Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NIERSC)

The Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NIERSC) was established in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1992 as a non-profit joint venture and reorganized as a Scientific Foundation in 2001. NIERSC expertise covers climate change in the Arctic, including sea ice and surface air temperature, satellite remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean and sea ice and some other areas.