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Abisko Scientific Research Station
ALOMAR Observatory
AWIPEV French German Arctic Research Base in Ny-Ålesund - Koldewey Station
Biologische Anstalt Helgoland
Dirigibile Italia, Ny-Alesund
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Espeland Marine Biological Station
French German Research support in Ny Alesund / AWIPEV Base - Corbel Station
French German Research support in Ny Alesund / AWIPEV Base - Rabot Station
Jungfraujoch, High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch (ISSJ)
Kiruna Observatory, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Kristineberg Marine Research Station
Lautaret Alpine Field Station
Mace Head Research Station
NERC Arctic Research Station (Harland House)
Sodankyla, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Arctic Research Centre (FMI-ARC)
Sonnblick Observatory
Sverdrup Research Station, Ny-Alesund
Test Station
Zackenberg Station
Zeppelin mountain Atmospheric Research Station













Abisko Scientific Research Station

Last updated: 2003-04-28 09:18
 
Location/coordinates: Abisko, Northern Sweden (68.4° N, 18.2° E)
Owner/operator: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Links/websites: Main website (www.ans.kiruna.se)

Research Activities

Terrestrial Biology: - plant ecology
- geosciences/geomorphology
- meteorology

The emphasis of staff research is on plant ecolog
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: See under Abisko Bibliography where publications for each discipline are presented - http://www.ans.kiruna.se/ans.htm



Co-ordination of Climate Impacts Research Centre - http://www.circ.kiruna.se



Co-ordination of Scandinavian / North European Network of Terrestrial Field Bases - SCANNET - http://www.scannet.nu



The station also hosts the project office for The Lake Torne Man and the Biosphere Reserve - http://www.laketornebr.org



Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), Co-ordinator of terrestrial ecosystem chapter - http://www.acia.uaf.edu



IASC - Tundra - Taiga Initiative, Secreratariat of the project - http://www.iasc.no

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: The station consists of new or recently renovated buildings and is kept open throughout the year. The 37 work rooms and laboratories cover an area extending 10 050 m2. The station has a library with limited number of geo- and eco-science journals and a range of relevant textbooks. All of the station's computers are networked and access to email and Internet is provided. Access telephone, fax and copy machines is provided. At the station there are two lecture theatres that together host almost 100 guests. The guests do normally carry out their own cooking; they have access to well-equipped kitchens. Within 15 minutes walk from the station there is a food- and grocery shop. Abisko Scientific Research Station is reached by car, bus or train. Within one hour car journey there are two airports, Evenes in Norway and Kiruna in Sweden.
Research infrastructure: All of the 37 workrooms and laboratories have general equipment like ovens, water and sewage, refrigerator, scales and ventilation hoods, but the station can also provide more specialised facilities. At the station chemistry-, GIS-, Remote sensing-, wet-, radio-, and geo-laboratories, microscopy, drawing and computer rooms, an integral greenhouse, a darkroom, a scaling and a growth room are available. Cold rooms and rooms with balances and drying ovens (for samples) are also available.

Administration

Funding Sources: Funding sources are mainly from national and regional sources.
How to apply for access to station: Application for accommodation and working space should include a brief plan of the precise nature of the research, the desired time schedule, personal particulars and a degree certificate. Download an application form from the stations web site and return as an email attachment to the address: registration@ans.kiruna.se. Application for the summer season must be submitted no later than 15 April. We prefer an email attachment but it is also possibly to send the form to the address: Abisko Naturvetenskapliga station, S-981 07 Abisko. Telephone +46 980 40021, fax +46 980 40171
Contact address: Abisko Scientific Research Station S- 981 07 Abisko Sweden
Contact phone: +46 980 400 21
Contact fax: +46 980 401 71
Contact e-mail: ans@ans.kiruna.se

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Climate change
Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets

14C/CO2 Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: late 1950s -> Frequency:

Air humidity Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

Air pressure Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

Air temerature / daily max and min temperatures Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

Atmospheric downfall/MISU/IVL (both wet and dry) Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: Frequency:

Evaporation Instrument/method: Piche evaporimeters at +10 and +100 cm
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: early 1950s - September 1973 Frequency:

Geomagnetism Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1929 -> Frequency:

Global radiation Instrument/method: Robitzsch actinograph
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1973 - 1986 Frequency:

Ground and soil temperature in different soil types and at different levels Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: Frequency:

Groundwater Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: Frequency:

Ice - Tornetrask lake Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1904 -> Frequency:

Long wave radiation Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1984 -> Frequency:

PAR radiation Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1984 -> Frequency:

Photo phenology Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1978 -> Frequency: four slides / week

Precipitation Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

Radiation Instrument/method: Bellani pyranometer
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: late 1950s - 1975 Frequency:

Riometer registrations / cosmic noise Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1975 -> Frequency:

Snow depth (at the precipitation measurement sites) Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

Sunshine hours Instrument/method: heliograph Campbell-Stoke
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:

UV radiation Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1994 -> Frequency:

Water chemistry - river Abiskujahkka Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: early 1970s -> Frequency:

Water level - river Abiskujahkka Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1985 -> Frequency:

Water level - Tornetrask lake Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1904 -> Frequency:

Wind speed and direction Instrument/method:
Contact: , , ans@ans.kiruna.se
 Period: 1913 -> Frequency:











ALOMAR Observatory

Last updated: 2003-06-24 12:50
 
Location/coordinates: ALOMAR (Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosp (69.3° N, 16° E)
Owner/operator: Andøya Rocket Range
Links/websites: Main website (www.rocketrange.no/alomar/frameset.html)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: No details
Atmospheric Physics: No details
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: - sounding rockets

- geomagnetic observations

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: a) Publications:

http://www.rocketrange.no/alomar/about/publications.html



b) Links:

http://www.rocketrange.no

http://www.rocketrange.no/alomar/frameset.html

http://www.cordis.lu/improving/infrastructure/home.htm



c) Instruments online:

http://alomar.rocketrange.no/alomar-instr.html

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: The site has own hotel, airport, harbour and small town nearby (6 km). For further information, see:

http://www.andoy.net

http://www.northern-lights.no

http://www.whalesafari.no
Research infrastructure: Launch site for sounding rockets up to 1500 km apogee at sea level with focus middle and upper atmosphere research.

Lidar/Radar observations on top of Ramnanfjell with focus troposphere, stratosphere and upper mesosphere.

Administration

Funding Sources: National funding agencies, EU
How to apply for access to station: Within the EU commissions 5th frame program* ALOMAR is selected as a Research Infrastructure where scientists from eligible countries can apply for a short term stay (up to three month) at our site. The EU project covers all travel and subsistence costs and user fees for the use of instruments.

Scientists from non-eligible countries may apply, but would not get funding.



Link for information and application:



http://www.rocketrange.no/alomar/lsf/frameset.html



*Improving Human Research Potential, Access to Research Infrastructures (ARI)
Contact name: Dr. Michael Gausa
Contact address: Daglig leder ALOMAR Andøya Rakettskytefelt PO Box 54 N-8483 Andenes Norway
Contact phone: +47 7614 4510
Contact fax: +47 9132 3135
Contact e-mail: michael.gausa@rocketrange.no

Keywords

Defined Keywords:
Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets

Air glow Instrument/method:
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: Frequency:

Aurora borealis Instrument/method: all-sky camera (Operated by: ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1997 -> Frequency: Minute

Aurora borealis Instrument/method: all-sky camera (Operated by: Uni Oslo/ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 2002 -> Frequency: Minute

BrO, OclO, NO2, Ozone Instrument/method: DOAS (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1998 -> Frequency: Minute

Different UV channels Instrument/method: GUV (Operated by: SFT/NILU )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1999 -> Frequency: Minute

Earth magnetic field Instrument/method: Magnetometer (Operated by: ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: ca. 1980 Frequency: Minute

Electron density profile 90-500 km Instrument/method: Ionosonde (Operated by: ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 2001 -> Frequency: Minute

Ozone profiles, Aerosols & OH molecule 8-85 km Instrument/method: Ozone lidar (Operated by: FFI/NILU/ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1997 -> Frequency: whenever the sky is clear

PTU 0-40 km Instrument/method: Metereol. Balloons (Operated by: ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: ca. 1980 Frequency: sometimes

Radition 290-650 nmStratospheric clouds Instrument/method: Bentham (Operated by: ALOMAR/NILU )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1997 -> Frequency: Minute

RF absorbtion Instrument/method: Riometer (Operated by: ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: ca. 1980 Frequency: Minute

Temperature profiles and Aerosol layer in 30-90 km Instrument/method: RMR lidar (Operated by: IAP/CNRS/HVMR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1994 -> Frequency: whenever the sky is clear

Temperature profiles and Aerosol layer in 80-120 km Instrument/method: Na lidar (Operated by: Colorado Uni, CoRA )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 2000 -> Frequency: whenever the sky is clear

UVB radiation 290-363 nm Instrument/method: Brewer (Operated by: SFT/NILU )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1999 -> Frequency: Minute

Winds 5-15 km & Winds and Aerosols 85 km Instrument/method: VHF-Radar (Operated by: IAP )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 1997-> Frequency: Minute

Winds 60-80 km Instrument/method: MF-Radar (Operated by: IAP/ALOMAR )
Contact: Michael Gausa, , michael@rocketrange.no
 Period: 2002-> Frequency: Minute











AWIPEV French German Arctic Research Base in Ny-Ålesund - Koldewey Station

Last updated: 2011-08-25 08:59
Location/coordinates: Ny-Alesund, Spitsbergen (78.9° N, 11.9° E)
Owner/operator: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association (AWI),

L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV)
Links/websites: Main website (www.awi.de/en/go/koldewey )
Affiliated website (www.awipev.eu)
Publication website (http://epic.awi.de/epic/Main?list&page=researchplatform&platform=Koldewey)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: - stratospheric ozone layer research

- heavy metals in tropospheric chemistry
Atmospheric Physics: - radiative transfer

- aerosol effects on climate change
Marine Biology: - ecosystem research

- effects of UV radiation on marine organisms
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Geophysics - permafrost affected soils

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: http://www.awipev.eu/en/science/

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Telephone, telefax, internet, guest rooms, offices, liquid nitrogen plant, small chemistry lab, workshop, external observation platform with electrical and computer connections, several boats, all with outboard engines, survival suits and some field equipment.
Research infrastructure: Observational platform with electrical and computer connections, a balloon launch facility with different telemetry systems, meteorological measurements with radiation measurements (part of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN). Daily aerological soundings. Regular ozone soundings, multi wavelength tropospheric and stratospheric LIDAR, Infrared and UV/vis. Spectrometers for atmospheric trace gas measurements, UV-A and -B spectrometer.

Administration

Funding Sources: BMBF Germany

CNRS France
How to apply for access to station: Applications are welcomed every year to the end of September.

see http://www.awipev.eu/en/science/
Contact name: Dr. Roland Neuber (Scientific co-ordinator)
Contact address: AWI Telegrafenberg A43 D-14473 Potsdam Germany
Contact phone: +49 331 288 2129
Contact fax: +49 331 288 2178
Contact e-mail: neuber@awi-potsdam.de
Other information / notes: Near real time meteorological and other data from an automated weather mast and from daily aerological soundings, available through

http://www.awi.de/de/infrastruktur/stationen/awipev_arktis_forschungsbasis/data/

- Stratospheric data collected for the Network for Stratospheric Change is available at: http://www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/

- Data from several European projects is stored at the NILU project data bank at: http://nadir.nilu.no

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Aquatic, Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords: ozone layer aerosols UV-effects permafrost marine biology

Basic Datasets

Aerosol content in troposphere and stratosphere Instrument/method: aerosol lidar (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Roland Neuber, , neuber@awi-potsdam.de
 Period: since 1988 during winter periods, since 2000 continuously Frequency: weather dependet

Aerosol Optical Depth Instrument/method: sun and star photometers (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Andreas Herber, , aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de
 Period: since 1991 Frequency: weather dependent

Atmospheric trace gases Instrument/method: DOAS (Diff. Optical Absorption Spectrometer) (Operated by: University of Bremen, Institute for Environmental Physics )
Contact: Prof. John P. Burrows, Folkard Wittrock, , folkard@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de
 Period: Frequency:

Atmospheric trace gases Instrument/method: FTIR spectroscopy (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and University of Bremen, Inst. of Environm. Physics )
Contact: Prof. O. Schrems, Prof. J. Notholt, , jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de
 Period: since 1992 Frequency: weather dependent

Heavy metal concentration in precipitation Instrument/method: Precipitation sampler (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Michael Kriews, , mkriews@awi-bremerhaven.de
 Period: since 1993 Frequency:

Meteorological surface data Instrument/method: Automated weather station (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Marion Maturilli, , marion.maturilli@awi.de
 Period: since 1992 Frequency: every 5 min

Meteorological upper air data (p, T, u, wind) Instrument/method: Balloon borne radiosonde RS 80 (until Aug. 2002), RS 90 (since Sept. 2002) (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Marion Maturilli, , marion.maturilli@awi.de
 Period: since June 1991 ongoing Frequency: daily at 12 UT

Ozone concentration profile Instrument/method: Balloon borne ECC ozone sondes, Ozone Lidar (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Peter von der Gathen, , gathen@awi-potsdam.de
 Period: regularly since Nov. 1990 Frequency: one per week, up to 5/week during winter/spring

Ozone Mixing Ratio profiles Instrument/method: Microwave radiometer (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and University of Bremen, Inst. of Environm. Physics )
Contact: J. Notholt, Mathias Palm, , jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de
 Period: since 1994 Frequency: every hour

Seismic Activity Instrument/method: Very Broad Band seismological station (VBB-Station) (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and Univ. of Bergen )
Contact: Alfons Eckstaller, , aeckstaller@awi-bremerhaven.de
 Period: Frequency: continuously

Spectral Solar UV (UV-B,UV-A) Instrument/method: Array Spectroradiometer (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Otto Schrems, , otto.schrems@awi.de
 Period: March - October each year since 1997 Frequency: every 5 min.

