Observation Facility Catalogue

This catalogue has been developed to provide an overview of the observation facilities which collect SIOS data. An observation facility can be one instrument or a collection of instruments, e.g. a weather station, and is a term used by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The annotation is standardised following the WMO standards as far as possible, in order to make entries unambiguous and interoperable internationally.

How to add observation facilities

To enter data in the Observation Facility Catalogue, you must be logged in and have assigned the role "RI responsible" by the administrator. Please contact the Observing Network Infrastructure Officer to have this role assigned to your account.

How to enter data into the Observation Facility Catalogue (pdf)

SUBMIT DATA TO THE OBSERVATION FACILITY CATALOGUE

About OFC

The purpose of the catalogue is to make better use of the existing research infrastructure by facilitating the search for given parameters and their location. In this way, duplication can be avoided and new measurements can be co-located with existing ones. The catalogue may also be used to gain a simple overview of collected parameters and how to access the data. The search interface allows users to search for GCMD keywords or to filter by status, type or observatory. The map interface may be used to search in a particular area.

The catalogue was developed by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, with input from a task force consisting of representatives from the Norwegian Polar Institute and the Alfred Wegener Institute. NySMAC members and RICC gave valuable input on the test version.

Integration of GIOS infrastructures

In addition to the SIOS records, this catalogue has the option to display research infrastructures from the Greenland Integrated Observing System (GIOS). The default view displays only SIOS research infrastructures. To see GIOS research infrastructures, use the menu to the right to filter. Records are fetched from the Isaaffik website.

How to use the REST Export endpoint

The REST endpoint (see the right panel below the filters), can be used to query the catalogue in a machine-readable way. See an example on how to query the json endpoint in this notebook:

https://github.com/SIOS-Svalbard/sios-ofc-notebook/

Observation Facility Variables Contact Additional Information
Acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP)
OCEANS>OCEAN CIRCULATION>OCEAN CURRENTS
Data are obtained continously (0.1 Hz).
,
OCEANS>OCEAN CIRCULATION>TURBULENCE
Data are obtained continously (0.1 Hz).
Philipp Fischer
Philipp.Fischer@awi.de
Alfred Wegener Institute
Type: underwater platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 5742
Site info: Ny-Ålesund, Old Pier observatory

Core data: No
Acoustic sensor
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Campbell SR50 acoustic sensor
Continuous
Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola
angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it
National Research Council of Italy
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3471
Core data: No
Adventdalen Field Station
ATMOSPHERE>CLOUDS>MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)>POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS
ATRAD MST radar
When required
normally 10 min
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>WIND DYNAMICS>TURBULENCE
ATRAD MST radar
when required
Normally 10 min
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS>WIND DYNAMICS>HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
ATRAD meteor wind radar
when requuired
nominally 2 minutes, but to generate results 1 hour data collection before dissemination
,
ATMOSPHERE>ALTITUDE>TROPOPAUSE
ATRAD MST radar
when required
Normally 10 min
,
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING>RADAR>RADAR BACKSCATTER
ATRAD MST radar
when required
Nominally 10 min, summary plots daily
Chris Hall
chris.hall@uit.no
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
RIS ids: 3729
Core data: Yes
Adventfjord's Oceanographic Buoy
CLIMATE INDICATORS>ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS>SURFACE SALINITY
,
CLIMATE INDICATORS>ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS>SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES
,
OCEANS>OCEAN OPTICS>TURBIDITY
,
OCEANS>OCEAN CHEMISTRY>CHLOROPHYLL
Sabine Marty
sabine.marty@niva.no
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Type: sea platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
Core data: Yes
Air sampler
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>STABLE ISOTOPES
Weekly air sampling for subsequent analysis for atmospheric greenhouse gases and other related species.
Daisuke Goto
goto.daisuke@nipr.ac.jp 
National Institute for Polar Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 3442
Core data: No
Air samples
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>CARBON DIOXIDE
NOAA global air sampling network (glass bottles)
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>METHANE
NOAA global air sampling network (glass bottles)
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>CARBON MONOXIDE
NOAA global air sampling network (glass bottles)
,
ATMOSPHERE>AIR QUALITY>NITROGEN OXIDES
NOAA global air sampling network (glass bottles)
Molly Heller
ccggflask@noaa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 10047
Core data: No
Air sampling instrument
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>CARBON DIOXIDE
Weekly air sampling for subsequent analysis for atmospheric CO2
,
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY>CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS>METHANE
Weekly air sampling for subsequent analysis for atmospheric CH4
Daisuke Goto
goto.daisuke@nipr.ac.jp
National Institute for Polar Research
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 10027
Core data: No
All Sky Imager
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS>IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS>AURORAE
http://tid.uio.no/plasma/aurora/
http://tid.uio.no/plasma/aurora/tech
The data are obtained from November 16th to March 1st
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
RIS ids: 5151
Core data: No
All Sky Imager
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS>IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS>AURORAE
http://tid.uio.no/plasma/aurora/
http://tid.uio.no/plasma/aurora/tech
The data were obtained from November 15th to March 1st
Bjørn Lybekk
bjorn.lybekk@fys.uio.no
University of Oslo
Type: land platform (fixed)
Status: Closed
RIS ids: 5151
Core data: No
Arctic Ocean Inflow Observational Node
OCEANS>SALINITY/DENSITY>SALINITY
RDI ADCPs
Sea-bird CTDs
RBR CTDs
Various other sensors
Arild Sundfjord
arild.sundfjord@npolar.no
Norwegian Polar Institute
Type: underwater platform (fixed)
Status: Operational
SIOS project: SIOS-InfraNor
Site info: The Atlantic Water inflow from the Fram Strait to the Arctic Ocean generally follows the continental slope north of Svalbard; this mooring program captures seasonality, variability and trends in Atlantic Water temperature, salinity, currents and parameters like chl-a, radiation and sea ice cover.
Core data: Yes