The overall ambition of CIRFA is that the centre will become a knowledge hub for research and development on Arctic surveillance technologies, with leading expertise in disciplines such as remote sensing, signal processing, radar technology, RPAS technology, numerical modelling and data assimilation. CIRFA builds on broad competence in remote sensing, and takes advantage of the considerable infrastructure, that has been built up in Tromsø over the recent decades. The core CIRFA team consists of leading senior scientists, PhDs and Post Docs in addition to industry representatives and innovation experts.
CIRFA is hosted by the Department of Physics and Technology at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. CIRFA is one of 17 Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) granted in 2014. The purpose of an SFI is to build up and strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from innovative industry and public enterprises. The Research Council of Norway (RCN project number 237906), together with the partners, Troms fylkeskommune, and the host institution, provides the funding for the centre.
CIRFA is invited to a course with UiT`s Skolelabb
How are remote sensing data used and why is programming important? This week, CIRFA is invited to give a presentation about remote sensing of the ocean surface at course for teachers that is arranged by UiT`s Skolelabb.Read More »New method to estimate sea ice thickness
The height difference between the sea ice surface and sea level, known as the freeboard, can be converted to an estimate for the ice thickness. Researcher Jack Landy found that up to 20% improvement in sea ice freeboard indicates that his new method could upgrade current and historic altimetry-derived Arctic sea ice thickness records.Read More »New paper on "Deep Semisupervised Teacher–Student Model Based on Label Propagation for Sea Ice Classification"
PhD candidate Salman Khaleghian has a new paper published on how deep learning methods help with sea ice classification based on Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar data. Read More »CIRFA Seminar Thursday 25. November
We are pleased to invite you to this weeks` CIRFA seminar given by post doc Debanshu Ratha. Title: The Geodesic Distance-Based Approach to PolSAR Data Analysis and its Potential for Sea-Ice Applications. When: 25 November 2021, 14:00-15:00. Where: Teams Click here to join the meeting Abstract: To monitor activities and phenomenon in the Arctic region,…Read More »His fascination for the Arctic took visiting PhD student Jozef Rusin from Scotland to Arctic Norway
Jozef Rusin`s fascination for the Arctic has taken him from a small village in Scotland all the way to Arctic Norway. As a visiting PhD student, he is learning from CIRFA and incorporates the new knowledge to his PhD project with SIRANO.Read More »CIRFA was at the Space Day 2021
In late October, CIRFA participated at the Space Day 2021 at Vitensenter in Tromsø. The event arranged by Vitensenter and Andøya Space was designed to introduce high school students and students to career opportunities in space-related research and buisnesses in northern Norway. Read More »Master student presentation at the Nordic Branch Meeting of the International Glaciological Society
We’re happy to announce that on Saturday 6 November between 09:15-09:30 our master’s student Truls Thorsen Karlsen will present his Master’s thesis work at “The Nordic Branch Meeting of the International Glaciological Society 2021” 4-6 November 2021.Read More »CIRFA Seminar Thursday 28. October
How do we know the paths of large floating objects including ice bergs, oil spill simulations, and how do we pinpointf search areas during Search-and-Rescue missions? This requires modeling of surface ocean currents in real time and into the future with high spatial and temporal resolution. Learn more about how remote sensing and modeling can help with such tasks in the next CIRFA seminar. Read More »New paper: Automatic Selection of Relevant Attributes for Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Analysis: A Case Study on Sea Ice Classification
PhD fellow Eduard Khachatrian has a new paper on "Automatic Selection of Relevant Attributes for Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Analysis: A Case Study on Sea Ice Classification"Read More »Peder Sather Award to Andrea Marinoni
Andrea Marinoni and his colleague Manuela Girotto were awarded the Peder Sather Grant. Congratuations to Andrea and Manuela!Read More »Project details
Title
Centre for Integrated Remote Sensing and Forecasting for Arctic Operations (CIRFA)
Duration
2015 – 2023
Objectives
The primary objectives of CIRFAare to meet the challenges of increasing maritime activity in icy waters, support environmental monitoring, and train tomorrow’s specialists.
To accomplish this, we combine Norwegian and international expertise in earth observation and numerical modelling for research-based education and technology development. We focus on detecting, characterising, mapping and forecasting of sea ice, icebergs, ocean surface currents, wind, snow and marine pollution.
CIRFA is one of 17 Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) granted in 2014 by the Research Council of Norway (RCN project number 237906) and together with its research and user partners. CIRFA is hosted by the Department of Physics and Technology at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