Surface Radiation Instrument/method: Instrument set according to BSRN specifications ( http://www.awi-potsdam.de/MET/NyAlesund/radiation.html ) (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Marion Maturilli, , marion.maturilli@awi.de
 Period: since Aug. 1992 continuously Frequency: every 5 min.

Water flux and energy flux in the permafrost soil Instrument/method: (Operated by: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research )
Contact: Julia Boike, , jboike@awi-potsdam.de
 Period: Frequency: continuously











Biologische Anstalt Helgoland

Last updated: 2003-11-07 15:19
 
Location/coordinates: Helgoland, North Sea, German Bightx (54.1° N, 7.5° E)
Owner/operator: Alfred Wegener Institute Foundation for Polar and Marine Research
Links/websites: Main website (www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH/index.html www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Management/kontakt-helgoland-e.html)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Physics: radiative transfer
Marine Biology: ecosystem researc
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: See:

http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de

http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Research/ProjectGroups/SolarUV/index.html

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: 6 guest laboratories, 2 offices, 3 research ships, 2 course labs, 2 guest houses, workshop, 2 harbours, logistic technical support, running seawater supply in the labs, culture/breeding hall, thermo-constant rooms, outdoor facilities, library, aquarium, professional research diving group, biological material supply, telephone, telefax, internet
Research infrastructure: UV-A and -B spectrometer, UV-PAR spectroradiometers, convocal laser microscope, TEM, flow cytometer, clean benches, sun simulator, microbiology-, molecular genetics-, marine botany-, oceanography-, marine zoology department

Administration

Funding Sources: BMBF, Germany; European Commission, German research Society (DFG)
How to apply for access to station: For direct access see:

http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH

http://www.helgoland.de

http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Management/kontakt-helgoland-e.html
Contact name: Dr. Dieter Hanelt
Contact address: Scientific co-ordinator guestresearch Helgoland Kurpromenade D-27483 Helgoland Germany
Contact phone: +49 4725 810 239
Contact fax: +49 4725 810 283
Contact e-mail: dhanelt@awi-bremerhaven.de

Keywords

Defined Keywords:
Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets

305, 320, 340, 380nm Instrument/method: PUV Biosperical instruments (Operated by: AWI/BAH )
Contact: Period: 1994 -> Frequency: Minute

PAR (400-700nm) Instrument/method: PUV Biosperical instruments (Operated by: AWI/BAH )
Contact: Period: 1994 -> Frequency: Minute

Plankton and nutrient monitoring, German Bight Instrument/method: Microscopic chemical (Operated by: AWI/BAH )
Contact: Period: 1962 -> Frequency: Monthly

Plankton and nutrient monitoring, Helgoland Instrument/method: Microscopic chemical (Operated by: AWI/BAH )
Contact: Period: 1962 -> Frequency: Daily

UVA-B radiation 280-460 nm Instrument/method: Isitec spectroradiometer (Operated by: AWI )
Contact: Period: 1999 -> Frequency: Minute











Dirigibile Italia, Ny-Alesund

Last updated: 2009-02-26 12:47
 
Location/coordinates: Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen (78.9° N, 11.9° E)
Owner/operator: National Research Council of Italy (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR)
Links/websites: Main website (www.polarnet.cnr.it)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: aerosol;trace-gases;nitrogen;mercury
Atmospheric Physics: radiative budget; boundary layer; ozone
Marine Biology: biodiversity; adaptation in marine organisms;
Terrestrial Biology: cianobacteria
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Astrophysics/solar terrestrial relation (auroras, cosmic rays)

Technology (marine corruption of alloys, remote-control)

Oceanography/limnology (currents, hydrology, radioactive substances)

Environmental studies (remote-sensing, environmental radioactivity, permafrost)

Human biology and medicine

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: a) Link to the stations own lists http://www.polarnet.cnr.it/polar

b) List of active projects.

ATMospheric Fluxes from Arctic Snow Surfaces - ATMS

Harald J. BEINE

- Institution/department: Istituto sull'Inquinamento Atmosferico (IIA) CNR

- Full address: Via Salaria Km 29.300 CP 10 00016 Monterotondo Scalo (RM)

- Phone: +39 6 90672262 Fax: +39 6 90672660

- E-mail: harry@iia.mlib.cnr.it

Measurement and Modeling the Mercury Depletion Events in the Arctic at the Ny-Alesund Site

Nicola PIRRONE

- Institution/department: Istituto sull'Inquinamento Atmosferico (IIA) CNR - Sezione di Rende

- Full address: c/o UNICAL -Polifunzionale 87036 Rende

- Phone: +39 984 493239/493213 Fax: +39 984 493215

- E-mail: pirrone@unical.it

Chlorofluorocarbons, Hydrogenated Halocarbons, and Degradation products of the Hydrogenated Halocarbons in the Arctic Environment

Michela MAIONE

- Institution/department: Università di Urbino, Istituto di Scienze Chimiche

- Full Address: Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino

- Phone: +39 722 4164 Fax: +39 722 2754

- E-mail: michela@uniurb.it

Cloud Effects on UV Irradiance Measurements (CEUVIM)

Claudio RAFANELLI

- Institution/department: Istituto di Fisica dell'Atmosfera (IFA) CNR

- Full address: Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100 00133 Roma

- Phone: +39 6 49934284 Fax: +39 6 49934291

- E-mail: claudio.rafanelli@ifa.rm.cnr.it

Sun-Earth Interaction: Auroral Observations from Svalbard Isalnds with "ITACA", ITalian All-Sky-Camera for Auroral observations

Stefano MASSETTI

- Institution/department: Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI) CNR

- Full address: Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100 00133 Roma

- Phone: +39 6 49934386 Fax: +39 6 49934383

- E-mail: stefano.massetti@ifsi.rm.cnr.it

Diversity and changes on temporal and spatial scales of the cyanobacterial community in the high arctic environment of Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands

Stefano VENTURA

- Institution/department: Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi - Sezione di Firenze CNR

- Full address: p.le delle Cascine 24 50144 Firenze

- Phone: +39 55 350542 Fax: +39 55 330431

- E-mail: ventura@fi.cnr.it

Study of bioactive compounds from arctic plants

Bruno GIARDINA

- Institution/department: Istituto Chimica Riconoscimento Molecolare

- Full address : L.go F. Vito 1 00168 Roma

- Phone: +39 6 3058494 Fax: +39 6 3053598

- E-mail: b.giardina@uniserv.ccr.rm.cnr.it

Relative importance of different sources of particulate matter in the Kongsfjorden environment

Giorgio SOCAL

- Institution/department: Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR) CNR

- Full address: Castello 1364/A 30122 Venezia

- Phone: +39 41 2404711 Fax: +39 41 5204126

- E-mail: socal@ibm.vew.cnr.it

Hydrology and water currents in the inner part of Konsfjord in front of Kongsbreen Glacier

Roberto MELONI

- Institution/department: Istituto di Scienze del Mare sezione territoriale Pozzuoli di Lerici (ISMAR) CNR

- Full address: Forte S. Teresa I 19036 Pozzuolo di Lerici (La Spezia)

- Phone: +39 187 978314 Fax: +39 187 970585

- E-mail: meloni@iof.cnr.it

Role of organic and inorganic particles in the mobility of radionuclides in the Kongsfjord system (MORAK)

Carlo PAPUCCI

- Institution/department: ENEA Centro di Ricerche Ambientali Marine

- Full address: Forte di S. Teresa Pozzuolo di Lerici (La Spezia)

- Phone: +39 187 978267 Fax: +39 187 978213

- E-mail: papucci@santateresa.enea.it

Marine Corrosion of Stainless Steel in Polar seawater

Giorgio ALABISO

- Institution/department: Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (IAMC) sez. territoriale di Taranto CNR

- Full address: Via Roma 3 74100 Taranto

- Phone: +39 99 4542205 Fax: +39 99 4542215

- E-mail: alabiso@istta.le.cnr.it

Radiometric Studies of Natural Surfaces at Ny-Ålesund by Means of Field Survey and Multispectral Satellite Data

Rosamaria SALVATORI

- Institution/department: Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico (IIA) CNR

- Full address: Via Salaria Km 29.300 CP 10 Monterotondo Scalo (RM)

- Phone: +39 6 90672265 Fax: +39 6 90672660

- E-mail: salvatori@iia.mlib.cnr.it

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Shared infrastructures: airfield, harbour,

Owned infrastructures: housing, telephone, telefax, internet, logistic support

Kings Bay Marine Laboratory

Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower
Research infrastructure: Brewer, All-Sky camera, Cosmic-ray detector, 1 chemical and 2 multi-purposes laboratories.

(Note: Generally, projects takes their own equipment during field campaigns)

Administration

Funding Sources: CNR, National Antarctic Programme, EU, Universities
How to apply for access to station: Contact R.Azzolini, e-mail: polarnet@cnr.it

A field program is requested. The project must be of interest to or in co-operation with the CNR Station 'Dirigibile Italia'
Contact name: Roberto Azzolini
Contact e-mail: polarnet@cnr.it
Other information / notes: Alternative contact: Emiliano Liberatori (international@polarnet.cnr.it)

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets

Aerosols and cloudiness Instrument/method: Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Vito Vitale, , v.vitale@isac.cnr.it
 Period: 2000 -> Frequency: all year

atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide Instrument/method: Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Antonietta Ianniello, , ianniello@iia.cnr.it
 Period: 2000 -> Frequency: all year

Auroral observations Instrument/method: All-Sky Camera (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Stefano Massetti, , stefano.massetti@ifsi-roma.inaf.it
 Period: 1999 -> Frequency: 1 hour

Biodiversity: cyanobacterial community Instrument/method: (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Stefano Ventura, , stefano.ventura@ise.cnr.it
 Period: 2000 -> Frequency: 1 campaign a year in Ny-Ålesund

Chemical nitrogen (NOx and HONO) fluxes Instrument/method: Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Antonio Amoroso, Harry Beine, , harry@iia.cnr.it
 Period: 1997 -> Frequency: all year

Ionospheric scintillations Instrument/method: GISTM: GPS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitor (Operated by: INGV )
Contact: Giorgiana De Franceschi, , defranceschi@ingv.it
 Period: 1998 -> Frequency: 15 min.

Ozone depletion and UV radiation Instrument/method: Brewer (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Claudio Rafanelli, , c.rafanelli@e-ices.eu
 Period: 1998 -> Frequency: 1-2 campaigns a year in Ny-Ålesund

Sensor network for oceanography Instrument/method: CTD probes (Operated by: CNR )
Contact: Stefano Aliani, , stefano.aliani@ismar.cnr.it
 Period: 2008 -> Frequency: 1 campaign a year in Ny-Ålesund











Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory

Last updated: 2003-06-20 17:23
 
Location/coordinates: Oban, Scotland (56.4° N, 5.5° W)
Owner/operator: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Links/websites: Main website (www.sams.ac.uk)

Research Activities

Marine Biology: Deep Sea Fisheries
Deep Sea Benthic Dynamics & Impact (including deep sea corals)
Animal Environment Interactions (including Loch Linnhe Artificial reef)
Marine Biodiversity & Behaviour
Invertebrate Biology & Mariculture
Marine Algae (including CCAP)
Marine Microbiology
Zooplankton Dynamics
Marine Ornithology
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Coastal Impact (including Environmental impact of Aquaculture)

Geochemistry

Biogeochemistry in Restricted Exchange Environments

Biogeochemistry & Trace Gases

Biogeochemistry of Organic Matter

Marine Geology

Marine Physics

Marine Technology

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Link to the stations own lists of projects: http://www.sams.ac.uk/dml/projects/index.html

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML) is a world class research facility on the west coast of Scotland. It is Scotland's only fundamental marine research institution.



The Laboratory is located 3 miles from Oban on the A85 and is adjacent to Dunstaffnage Castle. The nearest airports are Glasgow (approx. 2 hours by car) and Prestwick (approx. 2.5 hours by car). A train service operates between Glasgow and Oban.



The Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory has a wide range of facilities and services, including internationally recognised scientific and technological expertise, equipment, training courses and the UK Culture Collection of marine Algae and Protozoa (CCAP). These facilities and services are available for use by commercial organisations, members of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), invited scientists and students.



General infrastructure includes: On-site accommodation (cottage, hostel); offsite accommodation in the centre of Oban (flat); library; teaching and conference facilities (conference/exhibition room, digital image, slide & overhead projectors, video-conferencing, etc.); computing facilities and information technology support.
Research infrastructure: Shore-based laboratories.



Aquaria (comprising large main aquarium, annex, seven air conditioned and constant temperature rooms, and separate indoor and outdoor aquaria containing a photo-period manipulation suite). (see http://www.sams.ac.uk/dml/facility/aquarup.html)



Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) U.K. Centre for Diving; diving team with two full-time dive technicians; recompression chamber.



