Synoptic Observations at Ny-Ålesund
Synoptic observations are carried out from the NORSK POLARINSTITUTT. They include measurements of air temperature (at 2 m height), air pressure (values are reduced to mean sea level), wind vector (at 10 m height), dew point temperature (at 2 m height), clouds (cloud amount, type and height), horizontal visibility, present and past weather and some additional observations.
The full observation programme is carried out at 6, 12, 18 UTC. The data is coded (FM12-SYNOP) and transferred directly to the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) where they contribute to weather forecasting.
Annual variation of temperature, pressure and wind in 1994
Wind Direction
Wind Velocity
Air Pressure
Air Temperature
Archiving and Retrieving Data
At AWI the routine weather observation provided from the NORSK POLARINSTITUTT are archived together with additional wind information from 0, 3, 9, 15, 21 UTC, data from the daily upper air soundings and surface radiation and mast measurements in a relational database (SYBASE). Synoptic data are available since 30 September 1990. Actual observations normally reach the database once a month.
Please contact Siegrid Debatin or Roland Neuber for retrieving data.