Carry out fundamental acoustic research for applications within sea ice research, oceanography, environmental monitoring, underwater communication and geo-positioning.

Carry our fundamental oceanographic research for improved estimates of the heat, mass, and freshwater fluxes and storage in the sparsely sampled Arctic region by combining direct measurements with numerical models. Acoustic remote sensing provides one of the few ways to observe the abyssal ocean.

Improve the understanding of small and meso-scale ocean processes and their importance for the large-scale ocean climate system by combining new observation technologies, platforms, and models.

Priority areas within research and  innovation: 

Carry out research in support of the UN Ocean Decade and SDG13,14, and following up the recommendations from OceanObs19 in line with the roadmaps from INTAROS and SAON-ROADS.

Development, implementation and operation of multipurpose and advanced ocean in situ observing systems including oceanographic and acoustic instrumentation.

Processing and analysis of data from the multipurpose observing system addressing a wide range of questions within climate and environmental research and assessments.

Exploitation of the multipurpose observing system using new and existing methodologies and techniques for analysis of passive acoustic, acoustic thermometry and geo-positioning.

Integrate observations from diverse observing platforms, community based monitoring, and model results for tailored products to different stakeholders using environmental assessmenst.