Ice Station

Isfjorden field observatory
Svalbard / 78° north

09:0014 February / sample conditions

Wind from the northeast

8.2 m/s

Fine snow is moving across the fjord. The western ridge is visible through a low veil.

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−18.4°Air temperature / CelsiusWind chill −29°C

Daylight

Blue hour

The sun stays below the horizon. The sky still keeps time.

Civil twilight
08:52–15:41

Sea-level pressure

1008 hPaFalling slowly

Relative humidity

76%Cold and dry

Visibility

4.6 kmAcross the fjord

Snow depth

42 cmAt the instrument mast

An imagined field station, using a fixed illustrative dataset. These are not current observations or a travel forecast. Station log: check the mast cable after the next calm interval.