Ice and Climate:
Polar in-situ observations
Introduction
AWS in the Arctic regions of Europe. On some glaciers the AWS are part of a larger ongoing measuring program that includes mass balance and glacier velocity observations. The stations marked bold are still operational.
The Arctic stations
> Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard, Norway
> Breidamerkurjökull (Vatnajökull), Iceland
Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard, Norway
Location: |
78°42' N, 17°01' E, ~530 m a.s.l. (Argos id:29014) |  |
Operational: |
March 2009 to April 2024 | |
Remarks: |
Each year the station is visited at the end of winter. Additional projects on this glacier are monitoring ice velocity and mass balance. | |
Ulvebreen, Svalbard, Norway
Location: |
78°12' N, 18°41' E, ~140 m a.s.l. (Argos id:29057) |  |
Operational: |
August 2015 - July 2022 | |
Remarks: |
The station was placed as part of the Netherlands Scientific Expedition Edgeøya Spitsbergen in 2015. | |
Langfjordjøkelen, Norway
Location: |
70°08' N, 21°45' E, ~600 m a.s.l. |  |
Operational: |
August 2007 - August 2010 | |
Remarks: |
The project was a cooperation with the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). | |
Breidamerkurjökull (Vatnajökull), Iceland
Location: |
64°06' N, 16°03' W, ~275 m a.s.l. |  |
Operational: |
May 1996 to May 2009 | |
Remarks: |
The university of Iceland has taken over maintenance of the station. Additional projects on this glacier were monitoring of the glacier front and ice velocity. | |
