InfraNOR

Snow stations network

Contact
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Pre-operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
11217
Geospatial location
POINT (13.945341 79.031324)
668.00
Environment
Orsabreen, glacier, ELA area
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH

Snow stations network

Contact
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Pre-operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
11217
Geospatial location
POINT (13.567858 78.865858)
512.00
Environment
Holmstrømbreen, glacier, ELA area
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE

Ocean Glider, West Spitsbergen Current

Contact
Ilker Fer
ilker.fer@uib.no
Info
underwater platform (mobile)
Pre-operational
Yes
Geospatial location
POLYGON ((9 76.8, 12 77.2, 6 78, 9.5 78.75, 0 78.75, 0 77.5, 9 76.8))
-500.00
Environment
Multiple transects across the West Spitsbergen Current sampling in the upper 1000 m of the water column.
Observed Variable(s)
OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>WATER TEMPERATURE
OCEANS>SALINITY/DENSITY>SALINITY
OCEANS>OCEAN CIRCULATION>OCEAN CURRENTS

Snow stations network

Contact
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Pre-operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
11217
Geospatial location
POINT (13.051828 78.768285)
539.00
Environment
Kongsvegen 6S, glacier ELA area
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION

Snow stations network

Contact
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Pre-operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
11217
Geospatial location
POINT (13.17438 78.798641)
546.00
Environment
Kongsvegen 6 N, glacier ELA area
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED

Snow stations network

Contact
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Pre-operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
11217
Geospatial location
POINT (12.868199 78.813033)
380.00
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH

Adventfjord's Oceanographic Buoy

Contact
Sabine Marty
sabine.marty@niva.no
Info
sea platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
Geospatial location
POINT (15.68381 78.23279)
-2.00
Observed Variable(s)
CLIMATE INDICATORS>ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS>SURFACE SALINITY
CLIMATE INDICATORS>ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS>SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES
OCEANS>OCEAN OPTICS>TURBIDITY
OCEANS>OCEAN CHEMISTRY>CHLOROPHYLL
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Automatic Weather Station Kongsvegen 1

Contact
Jack Kohler
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
2203
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (12.67092 78.84506)
135.00
Environment
Glacier surface Automatic Weather Station
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
1 hour continuous.
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
1 hour continuous.

Automatic Weather Station Kongsvegen 6

Contact
Jack Kohler and Stephen Hudson
jack.kohler@npolar.no
Info
land platform (on ice)
Operational
Yes
Observation Facility ID
2203
3231
Geospatial location
POINT (13.15251 78.78058)
532.00
Environment
Glacier surface Automatic Weather Station. Normal automatic weather station. In addition a 10m tower, measuring at 2, 4 and 10 m over the ice the following parameters: Air temperature, Relative humidity, Wind speed, Wind direction.
Observed Variable(s)
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
1 hour continuous.
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
1 hour continuous.
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
1 hour continuous.

SvalRak: Grand Challenge Initiative Cusp

Contact
Jøran I. Moen
j.i.moen@fys.uio.no
Info
land platform (fixed)
Partly operational
No
Geospatial location
POINT (11.9099 78.9235)
0.00
Observed Variable(s)
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS>IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS>AURORAE