Hydrometeorological dataset (2014–2019) from the high Arctic unglaciated catchment Fuglebekken (Svalbard)

• Published in: Hydrological Processes
• Main Authors: Wawrzyniak, Tomasz, Majerska, Marta, Osuch, Marzena
• Other Authors: Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Climate change; Hornsund; Svalbard; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13974; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hyp.13974; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/hyp.13974

Abstract In this study, a hydrometeorological dataset of unglaciated High Arctic catchment is presented. The time series encompasses air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, relative humidity, and runoff data from 2014 to 2019. Meteorological data come from continuous meteorological monitoring carried out at the Hornsund station located in SW Spitsbergen. Flow in the Fuglebekken stream was measured using a portable flowmeter Nivus PCM‐F with Active Doppler sensor. Continuous hydrometeorological monitoring in polar environments is crucial for the understanding processes controlling the water circulation in the catchments. Inter‐ and intra‐ annual variability of the provided variables gives an insight into river functioning. The data set is provided in an open‐access PANGAEA repository (https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.921921), in three time intervals (6, 12, and 24 hours). It may serve as the input to rainfall‐runoff hydrological models, and allows multi‐model parameter estimation and validation. It can be used in a variety of research topics, including streamflow projections, and more generally in examining Arctic ecosystems and climate change impact studies.