CRIOS

Timelaps camera - KAFFIØYRA

Submitted on 2023-10-19; Updated on 2023-10-19
Contact
Ireneusz Sobota
irso@umk.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
No
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (11.8264 78.6756)
4.00
Environment
The camera is installed at the main entrance to the NCU Polar Station. The lens is pointed in a westerly direction, towards Prins Karls Forland.

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 COVER
https://seesense.eu/shop/camdo-time-lapse-solution-bundles/
- Sony DSC-RXO II camera system
- SolarUp Bundle Comprising
- CamDo 9 Watt Solar panel upgrade kit for Dry X enclosure
- SanDisk Extreme Plus micro SD Card SDXC 128GB 170MB/s

A time-lapse camera takes photos of the snow cover and ground cover in the area of the station in Kaffiøyra.
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 6 hours and saving to internal SD card.
LAND SURFACE>LANDSCAPE>LANDSCAPE PROCESSES
https://seesense.eu/shop/camdo-time-lapse-solution-bundles/
- Sony DSC-RXO II camera system
- SolarUp Bundle Comprising
- CamDo 9 Watt Solar panel upgrade kit for Dry X enclosure
- SanDisk Extreme Plus micro SD Card SDXC 128GB 170MB/s

A time-lapse camera takes photos of the snow cover and ground cover in the area of the station in Kaffiøyra.
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 6 hours and saving to internal SD card.

Automatic Weather Station - KAFFIØYRA

Submitted on 2023-10-19; Updated on 2023-10-19
Contact
Ireneusz Sobota
irso@umk.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (11.8256 78.6752)
2.50
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)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.

SPICE: Autonomous snow depth and glacier ablation station - NCU POLAR STATION

Submitted on 2023-10-19; Updated on 2023-10-19
Contact
Ireneusz Sobota
irso@umk.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (11.8249 78.675)
2.50
Environment
Site Information https://a2photonicsensors.com/spice-snow-depth-real-time/
Spice - IoT telemetric sensor for snowpack depth measurement.
The Spice sensor is a sonar-based sensor used for measuring the depth of the snowpack and monitoring its evolution during the winter season. The instrument performs temperature compensation so as to increase the accuracy of the measurement.

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)

Second contact person: Michał Laska (michal.laska@us.edu.pl)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to 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
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
• Range: -40/+65 °C
• Accuracy: ± 0.8 °C
• Resolution: 0.1 °C

SPICE: Autonomous snow depth and glacier ablation station - WALDEMARBREEN T9

Submitted on 2023-10-19; Updated on 2023-10-19
Contact
Ireneusz Sobota
irso@umk.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (on ice)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (12.0399 78.6765)
220.00
Environment
Site Information https://a2photonicsensors.com/spice-snow-depth-real-time/
Spice - IoT telemetric sensor for snowpack depth measurement.
The Spice sensor is a sonar-based sensor used for measuring the depth of the snowpack and monitoring its evolution during the winter season. The instrument performs temperature compensation so as to increase the accuracy of the measurement.

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)

Second contact person: Michał Laska (michal.laska@us.edu.pl)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free glacier surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free glacier surface.
• Range: -40/+65 °C
• Accuracy: ± 0.8 °C
• Resolution: 0.1 °C

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

Automatic Weather Station CRIOS-1 - CALYPSOBYEN

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-18
Contact
Piotr Zagórski
piotr.zagorski@mail.umcs.pl
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (14.50955 77.56147)
4.00
Environment
AWS is installed on the cabin approximately 400 meters NNW from Calypsobyen Station. The lens is aimed at us SE.
The height of sensors is approximately 2 m above land surface.

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)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/s-thc-m002
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/s-thc-m002
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/s-wcf-m003
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/s-wcf-m003
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
https://www.onsetcomp.com/products/sensors/s-lib-m003
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
Data transmission via the Iridium system every 72 hours.
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

Timelaps camera - CALYPSOBYEN

Submitted on 2023-10-18; Updated on 2023-10-18
Contact
Piotr Zagórski
piotr.zagorski@mail.umcs.pl
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (14.50966 77.56148)
4.00
Environment
Timelaps camera is installed on the cabin approximately 400 meters NNW from Calypsobyen Station. The lens is aimed at us SE.

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 COVER
https://seesense.eu/shop/camdo-time-lapse-solution-bundles/
- Sony DSC-RXO II camera system
- SolarUp Bundle Comprising
- CamDo 9 Watt Solar panel upgrade kit for Dry X enclosure
- SanDisk Extreme Plus micro SD Card SDXC 128GB 170MB/s

A time-lapse camera takes photos of the snow cover and ground cover in the area of the station in Calypsobyen.
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 6 hours and saving to internal SD card.
LAND SURFACE>LANDSCAPE>LANDSCAPE PROCESSES
https://seesense.eu/shop/camdo-time-lapse-solution-bundles/
- Sony DSC-RXO II camera system
- SolarUp Bundle Comprising
- CamDo 9 Watt Solar panel upgrade kit for Dry X enclosure
- SanDisk Extreme Plus micro SD Card SDXC 128GB 170MB/s

A time-lapse camera takes photos of the snow cover and ground cover in the area of the station in Calypsobyen.
Maintenance takes place at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 6 hours and saving to internal SD card.

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
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