Research vessels:

- RVS Calanus (20 m research vessel, equipped to carry our hydrographic and acoustic surveys, inshore trawling and benthic sampling with cores and dredges. Onboard wet and dry laboratory facilities for processing or housing instrumentation.)

- Seol Mara (10.5 m research vessel, equipped for hydrographic and acoustic work, light trawling, dredging and coring in sheltered coastal waters.)

(see http://www.sams.ac.uk/dml/facility/shipup.html)



The Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP) (major UK collection of algal diversity, currently holding over 2000 strains from 26 classes of algae and protozoa)

Administration

Funding Sources: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
How to apply for access to station: Contact:



Professor Graham B. Shimmield

Director (DML/SAMS)



Tel: +44 (0)1631 559272

E-mail: gbs@dml.ac.uk
Contact name: Graham B. Shimmield
Contact address: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Oban Argyll PA34 4AD United Kingdom
Contact phone: +44 (0)1631 559 000
Contact fax: +44 (0)1631 559 001
Contact e-mail: mail@dml.ac.uk

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Aquatic, Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords:

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Espeland Marine Biological Station

Last updated: 2002-10-18 00:00
 
Location/coordinates: Raunafjorden, Bergen (60.3° N, 5.2° E)
Owner/operator: University of Bergen
Links/websites: Main website (http://www.ifm.uib.no/lsf)
Affiliated website (www.ifm.uib.no/lsf/inst2.html)
Publication website (http://www.ifm.uib.no/lsf/articles.html)

Research Activities

Marine Biology: - ecological and biodiversity studies
- experimental studies on plankton
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Recent and ongoing projects by guest research teams with EC support:



(Project - Organisation - Country - Contact)



A. Projects funded through the EC contract 'Large Scale Facility for Marine Pelagic Food Chain Research' (FP4; TMR Programme: 1996-2000):



1. Calanus finmarchicus: Latitudinal differences in population dynamics - Mesocosm studies

Roskilde University / Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Denmark / France

bhansen@virgil.ruc.dk



10. Fertilization and Pelagic Production Efficiency. Pilot experiment

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Spain

santiago.hernandez-leon@biologia.ulpgc.es



11. Measurements of protozoan biomass in enclosure experiments

Université de Paris VI. Pierre & Marie Curie.

France

rassoul@ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr



12. Zooplankton grazing in a mesocosm system

Roskilde University

Denmark

hygum@virgil.ruc.dk



13. Nutrients and pelagic marine production. Phytoplankton population dynamics

University of Kiel

Germany

colijn@ftz-west.uni-kiel.de



16. Quantification of dominating benthic algae in the littoral zone using the Abundance Scale method

Helsinki University

Finland

PLBMMK@puknet.puk.ac.za



25. Dynamics of Micromonas pusilla and its viruses during different nutrient conditions - a mesocosms study

Göteborg University

Sweden

sahlsten@gmm.gu.se



30. Latitudinal differences in population dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus - Cohorte development and morphological and physiological changes during sex maturation of Calanus finmarchicus in mesocosms

Roskilde University / Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Denmark / France

hygum@virgil.ruc.dk



31. Nutrient control of dissolved organic material lability

University of Wales, Bangor / Plymouth Marine Laboratory / University of Copenhagen / National Environmental Research Institute / CNRS Laboratoire Arago

UK / Denmark / France

oss074@bangor.ac.uk



33. Diversity of autotrophic nanoflagellates in enclosures and adjacent natural waters

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

UK



34. Algal vegetation in Sørvestlandet between Sognefjord and Stadtlandet, Western Norway - a baseline study for comparison with algae at The Faroe Islands

University of Copenhagen / Kaldbak Marine Biological Laboratory / Marine Research Institute

Denmark / Iceland

ruthn@bot.ku.dk



36. Characterizing small pelagic fish and zooplankton for application to their acoustic abundance assessment

International Marine Centre / Istituto di ricerche sulle Risorse Marine e l'Ambiente

Italy

calise@irma.pa.cnr.it



56. Reproduction, development and phylogeny of the Pogonophora

Marine Biological Association / Universität Mainz / Universität Osnabrück

UK / Germany

100721.3720@compuserve.com



69. Phosphorus cycling and algal-bacterial affinity for orthophospahtes: comparison between the Gulf of Lions (Mediterranean Sea) and Osterfjorden (Norway)

Université de la Méditerranée

France

moutin@com.univ-mrs.fr



B. Projects funded through EC contract 'Bergen Marine Food Chain Research infrastructure' (FP5; IHP Programme: 2000-2001):



6. Phytoplankton sources of biogenic gases in the ocean

Southampton Oceanography Centre / Defence Evaluation and Research Centre

UK

dsw@soc.soton.ac.uk



7. Quantification of Emiliania huxleyi loss processes and their effect on sulphur cycling and bloom diversity under different nutrient regimes

Marine Biological Association / Plymouth Marine Laboratory / Univ. of East Anglia / Univ.of Warwick / Univ. of Bristol / Institut de Ciències del Mar

UK / Spain

whw@mba.ac.uk



11. Meso-bathypelagic (MBP) survey of the Southern Norwegian fjords

Université Pierre et Marie Curie

France

gorsky@obs-vlfr.fr



19. Genetic strucutre and phylogeography of Pomatoschistus sp and their gill parasite Gyrodactylus sp on the European Continental Shelf

Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium

els.gysels@bio.kuleuven.ac.be



21.Foraging methods and the meaning of the visual sense of Periphylla periphylla

University of Hamburg

Germany

henry.tiemann@zoologie.uni-hamburg.de



27. Effects of turbulence on C and nutrient dynamics in natural plankton communities

Institut de Ciencies del Mar / CNRS Villefranche / Univ. of Copenhagen / Univ. of Cambridge

Spain / France / Denmark / UK

celia@icm.csic.es



28. Biological responses to CO2- related changes in seawater carbonate chemistry during a bloom of Emiliania huxleyi

Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung / CNRS, Obs. Océan. Villefranche / Univ. de Liège

Germany / France / Belgium

uriebesell@awi-bremerhaven.de



37. Chamical and microbial ecology of boreal Demosponges from the Korsfjord

University of Göttingen / Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology / Technical University of Berlin / University of Hamburg

Germany

fhoffma@gwdg.de



38. Production, fate and effects of new DOM in a coastal ecosystem

Univ. of Copenhagen / National Env. Res. Inst. / Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls / Univ. of Wales Bangor

Denmark / France / UK

MSondergaard@zi.ku.dk



42. Plankton responses to turbulence in a gradient of nutrient concentrations

Institut de Ceineces del Mar, Barcelona / CNRS Station Zoologique, Villefranche

Spain / France

celia@icm.csic.es



43. Distribution, prevalence and morphological diversity of sponges in relation to environmental gradients in Bergen fjords

Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg

Germany

djanusen@sng.uni-frankfurt.de

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Office and lab space, telephone, telefax, internet, housing, auditorium, and logistic, technical and scientific support.
Research infrastructure: Floating mesocosm laboratory. Walk-in cool rooms. Outdoor experimental tanks for marine organisms. Sorting lab. Wet lab. Analytical instruments. Research vessels. Sampling gear. Deep water ROV

Administration

Funding Sources: Ministry of Research, Education and Church Affairs; Research Council of Norway

Running costs of access by guest scientific groups funded by the EC (IHP programme: Access to Research Infrastructures)
How to apply for access to station: 3 fixed annual deadlines: 1st March, 1st August and 1st November.

Proposal forms and detailed information available at www.uib.no/bergenmarine
Contact name: Agnes Aadnesen
Contact address: Espeland Marine Biological Station Espelandsveien 232 NO-5258 Blomsterdalen Norway
Contact fax: +47 55 983950
Contact e-mail: agnes.aadnesen@ifm.uib.no
Other information / notes: The University of Bergen is participating in ENVINET through the 'Bergen Marine Food Chain Research Infrastructure', an Access to Research Infrastructures contract supported by the IHP programme from the European Union. Bergen Marine is a set of 7 complementary installations for studies on dynamics of the marine environment and for research on bio-production both in natural and culture conditions. The array includes both experimental and observational platforms, and among them, the most relevant for ENVINET is the Espeland Marine Biological Station.



The Espeland Marine Biological Station is an experimental station and there are no long term series of environmental datasets.

Several databases with long-term data series of environmental data in the Nordic Seas are available from the Institute of Marine Research (www.imr.no)



Alternative contact/ENVINET contact:

Clelia Booman

University of Bergen

Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Biology

P.O. Box 7800

NO-5020 Bergen

fax +47 55 58 44 50

e-mail: clelia.booman@ifm.uib.no

Keywords

Defined Keywords:
Additional Keywords: marine / ecology / biodiversity / habitat

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French German Research support in Ny Alesund / AWIPEV Base - Corbel Station

Last updated: 2005-06-08 16:34
Location/coordinates: 6 KM EAST NY ALESUND / kongsfjorden (78.5° N, 12.1° E)
Owner/operator: FRENCH POLAR INSTITUTE

IPEV

Technopole Brest iroise

29280 plouzane

France
Links/websites: Main website (http://www.ipev.fr/awipev)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: atmospheric particles
Mercury in the snow
meteorology
Atmospheric Physics: No details
Terrestrial Biology: Botany
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: glacial margins geomorphology

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: see http://www.ipev.fr/awipev for all information on AWIPEV projects.

2005 - IPEV part :

Atmospheric chemistry

Botany

NOX and SO2 detection

Glacier margins geomorphology

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: 4 buildings, 9 persons facilities. Power 2005 : solar cells.
Research infrastructure: Meteo station, particle counter in permanent acquisition.

Administration

Funding Sources: IPEV

CNRS

Universities
How to apply for access to station: (French lab. proposals) : Call for proposal in march (see http://www.ipev.fr/awipev, deadline submission 19 september2005 (proposals 2006), Scientific council for evaluation November, answers+grantings December
Contact name: Franck Delbart - AWIPEV Base co-manager
Contact address: Franck Delbart Technopole Brest iroise Plouzane 29280 France -------------------------
Contact phone: + 33 2 98 05 65 56
Contact fax: + 33 2 98 05 65 55
Contact e-mail: fdelbart@ipev.fr
Other information / notes: The station is a part of AWIPEV Base, a joint AWI and IPEV logistics support for science in Ny Alesund.

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change, Wildlife management
Additional Keywords:

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French German Research support in Ny Alesund / AWIPEV Base - Rabot Station

Last updated: 2005-06-08 16:31
Location/coordinates: Ny Alesund (0° N, 0° W)
Owner/operator: French Polar Institute - Technopole Brest Iroise PLOUZANE 29280.
Links/websites: Main website (http://www.ipev.fr/awipev)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: Snow chemistry
Terrestrial Biology: Botany
Birds ecology
Birds physiology
Climate plants interactions
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Geomorphology (glacial margins)

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: see www.ipev.fr/awipev for all AWIPEV platform projects in 2005 /

2005 - IPEV PART :

Kittiwakes endocrinology - July 2005

Eider physiology - June-July

Mercury in the snow - April may

Aphids ecology and genetics - July

Geomorphology - September

glaciers balance - September

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: 250 sq. meters on 2 levels/ UngarscheimenII in Ny alesund , 9 persons for accomodation, living room, 3 computers PC, @, internet access, fax, scanners. Workshop for technical marine and terrestrial equipment maintenance, incl. scientific equipment.

1 logistician from IPEV in summer (see also www.ipev.fr/awipev)
Research infrastructure: 2 wet labs, freezer -20, -80. Centrifugators, balances etc.

(see also www.ipev.fr/awipev)

Administration

Funding Sources: French Polar Institute

CNRS

French Universities
How to apply for access to station: (French lab. proposals) : Call for proposal in march (see http://www.ipev.fr/awipev deadline submission 19 september 2005 (proposals 2006), Scientific council for evaluation November, answers+grantings December
Contact name: Franck Delbart - AWIPEV Base co-manager
Contact address: Franck Delbart Technopole Brest Iroise PLOUZANE 29280 France ---------------
Contact phone: + 33 2 98 05 65 56 /00
Contact fax: + 33 2 98 05 65 55
Contact e-mail: fdelbart@ifrtp.ifremer.fr
Other information / notes: The station is a part of AWIPEV Base , a joint AWI and IPEV logistics support for science in Ny alesund.

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change, Wildlife management
Additional Keywords:

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Jungfraujoch, High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch (ISSJ)

Last updated: 2003-06-23 17:00
 
Location/coordinates: Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, 3580 m asl (46.5° N, 8° E)
Owner/operator: International Foundation High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat
Links/websites: Main website (www.ifjungo.ch/)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: - long term monitoring of atmospheric composition
- boundary layer pollutants
Atmospheric Physics: - UV irradiance monitoring
- atmospheric dynamics; meteorology
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: - solar physics and astrophysics - cosmic ray studies

- all fields of high altitude and high alpine research

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: The Jungfraujoch Research Station participates in the following international scientific programmes (not complete):



CHARM: Swiss Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring Programme



BSRN: Base Surface Radiation Network



GAW/WMO: Global Atmosphere Watch/World Meteorological Organisation



NDSC/WMO: Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change/World Meteorological Organisation



NABEL/EMEP: Swiss Air Pollution Monitoring Network (Nationale Beobachtungsnetz für Luftfremdstoffe)/European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme



WCRP: World Climate Research Programme



Various national, European and international satellite validation projects integrate data from the Jungfraujoch.



