COAT
Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT)
COAT is a monitoring/observation programme created to document the effects of climate changes on Arctic tundra systems.
COAT Svalbard comprises several modules, covering arctic fox, Svalbard rock ptarmigan, Svalbard reindeer, geese and moss-tundra vegetation. The programme aims to demonstrate causal relationships between parts of the food web and climate changes and other anthropogenic influences.
COAT links the terrestrial monitoring being carried out under MOSJ (Environmental Monitoring of Svalbard and Jan Mayen) with the land module of SIOS (Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System) and the Fram Centre terrestrial flagship programmes.