Time-lapse camera for snow cover extent monitoring Contact Full Name Roberto Salzano email roberto.salzano@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Planned Core data Yes Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.8659 78.9214) Height above mean sea level (m) 34.00 Environment Site Information Camera will be installed within the framework of the SIOS Snow Pilot Project Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW COVER Start Date 2024-04-08T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number Harbortronics Cyclapse time-lapse camera system Instrument routine maintenance Camera operating all-round-year with remote data transfer Sampling procedures The camera will be installed at the Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower, on the top, facing to the Broggerbreen glaciers. Images will be acquired every 3 hours Read more about Time-lapse camera for snow cover extent monitoring
Underwater Soundscape Station Contact Full Name Giuseppa Buscaino email giuseppa.buscaino@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observation Facility Type sea platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 6616 Geospatial location Coordinates POLYGON ((11.54 79.05, 12.4 78.91)) Height above mean sea level (m) -75.00 Environment Site Information The two acoustic moorings (Position and depth: 79°03.219’ N - 11°32.830’E - 72 m 78° 54.743’ N - 12° 24.308’ E - 79 m), operational since May 2014, is located in the Kongsfjorden. The first mooring was located in the inner part of Kongsfjorden at a distance of approximately 4 km from the Kronebreen glacier front, one of the largest fast-flowing and actively calving marine-terminating glacier streams of the Svalbard Islands; the second mooring was located at the mouth of the fjord, 27 km away from the Kronebreen glacier. The fjord oceanography is regulated by the mixing of melting ice, cold Arctic waters, and warmer Atlantic water masses. Actively calving marine-terminating glaciers supply icebergs and freshwater input, which, together with other physical factors, determine the local species composition. Glacier fronts are upwelling areas for zooplankton and attract many top predators. However, climate-induced changes in oceanographic conditions are significantly altering Kongsfjorden habitats. Tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden are retreating, and recently, during the wintertime, sea ice formed only in the inmost parts of the fjord. Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable OCEANS>OCEAN ACOUSTICS>AMBIENT NOISE Start Date 2014-05-05T12:00:00Z Landing Page https://www.researchinsvalbard.no/project/20000000-0000-0000-0000-000000007210/project-info Instrument model and serial number SM2 submersible;ST500 Instrument routine maintenance every 6-12 months Sampling procedures acoustic measurements are made using two passive acoustic recordings (Wildlife Acoustics sm2 and SoundTrap 500) with a sampling frequency up to 196 kHz. Data are stored in wav files. Read more about Underwater Soundscape Station
Sky camera Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>CLOUDS>CLOUD PROPERTIES>CLOUD FREQUENCY Start Date 2014-05-15T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number Vertical looking sky camera Sampling procedures Continuous. Images of the sky every 15 min Read more about Sky camera
Spectral radiometer Contact Full Name Rosamaria Salvatori, Roberto Salzano email rosamaria.salvatroi@cnr.it, roberto.salzano@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>REFLECTANCE Start Date 2014-01-01T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number Spectral radiometer. 3 narrow band channels (upward and downward) Sampling procedures Continuous Observed Variable SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING>VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS>VISIBLE IMAGERY Start Date 2014-01-01T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number Spectral radiometer. 3 narrow band channels (upward and downward) Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Spectral radiometer
Radiance nephelometer Contact Full Name Mauro Mazzola email mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Gruvebadet Atmosphere Laboratory Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3693 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.89418 78.9176) Height above mean sea level (m) 45.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL EXTINCTION Start Date 2010-01-01T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number M903 Radiance nephelometer. Aerosol scattering coefficient at 550 nm Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Radiance nephelometer
Atmospheric gondola for aerosol particles Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola, David Cappelletti email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it, david.cappelletti@unipg.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Gruvebadet Atmosphere Laboratory Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3693 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.89418 78.9176) Height above mean sea level (m) 45.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES Start Date 2014-09-01T12:00:00Z Sampling procedures Short seasonal campaigns. Instrumented payload (15 kg) to be lifted by a tethered balloon. Parameters include: Aerosol size distribution, scattering coefficient, absorption coefficient, meteo, ozone Read more about Atmospheric gondola for aerosol particles
Thermo-hygrometer Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Vaisala HMP45AC thermo-hygrometer (4x) Sampling procedures Continuous Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Vaisala HMP45AC thermo-hygrometer (4x) Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Thermo-hygrometer
Setra barometer Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SURFACE PRESSURE Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Setra barometer Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Setra barometer
Net radiation station Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Kipp & Zonen CNR1 net radiometer Sampling procedures Continuous Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Kipp & Zonen CNR1 net radiometer Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Net radiation station
Pyrgeometer Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3471 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.865867 78.921367) Height above mean sea level (m) 51.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION Start Date 2009-10-01T12:00:00Z Landing Page http://iadc.cnr.it/ Instrument model and serial number Kipp & Zonen pyrgeometer Sampling procedures Continuous Read more about Pyrgeometer