Examples are:



COSE (1998 - 2000): Compilation of Atmospheric Observations in Support of Satellite Measurements over Europe

Project web-site: http://nadir.nilu.no/cose/

Contact person: Martine De Mazière (martine@oma.be)



QUILT (2001-2003): Quantification and Interpretation of Long-Term UV-Vis Observations of the Stratosphere

Project web-site: http://nadir.nilu.no/quilt/

Contact person: Bill Arlander (bill.arlander@nilu.no)



SOGE (2001-2003): System for Observation of halogenated Greenhouse gases in Europe

Project web-site: http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/soge

Contact person: Graham Nickless (grah.nickless@bristol.ac.uk)



UFTIR (2003- mid 2005): Time Series of Upper Free Troposphere observations from a European ground-based FTIR network

Project web-site: http://www.nilu.no/uftir

Contact person: Martine De Mazière (martine@oma.be))



EARLINET (2000-2002): A European Aerosol Research Lidar Network to Establish an Aerosol Climatology

Project web-site: http://lidarb.dkrz.de/earlinet/

Contact person: Jens Boesenberg, MPI Hamburg



FREETEX & TROTREP: Free Troposphere Experiment

http://atmos.chem.le.ac.uk/trotrep/Latest.htm



ESAC I and II, Experimental Studies of Atmospheric Changes, funded via the Belgian 'Global Change' Programme

Project web-site: http://www.oma.be/ESACII/Home.html

Contact person: Martine De Mazière (martine@oma.be)



Various ENVISAT AO projects, e.g., AO ID 126 (PI M. De Mazière), AO ID 130 (PI R. Zander), AO ID 158 (PI J.C. Lambert);

see http://projects.esa-ao.org/bin/nav/ projects/

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Telephone, telefax, internet, installations for GPS, housing for scientists only, kitchen for the scientists, public restaurants, access by train all-year round, some local logistic support provided by a house-keeper, live cam, tourists area.
Research infrastructure: Terraces for experiments and observations, astronomical dome and 76 cm telescope, indoor laboratories for scientific equipment, mechanical workshop, liquid nitrogen, daily meteorological observations, library.

Administration

Funding Sources: Swiss National Science Foundation, member countries and institutions:



Austria: Akademie der Wissenschaften

Belgium: Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek and

Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique

Germany: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften

Great Britain: Royal Society

Italy: Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche

Switzerland: Jungfraubahn AG, Gornergrat-Monte Rosa-Bahnen AG, Burgergemeinde Zermatt



(See http://www.ifjungo.ch)



Research is funded through national sources, EU projects, space agencies for contributions to satellite validation programmes.
How to apply for access to station: See http://www.ifjungo.ch/230regu.html
Contact name: Prof. E. Flueckiger
Contact address: International Foundation High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat Sidlerstrasse 5 CH-3012 Bern Switzerland
Contact phone: +41 31 631 4056
Contact fax: +41 31 631 4405
Contact e-mail: louise.wilson@phim.unibe.ch
Other information / notes: Contact names:



Director: Prof. E. Flueckiger, erwin.flueckiger@phim.unibe.ch

Secretary: Mrs. L. Wilson, louise.wilson@phim.unibe.ch



Basic Data Sets: We are interested in the data from the long time monitoring performed at each station. Such data sets are often available for scientists who want to work at the station or collaborate with the station in transect studies etc.

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Climate change
Additional Keywords: Global Monitoring Global Change Atmosphere UV radiation

Basic Datasets

Astronomy Instrument/method: 76 cm telescope
Contact: Period: Frequency:

Cosmic ray measurements Instrument/method: 18IGY neutron monitor; 3NM64 neutron monitor (Operated by: Cosmic Ray Group, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern (www.phim.unibe.ch/cr/index2.html; http://kspc4.unibe.ch/nm/index1.html) )
Contact: E. Flückiger, , flueckiger@phim.unibe.ch
 Period: 1957 -> Frequency: continuously

Measurements focusing on tropospheric and stratospheric aerosols, (H2O, T) Instrument/method: LIDAR (Operated by: Air Pollution Laboratory (LPA), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of Lausanne, CH; http://dgrwww.epfl.ch/PAS/lidar/ )
Contact: bertrand Calpini, , bertrand.calpini@epfl.ch
 Period: 2000 -> Frequency: regular basis

Measurements of LW, SW and UV (BB + spectral) irradiance -> O3 columns, strato- aerosols, columns of water vapour Instrument/method: absolute cavity radiometer; pyrheliometer: SW direct irradiance; UV biometer: UV direct irradiancesun photometers + precision filter radiometers at 16 wavelengths between 368 and 1024 nm (cf. WMO recommendations) (Operated by: Swiss Meteo, Aerological Station, Payerne, CH; http://www.sma.unibe.ch/ )
Contact: A. Heimo , , ahe@sma.ch
 Period: 1997 -> Frequency: continuously

Measurements of vertical profiles of O3, H2O, (ClO) from the mid-stratosphere to the mesosphere (ISSJ and Bern) Instrument/method: Microwave radiometry (Operated by: Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, CH; http://www.iap.unibe.ch )
Contact: N. Kaempfer, , kaempfer@mw.iap.unibe.ch
 Period: (a) 1994 ->(b) 2002 ->Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases Frequency: (a) O3 on a regular basis, H2O and ClO mainly during winter(b) H2O regular basis

Meteorological data (p,T, wind speed and direction, humidity, cloud cover, ...) Instrument/method: Meteo instrumentation (Operated by: Swiss Meteo, Aerological Station, Payerne, CH; http://www.sma.unibe.ch/ )
Contact: Period: 1950 -> (or earlier) Frequency: hourly (at present)

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species -> aerosol measurements programme: - particle number concentration Instrument/method: condensation nucleus counter (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)



Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH

(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)



Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency:

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species -> aerosol measurements programme: - surface area concentration Instrument/method: epiphaniometer (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)



Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH

(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)



Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: 1988 -> Frequency:

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species -> aerosol measurements programme: - total + backward hemispheric scattering coefficient at 450, 550 and 750 nm Instrument/method: integrating nephelometer (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)



Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH

(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)



Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency:

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species -> dust in the air: TSP, Pb and Cd Instrument/method: In-situ observations (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)



Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH

(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)



Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: TSP: 1973 -> Frequency: Dust, TSP: 2 days

Pb and Cd: yearly

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species -> gases: CO, NO, NO2, NOx, O3, SO2 Instrument/method: In-situ observations (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)



Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH

(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)



Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: SO2: 1973 ->

O3: 1988 ->

NO, NO2: 1991 ->

CO: 1996 -> 		Frequency: Gases: 1/2 houly

SO2: daily

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species-> aerosol measurements programme: - black C concentration & absorption coefficient Instrument/method: aethalometer (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch)Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH(www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch)Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency:

Surface measurements of gaseous and particulate species-> aerosol measurements programme: - number size distribution Instrument/method: optical particle counter (Operated by: Air pollution/Environmental Technology (EMPA), CH (www.empa.ch/nabel - B. Buchmann et al., brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch); Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), CH (www.buwall.ch/luft/ - paul.filliger@buwal.admin.ch); Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH (www.psi.ch/gaw/ - U. Baltensperger et al., urs.baltensperger@psi.ch) )
Contact: B. Buchmann; P.filliger; U. Baltensperger, , brigitte.buchmann@empa.ch; paul.filliger@buwal.adm
 Period: 1996 -> Frequency:

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minor constituents. Among the longest time-series in the world -> families: NOy, Cly, Fy Instrument/method: FTIR spectrometry (Operated by: Institut d'Astrophysiqueet de Géophysique, Université de Liège(ULg), BE

http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be

in collaboration with BIRA-IASB and ORB, Brussels, BE

(Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be) )
Contact: Period: (a) 1950 - 1985

(b) 1985 ->



Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases 		Frequency: (a) discrete observations

(b) quasi-continuously, under clear sky

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minor constituents. Among the longest time-series in the world -> tracers of dynamics: HF, CH4, ... Instrument/method: FTIR spectrometry (Operated by: Institut d'Astrophysiqueet de Géophysique, Université de Liège(ULg), BE

http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be

in collaboration with BIRA-IASB and ORB, Brussels, BE

(Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be) )
Contact: Period: (a) 1950 - 1985

(b) 1985 ->



Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases 		Frequency: (a) discrete observations

(b) quasi-continuously, under clear sky

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minor constituents. Among the longest time-series in the world-> Greenhouse gases: SF6, CO2, N2O, CH4, O3, H2O Instrument/method: FTIR spectrometry (Operated by: Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège(ULg), BE; http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be; in collaboration with BIRA-IASB and ORB, Brussels, BE (http://www.oma.be/) )
Contact: E. Mahieu, , Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be
 Period: (a) 1950 - 1985(b) 1985 ->Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases Frequency: (a) discrete observations(b) quasi-continuously, under clear sky

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minor constituents. Among the longest time-series in the world-> reservoirs: HNO3, ClONO2, HCl, ... Instrument/method: FTIR spectrometry (Operated by: Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège(ULg), BE; http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be; in collaboration with BIRA-IASB and ORB, Brussels, BE (http://www.oma.be) )
Contact: E. Mahieu, , Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be
 Period: (a) 1950 - 1985(b) 1985 ->Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases Frequency: (a) discrete observations(b) quasi-continuously, under clear sky

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minor constituents. Among the longest time-series in the world-> sources: N2O, CFC, CO, HCFC, HCN, OCS Instrument/method: FTIR spectrometry (Operated by: Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège(ULg), BE http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be; in collaboration with BIRA-IASB and ORB, Brussels, BE (Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be) )
Contact: Emmanuel Mahieu, , Emmanuel.Mahieu@ulg.ac.be
 Period: (a) 1950 - 1985(b) 1985 ->Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases Frequency: (a) discrete observations(b) quasi-continuously, under clear sky

Time series of total abundances of many atmospheric minority species ->O3, NO2 Instrument/method: UV-Vis DOAS spectrometry (Operated by: Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), BE; http://www.oma.be/BIRA-IASB/) )
Contact: M. Van Roozendael, , michelv@oma.be
 Period: O3 and NO2: 1990 ->Data available in NADIR (www.nilu.no/projects/nadir/Default.htm) and NDSC (www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/) databases Frequency: twice daily, at twilight

UVA and UVB BB and spectral irradiance (280-500 nm) -> erythemally weighted UV, aerosol and O3 column Instrument/method: Erythema dosimeter and double monochromator spectroradiometer (Operated by: Inst. Medical Physics, University of Innsbruck, AT; http://www.uibk.ac.at/c/c/c502/ )
Contact: M. Blumthaler, , Mario.Blumthaler@uibk.ac.at
 Period: 1980 -> Frequency: 8 weeks/year











Kiruna Observatory, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Last updated: 2010-09-06 16:19
 
Location/coordinates: 8 km east of Kiruna - Sweden (67.8° N, 20.4° E)
Owner/operator: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
Links/websites: Main website (www.irf.se)
Publication website (www.irf.se/Publications/)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: - trace gas measurement
Atmospheric Physics: - tropospheric/stratospheric and mesospheric research

- climatology

- atmospheric electricity
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Space plasma physics

- aurora research

- magnetospheric physics

- ionospheric physics

- space weather

- solar terrestrial interaction

Space technology

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Projects in atmospheric physics: www.irf.se/program/afp/

Projects in space plasma physics: www.irf.se/program/stp/ and www.irf.se/program/sspt/

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Kiruna airfield is only a few kilometres away (daily flights to/from Stockholm). So is the railway station in central Kiruna (8 km away).

Other: telephones, telefax, internet (2 GB via SUNET), lunch restaurant and access to kitchens for own cooking, some accommodation on site and plenty of economically-priced accommodation in central Kiruna, 1 institute car.
Research infrastructure: Calibration laboratory and space simulator for satellite instruments, lidar, FT-IR (from IMK /STEL), DOAS (from IUP), NIWA UV-visible spectrometers, mm-wave instrument KIMRA (KIruna Millimeter wave RAdiometer), ALIS cameras (Auroral Large Imaging System), All-Sky camera, laboratory for balloon-borne atmospheric instruments. Swedish Space Corporation's launch site Esrange (www.ssc.esrange.se) in relatively close proximity (ca 30 km).

