Contact Full Name Adam Nawrot email anawrot@igf.edu.pl Institution Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Info Observatory Polish Polar Station Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Geospatial location Coordinates POLYGON ((15.56086 76.90369, 16.66584 76.97871, 16.57883 77.06805, 15.5045 77.00098, 15.56086 76.90369)) Height above mean sea level (m) 5.00 Environment Site Information Between June and September, rain precipitation samples are collected every month from rain gauges located around the Hornsund fiord. Usually Bogstranda, Lorchbreen valley, Bautabreen valley, Gåshamna and Lisbetdalen. The totalizer rain gauges are located in the seacoast region. Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>LIQUID PRECIPITATION>RAIN Start Date 2017-07-01T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number The totalizer rain gauges Instrument routine maintenance The totalizer rain gauges are controlled every month (between June and September). Sampling procedures The rain samples are collected every month (between June and September). Samples are taken to the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. The sum of precipitation is registered. The pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station’s chemical laboratory.
