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Jungfraujoch Research Station

Address

Hochalpine Forschungsstation
CH-3801 Jungfraujoch
Switzerland

Station manager

Prof. Eliza Harris
E-mail: eliza.harris@unibe.ch

Contact Station

Phone: +41 33 828 71 30
E-mail: betriebswarte_joch@hfsjg.ch

https://www.hfsjg.ch

Station Features

Opening year: 1931 Status: Open
  • Type of station: Station
  • Operational period – year-round or Month A to Month B: year-round
  • Name of station owner: International Foundation HFSJG
  • Type of owner: Foundation
  • Name of managing institution: International Foundation High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch + Gornergrat (HFSJG)
  • Managing Institution Country: Switzerland
  • Station owner country: Switzerland
  • Partner institution: No
  • Station latitude: 46,99183500
  • Station longitude: 7,98437000
  • Country (station location): Switzerland
  • Altitude of station: 3454 m a.s.l
  • Min. altitude within study area: 3454 m a.s.l
  • Max. altitude within study area: 3700 m a.s.l
  • Nearest town/settlement: Grindelwald
  • Number of residents in nearest town: 4000
  • Distance to nearest public transport facility (Airport, Ferry terminal, Train station, Bus station): 0,1 km
  • Type of surface facility is built on: Rock
  • Climate zone: Alpine
  • Mean annual temperature: -6,7 °C
  • Min. Temp. (absolute) - date: Saturday, 06 March 1971
  • Min. Temp. (absolute): -36,6 °C
  • Max. Temp. (absolute) - date: Sunday, 19 August 2012
  • Max. Temp. (absolute): 12,8 °C
  • Date of maximum wind speed: Tuesday, 06 January 1998
  • Maximum wind speed (absolute): 74,17 m/s
  • Landscape features Mountains
  • Permafrost zone Discontinuous
  • Snow and ice on land Glaciers, Permanent snow patches
  • Human use Tourism

Facilities

  • Number of staff peak season/summer: 2
  • Number of staff off season/winter: 2
  • Staff able to assist (fieldwork): Yes - if time allows
  • Staff able to assist (workshops): No
  • Area under roof: 500 m²
  • Max. number of visitors at a time : 20
  • Showers: Yes
  • Laundry facilities: Yes
  • Power supply – period (from ‘hour’ to ‘hour’ or 24 hours): 24 hours
  • Conference room capacity: 1
  • Workshops Mechanical, Metal, Wood, Other
  • Means of transportation to/from station Train
  • Air transport landing facilities at station None
  • Water landing facilities None
  • Field to station Mobile phone
  • Station to outside world Mobile phone, Internet
  • IT Infrastructure Wifi
  • Medical capability Basic
  • Staff with medical training/doctor No
  • Distance to hospital (estimated time – hours): 1
  • Safety equipment available at station Mobile phone, First aid kit, Overnight equipment
  • Camping equipment available at station Sleeping matress
  • Field power supply available at station: Yes
  • Laboratory area: 100 m²
  • Laboratory equipment Freezer -40 - -10, Fridge
  • Laboratory available in nearby town/settlement: Yes

Science

  • Transnational Access: No
  • Remote Access: No
  • INTERACT Virtual Access: No
  • Partner institutions (involved in the operation of the station)
    • Partner institution
  • Climate
    • Snow
    • Rain
    • Hail
  • Housing and accomodation
    • Showers
    • Laundry facilities
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • Municipal grid
    • Diesel/oil/gas
    • Wood
    • Solar
    • Wind
    • Water
    • Geothermal
    • Biofuel
    • Other
  • Logistics
    • Electrical and IT technologies
    • Mechanical
    • Metal
    • Wood
    • Plexiglas
    • Other
    • Walk
    • None
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Car
    • ATV
    • Zodiac
    • Snowmobile
    • Open boat/Dhinghy
    • Closed boat
    • Bicycles
    • Amphibie vehicle
    • Ski
    • Other
    • Snow shoes
    • KickSledges
    • Other
    • Ski
    • Snowmobile
    • Boat
    • Car
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Bus
    • Train
    • Airstrip
    • Scheduled flight
    • Chartered plane/helicopter
    • Helipad
    • None
    • Other
    • Harbour/port
    • Warf/pier
    • Pontoon/float bridge
    • Barges
    • Beach
  • Communication and IT
    • Mobile phone
    • VHF
    • Satellite phone
    • Other
    • Satellite phone
    • Mobile phone
    • Internet
    • Other
    • Wireless transfer of data from field site to station
    • Wifi
    • Computers
    • Printer
    • Data storage
    • Statistical tools
    • GIS tools
    • Other
  • Medical facilities
    • Medical facilities
    • Basic
    • Medium
    • Extensive
    • Dental
    • Surgery
    • Other
    • No
    • In peak season
    • When open
  • Landscape and environment
    • Mountains
    • Nunataks
    • Volcano/crater
    • Lava fields
    • Plateaus
    • Moraines
    • Valleys
    • Homothermic Springs
    • Lake
    • Thermokarst lake
    • River
    • Delta/estuarie
    • Fjord
    • Continuous
    • Sea
    • Discontinuous
    • Beach
    • Sporadic
    • Rocky shores
    • Pingos/ice lenses
    • Sea cliffs
    • Other (text)
    • Palsa mires
    • Ice Caps
    • None
    • Glaciers
    • Permanent snow patches
    • None
    • Tree line
    • Polar desert/Semi-desert
    • Gramminoid tundra
    • Shrub tundra
    • Forest tundra
    • Wetlands
    • Peatlands/mires
    • Salt marshes/lagoons
    • Heath
    • Grassland
    • Deciduous forest
    • Evergreen forest
    • Terrestrial carnivores
    • Alpine heath
    • Ungulates
    • Hares
    • Other (text)
    • Rodents
    • Bird colonies
    • Polar bear
    • Whales
    • Seals
    • Fish
    • Settlement
    • Fishing
    • Hunting
    • Forestry
    • Agriculture
    • Tourism
    • Animal husbandry
    • Leisure activities
  • Field equipment
    • PLB
    • VHF
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • PLB
    • First aid kit
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • PLB
    • First aid kit
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Mobile phone
    • Other
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • Tent
    • First aid kit
    • Sleeping matress
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • Sleeping bag
    • Overnight equipment
    • Cooking equipment and utensils
    • Other
    • Gas/alcohol for cooking
    • Field power supply available at station
  • Laboratory
    • Freezer < -80
    • Freezer -40 - -10
    • Fridge
    • Microscopes
    • Basic laboratory equipment
    • Advanced laboratory equipment
    • Basic chemical reagents
    • Analytical instrumentation
    • Other
    • Laboratory available in nearby town/settlement

Station name and owner

High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch International Foundation HFSJG

Location

Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Climate data

Grey colours are WMO Climate Normals including maximum and minimum values. Blue colours are individual years.

Climate data for the stations where extracted via Copernicus Climate Data Store, from the global gridded reanalysis product: ERA5 monthly averaged data on single levels from 1940 to present. Description and source code: Roemer J.K. 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10214922 Data Source: Hersbach et al. 2023. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

Biodiversity and natural environment

History and facilities

General research and databases

Station Monitoring

Human dimension

Access

year-round by train (Jungfrau Railways)

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