the final #SPRING summer campaign, as the first snow signals winter's arrival. @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What happens when glaciers retreat? New ground surfaces are exposed and they could become new sources of mineral dust: fine particles that wind can lift and carry far from where they started. #MineralDust #ArcticResearch #Svalbard #PolarScience #ClimateChange @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
INAR (Univ. of Helsinki) × @cnr-isp.bsky.social at Ny-Ålesund: first-ever gas-phase ammonia measurements in the Arctic — linking local ecosystems to aerosol formation & cloud condensation nuclei. Ongoing collaboration since 2017. #ArcticResearch #Aerosol #AtmosphericScience
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
CZO@Bayelva (Svalbard, summer 2026): unusually warm & dry conditions triggered early senescence — tundra shifted to net CO2 source by late July. Campaign combined flux chamber, flux data & hyperspectral imaging across soil moisture gradient. #Tundra #CO2Fluxes #ArcticEcosystems @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
At Ny-Ålesund for 𝐢𝐒𝐄-𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜: optimising iSCAT microscopy 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 (nano- to micro-) at #Gruvebadet. Sampling particles 100x thinner than a hair to improve climate models. Warmer than expected up here this summer. @cnr-ispbsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
VECNA project (CNR-IRBIM, @cnr-ispbsky.social, Tor Vergata University) monitored non-indigenous marine species in Kongsfjorden (July 13–23): traps, underwater video, acoustics & passive eDNA samplers. Early detection of range-shifting species under Arctic warming. #ArcticResearch #NIMS #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 at Midtre Lovénbreen (Svalbard): mapping impurity-driven albedo reduction (mineral dust, BC, cryoconite, glacier algae) via hyperspectral measurements, ice/soil sampling & EnMAP/Sentinel-2 imagery to feed radiative transfer models. #Cryosphere #Albedo #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
GLAC-ART resurveys #arthropod communities (spiders, springtails, mites) along Midtre Lovénbreen foreland (#Svalbard) ~30 years after baseline. Combining space-for-time substitution & temporal replication with eDNA and genomic tools, it tracks community and population shifts under Arctic warming.
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 project (Sapienza, @cnr-ispbsky.social, CNR-IRSA, UniSalento) at Ny-Ålesund: measuring CO₂, CH₄ & nitrogen gas fluxes across a glacier-to-coast freshwater gradient. Assessing warming & migratory geese impacts on Arctic carbon cycling & biodiversity. #ArcticResearch #Svalbard #Carbon
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Meet Warren Cairns @cnr-isp.bsky.social, our new Station Leader at Dirigibile Italia, Ny-Ålesund. Analytical chemist tracking toxic element cycles (Hg, Cd, Pb) under global change. First time here, but he's worked on samples from this site for years. Bear alarms, nesting birds & whales included.
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
𝐂𝐍𝐑-𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐓 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐲-𝐀̊𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝: REMUS (12yr OTC warming+precipitation manipulation, Kongsfjorden) & ArCAM (vegetation phenology & photosynthetic response to OTC treatments). Monitoring Arctic tundra carbon balance under simulated future climate. #Tundra #CarbonCycle #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 project (Sapienza/CNR-IRSA) launched its first summer campaign at Ny-Ålesund, using the 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄 hydrographic drone (single-beam echosounder, GNSS, EXO1s probe) to map 13 Arctic lakes, sediment dynamics & nutrient transport to the sea. #Limnology #Arctic #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
SPRING project (CNR-IGG) — first summer campaign at Ny-Ålesund (Jun 11–22): groundwater sampling, continuous sensors for water table & conductivity in monitoring wells and glacial drains, + turbidity & stage monitoring on Bayelva river. #articresearch #changingartic #hydrology #sios #svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Two fjords, two timelines: Kongsfjorden shows Atlantic water inflow ("Atlantification"), Krossfjorden retains pre-Atlantification conditions. NEREIDES compares zooplankton communities across both to track shifts in Arctic trophic structure. #Zooplankton #Svalbard #ClimateChange
