Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Time-lapse camera for the snow spatial distribution monitoring

Submitted on 2023-11-08; Updated on 2023-11-08
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.541919 77.001691)
14.00
Environment
Camera was installed within the framework of the SIOS Snow Pilot Project
Observed Variable(s)
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW COVER
Harbortronics Cyclapse time-lapse camera system
The camera operates from early Spring to late Autumn. The camera shuts off during the polar night due to an outage of solar power. Images are stored on the internal SD card, which is exchanged twice a year (April/May and September/October).
The camera is installed on the roof of the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. The camera operates in 3 hr intervals, taking images of the lower part of the Fuglebekken catchment, Hansbreen moraines and the eastern slope of Fugleberget.

Sea pressure and wind wave monitoring in Hornsund

Submitted on 2023-10-27; Updated on 2023-10-27
Contact
Zuzanna Swirad
zswirad@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://dataportal.igf.edu.pl/group/longhorn
Polish Polar Station
underwater platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Observation Facility ID
11029
Geospatial location
POLYGON ((15.48 77.01, 15.89 77.01, 15.89 76.94, 15.48 76.94))
-10.00
Observed Variable(s)
OCEANS>OCEAN PRESSURE>WATER PRESSURE
https://doi.org/10.25171/InstGeoph_PAS_IGData_NBP_2022_005
RBR virtuoso P (52915, 52916), RBR virtuoso wave (55112, 55113), RBR duo TD (82445, 82446)
Retrieval from the sea bottom, cleaning with fresh water, drying, data download, battery change.
RBR virtuoso P: continuous pressure measurements at 4 or 6 Hz. RBR duo TD: countinuous pressure and temperature measurements at 1 Hz. RBR virtuoso wave: 1024 s bursts at 30 min interval at 1 Hz or at 60 min interval at 2 Hz or at 60 min interval at 1 Hz.
OCEANS>OCEAN WAVES>WIND WAVES
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.954224?format=html#download
RBR virtuoso P (52915, 52916), RBR virtuoso wave (55112, 55113), RBR duo TD (82445, 82446)
Retrieval from the sea bottom, cleaning with fresh water, drying, data download, battery change.
RBR virtuoso P: continuous pressure measurements at 4 or 6 Hz. RBR duo TD: countinuous pressure and temperature measurements at 1 Hz. RBR virtuoso wave: 1024 s bursts at 30 min interval at 1 Hz or at 60 min interval at 2 Hz or at 60 min interval at 1 Hz. All subsampled to 1024 s bursts at 1 h interval at 1 Hz. Calculated wave spectra and basic parameters (wave height, wavelength).

Spice_Fugle_02 - autonomous snow depth station

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-26
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
Yes
CRIOS
Geospatial location
POINT (15.54704 77.00677)
6.00
Environment
CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-33-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Snow depth is measured with the ultrasonic sensor every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-33-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Air temperature is measured using the thermometer in the radiative cover, located at the top of the Spice stations. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
Additional photos

Spice_Fugle_01 - autonomous snow depth station

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-26
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.549945 77.00367)
2.00
Environment
CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-32-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Snow depth is measured with the ultrasonic sensor every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-32-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Air temperature is measured using the thermometer in the radiative cover, located at the top of the Spice stations. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
Additional photos

Spice_Fugle_05 - autonomous snow depth station

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-26
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.53718 77.016953)
261.00
Environment
CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-33-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Snow depth is measured with the ultrasonic sensor every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-33-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Air temperature is measured using the thermometer in the radiative cover, located at the top of the Spice stations. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
Additional photos

Spice_Fugle_03 - autonomous snow depth station

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-26
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.539662 77.011719)
35.00
Environment
CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-26-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Snow depth is measured with the ultrasonic sensor every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-26-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Air temperature is measured using the thermometer in the radiative cover, located at the top of the Spice stations. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
Additional photos

Spice_Fugle_04 - autonomous snow depth station

Submitted on 2023-10-17; Updated on 2023-10-26
Contact
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
Polish Polar Station
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.530823 77.014465)
180.00
Environment
CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-31-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Snow depth is measured with the ultrasonic sensor every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
Serial number: SPICE-31-LW
The instrument is checked twice a year (April/May and September) for basic maintenance (battery and memory card replacement).
Air temperature is measured using the thermometer in the radiative cover, located at the top of the Spice stations. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes and recorded on the internal SD card. Every 6 measurement data are sent to the LoRa gateway at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. In case of the the failure of LoRaWAN transfer protocol data are recorded on the internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
Additional photos

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

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.

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

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
not applicable
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.60871 77.08385)
320.00
Environment
Hansbreen - major glacier north of Hornsund, south in Wedel Jarlsberg Land.
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
-
-
During the accumulation season, snow samples are collected from the Hansbreen glacier. Few times per season. Snow samples are collected to the polyethylene sterile bags and are taken to the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. After melting at room temperature, the pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station’s chemical laboratory.

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

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
not applicable
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.4754 77.02756)
450.00
Environment
Ariebreen - 0.5 km long glacier between Skoddefjellet and the northern part of Ariekammen, southernmost in Wedel Jarlsberg Land.
Observed Variable(s)
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
-
-
During the accumulation season, snow samples are collected from the Ariebreen glacier a few times per season. Snow samples are collected to the polyethylene sterile bags and are taken to the Polish Polar Station Hornsund. After melting at room temperature, the pH, conductivity and chemical composition (major ions) are analysed at the Polish Polar Station’s chemical
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