HiAOOS at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026
HiAOOS is full steam ahead for the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), Glasgow, 22-27 February. OSM is a large, recurring scientific conference focused on research related to the world’s oceans and coastal systems. Held every two years, it convenes researchers, students, and professionals working across physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography, as well as related policy and technology fields. The meeting is jointly organized by the American Geophysical Union, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, and the Oceanography Society. It features scientific presentations, poster sessions, and panel discussions that highlight recent findings and ongoing research in marine science, along with opportunities for disciplinary exchange and professional development.
OSM provides an important platform for HiAOOS to share its latest progress and connect with the wider marine science community. HiAOOS will feature strongly throughout the meeting, contributing insights on innovative Arctic observing technologies and sustained ocean monitoring in ice-covered regions. By engaging in presentations, discussions, and informal exchanges, the project will help highlight the value of coordinated international efforts to better understand and observe the rapidly changing Arctic Ocean.
Here’s what you can expect from HiAOOS during the week:
Monday 23 February – 16H00-18H00, Poster Hall 4
A mooring network for year-round ocean and sea ice observations in the Nansen and Amundsen basins. (HE14B-1187). Sagen H., NERSC; M. Dzieciuch, UCSD; E. Storheim, NERSC; S. Sandven, NERSC; J. Abrahamsen, Naxys Technologies; P. Skagen, Naxys Technologies; B. Langeland, Stinger Technology AS; T. Munch-Ellingsen, Stinger Technologies AS; A. Beszczynska-Moeller, IOPAN; V. Dundas, NERSC; N. Lochthofen, AWI; T. Soltwedel, AWI; A. Sundfjord, NPI; C. Miller, Naval Postgraduate School; J. Colosi, WHOI E. Skarsoulis, FORTH; P. Blondel, U.Bath; P. Wieczorek, IOPAN; M. Norenberg, SIO; J. Kemp, WHOI; J. Ryder, WHOI.
A mooring network for under-ice localization. (HE14B-1185). Storheim E., NERSC; H. Sagen, NERSC; M. Dzieciuch, UCSD.
Transarctic acoustic transmissions during the coordinated arctic acoustic thermometry experiment in 2019–2020. (HE14C-1181). Dzieciuch M., UCSD; H. Sagen, NERSC; P. Worcester, UCSD; E. Storheim, NERSC; F.H. Akins, UCSD; S. Sandven, NERSC; J. Colosi, WHOI; J. Kemp, WHOI; G.M. Leinebø, Norwegian Coast Guard.
Atlantic water inflow and meridional hydrographic variability in the Nansen Basin. (HE14C-1163). Dundas V., NERSC; H. Sagen, NERSC; A. Beszczynska-Moeller, IOPAN.
10H33 – 10H36, Hall 4, eLightning Theatre (SEC)
Estimating ocean state in the Canada basin using acoustic tomography and in situ observations during the coordinated arctic acoustic thermometry experiment in 2019–2020. (HE12B-02). Akins F. H., UCSD; M. Dzieciuch, UCSD; P. Worcester, UCSD; B. Cornuelle, UCSD; H. Sagen, NERSC.
Cooperation with our friends at the Useful Arctic Knowledge (UAK) project:
Monday, 23 February 2026, 1600-1800 | Poster Hall 4
Impacts of upper ocean sound speed structure on acoustic propagation in the high Arctic. (HE14B-1207). Passaretti-Fina S., U. Rhode Island Narragansett Bay; L. Pomales Velázquez, U. Rhode Island Narragansett Bay; E. Storheim, NERSC; H. Sagen, NERSC; L. Van Uffelen, U. Rhode Island Narragansett Bay.
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 14:10 – 14:20 | Hall 1 (SEC)
The role of colored dissolved organic matter in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean lightscape. (PI33A-02). Sandven H., UiB; D. McKee, U.Strathclyde; R. Gonçalves-Araujo, TUD; M. Granskog, NPI.
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 10:50 – 11:00 | Hall 3, Blue Horizon (SEC)
Useful Arctic Knowledge: Training, collaboration and innovation in ocean observing. (ED42A-03). Sandven S., NERSC; H. Sagen, NERSC; E. Storheim, NERSC; L. Van Uffelen, U. Rhode Island Narragansett Bay; B. Hamre, UiB; A. Kristoffersen, UiB; H. Sandven, UiB; D. Koestner, UiB; P. Worcester, SIO/UCSD; R. Reynolds, SIO/UCSD; M. Dzieciuch, SIO/UCSD; D. Stramski, SIO/UCSD; A. Tengberg, AADI Xylem; M. Babin, U.Laval; K. Vigness-Raposa, INSPIRE Environmental; V. Dundas, NERSC.
Don’t miss this further interventions relevant to the work of HiAOOS:
Monday 23 February:
08:30 – 10:00 | Hall 3, Blue Horizon (SEC) – HE11B – Large-Scale Changes in the Arctic and Subarctic: Processes and Impacts. Strehl et al.
10:30 – 10:40 | Forth (SEC) – HE12A-01 – The oceanic Transpolar Drift and its influence on the water column characteristics in the western Eurasian Arctic. Dodd et al.
14:20 – 14:30 | Hall 3, Blue Horizon (SEC) – HE13B-03 – Decades of Change: Warming Trends and Hydrographic Variability of Atlantic Water as observed in the West Spitsbergen Current (1997–2024). von Appen et al.
15:00 – 15:10 | Hall 3, Blue Horizon (SEC) – HE13B-07 – Upper Arctic Ocean circulation and recent changes in the Transpolar Drift. Rabe et al.
Tuesday 24 February:
14:00 – 15:30 | Hall 3, Blue Horizon (SEC) – Session: HE23A – Improving Understanding of Processes in the High-Latitude and Sea Ice–Covered Oceans: Ongoing and Future Observation and Modeling Efforts IV. Chairs: J. Brearley, NERC BAS; Carolina Dufour, LOPS-Ifremer; Caroline Holmes, NERC-BAS; Nicolas Kolodziejczyk, UBO-LOPS; Laura Crews, UAF.
featuring:
14:30 – 14:40 – HE23A-04 – Sea ice characteristics in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean and implications for volume and freshwater fluxes. Renner et al.
15:00 – 15:10 – HE23A-07 – Two Years of Direct Observations of Ice–Ocean Momentum Exchange and Mixed Layer Dynamics in the Eurasian Arctic. Muilwijk et al.
Further information available from the OSM26 website, including the complete event schedule.
More info about the Useful Arctic Knowledge project is available here.