The work on the 6th SESS report is ongoing and 6 chapters are currently being written:
- Update of chapter 4 in SESS report 2020: Arctic haze in a climate changing world: the 2010-2020 trend
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293826
- Lead author: Rita Traversi, University of Florence
- Update of chapter 1 in SESS report 2022: Seasonal asymmetries and long-term trends in atmospheric and ionospheric temperatures in polar regions and their dependence on solar activity
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7371477
- Lead author: Stein Haaland, UNIS/SEHS Bern
- Update of chapter 8 in SESS report 2020: Satellite and modelling based snow season time series for Svalbard: Inter-comparisons and assessment of accuracy
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294072
- Lead author: Hannah Vickers, NORCE
- Update of chapter 10 in SESS report 2020 (Terrestrial photography applications on snow cover in Svalbard) and chapter 3 in SESS report 2021 (Improving terrestrial photography applications on snow cover in Svalbard with satellite remote sensing imagery)
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294084
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5751867
- Lead author: Roberto Salzano, CNR
- Update of chapter 11 in SESS report 2020: A multi-scale approach on snow cover observations and models
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4294092
- Lead author: Eirik Malnes, NORCE
- Update of chapter 5 in SESS report 2020: Microplastics in the realm of Svalbard: current knowledge and future perspective
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293836
- Lead author: Geir W Gabrielsen, NPI
Tentative timeline for SESS report 2023
- 24 April 2023 - Invitation send to previous authors
- 16 May - Deadline for submission of proposals
- End of May - Decision on funding by the SIOS Board of Directors
- 28 September - Submission deadline for contributions
- 30 October - 14 November - Revision process
- November/early December - Editorial process
- 11 December - Final report for print
- January 2024 - Release of the Sess report during Polar Night Week in Longyearbyen
