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
Svenbreen mass balance stake network
CRYOSPHERE>GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS>GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE
Annual mass balance of Svenbreen has been measured with a glaciological method since 2010/2011, typically between 1st and 15th day of September every year. Ablation stake network comprises 12-16 stakes distributed along the glacier tongue and in two (out of three) high-elevation sections, i.e. in the cirque and along an ice patch leading towards neighbouring glacier Hoelbreen.
Jakub Malecki
malecki.jk@gmail.com
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Type: land platform (on ice)
Status: Operational
Site info: Dataset of annual mass balances of Svenbreen, a small valley glacier in Central Spitsbergen, 2010/2011 - 2017/2018

To date (31st Jan 2020), the data have not been published in an article in a peer-reviewed journal, which is planned for 2021 or 2022, following the completion of ten years of measurements. It is possible that the exact values might differ slightly between this dataset and the planned paper due to differences in methodology, eg. updated glacier hypsometries. If this dataset is of your interest, please check Jakub Malecki's publication record for the most up-to-date data..
Core data: No
Sverdrup snow bags
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>STABLE ISOTOPES
During winter/snow period; one-day samples
Ove Hermansen
oh@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 10143
Site info: Collaboration with Dartmouth College
Core data: No
Sverdrup sun photometer
ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
March - October
Kerstin Stebel
kst@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3274
Site info: On suntracker at Sverdrup. Informal part of POLAR-AOD http://www.ipy.org/index.php?ipy/detail/polar_aod/
Core data: No
System for Analysis of Observations at Zenith
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SOLAR IRRADIANCE
March - October
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>OXYGEN COMPOUNDS>OZONE
March - October
Tove Svendby
tms@nilu.no
Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Site info: SAOZ network: http://saoz.obs.uvsq.fr/SAOZ-RT.html. Part of Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Changes (NDACC)
Core data: No
TEC monitor Sverdrup
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY>TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT
TEC monitor.
Measure ionospheric total electron content.
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Aberystwyth University
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
Core data: No
Tether sonde
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE>VERTICAL PROFILES
Tethered balloon platform, which can be fitted with meteo sensors or other payloads
Campaign based. 400MHz
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ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY>RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Tethered balloon platform, which can be fitted with meteo sensors or other payloads
Campaign based. 400MHz
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>UPPER LEVEL WINDS>WIND DIRECTION
Tethered balloon platform, which can be fitted with meteo sensors or other payloads
Campaign based. 400MHz
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>UPPER LEVEL WINDS>WIND SPEED
Tethered balloon platform, which can be fitted with meteo sensors or other payloads
Campaign based. 400MHz
Marion Maturilli
Marion.Maturilli@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Type: air platform (mobile)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 6525
Core data: No
Thermo-hygrometer
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Vaisala HMP45AC thermo-hygrometer (4x)
Continuous
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
Vaisala HMP45AC thermo-hygrometer (4x)
Continuous
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
Thermometer chain
CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>PERMAFROST>PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE
10m depth thermometer chain
Temperature is measured continously (1h) in 10 meter borehole with thermistor string.
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
Time-domain reflectometer and temperature sensors
CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>PERMAFROST>PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE
1 h. Continuous
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS>SOIL TEMPERATURE
1 h. Continuous
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS>SOIL MOISTURE
1 h. Continuous
Julia Boike, Niko Bornemann
julia.boike@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
RIS ids: 2950
Core data: No
Time-lapse camera for snow cover extent monitoring
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW COVER
2014-2017: Harbortronics time-lapse system;
2018 - : Cyclapse
Camera reinstalled at the mounting rack in April/May. Imagery downloaded at the end of the melting season. Imagery is taken every 3 hours. Occasional gaps due to clouds, icing and equipment failure.
Fractional snow cover was processed for the time period: 2014-2016
Bartłomiej Luks
luks@igf.edu.pl
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Partly operational
RIS ids: 10218, 6823
Site info: The imagery covers the lower part of Fuglebekken catchment and the coastline of Isbjørnhamna
Core data: No