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
Bayelva: Gamma Snow Water Equivalent
ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION>SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Tripod with mounted instruments. Data are obtained every hour.
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CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
Tripod with mounted instruments. Data are obtained every hour.
Julia Boike, Niko Bornemann
julia.boike@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 2950
Site info: Bayelva

Core data: Yes
Bjørnoya Sesmic Array​ (BEAR)
SOLID EARTH>TECTONICS>EARTHQUAKES
Kinemetrics MBB2 seismometers and Earth Data ERD209 digitizers
Data are sampled at 100 Hz
Jon Magnus Christensen
Jon@norsar.no
NORSAR
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Site info: Seismic array consisting of​ 6 seismometers (BEA1 , BEA2, BEA3, BEA4, BEA5, BEA6).
Coordinates of the array elements can be found at: https://www.norsar.no/data/norsar-station-network​
Core data: No
Bottles for air samples
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>METHANE
Flask samples, British bottles, Part of INGOS netweork
Rebecca Fisher (Royal University of London)
r.fisher@es.rhul.ac.uk
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3274
Core data: No
Bottles for air samples
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>METHANE
continuous, daily. Steel bottles
Ove Hermansen
oh@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3274
Core data: No
Brandal enclosure and loggers
BIOSPHERE>ECOSYSTEMS>MARINE ECOSYSTEMS>BENTHIC
Brandal enclosure and loggers
Exclosure and salinity and temperature loggers. 3 x 3 m, cockle growth. Automatic measurements every 10 min

Jürgen Laudien
Juergen.Laudien@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Type: underwater platform (mobile)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3221
Site info: Brandal

Core data: No
Brewer spectrophotometer
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Ground based scanning spectrophotometer. Measurements of UV-B and ozone vertical profiles
Seasonal during the light period of the year (continuous measurements)
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>OXYGEN COMPOUNDS>OZONE
Ground based scanning spectrophotometer. Measurements of UV-B and ozone vertical profiles
Seasonal during the light period of the year (continuous measurements)
Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola, Boyan Petkov
angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola @cnr.it; b.petkov@isac.cnr.it
National Research Council of Italy
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3305
Core data: No
CO gas chromatograph
ATMOSPHERE>AIR QUALITY>CARBON MONOXIDE
continuous
Chris Lunder
crl@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
RIS ids: 3274
Site info: Part of GAW, INGOS,
Core data: No
COAT Istjørndalen weather station
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
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CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>SOIL TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
Stein Tore Pedersen
stein.tore.pedersen@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 10771
Site info: Janssonhaugen and Reindalspasset operational, Istjørndalen, Nedre Sassendalen and Klauva starting to operate in 2020/2021.
Core data: Yes
COAT Janssonhaugen weather station
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>SOIL TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
Stein Tore Pedersen
stein.tore.pedersen@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 10771
Core data: Yes
COAT Klauva weather station
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND SPEED
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>SURFACE WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
,
CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>SOIL TEMPERATURE
instruments to measure wind, temperature, snow depth, ground temperature
1x per year
Live feed to MET
Stein Tore Pedersen
stein.tore.pedersen@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Pre-operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 10771
Site info: Janssonhaugen and Reindalspasset operational, Istjørndalen, Nedre Sassendalen and Klauva starting to operate in 2020/2021.
Core data: Yes