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Svalbard permafrost as a lunar analogue: CNR-IMAA deployed seismic, ERT & MT at Ny-Ålesund (Jun 10–17) under FROST-REMAP. Same datasets feed PRORIS-HARLOCK, testing geophysics for buried ice detection on the Moon. #Permafrost #LunarAnalogue #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Alice Cavaliere is a computer engineer and technologist at CNR-ISP Bologna. On her first Arctic mission as station leader in Ny-Ålesund, she manages polar research data according to FAIR principles, applies AI/machine learning, and oversees scientific data portals. @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The #Arctic is changing, and marine mammals are key sentinels. 🐋❄️ The SEDNA Project studies how whales adapt to global warming. Using drones, tags, and eDNA, researchers track migrations to gather crucial data and protect the ecosystem. 🌊 #ClimateChange #Biodiversity
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
CNR-IAS recovered & serviced 2 moorings (CTD+hydrophone, 80m depth) in Kongsfjorden + 14 CTD stations (May 26–Jun 1). Part of KUAM project tracking fin whale behaviour vs. oceanographic change. Acoustic data series running since 2011. #Arctic #Svalbard #Oceanography
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
During May 18-June 1, #CNR_IRBIM & #UNIVPM_DISVA researchers were at the #Arctic base in Svalbard for the #MYSEA project. They’re studying how glacier melt and rising temperatures impact water circulation, #nutrients, and #phytoplankton in the Kongsfjorden. 🌊🔬
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
From May 18-25, EEE Collaboration researchers maintained POLA-R detectors to ensure data continuity. Created by #CREF and #INFN, these cosmic ray detectors involve students and offer unique longterm data series to study cosmic sources at extreme latitudes. @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
𝐁𝐈𝐎-𝐈𝐂𝐄 (@cnr-isp.bsky.social & #ISPRA) project is studying phyto- & zooplankton in Kongsfjorden to map Arctic trophic networks and trace POP transfer from offshore to coastal areas using stable isotopes & biochemical markers. #ArcticResearch #Plankton #POPs #Svalbard
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Meet Massimiliano, station leader at Dirigibile Italia for May and June. Chemist at CNR-ISP, 5th Arctic mission. He arrived on May 11th — exactly 100 years after Amundsen & Nobile departed from this same spot for the 1st transpolar flight. #ArcticResearch #Svalbard #NyAlesund @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#onthisday in 1928, the airship Italia crashed on the Arctic pack ice returning from the North Pole. 10 men stranded. 6 lost forever. 98 years later our station, which bears his name, is still here to collect his legacy. #DirigibileItalia #Arctic #Svalbard @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Arctic soils keep respiring under snow all winter. WinterCZ (IGG-CNR, Ny-Ålesund) measures sub-nival CO2 fluxes year-round. Early snowmelt this spring triggered immediate soil respiration measurements in bare areas. #Permafrost #CO2 #ArcticResearch
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 is in Ny-Ålesund studying how warm waters, melting glaciers, and microplastics spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This year’s record heat makes this research urgent! Joint work by: @ogsit.bsky.social @szndohrn.bsky.social @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞. The FLASHSTICK project in Svalbard is studying how snow grain shapes affect light transmission through the snowpack—key for Arctic microbiology and photochemistry. Led by Valentina Raspagni (Ca' Foscari University)
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 — first Arctic fieldwork (Apr 27–May 4, Ny-Ålesund): 5 piezometers installed to 5m depth alongside ICEtoFLUX arrays. Soil & porewater samples collected to study surface–groundwater interaction under permafrost thaw. #Arctic #Hydrology #Permafrost @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 (Apr 17–27, Kongsfjorden): CNR-ISP & OGS calibrated biogeochemical sensors on Arctic mooring arrays (SIOS/IOOS). 𝐔𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 & 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝. #ArcticOcean #Svalbard #OceanObserving @cnr-isp.bsky.social @ogsit.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰: less studied than black carbon, but significant for albedo reduction & melt acceleration. #BRiCk explores its role in Svalbard glaciers & snowfields. Results incoming. #BrownCarbon #LightAbsorbingParticles #Cryosphere #Svalbard @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐏𝐅 𝐈𝐈𝐈 (INAR × CNR-ISP) is now measuring ammonia — a key NPF precursor — at 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭, 𝐍𝐲-𝐀̊𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝. First time in the Arctic, synchronized with the bird nesting season to link atmospheric chemistry & biological activity. #ArcticNPF #Aerosol #Svalbard @cnr-isp.bsky.social
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Our team from @cnr-isp.bsky.social and #unipg is contributing to document this.
