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The remoteness of Jan Mayen Island makes it rather inaccessible for scientists and the ruling arctic conditions require logistics that secure conditions for field research. The scope of research interests ranges from Global climate and hemispheric meteorology, seabed tectonics and volcanology, and geophysics of the World Ocean and the proximal Nordic Seas, to ecological relationships on the island itself and in the marine systems that surround it, including anthropogenic influence and the cultural heritage. Closing of the Loran-C navigational station on the island may allow use of existing infrastructure for various scientific purposes. A NATO Advanced Research Workshop was summoned to discuss options and recommend initiatives.
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Skreslet, S. (2004). Research Operations on Jan Mayen Island. In: Skreslet, S. (eds) Jan Mayen Island in Scientific Focus. NATO Science Series, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2957-8_1
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