Sodankyla ICOS tower [Candidate] Primary CryoNet Station Information
The tower was built in 2017. The microwave, snow and tree measurements were installed in 2018. The tower also hosts CO2 flux measurements, and is a candidate for the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) network.
Nearby weather station provides basic meteorological parameters http://litdb.fmi.fi/micrometeorologicalmastfield.php .
Data Information
Are the data quality controlled? no
How are the data accessible? FTP, HTTP (web), an existing data center
Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): in near real-time, delayed less than one month, delayed less than one year, delayed more than one year
Measurements
The measurements made at Sodankyla ICOS tower are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Snow
Depth
2000
Continuous
Snow
Snow water equivalent
2018
Continuous
Snow
Snow surface area
2018
Fragmented
Frozenground
Ground temperature
2000
Continuous
Atmosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Met
Air temperature
2005
Continuous
Met
Humidity/vapour pressure
2005
Continuous
Met
Wind speed and direction
2001
Continuous
Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
Category
Description or List
Seasonally frozen ground
Soil moisture profile since 2000
Atmosphere
Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, upwelling and downwelling, since 2005
Ecology
Tree trunk permittivity since 2018
Tree skin temperature since 2018
Other
Brightness temperature at 1.4, 10.65, 18.7, 21, 36.5 GHz since 2018, continuous/fragmented
Nearby weather station provides basic meteorological parameters http://litdb.fmi.fi/micrometeorologicalmastfield.php .