Frans-Jan Parmentier
@thissideofthearctic.org
Senior Researcher in Ecohydrology. I study the greenhouse gas exchange of the Arctic-boreal region. Interested in how climate change and disturbances impact ecosystems and permafrost. University of Oslo, Norway. @unioslo-cba.bsky.social
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Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...
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The tide seems to be finally turning on global coal, as both China and India are now adding enough clean energy to reduce their coal generation: www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The tide seems to be finally turning on global coal, as both China and India are now adding enough clean energy to reduce their coal generation: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Calling all people interested in the biogeochemistry of the cold season! Join us for an exciting session at #EGU26 for anything from small scale microbiology to carbon cycling across the whole Arctic-boreal region. Deadline January 15th: www.egu26.eu/session/56741
Session BG3.17
www.egu26.eu
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Calling all people interested in the biogeochemistry of the cold season! Join us for an exciting session at #EGU26 for anything from small scale microbiology to carbon cycling across the whole Arctic-boreal region. Deadline January 15th: www.egu26.eu/session/56741
Calling all people interested in the biogeochemistry of the cold season! Join us for an exciting session at #EGU26 for anything from small scale microbiology to carbon cycling across the whole Arctic-boreal region. Deadline January 15th: www.egu26.eu/session/56741
Session BG3.17
www.egu26.eu
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Calling all people interested in the biogeochemistry of the cold season! Join us for an exciting session at #EGU26 for anything from small scale microbiology to carbon cycling across the whole Arctic-boreal region. Deadline January 15th: www.egu26.eu/session/56741
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🎁 A New Year’s gift to the geospatial community: a brand-new QGIS plugin that unlocks access to 80+ petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with zero coding required.
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🎁 A New Year’s gift to the geospatial community: a brand-new QGIS plugin that unlocks access to 80+ petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with zero coding required.
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📢 New paper!
Improving how models represent Arctic veg ⬆️ ability to simulate C dynamics. Using obs from towers/chambers/drones/aircraft, we found better rep of heterogeneity=better predictions, bringing models closer to obs and highlighting key gaps for scaling (shrubs!)
🔗: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Improving how models represent Arctic veg ⬆️ ability to simulate C dynamics. Using obs from towers/chambers/drones/aircraft, we found better rep of heterogeneity=better predictions, bringing models closer to obs and highlighting key gaps for scaling (shrubs!)
🔗: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Integrating Characteristic Arctic Vegetation in a Land Surface Model Improves Representation of Carbon Dynamics Across a Tundra Landscape
Refined Arctic plant functional types in simulations improved landscape-level fluxes, but carbon allocation parameters need further review Incorporating representative tundra vegetation increased...
doi.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
📢 New paper!
Improving how models represent Arctic veg ⬆️ ability to simulate C dynamics. Using obs from towers/chambers/drones/aircraft, we found better rep of heterogeneity=better predictions, bringing models closer to obs and highlighting key gaps for scaling (shrubs!)
🔗: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Improving how models represent Arctic veg ⬆️ ability to simulate C dynamics. Using obs from towers/chambers/drones/aircraft, we found better rep of heterogeneity=better predictions, bringing models closer to obs and highlighting key gaps for scaling (shrubs!)
🔗: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Here's an opportunity to lead research at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (northern Finland, but close to the border with Norway and Sweden). An amazing place and job. Please forward to Arctic-focused folk.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
jobs.helsinki.fi
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Here's an opportunity to lead research at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (northern Finland, but close to the border with Norway and Sweden). An amazing place and job. Please forward to Arctic-focused folk.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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““Everybody on that floor knows what an excellent job [it] does,” he said, pointing to the Senate floor.”
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal
A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, collapsed on Thursday night after Colorado senators demanded tha…
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
““Everybody on that floor knows what an excellent job [it] does,” he said, pointing to the Senate floor.”
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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This looks like a cool job... www.researchgate.net/job/1034278_...
