Cold Region Science
Dr Aga Nowak
Coldregionscience is a website describing my research in the High Arctic and Antarctica. I focus on the influence of changing climate on hydrology, biogeochemistry, and microbial activity within the snow and ice.
Dr Aga Nowak
I am an environmental scientist specialising in hydrology and biogeochemistry.
My research focuses on investigation of short- as well as long-term effects of climate change on the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, with the focus on the Arctic and Antarctica. Read more..
Currently, I have a split position at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
Therefore, I am the researcher on the BIOICE project, where we investigate Blue Ice Oases of microbial life on the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
I am also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Hydrology.
As with research, I am passionate about teaching, as I believe students are our future. Thus, I always strive to provide the highest quality of learning environment for my students using inquiry-based learning. Read more..
Events
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State of Environmental Science in Svalbard Report: SESS 2020
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Svalbard Science Conference 2021 is coming up! See you in Oslo, tune in online for exciting talks
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We are continuing Longyeardalen monitoring! - check HERE
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SvalDEM project funded by iEarth started this summer! - 3D models of glacier fronts are uploaded to Sketchfab
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Students in Polar and Alpine Research SPARC conference, Brno
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Arctic Monitoring & Assessment Program Event calendar (AMAP)
Latest and ongoing research
Bogerbreen: mass balance monitoring program
Latest Publications
2021 Nowak, A., Hodkins, R., Nikulina, A., Osuch, M., Wawrzyniak T, Kavan J, Łepkowska E, Majerska M, Romashova K, Vasilevich I, Sobota I, Rachlewicz, G. From land to fjords: The review of Svalbard hydrology from 1970 to 2019. in State of Environmental Science in Svalbard Report https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294063
2020 Hodson, A. J., Nowak, A., Senger, K., Redeker, K., Christiansen, H. H., Jessen, S., Hornum, M. T., Betlem, P., Thornton, S. F., Turchyn, A. V., Olaussen, S., and Marca, A.: Open system pingos as hotspots for sub-permafrost methane emission in Svalbard, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-11
2020 Kalinowska, A.; Szopińska, M.; Chmiel, S.; Kończak, M.; Polkowska, Ż.; Artichowicz, W.; Jankowska, K.; Nowak, A.; Łuczkiewicz, A. Heavy Metals in a High Arctic Fiord and Their Introduction with the Wastewater: A Case Study of Adventfjorden-Longyearbyen System, Svalbard. Water, 12, 794 https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030794
2019 Hodson A, Nowak A., Holmlund E.S., Redeker K., Turchyn AV., Christansen H. Seasonal Dynamics of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Evasion From an Open System Pingo: Lagoon Pingo, Svalbard. Frontiers in Earth Science https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00030