Long-term hydrochemical and hydrological monitoring in Hornsund region (Ariebekken)

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Submitted on 2021-02-24; Updated on 2023-06-28
Contact
Adam Nawrot
anawrot@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
Polish Polar Station
lake/river platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.48077 77.00938)
40.00
Environment
The Polish Polar Station Hornsund (Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences) is running long-term hydrological and hydrochemical monitoring in the Hornsund region. In 2014, the monitoring programme was expanded to the glacierized Ariedalen catchment (Ariebekken river).
Ariebekken - brook from Ariebreen through Ariedalen and debouching in Ariebukta, Hornsund, southernmost in Wedel Jarlsberg Land.
Observed Variable(s)
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE>SURFACE WATER>SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS>RUNOFF
OnSet Hobo water level logger; Hanna Instruments HI-98195 Multi-parameter Waterproof Meter (Salt dilution method).
The water level loggers are controlled every month (ablation season). Hanna Instruments HI-98195 Multi-parameter Waterproof Meter - once per week.
Runoff measurements using the salt dilution method - once per week. The water level is recorded in the 10 minutes timestep. The monitoring programme is running only in the ablation season.
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE>SURFACE WATER>SURFACE WATER CHEMISTRY
Autosampler ISCO System 6712; OnSet Hobo CT loggers; Metrohm IC
Autosampler ISCO System 6712 - controlled every few days. OnSet Hobo CT Loggers - controlled once per month. Metrohm IC - every few days
Water samples are collected with the use of an automatic sampler once per week. Their pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund chemical laboratory. Besides, water temperature and conductivity are measured automatically in situ in the river channels. CT loggers - read monthly / data recording in the 10 minutes timestep. The monitoring programme is running only in the ablation season.