Administration

Funding Sources: National and regional funding agencies and EU.
How to apply for access to station: See contact address below.
Contact address: Swedish Institute of Space Physics Box 812 SE-981 28 Kiruna Sweden
Contact phone: +46-980-79000
Contact fax: +46-980-79050
Contact e-mail: irf@irf.se
Other information / notes: For other information see IRF's website: www.irf.se

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords: ozone, arctic ozone loss, monitoring

Basic Datasets

Aerosol (TS) Instrument/method: lidar (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Peter Voelger, , peter.voelger@irf.se
 Period: 2005 - Frequency: Campaigns

Auroral emissions Instrument/method: All-Sky camera (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Urban Brändström, , urban.brandstrom@irf.se
 Period: 1957 - Frequency: Minute

Auroral emissions and cloud formations Instrument/method: ALIS (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Urban Brändström, , urban.brandstrom@irf.se
 Period: 1995 - Frequency:

Cosmic noise absorption at 30 MHz and 38 MHz Instrument/method: Riometer (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Daria Mikhaylova, , daria@irf.se
 Period: 1993 - Frequency: Every 10 sec

Geomagnetic field Instrument/method: Magnetometer (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Masatoshi Yamauchi, , masatoshi.yamauchi@irf.se
 Period: Analogue data 1957-1969 and 1973-April 1977, digital data 1970-1972 and May 1977- Frequency: 1 sec

Meteorological surface data Instrument/method: Automated weather station (Vaisala WXT520) (Operated by: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) )
Contact: Uwe Raffalski, , uwe.raffalski@irf.se
 Period: since 2009 Frequency: every 1 min

Trace gases Instrument/method: MM-wave radiometer KIMRA - KIruna Millimeter wave RAdiometer (Operated by: IRF )
Contact: Uwe Raffalski, , uwe.raffalski@irf.se
 Period: Every winter from 1996-1997 to 2000-2001 (IMK/IRF), every winter since 2001-2002 (IRF) Frequency: Daily (hourly)

Trace gases Instrument/method: FTIR (Operated by: IMK/Stel )
Contact: Uwe Raffalski, , uwe.raffalski@irf.se
 Period: 1996 - Frequency: Weekly

Trace gases Instrument/method: UV-vis DOAS (Operated by: IUP, Heidelberg )
Contact: Uwe Raffalski, , uwe.raffalski@irf.se
 Period: 1996 - Frequency: SZA < 99 deg (10min)

Trace gases Instrument/method: UV-vis spectrometer (Operated by: NIWA, New Zealand )
Contact: Karin Kreher, , k.kreher@niwa.co.nz
 Period: 1991 - Frequency:

Wind, waves, turbulence inM/ST, PMSE Instrument/method: ESRAD (VHF)MST-radar (at Esrange) (Operated by: IRF/SSC )
Contact: Sheila Kirkwood, , sheila.kirkwood@irf.se
 Period: 1996 - Frequency: Minute











Kristineberg Marine Research Station

Last updated: 2003-06-24 08:27
 
Location/coordinates: Mouth of the Gullmar Fjord, Swedish west coast (58.2° N, 11.3° E)
Owner/operator: Swedish Academy of Sciences and Göteborg University.
Links/websites: Main website (www.kmf.gu.se)

Research Activities

Marine Biology: - behavioural ecology
- benthic ecology and monitoring
- biological oceanography
- ecophysiology
- ecosystem research
- ecotoxicology
- functional morphology
- physocology of macroalgae
- plankton research
- shallow coastal communities
- marine genomics
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Please look at http://www.kmf.gu.se/index_research_eng.html

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: KMRS is the largest field station for marine research in Sweden. It is also one of the oldest marine research stations in the world, with a well established network and long traditions of housing visiting scientists. Today it is one of Europe?s most modern marine research laboratories with unique facilities for conducting experimental work and for keeping live organisms for prolonged periods. The station is located on the shore front in a wind-protected bay within the Gullmar Fjord, which is a nature reserve, and with easy access to both coastal and off-shore marine habitats. These habitats include sand and mud flats, steep rocky cliffs and deep basin sediments. By European standards the water quality is excellent, with two distinct water-masses, a brackish surface one originating from the Baltic, and a deep oceanic one from the North Sea. The variety of habitats gives rise to a very high biodiversity within a rather restricted area.



Kristineberg has a very active research program that has attained a high international reputation. Present work is focusing on marine ecology and environmental research (eutrophication, ecotoxicology). Advanced marine underwater techniques are frequently developed and used at KMRS. The station also attracts many visiting researchers in medicine, morphology and chemistry. Two research vessels and scientific equipment are available in modern laboratories.
Research infrastructure: Two larger research vessels, 31 and 12 m. A number of smaller boats. 8 experimental rooms. A variety of analytical laboratories including instrumentation. For further details, see web-site www.kmf.gu.se.

Administration

Funding Sources: Swedish Academy of Sciences, Göteborg University, a variety of national funding agencies and EU
How to apply for access to station: Please look at http://www.kmf.gu.se/index_visitor_info.html
Contact name: Odd Lindahl
Contact address: Kristineberg Marine Research Station SE - 450 34 Fiskebäckskil Sweden
Contact phone: +46 523 18500
Contact fax: +46 523 18502
Contact e-mail: odd.lindahl@kmf.gu.se

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Aquatic
Additional Keywords: experimental marine biology biological oceaography ecosystem research plankton research benthic research marine genomics marine microbiology

Basic Datasets

Benthic community Instrument/method: According to HELCOM and OSPARCOM (Operated by: KMF )
Contact: Period: 1980 -> Frequency: Annual

DST in mussels Instrument/method: HPLC (Operated by: KMF and others )
Contact: Period: 1985 -> Frequency: Changing

Filamentous algae Instrument/method: Air surveillance (Operated by: KMF and county board )
Contact: Period: mid-1990s -> Frequency: Annual

Heavy metals, PCB’s etc. in biota and sediment Instrument/method: Standard methodology (Operated by: KMF and others )
Contact: Period: early-1980s -> Frequency: Every 5th year

Phytoplankton community Instrument/method: According to HELCOM and OSPARCOM (Operated by: KMF and SMHI )
Contact: Period: 1985 -> Frequency: Monthly or more frequent

Primary production Instrument/method: 14C in situ accor-ding to HELCOM (Operated by: KMF )
Contact: Period: 1985 -> Frequency: 20 times/year

Temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll, secchi depth Instrument/method: According to HELCOM and OSPARCOM (Operated by: KMF and SMHI )
Contact: Period: Partly from 1950’s and partly from late 1970’s Frequency: Changing but monthly from late 1970’s

Wind, airtemp., airpreassure, PAR, UVB, precipitation, water temperature and salinity at 1, 6 and 30 m depth Instrument/method: Standard meteoro-logical (Operated by: KMF )
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency: 5 minutes











Lautaret Alpine Field Station

Last updated: 2003-06-26 16:41
 
Location/coordinates: Col du Lautaret, France (45° N, 6.4° E)
Owner/operator: University J. Fourier - Grenoble I
Links/websites: Main website (www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL)

Research Activities

Terrestrial Biology: - ecophysiology
- community ecology
- population genetics
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: 1 - Changes in Biodiversity



Role of biotic interactions (competition vs facilitation) as determinants of alpine plant community organisation

1998 - ; Grenoble University and University of Montana; R.M. Callaway, R. Michalet & Ph. Choler (Philippe.Choler@ujf-grenoble.fr);

Terrestrial biology; Biodiversity; Assessment of the direction and strenght of plant-plant interactions using removal experiments



Genetic study of the calcicole-calcifuge ecotypic differentiation in the high-altitude species Carex curvula (Cyperaceae), the dominant sedge of most European alpine tundra

1999 - ; Grenoble University; P. Taberlet, L. Gielly, Ph. Choler (Philippe.Choler@ujf-grenoble.fr);

Terrestrial biology; Biodiversity; AFLP analysis of genetic diversity among and between alpine plants populations; sampling all over the European mountains



Comparative phylogeographic of snow-bed plants species, a community with remarkable constant composition over the European mountains

1999 - ; Grenoble University; P. Taberlet (Pierre.Taberlet@ujf-grenoble.fr) & Ph. Choler

Terrestrial biology; biodiversity; comparative phylogeography; measurement of genetic diversity, sampling all over the European mountains



Genetic diversity and reproductive system of an endangered alpine species,

Eryngium alpinum L.

1998- ; Grenoble University; I. Till-Bottreau (Irene.Till@ujf-grenoble.fr)

Terrestrial biology; biodiversity; floral biology;





2 - Changes in UV-B radiation and its effects



Effects of current UV-B as compared to lower (screened) UV-B on plant primary and secondary metabolism in lichens and in the Crassulaceae Sedum album

1995-98; Grenoble University; Dr J. Asta (Juliette.Asta@ujf-grenoble.fr)

Terrestrial biology; Changes in UV-B radiation and its effects; measurement of biochemical parameters



Effects of current UV-B as compared to lower (screened) UV-B on growth and metabolism of young trees of Pinus cembra and Picea abies

1996 - ; Institute of Agronomy of Nancy, Dr J.-P. Garrec (garrec@nancy.inra.fr)

Terrestrial biology; Changes in UV-B radiation and its effects; measurement of UV-B during summer periods (Wm-2h-1 at 297 nm)





Screening capacity for UV-B in arcticoalpine plants along a latitudinal gradient

1999 - 2003; Agricultural University of Norway; Pr Wolfgang Bilger (wolfgang.bilger@ibn.nlh.no)

Terrestrial biology; Changes in UV-B radiation and its effects; measurement of UV-B screening capacity using a fluorescence method







3 - Other projects: Ecophysiology of alpine plants



Comparative ecophysiology of high-light stress resistance in Geum species along an altitudinal gradient

1998 - ; Grenoble University and University of Paris-Orsay; Ph. Choler, Dr S. Aubert (serge.aubert@ujf-grenoble.fr); Pr G. Cornic

Terrestrial biology, Other (ecophysiology of alpine plants); measurements of photosynthesis (gas exchange and fluorescence)



Strategies of resistance to high light stress in alpine plants

1994 - ; University of Frankfurt, University of Würzburg, University of Paris-Orsay, Grenoble University; Dr P. Streb (peter.streb@eco.u-psud.fr), Pr. J. Feierabend, Dr R. Bligny, Pr U. Heber

Terrestrial biology, Other (ecophysiology of alpine plants); measurements of photosynthesis (gas exchange and fluorescence) and of biochemical parameters



Stress resistance of chloroplasts from alpine plants vs laboratory model plants

2000-2001; University of Grenoble; Dr M. Kuntz (Marcel.Kuntz@ujf-grenoble.fr)

Terrestrial biology, Other (ecophysiology of alpine plants)



Diversity of metabolite profiles in alpine plants

1995- ; University of Grenoble & Commissariat à l?Energie Atomique; Dr R. Bligny (rbligny@cea.fr), Dr S. Aubert, Dr E. Gout

Terrestrial biology, Other (ecophysiology of alpine plants); quantification of soluble metabolites in plant extracts using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Access by road (2 hours by bus from Grenoble). Telephone, fax (internet planed for summer 2001). Accommodation for 15 persons at the station, various hotels at 5 km from the station. Self cooking at the station (kitchen) or restaurants at 500 meters.
Research infrastructure: Laboratory equipped for physiology work, including centrifuge, spectrophotometer

Administration

Funding Sources: Local regional support

Grenoble University

Ministery of Education

European Union
How to apply for access to station: Apply with a project at: rbligny@cea.fr
Contact address: Université J. Fourier Station Alpine du Lautaret bât D de Biologie, BP 53; 38 041 Grenoble cedex 9 France
Other information / notes: No long time monitoring

Keywords

Defined Keywords:
Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets











Mace Head Research Station

Last updated: 2011-03-10 11:36
 
Location/coordinates: Carna, Co. Galway, Ireland (53.3° N, 9.9° W)
Owner/operator: National University of Ireland, Galway
Links/websites: Main website (http://macehead.nuigalway.ie/ http://www.macehead.org/)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: Greenhouse gases; ozone depleting gases
Atmospheric Physics: Chemical properties of aerosols
Marine Biology: Climate change
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: EU Project: Climate - Biosphere Interactions : CORE. http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/CORE

EU Project: New Particle Formation and Fate in the Coastal Environment : PARFORCE. http://macehead.nuigalway.ie/parforce

EU Project: Quantification of Aerosol Nucleation in the European Boundary Layer: QUEST

National (Higher Education Authority) Project: Radiative Properties of the Atmospheric Aerosol.

National (Higher Education Authority) Project: Variability of the natural and perturbed Aerosol

Environmental Protection Agency / NDP Project: Nature and origin of PM10 and smaller Particulate Matter.

Environmental Protection Agency / NDP Project Study of Composition, Sources and Radiative Properties of Aerosols

GAW/WMO: Global Atmosphere Watch/ World Meteorological Organisation (since 1994)

AEROCE: Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment

GAGE: Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment

AGAGE: Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment http://agage.eas.gatech.edu/

SOGE: System for observation of halogenated greenhouse gases in Europe http://www.nilu.no/web/soge/

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Laboratory facilities, telephone, broadband internet access, back-up generator, logistical support via NUI, Galway.
Research infrastructure: 2 laboratory buildings, ~100m from the shore. 1 laboratory ~350m from the shore. 22m and 10m walk-up towers. Clean hood facilities. De-ionised water.

