Norwegian Polar Institute

Radiation station

Contact
Stephen Hudson
stephen.hudson@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Observation Facility ID
6807
Geospatial location
POINT (11.88605 78.90721)
475.00
Observed Variable(s)
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING>INFRARED WAVELENGTHS>INFRARED FLUX
Continuous
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SOLAR RADIATION
Continuous

Automatic Weather Station Pynten

Contact
Jack Kohler
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Operational
No
Observation Facility ID
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (12.34687 78.89152)
10.00
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.

COAT_Temperature logger_5

Contact
Åshild Ø. Pedersen
Ashild.Pedersen@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
Observation Facility ID
5974
Geospatial location
POINT (11.788861111589 78.768933179646)
0.00
Environment
24 loggers on Sarsøyra
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Annual (logger changed in summer)

Automatic Weather Station Holtedahlfonna 4.5

Contact
Jack Kohler
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (13.61 78.98)
0.00
Environment
1 hour continuous, but many gaps; Holtedahlfonna
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE

Automatic Weather Station Holtedahlfonna 2

Contact
Jack Kohler
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (13.3 78.929)
0.00
Environment
1 hour continuous, but many gaps, Holtedahlfonna
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE

GPS reference station Sverdrup

Contact
Jack Kohler
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (11.93007 78.92346)
10.00
Environment
Ny-Ålesund (Sverdrup)
Observed Variable(s)
SOLID EARTH>GEODETICS>COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEM>GLOBAL COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEM
In operation only during NPI glaciology field work

Ny-Ålesund (Zeppelin Observatory) Pollen trap

Contact
Elisabeth Isaksson, Anneli Poska
elisabeth.isaksson@npolar.no; anneli.poska@ttu.ee
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
10055
Geospatial location
POINT (11.88578077 78.90724218)
0.00
Environment
palaeoecological reconstructions,atmospheric transport processes
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>CARBONACEOUS AEROSOLS
continuous

COAT_Exclosure_2

Contact
Åshild Ø. Pedersen
Ashild.Pedersen@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
10771
Geospatial location
POINT (11.69355 78.95907)
0.00
Environment
Papphytta; Terrestric exclosure with fence. Old exclosure, which has been renovated in 2019.
Observed Variable(s)
BIOSPHERE>VEGETATION>BIOMASS
seasonal

COAT_Exclosure_1

Contact
Åshild Ø. Pedersen
Ashild.Pedersen@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
10771
Geospatial location
POINT (11.84997 78.9328)
0.00
Environment
Kolhamnlaguna; Terrestric exclosure with fence. Old exclosure, which has been renovated in 2019.
Observed Variable(s)
BIOSPHERE>VEGETATION>BIOMASS
seasonal

Uværsøyra - Leinstranda Sound stations for ptarmigan

Contact
Eva Fuglei
eva.fuglei@npolar.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Observation Facility ID
2240
Geospatial location
POINT (11.70101 78.86026)
0.00
Environment
Listening boxes for ptarmigan installed seasonally
Observed Variable(s)
BIOSPHERE>ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS>COMMUNITY DYNAMICS>INDICATOR SPECIES
seasonal