The team of scientists researching the climate and environmental change in the Arctic (CECA) at the Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, based in Norway and Russia, and their colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology researched climate change for several years in the Arctic.
The Grand Jury, chaired by Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of Estonia and President of the Estonian Parliament Ene Ergma, chose five laureates for the Descartes Research Prize from 85 entries.
The 1 million euro research prize was divided equally between the five winning teams of scientists.
The other four prizes went to the EXCEL team for developing a new class of artificial meta-materials; the PULSE team for showing the impact of European pulsar science on modern physics; the ESS project for innovations in cross-national surveys; and the EURO-PID project for research on rare genetic diseases.
The Descartes Prize for Research was created by the European Commission in 2000 and has been awarded along with the Descartes Prize for Science Communication since 2004.
The prize pool of 1.4 million euros is awarded to the laureates and finalists of both prizes.
