Weather forecasting Main gaps: These observations are operational observations of METNO
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- Jan Mayen • Synoptic weather station (upgraded 2008) • Hourly automatic observations: Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity • Manual observations every 3 hour: Precipitation, Snow depth, Clouds, Weather, Visibility • Radiosonde observations. - Bjørnøya • Synoptic weather station • Manual observations every hour: Temperature, Pressure, Humidity, Precipitation, Snow depth, Clouds, Weather, Visibility • Radiosonde observations. - Hopen • Synoptic weather station • Manual observations every third hour: Temperature, Pressure, Humidity, Precipitation, Clouds, Weather, Visibility - Edgeøya, Verlegenhuken og Karl XII • Automatic station with observations every third hour: Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity. - Ny-Ålesund AWS • Synoptic weather station • Automatic observations every third hour: Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity, Precipitation • Manual observations every third hour: Precipitation, Snow depth, Clouds, Weather, Visibility Radiosonde station. - Svea air port (Owned by Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS) • Automatic observations: Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity. - Svalbard air port (Owned by Avinor). • Synoptic station. • Automatic observations every hour: Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity • Manual observations every thrid hour: Precipitation, Snow depth, Clouds, Weather, Visibility - Hornsund (Owned by Geophysical institute, Poland.) • Synoptic station Manual observations every third hour: Temperature, Pressure, Humidity, Precipitation, Snow depth, Clouds, Weather, Visibility In addition data from vessels in the area are reported and AMDAR from SAS aircrafts serving Longyearbyen are reported.
Norwegian Metereological Institute (METNO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)