MOSJ is an official system monitoring the environment on Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Climate

Atmosphere (3) Land (3) Ocean (5)

Influence

Fishery and freshwater fishing (1) Hunting and trapping (5) Pollution (14) Traffic (5)

Fauna

Marine fauna (18) Terrestrial fauna (3)

Flora

Landbased flora (1)

Updated indicators

Climate    Land    

Mass balance for glaciers in Svalbard

Melting glaciers are in focus due to climate change and rising temperatures. In Svalbard, several glaciers are monitored to detect the potential loss of mass. Mass balance is the difference…

Flora    Landbased flora    

Biomass of vascular plants

The biomass of plants in Svalbard varies from year to year, partly as a result of temperature fluctuations during the summer. Humidity, snow cover duration and grazing by animals also…

Fauna    Marine fauna    

Biomass of polar cod in the Barents Sea

The polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is the only strictly arctic pelagic fish species in the Barents Sea. It is adapted to Arctic water masses, with temperatures down to the freezing point. The…