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Skoarrojohka - Arctic Tundra research station

Address

Station manager

Jan Erik Knutsen
E-mail: jan.e.knutsen@uit.no

Contact Station

Phone: +47 45 21 04 56
E-mail: jan.e.knutsen@uit.no

www.coat.no

Station Features

Opening year: 2019 Status: Open
  • Type of station: Station
  • Operational period – year-round or Month A to Month B:
  • Name of station owner: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Type of owner: Government
  • Name of managing institution: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Managing Institution Country: Norway
  • Station owner country: Norway
  • Partner institution: No
  • Station latitude: 70,33103220
  • Station longitude: 29,13524000
  • Country (station location): Norway
  • Altitude of station: 250 m a.s.l
  • Min. altitude within study area: 200 m a.s.l
  • Max. altitude within study area: 470 m a.s.l
  • Nearest town/settlement: Vadsø
  • Number of residents in nearest town: 5000
  • Climate zone: Low Arctic, Sub-Arctic

Facilities

  • Number of staff peak season/summer: 2
  • Number of staff off season/winter: 2
  • Staff able to assist (fieldwork): Yes - at a cost
  • Staff able to assist (workshops): 0
  • Area under roof: 60 m²
  • Max. number of visitors at a time : 8
  • Showers: No
  • Power sources at station Diesel/oil/gas, Solar
  • Means of transportation to/from station Snowmobile, Other
  • Compulsory safety equipment Satellite phone, Mobile phone, GPS, First aid kit
  • Recommended safety equipment Satellite phone, Mobile phone, GPS, First aid kit, Avalanche rescue kit
  • Safety equipment available at station Satellite phone, First aid kit
  • Field to station Mobile phone, Satellite phone
  • Station to outside world Satellite phone, Mobile phone, Internet
  • IT Infrastructure Wifi

Science

  • Transnational Access: No
  • Remote Access: No
  • INTERACT Virtual Access: No
  • Partner institutions (involved in the operation of the station)
    • Partner institution
  • Climate
    • Snow
    • Rain
    • Hail
  • Housing and accomodation
    • Showers
    • Laundry facilities
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • Municipal grid
    • Diesel/oil/gas
    • Wood
    • Solar
    • Wind
    • Water
    • Geothermal
    • Biofuel
    • Other
  • Logistics
    • Electrical and IT technologies
    • Mechanical
    • Metal
    • Wood
    • Plexiglas
    • Other
    • Walk
    • None
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Car
    • ATV
    • Zodiac
    • Snowmobile
    • Open boat/Dhinghy
    • Closed boat
    • Bicycles
    • Amphibie vehicle
    • Ski
    • Other
    • Snow shoes
    • KickSledges
    • Other
    • Ski
    • Snowmobile
    • Boat
    • Car
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Bus
    • Train
    • Airstrip
    • Scheduled flight
    • Chartered plane/helicopter
    • Helipad
    • Other
    • None
    • Harbour/port
    • Warf/pier
    • Pontoon/float bridge
    • Barges
    • Beach
  • Field equipment
    • PLB
    • VHF
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • PLB
    • First aid kit
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Mobile phone
    • Other
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • PLB
    • First aid kit
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • First aid kit
    • Tent
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • Sleeping matress
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • Sleeping bag
    • Cooking equipment and utensils
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Gas/alcohol for cooking
    • Field power supply available at station
  • Communication and IT
    • Mobile phone
    • VHF
    • Satellite phone
    • Satellite phone
    • Other
    • Mobile phone
    • Internet
    • Other
    • Wireless transfer of data from field site to station
    • Wifi
    • Computers
    • Printer
    • Data storage
    • Statistical tools
    • GIS tools
    • Other

Station name and owner

The Skoarrojohka – Arctic Tundra research station is owned by UiT the Arctic University of Norway.

Location

Climate data

Grey colours are WMO Climate Normals including maximum and minimum values. Blue colours are individual years.

Climate data for the stations where extracted via Copernicus Climate Data Store, from the global gridded reanalysis product: ERA5 monthly averaged data on single levels from 1940 to present. Description and source code: Roemer J.K. 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10214922 Data Source: Hersbach et al. 2023. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

Biodiversity and natural environment

History and facilities

General research and databases

Station Monitoring

Human dimension

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