Long-term atmospheric precipitation monitoring in Hornsund region (Fuglebekken)

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Submitted on 2021-02-22; Updated on 2023-06-28
Contact
Adam Nawrot
anawrot@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.54629 77.00576)
6.00
Environment
Since 2004, snow and rain samples have been collected in the Fuglebekken catchment in close vicinity of the Polish Polar Station Hornsund.
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>LIQUID PRECIPITATION>RAIN
rain gauge

The rain gauge is checked approximately once a day.

The rain samples are collected after every rain event.
The pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station’s chemical laboratory.

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
Rain gauge
The rain gauge is checked approximately once a week.
The snow samples are collected after every snowfall.
The pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station’s chemical laboratory.