Observation Facility Catalogue

This catalogue has been developed to provide an overview of the observation facilities which collect SIOS data. An observation facility can be one instrument or a collection of instruments, e.g. a weather station, and is a term used by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The annotation is standardised following the WMO standards as far as possible, in order to make entries unambiguous and interoperable internationally.

How to add observation facilities

To enter data in the Observation Facility Catalogue, you must be logged in and have assigned the role "RI responsible" by the administrator. Please contact the Observing Network Infrastructure Officer to have this role assigned to your account.

How to enter data into the Observation Facility Catalogue (pdf)

SUBMIT DATA TO THE OBSERVATION FACILITY CATALOGUE

About OFC

The purpose of the catalogue is to make better use of the existing research infrastructure by facilitating the search for given parameters and their location. In this way, duplication can be avoided and new measurements can be co-located with existing ones. The catalogue may also be used to gain a simple overview of collected parameters and how to access the data. The search interface allows users to search for GCMD keywords or to filter by status, type or observatory. The map interface may be used to search in a particular area.

The catalogue was developed by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, with input from a task force consisting of representatives from the Norwegian Polar Institute and the Alfred Wegener Institute. NySMAC members and RICC gave valuable input on the test version.

Integration of GIOS infrastructures

In addition to the SIOS records, this catalogue has the option to display research infrastructures from the Greenland Integrated Observing System (GIOS). The default view displays only SIOS research infrastructures. To see GIOS research infrastructures, use the menu to the right to filter. Records are fetched from the Isaaffik website.

How to use the REST Export endpoint

The REST endpoint (see the right panel below the filters), can be used to query the catalogue in a machine-readable way. See an example on how to query the json endpoint in this notebook:

https://github.com/SIOS-Svalbard/sios-ofc-notebook/

Observation Facility Variables Contact Additional Information
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Kongsvegen 6 N, glacier ELA area
Core data: Yes
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Kongsvegen 6S, glacier ELA area
Core data: Yes
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
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CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Holmstrømbreen, glacier, ELA area
Core data: Yes
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Orsabreen, glacier, ELA area
Core data: Yes
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Sidevegen glacier, ELA area, SW009
Core data: Yes
Snow stations network
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11217
Site info: Isachsenfonna East, glacier, ELA, SW010
Core data: Yes
Soil temperature and Water content below Saxifraga oppositifolia 2-5 cm depth (site SO18_H3_4_21)
LAND SURFACE>SOILS>SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
Onset HOBO micro station with serial number 9912305 , with Onset Hobo Soil Moisture Sensor S-SMC-M005 TMB-M002 SEN S/N: 2334431
Visually checked every year, exchange of batteries. check placement of sensor, logging as normal, downloading of data
Automatically logging m3/m3 every hr
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LAND SURFACE>SOILS>SOIL TEMPERATURE
Onset HOBO micro station with serial number 9912305 , with Onset Hobo 12-bit Temp Sensor STMB-M002 SEN S/N: 2271140
Visually checked every year, exchange of batteries. check placement of sensor, logging as normal, downloading of data
Automatically logging temperature C every hr
Pernille Bronken Eidesen
pernilb@uio.no
University of Oslo
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
RIS ids: 11070
Site info: Dry, sloping terrain. Screeslope, tallus slope - relatively coarse material, vegetation cover low. 5% vascular plants, such as Saxifraga oppositifolia, Salix polaris, Luzula confuse, and some moss between the boulders, like Racomitrium sp, Sanionia uncinata, Hylocomium splendens
Core data: No
Soot photometer
ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL RADIANCE
Continuous
Birgitta Noone
bibbi@itm.su.se
Stockholm University
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
RIS ids: 3615
Core data: No
Spectral radiometer
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>REFLECTANCE
Spectral radiometer. 3 narrow band channels (upward and downward)
Continuous
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SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING>VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS>VISIBLE IMAGERY
Spectral radiometer. 3 narrow band channels (upward and downward)
Continuous
Rosamaria Salvatori, Roberto Salzano
rosamaria.salvatroi@cnr.it, roberto.salzano@cnr.it
National Research Council of Italy
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3471
Core data: No
Spice_Fugle_01 - autonomous snow depth station
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.
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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.
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Landing Page: https://crios.pl/
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Partly operational
RIS ids: 12089
Site info: 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)
Core data: Yes