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Why use virtual outcrops in the Arctic?

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The Arctic is a truly spectacular place to visit - but to live and work there? You certainly need to adjust to the seasonal conditions. In Longyearbyen, at 78 degrees north the midnight sun lasts from April to early September allowing plenty of geological fieldwork. Conversely, the darkness descends on us by October and lasts until February: So do we work in the night? Yes - writing publications, teaching, analyzing data and interpreting digital outcrops from LiDar and photogrammetry. The Arctic is clearly a good place for using virtual outcrops and here are some of the reasons for it... Extending the “field season” ·          Many outcrops are snow covered for 10 months of the year and only well exposed in July-August ·          The polar night from mid-October to mid-February prohibits any extensive geological fieldwork Multi-scale outcrops ·          Both “seismic-scale”, “well-scale” and “core plug-scale” outcrops are present and can be used to quantify the geom
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Welcome to the Circum-Arctic Geology for Everyone (CAGE) project!

Welcome to the online home of the " Circum-Arctic Geology for Everyone: An integrated approach to learning and teaching in  the Arctic " project supported by the University of the Arctic and hosted by the University Centre in Svalbard in Longyearbyen.  The project's goals are to integrate modern teaching tools in research, education and outreach, focussing on Arctic Geology. UNIS and the project partners are active users of digital outcrops that significantly extend the field season for many polar researchers.  This blog will provide an effective means of rapidly communicating project results to the target groups and also serve for sharing relevant digital resources.  For more information on the University of the Arctic refer to www.uarctic.org For more information on UNIS refer to www.unis.no To contact us, please send an email to kim.senger@unis.no 
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