| Location | ||||
| Description: | Since 1963, French scientists have developed activities in Svalbard. These activities are supported by the French Polar Institute (Institut Paul Emile Victor, IPEV) since 1992 who, since 1999, run the Charles Rabot and Jean Corbel stations. IPEV is linked with other institutes, toward the development of international collaborations. Running programs 2000-2004: Geology (metamorphic rocks, fossiliferous layers), Geomorphology (dynamic processes on glaciers margins), Upper atmosphere (wind and temperature in the mesosphere), Ecology (Eider duck: behavior and physiology, influence of parasitism on seabirds colonies), Physiology (hormones, metabolism in Kittiwakes). Monitoring: DORIS system (GPS location for earth movements). | |||
| Country: | Norway | |||
| State/Province/Region: | Svalbard | |||
| Latitude (Decimal, Degreesºmm'ss") : | 79º N 79º00'00" N | |||
| Longitude (Decimal, Degreesºmm'ss") : | 12º E 12º00'00" E | |||
| Primary Logistics Provider | ||||
| Organization: | Institut Francais Polaire, Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) | |||
| Name and title of contact person: | Station Leader Franck Delbart | |||
| Address: | Technopôle Brest-Iroise, BP 75 29280 Plouzané, France | |||
| Telephone: | +33-298-056-500 or +33-298-056-556 | |||
| Fax: | +33-298-056-555 | |||
| E-mail: | franck.delbart@ifrtp.ifremer.fr or fdelbart@ifrtp.ifremer.fr | |||
| Contact person or agency web page: | http://www.ifremer.fr/ifrtp or http://www.france.no/science/spitsberg/index.html | |||
| Primary Management Agency | ||||
| Organization: | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | |||
| Contact information: | Pierre Lantos Directeur de recherche au CNRS 3, rue Michel-Ange 75794 PARIS cedex 16 - France | |||
| Telephone: | +33-144-964-000 | |||
| Fax: | +33-144-965-390 | |||
| Email: | pierre.lantos@obspm.fr | |||
| Web site: | http://www.cnrs.fr/ | |||
| Availability and Cost | ||||
| Availability: | The bases are open each year from June to September. | |||
| Infrastructure | ||||
| Running water, Electricity, Heat | ||||
| Communications and Data Systems | ||||
| Internet access, Telephone system, Fax send/receive, Local area network (LAN) | ||||
| Buildings | ||||
| Lodging | ||||
| Buildings: | The base Charles Rabot occupies 250 m2. It can accommodate 10 people in the summer. The base Jean Corbel, located at 5 km in the South East of the base is made up of 4 buildings of a total area of 150 m2 and can accomodate 10 people in summer. | |||
| Laboratory Space | ||||
| Electricity in lab space, Telephone in lab space, General use computers / printers in lab space, Internet access in lab space, E-mail send/receive in lab space, Wet lab, Dry lab, Marine animal lab | ||||
| Lab space: | Rabot Base (Ny-Ålesund): PC and email, wet and dry laboratories, technical equipment for marine logistics, field camp and mending. Corbel Base (5km east of Ny-Ålesund): 4 buildings, 170 sq. meters including 110 sq. meters for science experiments. Restricted facilities. | |||
| Weather Information and Statistics | ||||
| Annual average high temperature (*C): | 4 | |||
| Annual average high temperature (*F): | 39.2 | |||
| Annual average low temperature (*C): | -12 | |||
| Annual average low temperature (*F): | 10.4 | |||
| Current Projects and Research History | ||||
| Research sources: | There is a listing of studies carried out during the Summer 2002 campaign in French: http://www.ifremer.fr/ifrtp/pages/prosval.html These are some of the other projects at the IPEV bases in collaboration with: Norwegian Polar Institute, Kings Bay, AWI, Zeppelin station: 2003: Installation of a permanent «clean power system», meteorological station, scientific equipment at the Corbel Station in the aim of future researches based on Climate Change studies in particular on the function of the snow-pack chemistry in these events. 2004: first scientific program using the Corbel Station devoted to atmospheric science. Installation of adapted logistics to minimize the impact of local pollution on samplings in the snow pack. 2005: Tethered balloons, for atmospheric science. | |||