EISCAT Svalbard radar station, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

(ESR)

Last modified at Nov 1st, 2022, 16:59 GMT

Description

The EISCAT station on Svalbard is located close to Longyearbyen next to the now closed coalmine no. 7. It hosts the EISCAT radar as well as guest instruments. The UNIS Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO) is nearby and has a very large set of complementary ground-based observatory instruments. The area has also been the home of the now discontinued SPEAR heater and EISCAT Svalbard Dynasonde.

Location

Name
Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Point
ID
esr
Position
78.15 16.03

Further Information and Resources

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Metadata Information
Editor EISCAT Scientific Association
Version 1
Created Tuesday 18th Oct. 2022, 16:41
Last Modified Tuesday 1st Nov. 2022, 16:59