Administration

Funding Sources: European Commission

Environmental Protection Agency (National Development Plan)

Higher Education Authority (PRTLI)
How to apply for access to station:
Contact name: Prof. S. Gerard Jennings
Contact address: Atmospheric Research Group/Environmental Change Institute, School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
Contact phone: +353 95 32754 / +353 91 524411
Contact fax: +353 91 750584
Contact e-mail: gerard.jennings@nuigalway.ie

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Climate change
Additional Keywords: global monitoring

Basic Datasets

Aerosol Absorption Coefficient Instrument/method: Magee Scientific Aethalometer, a) Model AE 8 b) Model AE 9 (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Gerard Jennings, , gerard.jennings@nuigalway.ie
 Period: a)1989-1993 b)1994 -> Frequency: a) 15 min b) 5 min

Aerosol Optical Depth at wavelengths 368, 412, 500, and 862 nm Instrument/method: Precision Filter Radiometer (PFR) on solar tracker (Operated by: NUI, Galway/World Radiation Centre, Davos, Switzerland http://www.pmodwrc.ch )
Contact: Period: March 2000 -> Frequency: 2 min

Aerosol particle size distribution Instrument/method: a) Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) (d=10-400 nm)

b) Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) ASASP-X (d=0.1-3.0 um)

c) TSI Model 3320 Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS) (d=0.5-20 um)

d) Dekati Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI) (d=0.03-10 um) (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Gerard Jennings, , gerard.jennings@nuigalway.ie
 Period: a) October 2000- b) January 2002- c) episodic d) January 2002- Frequency: a) 5 min b) 5 min c) 5 min d) 2 min

Aerosol sampling Instrument/method: a) 11-stage MOUDI rotating impactor MD 110



b) Two 8-stage BERNER impactors



c) High Volume PM-10 5-stage impactor (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Period: a) August 2001-



b) February 2002-



c) August 2001- 		Frequency: a) Weekly(clean sector)



b) Weekly(clean sector)



c) Weekly(clean sector)

Aerosol volatility Instrument/method: Heated inlet tube apparatus used in conjunction with aerosol particle size distribution (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Period: episodic Frequency:

CFCl3, CF2Cl2, CF2ClCFCl2, CHCl3, CH3CCl3, CCl4, and N2O Instrument/method: HP 5880 (GAGE)/HP 5890 (AGAGE) (Operated by: AGAGE )
Contact: Peter Simmonds, , petergsimmonds@aol.com
 Period: 1987 -> (GAGE)/1994 -> (AGAGE) Frequency: 2 hours (GAGE)/40 mins (AGAGE)

CFC's, HFC's, HCFC's and other Halocarbons Instrument/method: HP6890/5972 GC-MS (Operated by: University of Bristol )
Contact: Simon O'Doherty, , s.odoherty@bristol.ac.uk
 Period: 1994 - 2004 Frequency: 4 hours

CFC's, HFC's, HCFC's, PFC's Instrument/method: Medusa-HP6890/5973 GC-MS (Operated by: AGAGE )
Contact: Simon O'Doherty, , s.odoherty@bristol.ac.uk
 Period: Aug 2003 -> Frequency: 2 hours

CH4 Instrument/method: HP 5880 (GAGE)/Carle Series 100 (AGAGE) FID (Operated by: AGAGE )
Contact: Peter Simmonds, , petergsimmonds@aol.com
 Period: 1987 - 1994 (GAGE)/1994 -> (AGAGE) Frequency: 2 hours (GAGE)/40 minutes (AGAGE)

Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) Instrument/method: DH Associates, Model M1(Twomey static thermal diffusion chamber at 0.5 % supersaturation) (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Period: March 1994 -> Frequency: 0.5 min

CO and H2 Instrument/method: Trace Analytical RGA3 (Operated by: AGAGE )
Contact: Peter Simmonds, , petergsimmonds@aol.com
 Period: 1996 -> Frequency: 40 mins

CO2 Instrument/method: Siemens Ultramat 5F / LiCor Li-6252/LiCor 7000/Picarro G2301 (Operated by: LSCE/CNRS )
Contact: Michel Ramonet, , ramonet@lsce.ipsl.fr
 Period: 1992 -> Frequency: 1 minute

Condensation Nuclei (CN) Instrument/method: a)TSI Model 3760 CPC (d > 14 nm)

b)TSI Model 7610 CPC (d > 10 nm)

c)TSI Model 3025 CPC (d > 3 nm)

d)Pulse-Height-Analyser (PHA) TSI Model 3025 CPC with dilution system (d=3-50 nm) (Operated by: a)Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment(AEROCE)/NUI,Galway

b),c),d)NUI,Galway )
Contact: Period: a) July 1991-August 1994

b) January-August 1997, January-June 1998, August 2001-

c) March 1998-

d) episodically 		Frequency: 1 min

Flask sampling program - C isotopes in CH4/CO2 Instrument/method: (Operated by: Royal Holloway, University of London )
Contact: Rebecca Fisher, , r.fisher@es.rhul.ac.uk
 Period: 2009 -> Frequency: Weekly

Flask sampling program - CO/CO2/CH4 Instrument/method: (Operated by: NOAA/CCGG )
Contact: Tom Conway/Pieter Tans Period: 1992 -> Frequency: Weekly

Flask sampling program - CO2, C isotopes Instrument/method: (Operated by: LSCE/CNRS )
Contact: Michel Ramonet, , ramonet@lsce.ipsl.fr
 Period: 1992 -> Frequency: Weekly

Flask sampling program - Halocarbons Instrument/method: (Operated by: NOAA/HATS )
Contact: Jim Elkins, , jelkins@cmdl.noaa.gov
 Period: 2001 -> Frequency: Bi-monthly

Flask sampling program - O2 isotopes Instrument/method: (Operated by: CIO, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen )
Contact: Rolf Neubert, , neubert@phys.rug.nl
 Period: 2001 -> Frequency: Weekly

Flask sampling program. CO2, C isotopes Instrument/method: (Operated by: University of Heidelberg )
Contact: Ingeborg Levin, , ingeborg.levin@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
 Period: 2002 -> Frequency: Bi-monthly

Meteorological data (1)-windspeed and direction Instrument/method: (Operated by: AEROCE/NUI, Galway )
Contact: , , brendan.kelly@nuigalway.ie
 Period: October 1989 - July 1990 Frequency: 1 min

Meteorological data(2)- wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, pressure Instrument/method: (Operated by: a) AEROCE/NUI, Galway b)University of Miami <http://www.rsmas.miami.edu)>/NUI, Galway )
Contact: , , brendan.kelly@nuigalway.ie
 Period: a) July 1990 - August 1994 b) August 2001 -> Frequency: 1 min

Non-methane hydrocarbons Instrument/method: HP 6890 (Operated by: NUI, Galway/University of Bristol )
Contact: Simon O'Doherty, , s.odoherty@bristol.ac.uk
 Period: 2000 - 2004 Frequency: 90 minutes

Oxygenated VOC's Instrument/method: HP6890/5973 GC-MS (Operated by: University of Bristol )
Contact: Simon O'Doherty, , s.odoherty@bristol.ac.uk
 Period: May, 2008 -> July, 2009 Frequency: 1 hour

Ozone Instrument/method: Monitor Labs 8810/Thermo Environmental Instruments 49C (Operated by: MHRS )
Contact: Gerard Spain, , petergsimmonds@aol.com / gerard.spain@nuigalway.ie
 Period: 1987 -> Frequency: 1 hour

PAN Instrument/method: meteo-consult EC-GC (Operated by: MHRS )
Contact: Gerard Spain, , gerard.spain@nuigalway.ie
 Period: episodic Frequency: 10 minutes

PM2.5 mass concentration Instrument/method: R&P Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM), Model 1400a (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Darius Ceburnis, , darius.ceburnis@nuigalway.ie
 Period: October 1998 -> Frequency: 30 mins

Radon daughters Instrument/method: Scintillation counter (Operated by: LSCE/CNRS )
Contact: Victor Kazan, , kazan@lsce.ipsl.fr
 Period: 1992 -> Frequency: 2 hours

Total Gaseous Mercury Instrument/method: Tekran 2537A (Operated by: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geestacht, Germany / NUI, Galway )
Contact: Ralf Ebinghaus, , ralf.ebinghaus@hzg.de
 Period: 1992 -> Frequency: 10 / 15 minutes

Total light scattering and backscattering coefficient at wavelength = 450, 550, and 700 nm Instrument/method: TSI Nephelometer Model 3563 (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Period: a) January-July 1997 b) July 2001 -> Frequency: 5 min

Total light scattering coefficient at wavelength = 550 nm Instrument/method: TSI Nephelometer, Model 3551 (Operated by: NUI, Galway )
Contact: Period: January 1998 -> Frequency: 5 min

UV A, B and photopic Instrument/method: Custom made detectors, Robertson-Berger type. (Operated by: National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) http://www.nrpb.org )
Contact: Stuart Dean, , stuart.dean@nrpb.org
 Period: November 1993 -> Frequency: 5 min











NERC Arctic Research Station (Harland House)

Last updated: 2002-10-18 00:00
 
Location/coordinates: Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen (78.9° N, 11.9° E)
Owner/operator: Natural Environment Research Council
Links/websites: Main website (www.antarctica.ac.uk/arctic/ny-alesund.html)

Research Activities

Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: The station provides facilities for research scientists but does not have staff who conduct research. The location is particularly suitable for ecological research, glacial/periglacial geomorphology, hydrology and atmospheric chemistry.

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: (a) See Research in Svalbaard web site: http://www.npolar.no/ris/



(b) see also printed document 'Research in Svalbard' published by Norsk Polarinstitutt

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Telephone, telefax, internet, storage space, bedrooms, radio, firearms, boat and hire of snowmobiles
Research infrastructure: Basic laboratory with freezer, Memert oven, Sartorius balance, Permutit deioniser, general lab equipment. Workshop with tools and repair materials.

Administration

Funding Sources: UK funding agencies, EU
How to apply for access to station: An Announcement of Opportunity is available from the NERC Web site http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/polarsci/arcticopp2001.htm/
Contact name: Nick Cox, Station Manager
Contact address: British Antarctic Survey High Cross Madingley Road, Cambridge CB23 0ET UK
Other information / notes: Basic data sets: No long time monitoring performed at station.

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Sodankyla, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Arctic Research Centre (FMI-ARC)

Last updated: 2007-03-02 11:01
 
Location/coordinates: Sodankylä, Finland (67.4° N, 26.6° E)
Owner/operator: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
Links/websites: Main website (http://fmiarc.fmi.fi )
Affiliated website (http://fmi.fi)
Publication website (http://fmiarc.fmi.fi/publications.html)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: - ozone

- long range pollutants
Atmospheric Physics: - climate change

- polar vortex dynamics

- boundary layer
Terrestrial Biology: - ecosystem response to increased UV -radiation
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: present:



- SAUNA

Sodankyla totAl colUmn ozoNe intercompArison



- CARLINK

Wireless traffic service platform for linking cars



- SNOW-CLIM

Snow Mapping of Boreal and Sub-Arctic Zones: Earth Observation Data-Based Multi-Source Information Systems and Application to Climatic Studies



- NORSEN

Nordkalotten Satellite Evaluation co-operation Network



- CANDIDOZ

Chemical and Dynamical Influences on Decadal Ozone Change (contract EVK2-CT-2001-00133)

http://fmiarc.fmi.fi/candidoz/index.html



- FUVIRC

Finnish Ultraviolet International Research Center



- SCOUT-03

Stratospheric-Climate Links with Emphasis on the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere



- LAPIBAT

Lapland Atmosphere-Biosphere Facility

http://www.sgo.fi/lapbiat/



- LAUTLOS-WAVVAP

LAPBIAT Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Water Vapor Validation Project



- OZONE SATELLITE DATA CENTRE's

several projects



past:



-QUOBI

Quantitative Understanding of Ozone losses by Bipolar Investigations



- G-HiLat

Envisat-1 GOMOS ozone validation at high latitudes



- OSDOC

The observation of Arctic ozone hole by coordinated O3 soundings.



- SAONAS

Measurements of stratospheric aerosols and cloud particles by lidar. http://www.fmi.fi/IL/SOB/saonas.html



- LITES

Developement of instrument for ozone (03) and trace gas (CFC, SF6) soundings.



- ESMOS

European measurement net for Arctic stratosphere. http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/



- APE

Measurement campaign of a Russian stratospheric research aeroplane over Sodankylä. http://ape.iroe.fi.cnr.it/



- SCUVS

Study of chemical composition of stratosphere with DOAS ?technology.



- Polar Vortex Change

Study of the climate change effects to the polar vortex.

http://www.fmi.fi/IL/SOB/pvc.html

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Telephone, telefax, internet, housing for visiting scientists, general mess and service building, library, logistic support.

