The Svalbard Marginal Ice Zone Campaign 2026

SvalMIZ-26 (April – June 2026)

SvalMIZ-26 deployment area north of Svalbard

SvalMIZ-26 took place from April 2026 through 14 June 2026, targeting the Marginal Ice Zone north of Svalbard. The campaign covers a similar area as SvalMIZ-25.

18 OpenMetBuoys were deployed as a distributed observation network, supporting coupled atmosphere-ocean-wave-sea-ice process studies and forecast system evaluation in Arctic conditions.

The campaign concluded in June 2026. Buoy trajectories for the full campaign period (26 April – June 2026) are shown below. For a more detailed exploration of the data, visit the Arctic Data Collector. Data-release updates will be added as they become available.

SvalMIZ-26 buoy trajectories, 26 April – 16 June 2026
SvalMIZ-26 buoy trajectories, 26 April – June 2026.