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

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

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

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
Weather station Bjørnøya
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Manual observations, radiosonde (1956) and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS>SUNSPOT ACTIVITY>LENGTH OF THE SOLAR CYCLE
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>WATER TEMPERATURE
Manual observations and AWS (1999).
Data from satelite every hour.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Landing Page: https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-20000-0-0…
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Edgeøya
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
Core data: Yes
Weather station Hopen
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
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CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Manual observations. Campbell AWS since 1996.
Data from satelite every hour.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Hornsund
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
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CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Manuel observations and AWS.
Iridium sat every hour.
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Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Isfjord Radio
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
ScanMatic logger
Network every hour.
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ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>PRECIPITATION RATE
ScanMatic logger
Minutes per hour. Network every hour.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Karl XII-øya
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
Core data: Yes
Weather station Kongsøya
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour from iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour from iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Campbell logger
Data received every hour from iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Campbell logger
Data received every hour from iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Campbell logger
Data received every hour from iridium sat.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Kvitøya
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Campbell logger
Data received every hour with iridium sat.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Ny-Ålesund
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
,
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Manual observations. ScanMatic AWS since 1994. New AWS in 2007.
Network every hour.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Weather station Pyramiden
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
Campbell logger
Data received on iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Campbell logger
Data received on iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Campbell logger
Data received on iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
Campbell logger
Data received on iridium sat every hour.
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Campbell logger
Data received on iridium sat every hour.
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Norwegian Meteorological Institute 		Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No