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Barentsburg

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/IAGA/Barentsburg

Description

NASA utilizes Barentsburg as a ground observation site for tracking Earth’s magnetic field and magnetospheric dynamics. Located in Svalbard, Norway, the settlement hosts a vector magnetometer that feeds data into NASA's Space Physics Data Facility to help researchers monitor space weather.

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Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/IAGA/Barentsburg
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Barentsburg
AlternateName
Barentsburg
AlternateName
IAGA:BBG
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:24:07Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:24:07Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL, Updated to SPASE Version 2.7.1. JWL
Description

NASA utilizes Barentsburg as a ground observation site for tracking Earth’s magnetic field and magnetospheric dynamics. Located in Svalbard, Norway, the settlement hosts a vector magnetometer that feeds data into NASA's Space Physics Data Facility to help researchers monitor space weather.

Acknowledgement
As defined in Rasson J.L., (2001). The status of world-wide network of magnetic observatories, their location and instrumentation, Contributions to Geophysics & Geodesy, 31, 1, pp 427-453
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Todd.A.King
InformationURL
Name
IAGA Guides and Standards
URL
Description

Overview of IAGA Guides and Standards which obtained within its
Divisions and Working Groups. Information about observatories
is maintained by the "Geomagntic Observatories" (V-OBS) working group.

InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

ObservatoryGroupID
Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
Latitude
78.630
Longitude
16.380
OperatingSpan
StartDate
1957-01-01 00:00:00
StopDate
1959-12-31 23:59:59