Easiest access to FMI/ARC for visitors is provided by air transportation or by train from Helsinki (capital city of Finland) to Rovaniemi. Flight timetables and ticket information are available from Finnair (http://www.finnair.com/) and VR (http://www.vr.fi/e-index.htm). From Rovaniemi there is about 2 -hour bus ride to Sodankylä. Bus route is operated regularly (see timetables at http://www.matkahuolto.com/). Transportation to the observatory can be organized by the observatory staff or by taxi.
Research infrastructure: Meteorological observatory, balloon launch facility, 48m weather mast, Calibration laboratory for UV instruments. (See tables 1a & 1b)

Administration

Funding Sources: Academy of Finland, EU
How to apply for access to station:
Contact name: Director, prof. Esko Kyrö
Contact address: FMI-Arctic Research Center Tähteläntie 62 FIN-99600 Sodankylä Finland
Contact phone: +358-16-619 619 (office)+358-40-5527438 (mobile)
Contact fax: +358-16-619 623
Contact e-mail: Esko.Kyro @fmi.fi

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords: GAW UV Ozone O3 Water vapor

Basic Datasets

Aerosol vertical profile, aerosol lidar Instrument/method: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1991 - 1999(includes not winters 93/94 & 95/96) Frequency: Winter Campaigns

Aerosol vertical profile, aerosol sondes Instrument/method: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1994 -> Frequency: Campaigns

eddy-covariance fluxes of CO2 Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency:

latent and sensible heat and momentum, radiationcomponents, and gradients of the CO2 concentration Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency:

Meteorological profiles Instrument/method: Radiosondes (P,T,U) (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1949 -> Frequency: Synop 3 hours

Meteorological station (wind, temp., precipitation, etc.) Instrument/method: Manual obs. (AWS 2001) (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1908 -> Frequency: Synop 3 hours

NO2 column Instrument/method: SAOZ (Operated by: FMI/CNRS )
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: 2 per Day

number concentration of condensation nuclei Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency: Campaigns

ozone concentration on several levels Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency:

Ozone profile Instrument/method: ECC ozone sonde
Contact: Period: 1988 -> Frequency: Weekly

Snow depth Instrument/method: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1991- 1998 Frequency: Daily

SO2 Instrument/method: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1972 -> Frequency:

Soil measurements includetemperature and volumetric moisture gradients, heat flux and soil CO2efflux Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency:

Solar radiation: global, diffuse, reflected, radiation balance, sunshine hours Instrument/method: SL 500 / 501 a, Sony E2
Contact: Period: 1957 -> Frequency:

Surface Ozone Instrument/method: ECC ozone sonde
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency: Daily

Surface Ozone Instrument/method: Dasibi 1008 AH
Contact: Period: 1997 -> Frequency: Hourly

temperature and wind Instrument/method: 48 m Weather mast: (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 2000 -> Frequency:

Total Ozone Instrument/method: SAOZ -spectrometer
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: 2 per Day

Total Ozone Instrument/method: Brewer spectrometer
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: Hourly

UVB radiation 290-320 nm Instrument/method: Brewer (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: Minute

UVB/UVA radiation, CIE -weighted Instrument/method: SL 500 / 501 (Operated by: FMI-ARC )
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: Minute











Sonnblick Observatory

Last updated: 2007-04-05 09:09
 
Location/coordinates: Rauris, Sonnblick (47.1° N, 13° E)
Owner/operator: ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
Links/websites: Main website (www.zamg.ac.at)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: No details
Atmospheric Physics: No details
Terrestrial Biology: No details
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: geology - climate change - permafrost

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: www.zamg.ac.at

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Telephone, Internet, Fax, housing (up to 10 persons), general mess (summertime) are available.

The station can be reached by cable car from Kolm Saigurn or by 5 hour walk and lies in a very alpine undisturbed environment. As the cable car is available only under certain meteorological conditions, careful planning is essential.
Research infrastructure: Observational platform with instruments for meteorology and various projects are operational. 2 observers permanently at the site can perform smaller maintenance tasks.

Administration

Funding Sources: National funding by National Weather Service, Umweltbundesamt, Ministry of Science
How to apply for access to station: WRITE INFORMAL LETTER DESCRIBING YOUR INTENDED PROJECT WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Contact name: Dr. Michael Staudinger
Contact address: ZAMG Freisaalweg 16 A-5020 Salzburg Austria
Contact phone: +43(662)626301-24
Contact fax: +43(662)625838
Contact e-mail: staudinger@zamg.ac.at

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Climate change, Conservation
Additional Keywords: permafrost changes

Basic Datasets

10Be Instrument/method: Digitel High Volume Sampler + Gammaspectrometer on site (Operated by: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management & AGES-Agrarbiology Linz )
Contact: DI Wolfgang Haider & DI M.Sc. Dr. Wolfgang Ringer, , wolfgang.haider@bmlfuw.gv.at & wringer@balulinz.gv
 Period: since 1996 Frequency: daily

7Be Instrument/method: Digitel High Volume Sampler + Gammaspectrometer on site (Operated by: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management & AGES-Agrarbiology Linz )
Contact: DI Wolfgang Haider & DI M.Sc. Dr. Wolfgang Ringer, , wolfgang.haider@bmlfuw.gv.at & wringer@balulinz.gv
 Period: since 1996 Frequency: daily

Anions in precipitation Instrument/method: WADOS - wet and dry only precipitation sampler (Operated by: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung )
Contact: Dr. Andreas Falkensteiner, , andreas.falkensteiner@land-sbg.gv.at
 Period: since 1984 Frequency: daily

Carbondioxide (CO2) Instrument/method: Hartmann & Braun (Operated by: Federal Environment Agency Ltd. )
Contact: Dr. Ruth Baumann, , baumann@ubavie.gv.at
 Period: since 1989 Frequency: HMW

Carbonmonoxide (CO) Instrument/method: Horiba APMA360 (Operated by: Federal Environment Agency Ltd. )
Contact: Dr. Ruth Baumann, , baumann@ubavie.gv.at
 Period: since 1989 Frequency: HMW

Cations in precipitation Instrument/method: WADOS - wet and dry precipitation only sampler (Operated by: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung )
Contact: Dr. Andreas Falkensteiner, , andreas.falkensteiner@land-sbg.gv.at
 Period: since 1984 Frequency: daily

Cloudiness Instrument/method:
Contact: Period: Frequency:

Dew point temperature Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

Diffuse Radiation Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

Erythem related UV radiation Instrument/method: UV Biometer (Operated by: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management )
Contact: Mag. Martin Kriech & Mag. Stana Simic Period: Frequency: every 5 minutes

Global radiation Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

ground temperatures Instrument/method: pt 100 (Operated by: ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: michael, , staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: 2006 -8 till now Frequency: 1hr

Ozone (O3) Instrument/method: Thermo Electron TE49C (Operated by: Federal Environment Agency Ltd. )
Contact: Dr. Ruth Baumann, , baumann@ubavie.gv.at
 Period: since 1989 Frequency: HMW

Pb in precipitation Instrument/method:
Contact: Period: Frequency:

Precipitation Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: since 1886 Frequency:

Pressure Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: since 1886 Frequency:

Relative Humidity Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

Snow Height Instrument/method: ultrasonic (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

Spectral UV B radiation Instrument/method: Bentham Spectralradiometer (Operated by: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences )
Contact: Mag. Stana Simic, , stana.simic@boku.ac.at
 Period: since 1990 Frequency: every 5 minutes

Spectral UV radiation Instrument/method: Bentham Spectralradiometer (Operated by: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences )
Contact: Mag. Stana Simic, , stana.simic@boku.ac.at
 Period: since 1990 Frequency: every 5 minutes

Sunshine duration Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: since 1886 Frequency: every 10 minutes

Temperature Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: since 1886 Frequency: every 10 minutes

Total gamma radiation Instrument/method:
Contact: Period: Frequency:

Total ozone Instrument/method: Brewer Spectralradiometer (Operated by: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences )
Contact: Mag. Stana Simic, , stana.simic@boku.ac.at
 Period: since 1993 Frequency: every 5 minutes

Tritium (HT) Instrument/method: (Operated by: Österreichisches Forschungs und Prüfzentrum Arsenal Ges.m.b.H. )
Contact: DI Roland Tesch, , tesch.r@arsenal.ac.at
 Period: since 1999 Frequency: daily

Tritum (HTO) Instrument/method: (Operated by: Österreichisches Forschungs und Prüfzentrum Arsenal Ges.m.b.H. )
Contact: DI Roland Tesch, , tesch.r@arsenal.ac.at
 Period: since 1999 Frequency: daily

Visibility Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: Frequency:

Wind speed, direction Instrument/method: (Operated by: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics )
Contact: Dr. Michael Staudinger, , michael.staudinger@zamg.ac.at
 Period: since 1886 Frequency: every 10 minutes











Sverdrup Research Station, Ny-Alesund

Last updated: 2007-03-05 14:06
 
Location/coordinates: Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway (78.9° N, 11.9° E)
Owner/operator: Norwegian Polar Institute
Links/websites: Main website (http://www.npolar.no)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: No details
Atmospheric Physics: No details
Marine Biology: No details
Terrestrial Biology: No details
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: - Ionospheric physics (Auroral research, magnetic field, cosmic ray absorption)

- Geophysics (Glaciology, snow and ice studies)

- Other fields and programs (Seismology, logistics, atmospheric infrasound)

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Examples of biological effect studies being performed at the Sverdrup Research Station under the field of Climate Variability and UV-radiation:

Project Title : Duration : Institution : Contact person : Discipline

UV-radiation and its impact on genetic diversity, population structure and food webs in Arctic freshwaters : 1996 - 1999 : Univ. of Oslo : D.O.Hessen : Freshwater biology

Effects of UVB-radiation on marine phytoplankton and bacteria : 1996-1997 : Univ. of Gothenburg (LSF) : S-Å.Wängberg : Marine biology

Phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteriplankton communities of Arctic ultraoligotrophic lakes : 1997 : Univ. of Uppsala (LSF) : Lindström and Drakare : Freshwater biology

Species turnover (betadiversity) in response to variation in radiation budgets: are there latitudinal trends? : 1999-2001 : Techn. Univ. of Trondheim : S.W.Armbruster : Terrestrial biology

Adaptation and acclimation to UVB-radiation in arctic and alpine vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens : 1999-2001 : Agricult. Univ. of Norway : W.Bilger : Terrestrial biology

The effects of solar UV-radiation on photosynthesis, DNA-damage and ?repair in Sanionia uncinata : 2000 : Inst. Of Ecology, The Netherlands (LSF) : D.Lud : Terrestrial biology

Environmental influence on benthic microbial community structure in Svalbard lakes and pools : 2000 : BAS (LSF) : C.Ellis-Evans : Freshwater biology

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: The general infrastructure is offered by the Kings Bay AS (KB) company, which was established as a coal mining town in Ny-Ålesund in 1917. KB owns the properties and is responsible for maintaining and developing the town's infrastructure, power generation, transport/communication and accommodation. The general infrastructure has been significantly improved during the past years for the purpose of improving the services offered for the research activities along long term strategies. The main investments have been connected to the power distribution lines, the airfield, a new power station and general purpose mess building. The general infrastructure of Ny-Ålesund consist of the modern airfield and harbour facilities, local transport and regular flights to Longyearbyen, all housing, lodging and accommodation facilities for up to 150 persons, the general mess and service buildings etc.

The Sverdrup Research Station (700 m2) serves as a permanent observation platform for long and short term research and monitoring projects, as well as a field base offering logistical services and equipment to field research groups. The research station offers a number of offices for guest scientists with telephone, internet, guest computer and printing facilities, mechanical and electronic lab, observation platforms, field logistical services with boats, snowmobiles, field clothing and survival suits, safety and communication equipment. NP possesses several buildings suitable for instrument installation and storage capacity.
Research infrastructure: The research facilities of the Sverdrup Research Station consist of dry and wet laboratories, a marine laboratory, an ecotoxicology laboratory, a radiation observatory with UV/VIS spectrometers and radiometers, an optical calibration laboratory, observation and instrument platforms and a meteorological station. The Zeppelin Mountain Station, which is reached by a cable car to the mountain top, consist of several dedicated rooms with numerous instruments measuring air quality and trace gases.

The Radiation Observatory involves permanent long term observations of the Arctic radiation climate including advanced radiometric observations of aerosols, ozone and cloud optical depths, measurements of the surface radiation budget and high resolution UV-radiation. A well equipped optical calibration laboratory exist onsite for calibration and verification of the permanent radiation instruments and visiting instruments / guest researchers as well. The observatory includes a large open platform on the roof of the building with space available for installation of visiting campaign instruments. The observation programmes include the following instruments and equipment: Surface radiation budget measurements within the BSRN-network (NP/AWI), Standard 3-hour SYNOP-observations (DNMI/NP), Dobson-spectrophotometer for total column ozone (Univ. of Oslo), UV/VIS-spectrometer (SAOZ) for the observation of ozone and NO2 column densities (NILU), PAR, UV and UVB broadband radiometers (NP), UV-filter radiometer (NILU), a high resolution UV-spectrometer (NP), precise solar trackers for pointing radiation sensors and photometers.

The Biological Research Facilities contain several laboratory facilities for marine and terrestrial research. These include a marine laboratory containing wet and dry labs, lounge, wet lab with aquarium can be used as holding facility for marine organisms and for experiments based on flow-through ambient sea water, dry lab with microscope, balance, distilled water and some general lab supplies, dive compressor is available for 200/300 bar dive bottles, separate building (Vaskeriet) including offices for scientists, walk-in freezers, a dissection lab, a dry lab, storage rooms, laundry and drying facilities. a greenhouse with temperature-controlled rooms, two separate holding and experimental facilities where research is currently being conducted on the physiology of Arctic foxes and seabirds, an environmental (physiological/ecotox.) effect laboratory for small scale experiments, including holding facilities for short time experiments on Arctic birds and mammals, laboratories and offices, and a climate chamber for metabolic studies of birds and small mammals, and a light controlled room.

The Zeppelin Mountain Station provides facilities for air research and monitoring and consists of a 130 m2 observatory mounted on a sharp ridge on the Zeppelin mountain (460 masl) south of the settlement, and a cable car installation. The facility is located above the inversion layer. A wide range of air pollutants are monitored from the station, which contains rooms for clean air, dedicated instruments like a DOAS-spectrometer, pump and gas storage rooms, permanent instrument rooms and rooms for campaign instruments. At the top of the roof there is a platform for instrumentation.

Administration

Funding Sources: Ministry of Environment, Norwegian Research Council, European Commission
How to apply for access to station: Applications for direct research access to the station:

Norwegian Polar Institute, Sverdrup Research Station

N-9173 Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway

E-mail: npf@nyaal.npolar.no

Tel: +47 79 02 74 00 Fax: +47 79 02 70 02



Applications for access and travel grants for new European researchers:

Ny-Ålesund Large Scale Facility

Norwegian Polar Institute Svalbard, P.O. Box 505

N-9171 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

E-mail: nyaa-lsf@npolar.no

Fax: +47 79 02 26 04

Application form and information at web-address: http://www.npolar.no/nyaa-lsf
Contact address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre N-9296 Tromsø Norway
Contact phone: +47 77 75 05 00
Contact fax: +47 77 75 05 01
Contact e-mail: postmottak@npolar.no
Other information / notes: Ny-Ålesund is one of the world's northernmost human settlements, situated on Svalbard midway between Novaja Zemlja and Greenland. It has mild climate, easy accessibility by plane (daily in the summer and twice a week in the winter with connection to Norway and Europe via Longyearbyen) and boat (most of the year), as well as well-developed infrastructure with highly specialised research facilities.

