Welcome to Interdisciplinary perspectives on palsa mire monitoring - seminar, which will be held at Keldnaholt, Reykjavík and online on June 10, 2025, 9–12.
The seminar brings together researchers from the Fennoscandian Palsa Research Network (FENNPALS) and the Multi-instrumental investigation of Icelandic palsa mires (ICEMIRES) project led by Dr. Mariana Verdonen from the AUI.
The aim of the seminar is to present and discuss monitoring approaches for permafrost peatland systems in Fennoscandia and Iceland. The program includes presentations on a range of topics, including remote sensing, soil science, greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements, hydrology, biodiversity, and periglacial geomorphology.
Programme
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome & introduction
09:10 - 09:25 Britta Sannel, Stockholm University
20 years of permafrost peatland monitoring in Dávvavuopmi
09:25 - 09:40 Timo Kumpula, University of Eastern Finland
Overview of UEF Drone Lab / Digital Geosciences res. group activities
09:40 - 09:55 Cas Renette, University of Gothenburg
Overview of the monitoring in Vissatvuopmi: ground temperature boreholes, ALT transects, yearly UAV flights
09:55 - 10:10 Mack Baysinger, Alfred Wegener Institute
Using ex-situ incubations to explore the soils of thawing palsas
10:10 - 10:25 Nathalie Triches, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
How to measure low N2O fluxes
10:25 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 10:55 Ylva Sjöberg, Umeå University
Hydrologic changes in Swedish palsa mires and their impacts on permafrost
10:55 - 11:10 Franziska Wolff, University of Eastern Finland
Spatial modelling of flow networks in palsa mire complexes using UAVs
11:10 - 11:25 Mariana Verdonen, Agricultural University of Iceland
ICEMIRES - general overview & plans for the UAV and ALT data collection
11:25 - 11:40 Susanne Möckel, Agricultural University of Iceland
Soil environment of Icelandic mires
11:40 - 11:55 Starri Heiðmarsson, Northwest Iceland Nature Research Centre
Flora of palsas and permafrost
11:55 - 12:00 Closing remarks
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 14:00 FENNPALS & ICEMIRES meeting
