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 Contact Details The Sornfelli Meteorological Station, Location The Sornfelli Meteorological Station is located in the middle of the 40000 m2 Sornfelli Mountain top plateau at 725 m asl, which is central in the Faroe Islands, on an island called Streymoy. The distance to the capital Torshavn is only about 12 km. Climate Mean annual air temperature: +1.7ºC (2000) Biodiversity Mountain top plateau very sparsely vegetated mainly by mosses. Human Dimension No access by the public. Species Performance Biological monitoring in an altitudinal transect reaches the Sornfelli Mountain top. General Research The Faroes are strategically placed to detect past, present and future changes in North Atlantic marine currents and atmospheric circulation patterns with little continental influence. The Sornfelli Climate Station was established to detect changes and improve the spatial distribution of climatic observations. Hourly photographic observations are designed to record snow features e.g. snow depth and snowline during winter season. The Museum of Natural History is responsible for a mountain profile vegetation recording plus soil erosion, sheep exclosures and additional climate observations. Existing Data Bases There is no database existing with Sornfelli data yet. History and Facilities The weather station was installed in 1999 on a mountain plateau at 750 m a s.l. At the same mountain plateau there is a military station that are cooperating and also provides access to electric power when needed. Transportation Due to the military station on the mountain top there is a mountain road almost to the summit. The driving distance from the Faroese capital Torshavn is only about 20 km. Vagar airport, the Faroese main airport, is about one and a half hours driving and sailing from the site. There is no public access to the Sornfelli Mountain top. |