SIOS 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.

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About OCF

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.

Observation Facility Variables Contact Additional Information
Wildlife camera
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING>VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS>VISIBLE IMAGERY
Seasonal; 20 June-10 Aug
Maarten Loonen
m.j.j.e.loonen@rug.nl
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 10340
Site info: South Brandalspynten
Core data: No
Wind-lidar
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>UPPER LEVEL WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Lidar for vertical profiles of wind speed and direction.
Measurements are continous by near infrared eyesafe laser.

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>UPPER LEVEL WINDS>WIND SPEED
Lidar for vertical profiles of wind speed and direction.
Measurements are continous by near infrared eyesafe laser.
Christoph Ritter
Christoph.Ritter@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 6525
Site info: Ny-Ålesund (AWIPEV observatory)

Core data: Yes
Yellow River Station All-sky imager
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS>IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS>AURORAE
3-wave length all-sky aurora image system.
3 wave bands at 557.7nm, 630.0nm & 427.8nm respectively are measured, routine observation during winter each year. Time resolution 10 seconds.
Yang Huigen
yanghuigen@pric.gov.cn 
The Polar Research Institute of China
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids:
Site info:
Core data: No
Young marine anemometer
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Young marine 05106 anemometer
Four anemometers are deployed at different level lined up on the CCT ( 2, 5, 10, 34 m) to provide vertical profile of wind speed and wind direction. Data are collected every minute and averaged over one or half hour basis

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Young marine 05106 anemometer.
Four anemometers are deployed at different level lined up on the CCT ( 2, 5, 10, 34 m ) to provide vertical profile of wind speed and wind direction. Data are collected every minute and averaged over one or half hour basis.
angelo pietro viola
angelopietro.viola@cnr.it
National Research Council of Italy
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 3471
Site info:
Core data: Yes
Zeppelin Aerodynamic Particle Sizer
ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
TSI 3321
annual calibration of total and sheath flow, annual particle size calibration, change of wear parts
PM10 inlet
Markus Fiebig
mf@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 11682
Site info: Station land use: Snowfield
Station setting: Mountain
Core data: Yes
Zeppelin Europakasse sampler
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>SULFUR COMPOUNDS>SULFATE
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>SULFUR COMPOUNDS>SULFUR OXIDES
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>NITROGEN COMPOUNDS>AMMONIA
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>NITROGEN COMPOUNDS>NITRIC ACID
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP

ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>NITRATE PARTICLES
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP

ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
continuous/ 1 24h sampl. TAC filters: Teflon Alkaline aCid filter. EMEP
Are Bäcklund
Are.Backlund@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 10137
Site info:
Core data: No
Zeppelin Ozone Analyser
ATMOSPHERE>AIR QUALITY>TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
continuous
Are Bäcklund
Are.Backlund@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 10137
Site info:
Core data: No
Zeppelin Picarro
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>CARBON MONOXIDE
Picarro G2401.
continuous

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>CARBON DIOXIDE
Picarro G2401.
continuous

ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>METHANE
Picarro G2401.
Continuous
Ove Hermansen
oh@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 3274
Site info: Part of GAW, INGOS, ICOS, AGAGE
Core data: No
thermometers
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
1m bar with thermometers
Julia Boike, Niko Bornemann
Julia.Boike@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Landing Page:
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
SIOS project: -
RIS ids: 2950
Site info: Bayelva

Core data: No