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FROST - fiber optic cable and 44 geophones

Submitted on 2023-11-08; Updated on 2023-11-08
Contact
Andreas Wuestefeld
andreas.wuestefeld@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Observation Facility ID
12246
Geospatial location
LINESTRING (15.546284 77.005808, 15.544757 77.005166, 15.542798 77.004851, 15.540499 77.004244, 15.537531 77.004072, 15.536151 77.003569, 15.532954 77.00354, 15.529371 77.003765, 15.525475 77.003252, 15.524749 77.004065, 15.525863 77.005768, 15.527613 77.006674, 15.528766 77.006643, 15.536508 77.006095, 15.53898 77.006037, 15.540946 77.006128, 15.543161 77.006483, 15.543795 77.006371, 15.54379 77.005549, 15.546507 77.005717, 15.551784 77.006381, 15.554354 77.00664, 15.55514 77.006504, 15.558452 77.005461, 15.560898 77.005317, 15.562916 77.005888, 15.564273 77.00645, 15.567768 77.007391, 15.5737 77.009482, 15.577714 77.011096, 15.579408 77.011558, 15.58155 77.011973, 15.582191 77.012451, 15.58482 77.013266, 15.58658 77.013934, 15.590003 77.014332, 15.592757 77.015292, 15.593928 77.015855, 15.597219 77.016836, 15.597978 77.017498, 15.59992 77.01774, 15.600739 77.019172, 15.599445 77.019827, 15.598404 77.02073, 15.597735 77.021015, 15.594765 77.023584, 15.593447 77.024248, 15.593062 77.024729, 15.592323 77.024893, 15.591935 77.025436, 15.590339 77.026379, 15.586214 77.027578, 15.578125 77.028433, 15.575418 77.029094, 15.574188 77.02975, 15.574012 77.030645, 15.575199 77.031093, 15.575582 77.031736, 15.574265 77.032994, 15.573094 77.033393, 15.572832 77.033741, 15.570884 77.034642, 15.570368 77.035652, 15.572209 77.036321, 15.57308 77.037168, 15.572642 77.038383, 15.57397 77.038586, 15.575905 77.039197, 15.58001 77.040254, 15.582474 77.04107, 15.58347 77.041728, 15.583493 77.042118, 15.585033 77.043344, 15.585654 77.044397, 15.586411 77.0449, 15.590749 77.046264, 15.594072 77.04645, 15.595631 77.046285, 15.597297 77.045704, 15.597617 77.045201, 15.59719 77.044273, 15.597719 77.043465, 15.598821 77.042713, 15.598882 77.042327, 15.59684 77.041648, 15.595837 77.041153, 15.594014 77.040645, 15.592661 77.039986, 15.591323 77.039614, 15.589781 77.038826, 15.588866 77.038144, 15.588722 77.037476, 15.589583 77.035881, 15.591369 77.03491, 15.593611 77.034851, 15.594074 77.035416)
0.00
Environment
9 km of DAS cable from the Hornsund stations (0m elevation) up to the Hansbreen (200m elevation). The line on the map provides a simplified representation of the real cable geometry.
In addition 44 geophones (SmartSolo, Digos data cubes) have been installed nearby the Hornsund station and on Hansbreen.

Project and installation were made in collaboration among the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IG PAS), University of Tromsø and NORSAR.
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS>GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION
https://www.researchinsvalbard.no/project/04b30000-44fe-be84-bcac-08db2eaaa064/project-info

Barentsburg​ (BRBB)​

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-11-02
Contact
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (14.2191 78.0588)
5.00
Environment
Two seismic stations (BRBA and BRBB) situated in the Russian settlement of Barentsburg.
Cooperation of NORSAR and Kola Branch of Geophysical Survey of Russian Academy of Sciences
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
http://eida.geo.uib.no
Sensor: CMG-3ESG
Digitizer: CMG-DM24
Data are sampled at 80Hz

Barentsburg​ (BRBA)

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-11-02
Contact
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (14.2191 78.0588)
70.00
Environment
Two seismic stations (BRBA and BRBB) situated in the Russian settlement of Barentsburg.
Cooperation of NORSAR and Kola Branch of Geophysical Survey of Russian Academy of Sciences
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
http://eida.geo.uib.no
Sensor: CMG-3ESG
Digitizer: CMG-DM24
Data are sampled at 80 Hz

Radioclide at Plateau Berget​ (RN49)

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-09-11
Contact
Morten Sickel
Morten@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (15.3948 78.2288)
460.00
Environment
The radionuclide station at Plateau Berget (RN49) is a part of the IMS International Monitoring System (IMS) which is designed to detect any nuclear explosion conducted on Earth, to verify compliance with the Treaty​
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
https://dsa.no/
Sauna III nobel gas sampling system, cinderella particulate sampling system (to be upgraded to cinderella II during 2023)
There are two different air sampling systems at the station. One for sampling particles, the other for sampling xenon. Both are automatically doing one sample per day including measurements. The samples are stored and can be re-measured later if needed. A summary of the data is published yearly by DSA (https://dsa.no/)

Bjørnoya Sesmic Array​ (BEAR)

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-09-11
Contact
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POLYGON ((19.0014 74.4994, 19.0102 74.4989, 19.0084 74.4977, 19.0108 74.4965, 19.0055 74.4958, 19.0014 74.496, 19.0014 74.4994))
26.00
Environment
Seismic array consisting of​ 6 seismometers (BEA1 , BEA2, BEA3, BEA4, BEA5, BEA6).
Coordinates of the array elements can be found at: https://www.norsar.no/data/norsar-station-network​
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
http://eida.geo.uib.no
https://doi.org/10.21348/d.no.0001
Kinemetrics MBB2 seismometers and Earth Data ERD209 digitizers
Data are sampled at 100 Hz

Spits Seismic Array​ (SPITS)

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-09-11
Contact
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POLYGON ((16.365 78.1828, 16.3876 78.18, 16.3815 78.1746, 16.3552 78.1742, 16.3451 78.1794, 16.365 78.1828))
323.00
Environment
Seismic array consisting of​ 9 seismometers (SPA0, SPA1, SPA2 , SPA3 , SPB1, SPB2, SPB3, SPB4, SPB5) .
SPITS is an auxiliary seismic array (AS72) in the IMS International Monitoring System (IMS) which is designed to detect any nuclear explosion conducted on Earth, to verify compliance with the Treaty​
Coordinates of the array elements can be found at: https://www.norsar.no/data/norsar-station-network
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
http://eida.geo.uib.no​
https://doi.org/10.21348/d.no.0001
CMG-3T seismometers
Data are sampled at 80 Hz

Hornsund Seismic Array (HSPA)

Submitted on 2023-09-11; Updated on 2023-09-11
Contact
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Geospatial location
POLYGON ((15.5274 77.0062, 15.5324 77.0061, 15.5427 77.0055, 15.5357 77.0035, 15.5332 77.0019, 15.5259 77.0032, 15.5274 77.0062))
0.01
Environment
Seismic array consisting of​ 5 seismometers (HSPA1, HSPA2, HSPA3, , HSPA4, , HSPA5) placed in shallow boreholes ​and the Hornsund Seismological Station (HSPB). Coordinates of the array elements can be found at: https://www.norsar.no/data/norsar-station-network​
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
http://eida.geo.uib.no
https://doi.org/10.21348/d.no.0001
Kinemetrics MBB2 seismometers and Earth Data ERD209 digitizers
Data are sampled at 100 Hz
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