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
𝐔𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜: 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰 @CNR ISP researchers are monitoring how Arctic snowpack reacts to frequent "Rain-on-Snow" (#RoS) events. These studies are vital to validate climate models and track the Arctic's response to global warming! #Earth Day
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🧊 Back from the Arctic! Researchers Claudio Artoni & Marco Potenza spent 10 days at Dirigibile Italia studying how atmospheric dust alters light transfer in snow — critical for climate modelling. Fieldwork + continuous monitoring under the #OPTAIR #PNRA project. #PolarResearch #Cryosphere #Aerosol
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Automated #eDNA seawater sampler is now active in Ny-Ålesund. This smart buoy system enables real-time monitoring of polar #ecosystems, thanks to automated decontamination and onboard computing. By CNR-INM and @cnr-isp.bsky.social, it's part of the #ITINERIS project (Next Generation EU).
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Dirigibile Italia at the #ArcticCircleRomeForum! Tomorrow at CNR in Rome Mauro Mazzola of @cnr-isp.bsky.social will chair the session "Svalbard: An Arctic Laboratory". Focus on this climate hotspot & global model for cooperation. A polar lab in the heart of Rome! #CNR, #NPI, #AWI, #SIOS, #IGFPAN
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Meet Chiara Ripa from CNR @cnr-isp.bsky.social in Ny-Ålesund! ❄️ In her first Arctic mission, she manages the base and monitors snow & atmospheric data for global research. Though a wildlife biologist at heart, she’s now the linchpin for polar science operations. 🏔️🔭 #ArcticResearch #WomenInScience
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CNR ISP @cnr-isp.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The new Italian strategy is being presented today by Ministers Tajani, Crosetto, and Bernini. More information can be found at this link www.difesa.it/primopiano/a... and the strategy can be downloaded from here: www.difesa.it/assets/alleg...
Minister Bernini presenting the Italian Arctic StrategyMinister Tajani presenting the Italian Arctic StrategyMinister Crosetto presenting the Italian Arctic Strategypresentation slide, Italian strategy for the Arctic
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
✨ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! @cnr-isp.bsky.social and 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 wish everyone a year of new challenges and discoveries Discover the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 (link in comments)
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A Geo, Valentina Tamborra ha raccontato il viaggio alle Svalbard e la collaborazione con i ricercatori @cnrsocial. Un racconto diretto che illustra il lavoro quotidiano sul campo e l'impegno scientifico italiano in un ecosistema fragile.
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
And also from our station!!!
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
With the last updates from our station!
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CNR ISP @cnr-isp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The snow of Svalbard tells a climate story and is a true natural laboratory for studying how climate influences the seasonal chemistry of snow. A new article acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... describes these changes. @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social @awi.de
someone sampling a snow pit in the Svalbard Islands
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Alfred Wegener Institute @awi.de · 19/11/2025
Looking back on yesterday's wonderful #PolarPrideDay at our AWIPEV station in the Arctic on Spitsbergen. 🐻‍❄️🏳️‍🌈 #PolarPride2025 🎥Wenceslas Marie-Sainte
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CNR ISP @cnr-isp.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Two new studies by our colleagues have demonstrated that emerging pollutants — such as pharmaceuticals, personal-care products, and endocrine disruptors, reach the Arctic cryosphere via medium- to long-range atmospheric transport. doi.org/10.1016/j.en... doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🌍✊ Joining the #GlobalClimateStrike today in Ny-Ålesund. We need real climate action now - our future depends on it. #ActNow #ClimateJustice 🐻‍❄️🌡 📸 A.Herbaut
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
In the framework of the #ISACCO, #PAGINA and #IONOsmart projects, INGV and Politecnico di Torino have just installed new scientific systems at the Dirigibile Italia base to study the polar ionosphere and the effects of space weather conditions on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals.
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