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.
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)
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.
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.
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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Under Water Remote Operated Observing System (REMOS) | |
Philipp Fischer
Philipp.Fischer@awi.de Alfred Wegener Institute |
Type: underwater platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 5742 Core data: No |
Underwater Fish Antenna | |
Markus Brand
markus.brand@awi.de Alfred Wegener Institute |
Type: underwater platform (fixed)
Status: Closed RIS ids: 6812 Site info: Old pier Core data: No |
Underwater Soundscape Station | |
Giuseppa Buscaino
giuseppa.buscaino@cnr.it National Research Council of Italy |
Type: sea platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 6616 Site info: The two acoustic moorings (Position and depth: 79°03.219’ N - 11°32.830’E - 72 m 78° 54.743’ N - 12° 24.308’ E - 79 m), operational since May 2014, is located in the Kongsfjorden. The first mooring was located in the inner part of Kongsfjorden at a distance of approximately 4 km from the Kronebreen glacier front, one of the largest fast-flowing and actively calving marine-terminating glacier streams of the Svalbard Islands; the second mooring was located at the mouth of the fjord, 27 km away from the Kronebreen glacier. The fjord oceanography is regulated by the mixing of melting ice, cold Arctic waters, and warmer Atlantic water masses. Actively calving marine-terminating glaciers supply icebergs and freshwater input, which, together with other physical factors, determine the local species composition. Glacier fronts are upwelling areas for zooplankton and attract many top predators. However, climate-induced changes in oceanographic conditions are significantly altering Kongsfjorden habitats. Tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden are retreating, and recently, during the wintertime, sea ice formed only in the inmost parts of the fjord. Core data: No |
Uværsøyra - Leinstranda Sound stations for ptarmigan | |
Eva Fuglei
eva.fuglei@npolar.no Norwegian Polar Institute |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 2240 Site info: Listening boxes for ptarmigan installed seasonally |
Very broad band seismological station | |
Helge Johnsen
Helge.Johnsen@geo.uib.no University of Bergen |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 2278 Site info: Ny-Ålesund (mine area) Core data: No |
Weather Station UMCS-1 - CALYPSOBYEN | |
Piotr Zagórski
piotr.zagorski@mail.umcs.pl Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Partly operational RIS ids: 11672, 12193, 11620, 11363, 10165, 6784, 4981, 1169, 951, 3918, 5762 Site info: Meteorological observations have been carried out since 1986 during summer Polar Expedition organized by Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Until 1998, these observations were conducted using analog methods, which included the use of mercury thermometers inside instrument shelters. Since 1999, automatic weather stations (AWS) have been employed. Depending on the type of station, various meteorological parameters were recorded. In general, the following variables were monitored: air temperature at 2 meters above ground, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, precipitation, solar radiation, and ground temperature (at ground level). AWS units were installed either on meteorological masts or on aluminum tripods. 2022-2023 - AWS is installed on an aluminum tripod. The temperature sensors are positioned at a height of approximately 2 meters above the land surface. Project “Autonomous quasi-distributed optical fiber temperature sensor for ground temperature measurements” (SPILOD), as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 3/4.1.1/2019 Joined Venture named “Lublin Upland of Photonic Technologies” implemented by the National Centre for Research and Development. Project period: 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2023 (2029) |
Weather hut | |
Marion Maturilli
Marion.Maturilli@awi.de Alfred Wegener Institute |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational RIS ids: 1118 Site info: Ny-Ålesund (AWIPEV balloon house) Core data: No |
Weather station Adventdalen | |
Stefan Claes
stefanc@unis.no The University Centre in Svalbard |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational Core data: No |
Weather station Akseløya | |
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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 Barentsburg | |
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- Norwegian Meteorological Institute |
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed Core data: No |
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