AWIPEV Infrastructure
Several facilities in Ny-Ålesund are used jointly by the German-French Research Base AWIPEV. In the image below you can see the different buildings.
Below is a short overview about the various buildings and their use.
Blue House
- Guest office
- Bedrooms
- Base leader office
- Social room
Rabot Building
Photo: C. Brière
- Wet lab #A
- Wet lab #B
- Computer room
- Workshop
- Outdoor equipment storage
- Bedrooms
- Social room
- Logistics engineer office
- Laundry
Atmospheric Observatory
Photo: N. Geyskens
German contribution for the global Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) with various atmospheric measuring instruments, computer lab, seminar room.
- Sounding room
- Observatory engineer office
- Seminar room
- Computer room
- Workshop
Balloon House
Photo: J. Graeser
Balloon house and launch pad for preparing and launching of meteorological and scientific balloons
Vaskerilab
- Chemistry lab #A
- Chemistry lab #B
- Warm storage room
Scooter Garage
Photo: C. Brière
- Scooter workshop (>0°C)
- Scooter indoor storage
Old Balloon House
Photo: R. Denkmann
- Clothes storage room
Corbel
Photo: D. Fleury
Four huts with facilities for staying overnight as well as power supply by both solar and wind power about 5 km east of Ny-Ålesund, measurements of air chemistry
- Workshop
- Bedrooms
- Guest office
Champ Antenna - GFZ
Photo: I. Lindvik Hårklau
Satellite receiving station, operated by the Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam
Marine Lab - Kings Bay
Photo: C. Brière
It is a laboratory for research in marine ecology, physiology, biochemistry, as well as some physical sciences like oceanography, marine geology and ice physics. More details on the Kings Bay Marine Lab webpage.