|
Welcome to the IASOA Observatories-at-a-Glance page. This page has been designed to give you a quick look at what measurements & specialized instruments are available at the IASOA observatories.
For more detailed information regarding instrumentation at the individual observatories, click on the observatory's name.
"Y" means that the station does have the measurement or instrument listed in the left-hand column, to the best of our knowledge.
Click on the "Y" link in each box to direct your browser to a site listing archived data locations. To go to an exhuastive list of each measurement's data archives, click on the measurement or instrument link.
We welcome your comments - if you have any additions or corrections that apply to this page, please forward them to lisa.darby@noaa.gov or caroline.larsen@noaa.gov.
|
Measurement or
Instrument
|
Abisko, Sweden
|
Alert, Canada
|
Barrow, U.S.A.
|
Cherskii, Russia
|
Eureka, Canada
|
Ny-Ålesund, Norway
|
Pallas/Sodankylä Finland
|
Summit, Greenland
|
Tiksi, Russia
|
|
Meteorology - surface (T, Td, P, Ws, Wd)
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Meteorology - upper air
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Precipitation
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Snow depth
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Micrometeorology tower
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Surface energy balance
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Radiation
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Aerosol (surface and upper air)
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Radar wind profiler
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cloud radar
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sea ice radar
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cloud lidar
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Sky camera
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
| Webcams |
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Measurement or
Instrument
|
Abisko, Sweden
|
Alert, Canada
|
Barrow, U.S.A.
|
Cherskii, Russia
|
Eureka, Canada
|
Ny-Ålesund, Norway
|
Pallas/Sodankylä Finland |
Summit, Greenland
|
Tiksi, Russia
|
|
Ceilometer
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Ozone lidar
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ozone - surface
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Ozone - upper air
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Total ozone
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Greenhouse gases
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Radio nuclides
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Reactive gases
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Heavy metals - atmosphere |
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
| Inorganic compounds - atmosphere |
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Local water chemistry
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precipitation chemistry
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Snow chemistry
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Heavy Metals
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Organic compounds
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Inorganic compounds
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
BSRN member
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Measurement or
Instrument
|
Abisko, Sweden
|
Alert, Canada
|
Barrow, U.S.A.
|
Cherskii, Russia
|
Eureka, Canada
|
Ny-Ålesund, Norway
|
Pallas/Sodankylä Finland |
Summit, Greenland
|
Tiksi, Russia
|
|
GAW member
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
| AMAP member |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Evaporation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Soil measurements
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Local river water levels
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ground water level
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water discharge, sediment transport
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Fast ice thickness
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Ice Thickness (local lakes)
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mass balance of glaciers
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Ice core drilling
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP)
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Measurement or
Instrument
|
Abisko, Sweden
|
Alert, Canada
|
Barrow, U.S.A.
|
Cherskii, Russia
|
Eureka, Canada
|
Ny-Ålesund, Norway
|
Pallas/Sodankylä Finland
|
Summit, Greenland
|
Tiksi, Russia
|
|
Cosmic rays
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Radar aeronomy
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Ionisphere measurements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Riometer measurements
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
| Infrasound |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
| ELF-VLF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Measurement or
Instrument
|
Abisko, Sweden
|
Alert, Canada
|
Barrow, U.S.A.
|
Cherskii, Russia
|
Eureka, Canada
|
Ny-Ålesund, Norway
|
Pallas/Sodankylä Finland |
Summit, Greenland
|
Tiksi, Russia
|
|
Pulsation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Geomagnetism
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Seismic
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Photo phenology
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to:
IASOA Observatories Home Page
|