Observation Facility Catalogue
The Observation Facility 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.
- About OFC
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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.
- How to add observation facilities
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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.
SUBMIT DATA TO THE OBSERVATION FACILITY CATALOGUE
More information: How to enter data into the Observation Facility Catalogue (pdf)
- Integration of GIOS infrastructures
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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
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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:
| Observation Facility | Variables | Contact | Additional Information |
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| STRING: thermistor string to measure ground temperature - Kaffiøyra | |
Krzysztof Senderak
krzysztof.senderak@uwr.edu.pl University of Wrocław |
Landing Page: https://crios.pl/
Type: land platform (fixed) Status: Operational RIS ids: 12089 Site info: The borehole near the UMK station in Kaffioyra was located at the existing meteorological garden, about 100 m from the shoreline. The drilling was carried out on 20-21.07.2023. The substrate is dominated by loose sandy-gravel beach sediments. A large amount of fine material and the formation of a core in a small part of the hole made it possible to reach a depth of 10.0 m below sea level. 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) Additional contact persons: Ireneusz Sobota (irso@umk.pl), Dariusz Ignatiuk (dariusz.ignatiuk@us.edu.pl) * height above mean sea level to check Core data: Yes |
| STRING: thermistor string to measure ground temperature - Petuniabukta | |
Krzysztof Senderak
krzysztof.senderak@uwr.edu.pl University of Wrocław |
Landing Page: https://crios.pl/
Type: land platform (fixed) Status: Operational RIS ids: 12089 Site info: The hole in the vicinity of the UAM station in Petuniabukta was delineated at a distance of about 50 m from the shoreline, in the zone between the Polish and Czech stations. The drilling was carried out on 22-23.07.2023. The bedrock is built up by siltstone and sandstone. At the drilling site, they are covered by thick-bedded beach sediments. During the drilling, a depth of 7 meters below sea level was reached, and with no further drilling progress, a decision was made to install a string to the depth obtained. 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) Additional contact persons: Grzegorz Rachlewicz (grzegorz.rachlewicz@amu.edu.pl), Dariusz Ignatiuk (dariusz.ignatiuk@us.edu.pl) * height above mean sea level to check Core data: Yes |
| Sea pressure and wind wave monitoring in Hornsund | |
Zuzanna Swirad
zswirad@igf.edu.pl Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
Landing Page: https://dataportal.igf.edu.pl/group/longhorn
Type: underwater platform (fixed) Status: Operational RIS ids: 11029 Core data: No |
| Sea weather station | |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 6525 Site info: Ny-Ålesund, Old pier observatory Core data: Yes |
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| Sea weather station | |
Christoph Ritter
Christoph.Ritter@awi.de Alfred Wegener Institute |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 6525 Site info: Ny-Ålesund (Old pier) Core data: Yes |
| Setra barometer | |
Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola
angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it National Research Council of Italy |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 3471 Core data: No |
| Sky camera | |
Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola
angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it National Research Council of Italy |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 3471 Core data: No |
| Snow Water Equivalent Platåberget | |
Kjetil Melvold
kjme@nve.no Norwegian Institute for Water Research |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Partly operational SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor RIS ids: 1668, 11353 Site info: SWE sensor located in Norwegian Meteorological Institute mast at Platåberget Core data: Yes |
| Snow stations network | |
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: Glacier, Kongsvegen central line, close to equilibrium line Core data: Yes |
| Snow stations network | |
Gallet JC
gallet@npolar.no Norwegian Polar Institute |
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Pre-operational SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor RIS ids: 11217 Core data: Yes |