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ECOSYSTEM MODELLING at Aarhus University in Århus, DENMARK
Dec 17, 2025 | Are you experienced in integrating field data and remote sensing data with numerical modelling to quantify interactions within ecosystems? Then... | NEW JOB
www.researchgate.net
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This looks like a cool job... www.researchgate.net/job/1034278_...
Makes sense to settle on a celestial body without an atmosphere if you're also trying to shut down NCAR.
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Makes sense to settle on a celestial body without an atmosphere if you're also trying to shut down NCAR.
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At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
Shutting down NCAR is a terrible idea, but what a great timing to announce it while everyone's gathered in person at the annual meeting of @agu.org and joins together to stand up against it!
Awesome turnout in support of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social at #AGU25. Take a look at how many people use our products!
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Shutting down NCAR is a terrible idea, but what a great timing to announce it while everyone's gathered in person at the annual meeting of @agu.org and joins together to stand up against it!
Uten det mangeårige samarbeidet med NCAR hadde Norge ikke klart å bygge sin egen klimamodell, og en nedleggelse er derfor dramatisk for klimaforskning her i landet også. Viktig at NRK belyser denne saken: www.nrk.no/klima/usa-vi...
USA vil legge ned National Center for Atmospheric Research
«En katastrofe for klimaforskningen». «Meningsløs vandalisme». Forskere bruker sterke ord om Trump-administrasjons siste klimabeslutning.
www.nrk.no
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Uten det mangeårige samarbeidet med NCAR hadde Norge ikke klart å bygge sin egen klimamodell, og en nedleggelse er derfor dramatisk for klimaforskning her i landet også. Viktig at NRK belyser denne saken: www.nrk.no/klima/usa-vi...
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Join us for a critical conversation on the future of U.S. atmospheric science.
UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi hosts this town hall on what’s at stake if NSF NCAR is dismantled.
buff.ly/jR6tGwo
UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi hosts this town hall on what’s at stake if NSF NCAR is dismantled.
buff.ly/jR6tGwo
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Join us for a critical conversation on the future of U.S. atmospheric science.
UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi hosts this town hall on what’s at stake if NSF NCAR is dismantled.
buff.ly/jR6tGwo
UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi hosts this town hall on what’s at stake if NSF NCAR is dismantled.
buff.ly/jR6tGwo
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The Trump administration announced plans to close NCAR, citing its role in climate change research. But three officials told CNN they believe this is really part of the White House's plan to punish CO governor and free Tina Peters.
WH did not deny the connection.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
WH did not deny the connection.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
The Trump admin is closing a critical climate research center. Officials believe it’s really trying to punish a governor | CNN
The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research, an organization responsible for improved weather models to tools that aid hurricane safety. ...
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Trump administration announced plans to close NCAR, citing its role in climate change research. But three officials told CNN they believe this is really part of the White House's plan to punish CO governor and free Tina Peters.
WH did not deny the connection.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
WH did not deny the connection.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
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The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
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The beautiful idea of NCAR, to improve understanding of our planet through a cooperative, shared and open intellectual team effort, is literally what has got me out of bed every morning for nearly two decades. This cannot, CANNOT be allowed to happen.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
eu.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The beautiful idea of NCAR, to improve understanding of our planet through a cooperative, shared and open intellectual team effort, is literally what has got me out of bed every morning for nearly two decades. This cannot, CANNOT be allowed to happen.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
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It’s reached that time of year again where I gently suggest you hang on to your manuscripts and submit them early in 2026. Otherwise they’re likely to just sit on a virtual to do list for the next 3 weeks sending auto-reminders to editors/reviewers. 🎄
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It’s reached that time of year again where I gently suggest you hang on to your manuscripts and submit them early in 2026. Otherwise they’re likely to just sit on a virtual to do list for the next 3 weeks sending auto-reminders to editors/reviewers. 🎄
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On day 4 of our #PLOSClimateCountdown, we're highlighting a Review article by @garethphoenix.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
On day 4 of our #PLOSClimateCountdown, we're highlighting a Review article by @garethphoenix.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...