The Norwegian Government has designated Ny-Ålesund as the centre for environmental research at Svalbard. All other activities must pay due consideration to the needs and demands of the research activities. The goal is to develop Ny-Ålesund into a leading international environmental research and monitoring station in the Arctic.

Contact Web-address: http://www.npolar.no

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Basic Datasets

Broadband UV-radiation Instrument/method: Eppley TUVR UV-radiatiometer (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1981-> Frequency: Minute, hourly, daily data

Erythemal UV-doses Instrument/method: Solar Light Comp. SL501 UV-Biometer (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1992 -> Frequency: Minute, hourly, daily data

Erythemal UV-doses, SF + UW Instrument/method: Solar Light Comp. PMA2100 (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: Campaign Frequency: Field instruments

Mass Balance of glaciers Instrument/method: GPS, stakes, radar (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1967 -> Frequency: Annual

Meteorological stationWind, temp., precipitation etc. Instrument/method: AWS + manual obs. (Operated by: DNMI (NP) )
Contact: Period: 1961 -> Frequency: Synop 3 hours Rawdata 1 hour

Narrow Band UV-radiation Instrument/method: Biospherical Instr. GUV541 filter radiom. (Operated by: NILU (NP) )
Contact: Period: 1996 -> Frequency: Minute, daily dataNational network

PAR-radiation Instrument/method: SKY, Delta, Various instruments (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1996-> Frequency: Minute, hourly, daily data

Snow depth Instrument/method: Acoustic sensor (Operated by: DNMI )
Contact: Period: Frequency:

Spectral UV-radiation (290-600): Instrument/method: Bentham DM150 UV-spectrometer (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1997 -> Frequency: 4 spectra / hour,Reference instrument

Surface Energy Balance Instrument/method: Termistor string in soil (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1997 -> Frequency: Daily

Surface Radiation Budget, including Global, Diffuse, Direct, Reflected shortwave radiation, Longwave down and upward Instrument/method: Eppley, Kipp&Zonen, etc.. (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1974-> Frequency: Minute, hourly, daily data

Surface Spectral Albedo Instrument/method: ASD Fieldspec Fr 350-2500nm (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: 1996, ... Frequency: Campaign

Total Ozone Instrument/method: SAOZ-spectrometer (Operated by: NILU (NP) )
Contact: Period: 1990 -> Frequency: Minute

Total Ozone Instrument/method: Dobson spectrophotometer (Operated by: Univ. Oslo (NP) )
Contact: Period: 1995 -> Frequency: Daily

Underwater UV-rad. (300-800) Instrument/method: Licor 1800UW spectrometer (Operated by: NP )
Contact: Period: Campaign Frequency: Att. Profiles

Water discharge, sediment transport Instrument/method: Hydrometric station (Operated by: NVE )
Contact: Period: 1989 -> Frequency: Daily (melting season











Test Station

Last updated: 2009-06-29 15:28
Location/coordinates: Norway (0° N, 0° W)
Owner/operator: Norway Test Station
Links/websites:

Research Activities

Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories:

Projects

Previous/Current Projects:

Infrastructure

General infrastructure:
Research infrastructure:

Administration

Funding Sources:
How to apply for access to station:

Keywords

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Basic Datasets











Zackenberg Station

Last updated: 2002-10-18 00:00
 
Location/coordinates: Zackenberg, Young Sund, Northeast Greenland (73.5° N, 20.5° W)
Owner/operator: Owner: Danish Polar Center



Logistics: Danish Polar Center



Biological monitoring: Danish National Environmental Research Institute



Climate monitoring: Asiaq, Greenland Field Investigations



Geo-related monitoring: Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen
Links/websites: Main website (www.zackenberg.dk)

Research Activities

Marine Biology: No details
Terrestrial Biology: No details
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: Physical geography - geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, pedology

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: - Zackenberg Station does not have a web-based project register.



- Information about projects is available in the annual reports from the station (ZERO - Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations. Annual Report. Danish Polar Center. Ministry of Information Technology and Research, Copenhagen). Annual reports can be ordered from Danish Polar Center, Strandgade 100H, DK-1401 Copenhagen K (dpc@dpc.dk).



- Previous and current research projects at Zackenberg are listed in the document 'Projects at Zackenberg''.

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: Very remote location in Northeast Greenland, 450 km north of nearest town (Ittoqqoortoormiit). Open each year from 1 June to 31 August. Airstrip (all transportation to and from Zackenberg is arranged by Danish Polar Center). Five houses. Eight large shelters. Three logisticians (incl. one cook) employed during field season (1 June - 31 August). Large generator (20 kW, 220 V, 50 Hz). Accommodation in shelters. Mess with cook in house. Workshop in shelter. Offices and laboratories in houses. All Terrain Vehicle. Zodiac. Satellite based telephone (Inmarsat M). Satellite based telefax (Inmarsat M). Satellite based e-mail (Inmarsat M). VHF-radios. HF-radios. Rifles and other equipment for protection against polar bear and musk oxen.
Research infrastructure: Advanced climate station (see below). Dry laboratory with basic laboratory facilities (e.g. scales, pH-meters, conductivity meters etc.). Wet laboratory with basic laboratory facilities (e.g. scales, pH-meters, conductivity meters, demineralised water, etc.). Basic field equipment for biological, hydrological and geomorphological field work. Different surveying equipment.

Administration

Funding Sources: The maintenance of Zackenberg Station is funded by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The monitoring at Zackenberg Station is funded by the Danish Ministry of the Environment, the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Greenland Homerule as a Danish/Greenlandic contribution to AMAP's Effects Monitoring Programme.
How to apply for access to station: Application Forms for projects wanting to use Zackenberg Station are available together with the ZERO Site Manual and a price list on www.zackenberg.dk. Tickets from Copenhagen to Zackenberg are supported by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation with 11,000 DKK for both Danish and International research projects.
Contact name: Morten Rasch, Ph.D., Station manager
Contact address: Danish Polar Center, Strandgade 100H, DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Contact phone: +45 32 88 01 00 (Mobile phone: +45 23 49 06 45)
Contact fax: +45 32 88 01 01
Contact e-mail: mr@geogr.ku.dk

Keywords

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Additional Keywords:

Basic Datasets

Active layer depth (Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Programme) - 2 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 14 days

Active layer temperature profile - 6 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 2 hours

Air humidity (2 m above terrain) - 2 sites Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Air humidity (7.5 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Air temperature (2 m above terrain) - 2 sites Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Air temperature (7.5 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Amount of flowering - 7 species - 29 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Arctic fox occurrence and reproduction Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 2 weeks

Arthropod occurrence and phenology - 41 species/families - 6 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Weekly

Berry production - 3 species - 3 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Birds - Fledging success - 5 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: 15 times per year

Birds - General species occurrence - 30 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Birds - Hatching success - 5 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Birds - Population density - 16 species - 5 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Birds - Reproductive phenology - 5 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

CO2 and water vapour from mesic tundra Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: 21 times per sec.

Coastal cliff recession - 4 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Coastal spit dynamics - 2 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Cryptogam communities - 50 species - 41 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Debris island dynamics Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Disturbance - Discharges Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Disturbance - Man days etc. in study sections - 4 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Disturbance - Manipulative research and take of organisms Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Ice melt on ponds etc. - 10 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Ice wedge dynamics - 2 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Insect predation - 3 species - 12 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Weekly

Lake - Fish stocks - 1 species - 2 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Lake - Phytoplankton - 12 species - 2 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: 3 times per year

Lake - Water chemistry - 2 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: 3 times per year

Lake - Zooplankton - 7 species - 2 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Lemming winter and summer population Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Mammals - General species occurrence - 6 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Microclimate temperatures in study plots - 21 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: 12 times per day

Musk ox carcasses - 3 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Musk ox occurrence and demography - 20 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily/weekly

NDVI (from satellite images) - 13 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Net radiation Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Organic matter discharge in Zackenbergelven Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Plant communities - 100 species - 9 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Plant community dist. (from satellite images) - 9 species Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Plant zonation along 8.8 km transect - 100 species - 128 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 5 years

Precipitation Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Continuously

Relative vegetation index - 25 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Weekly

Reproductive phenology - 6 species - 25 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Weekly

Rock glacier dynamics Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Salt marsh accretion - 2 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 10 years

Seal occurrence on fjord ice Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Short wave incoming radiation Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Short wave outgoing radiation Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Snow cover and melt in study plots - 35 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Weekly

Snow cover in Zackenbergdalen Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Snow depth Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 3 hour

Soil temperature (0 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (10 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (100 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (130 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (2.5 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (20 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (40 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (5 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (60 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil temperature (80 cm below surface) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Soil water chemistry profiles (Conductivity, pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cl, NO3, SO4, HCO3) - 2 sites Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 14 days

Solute fluxes (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cl, NO3, SO4, HCO3) in Zackenbergelven Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Spring snow cover (from satellite images) - 13 plots Instrument/method: BioBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

Suspended sediment discharge in Zackenbergelven Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Daily

Talus slope dynamics Instrument/method: GeoBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Annually

UV-B radiation Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 1 hour

Water conductivity in Store Sø Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 15 minutes

Water discharge in Zackenbergelven Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 15 minutes

Water level in Store Sø Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 15 minutes

Water temperature in Store Sø Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 15 minutes

Wind direction (2 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 10 minutes

Wind direction (7.5 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 10 minutes

Wind velocity (2 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 10 minutes

Wind velocity (7.5 m above terrain) Instrument/method: ClimateBasis
Contact: Period: Frequency: Every 10 minutes











Zeppelin mountain Atmospheric Research Station

Last updated: 2005-02-25 10:49
 
Location/coordinates: Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen (78.9° N, 11.9° E)
Owner/operator: Norwegian Polar Institute/ Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Links/websites: Main website (www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/)
Affiliated website (www.npolar.no)
Publication website (www.nilu.no)

Research Activities

Atmospheric Chemistry: - global distribution of toxic pollutants like heavy metal; CFC; VOC; POPs; VOCs; NOx; SO2; CO2; CO
Atmospheric Physics: Ozone
Marine Biology: UV-radiation
Terrestrial Biology: nutrients
Other Fields/Disciplines/Categories: meteorology, global modelling

Projects

Previous/Current Projects: Link to the stations own lists of projects: http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/



the most important, ongoing projects are listed below:



1) EU: Large scale facility Ny-Ålesund, co-ordinator: The Norwegian Polar Institute (NP), contact J.-P. Ørebæk



2) EU: The nitrogen cycle and effects on the oxidation of atmospheric trace species at high latitudes, co-ordinator: Harald. J. Beine, Istituto sull? Inquinamento Atmoferico, Italia. E-mail: harry@iia.mlib.cnr.it



3) Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), contact: Simon Wilson/Lars Otto Reiersen, AMAP secretariat, Oslo, Norway



4) European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP), Contact: Kjetil Tørseth, NILU, Kjeller, Norway

Infrastructure

General infrastructure: See infractructures of the 'Sverdrup station', Norwegian Polar Institute,

see also http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/
Research infrastructure: Observational platforms on the roof of the station, outlets for atmospheric samling devices, campaign laboratory, clean-room for ultra-trace level atmospheric sample collection. div. Spectrometers, High-vol. air samplers for particle, POP, heavy metal, VOC and CFC collection from the atmosphere.

Administration

Funding Sources: National funding agencies, the Norwegian State Pollution Control Authority (SFT), EU, internal funding.
How to apply for access to station: If funding available contact the below given contact persons
Contact name: Pål Berg (leader NILU Ny-Ålesund co-ordination group)
Contact address: P.O. Box 100 NO-2027 Kjeller Norway
Contact phone: +47 63 89 80 00
Contact fax: +47 63 89 80 50
Contact e-mail: paal.berg@nilu.no
Other information / notes: ENVINET contact/LSF-contact:



Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)

The Polar Environmental Centre

Att.: Roland Kallenborn

Hjalmar Johansens gate 14

NO-9296 Tromsø

Norway

Phone: + 47 77 75 03 86

FAX: + 47 77 75 03 76

e-mail: roland.kallenborn@nilu.no

Keywords

Defined Keywords: Arctic, Climate change
Additional Keywords: Monitoring Atmopsheric long-range transport Atmospheric chemistry Atmospheric physics background station

Basic Datasets

CFC Instrument/method: GC/ECD (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Period: 1985 - Frequency: Hours (online)

CO2/CO Instrument/method: (Operated by: MISU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Minutes

Light scattering Instrument/method: Nephelometer (Operated by: MISU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Continuous

Particles Instrument/method: OPS (Operated by: MISU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Minutes

POPs Instrument/method: GC/MS (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Period: 1991 - Frequency: Weeks

Stratospheric ozone Instrument/method: Spectrometer (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Hours

Trace metals Instrument/method: ICP-MS (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Weeks

VOC including methane Instrument/method: GC/ECD, GC/MS (Operated by: NILU )
Contact: Period: 1990 - Frequency: Hours (online)




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