Arctic PASSION is an innovative pan-Arctic Observation and Monitoring action that rises to the challenges of climate change facing the people living and working in the Arctic, and to European society at large.
The key motivation behind Arctic PASSION is the co-creation and implementation of an integrated Arctic observing system. This will be achieved by refining its operability, improving, and extending pan-Arctic scientific and community-based monitoring systems and services, streamlining the access and interoperability of Arctic Data systems, and crucially ensuring the economic viability and sustainability of the observing system for years to come.
In Arctic PASSION, Syke is developing the Lake Ice Service for Arctic Climate and Safety, which is integrated into the Finnish Environment Institute's Earth Observation service Tarkka. The service provides near real-time information on the ice conditions of freshwater lakes through satellite imagery and in-situ observations.
More information is available in webpages of Arctic PASSION (arcticpassion.eu).