AWIPEV Arctic Research Station

AWIPEV
AWIPEV Arctic Research Station
AWIPEV is located in Arctic
AWIPEV
AWIPEV
Coordinates: 78°55′30″N 11°55′20″E / 78.92500°N 11.92222°E / 78.92500; 11.92222
Country Norway
Administered byAWI
IPEV
Activities
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Permafrost studies
  • Glaciology
  • Balloon soundings
  • Biology
  • Satellite telecommunication
Established2003 (2003)
Population
  • Ny-Alesund max capacity : 180
  • AWIPEV max capacity: 40
TypeAll Year-round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational

The AWIPEV Arctic Research Station is located in the arctic, on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. The station is part of the research base of Ny-Ålesund, owned and managed by Kings Bay AS. Researchers from more than 10 countries are based here. The AWIPEV station is leased and operated by the French Polar Institute (IPEV) and its German counterpart, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

AWIPEV "Blue House", administrative building and temporary staff housing