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Background

Facility Name	Troll
Website	http://www.npolar.no/en/about-us/stations-vessels/troll/
Location	Antarctic
Current status of facility	Open
Type	Station
Operating country	Norway
INTERACT Status	None
First opened/Opening year	1990
Operational period	Year-Round

Introduction

Facility name and Operator	Troll, Norwegian Polar Institute
Location	Troll is around 235 km from the coast, at Jutulsessen, in Dronning Maud Land.
Biodiversity and natural environment	Bird colonies in the area.
History and Facilities	Troll Station opened on February 1990 for summer-only operation. Opened for year-round operation on February 2005.
General research and databases	Year round clean air facility, geology, geodesy, glaciology and biology. Satellite ground station.
Human dimension	Research activites in the area since 1956
Access	Intercontinetal airfield (can receive large wheeled aircraft) and ship (requires overland transport)

Operator

Facility operator/manager	Norwegian Polar Institute
Type of entity	Government
Institution managing/operating the facility	Norwegian Polar Institute
Website (operator/manager)	http://www.npolar.no/en/

Data Source

Date of last update

0000-00-00

Partner Institution

Partnership

Location

Station code	CO1802
Geographical coordinates - Latitude	72° 0.7168' 0'' S
Geographical coordinates - Longitude	2° 31.9842' 0'' E
Region	Continental Antarctica
Antarctic Environmental Domain	N - East Antarctic inland ice sheet
Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Region	6 Dronning Maud Land
Altitude of facility (m)	1275
Nearest town/settlement	4400
Distance to nearest town/settlement (km)	4400
Distance to nearest transport facility (airstrip/helipad/dock - km)	7
Distance to nearest station (km)	200
Type of surface facility built on	Ice-free ground

Climate

Permafrost	Continuous
Climate zone	Inland Antarctica
Precipitation type	Snow
Mean annual wind speed (km/h)	4
Max wind speed (km/h)	202
Dominant wind direction	E
Period of temperature measurements	01/01/2005 to 31/01/2016
Mean annual temperature (°C)	-18
Mean temperature in January (°C)	-6.5
Mean temperature in February (°C)	-10.9
Mean temperature in March (°C)	-16.2
Mean temperature in April (°C)	-20.7
Mean temperature in May (°C)	-21.4
Mean temperature in June (°C)	-24.2
Mean temperature in July (°C)	-24.8
Mean temperature in August (°C)	-25.9
Mean temperature in September (°C)	-25.7
Mean temperature in October (°C)	-19
Mean temperature in November (°C)	-12.1
Mean temperature in December (°C)	-7.8
Max. temperature (absolute) - º C	7
Min. temperature (absolute) - º C	-50
Snow free period	None

Features

Features in the facility area

Blue ice; Clear air zone; Crevasse; High elevation; Ice cap or glacier; Low artificial light pollution; Moraine; Mountain; Nunatak; Permanent snowpatches; Rock

Disciplines

Main science disciplines

Climate studies; Ecology; Environmental sciences; Geology; Geophysics and seismology; Glaciology

Human Activities

Human activity	Yes
History of human presence in the area	Human prescence since 1993
Long term monitoring	Yes
Waste management	Yes
Hazard[ous] management	Yes
Fuel spill response capability	Yes

Infrastructure

Station code	CO1802
Area under roof (m2)	1500
Scientific laboratories (m2)	0
Type of scientific laboratories	None
Conference room (capacity)	20
Logistics (m2)	1000
Number of beds	60
Showers	yes
Laundry facilities	yes
Power supply (type)	Fossil fuel; Renewable
Power supply (V)	220
Power supply (hours per day)	24
Hydroponics facilities	no

Staff Capacity

Number of staff on station (peak/summer season)	35
Number of scientists on station (peak/summer season)	10
Number of staff on station (off peak/winter season)	6
Number of scientists on station (off peak/winter season)	1
Max number of personnel at a time (staff, scientists and other)	70
Number of tourists (annual average)	0

Scientific Equipment

Specific devices / Scientific equipment)	As requested
Scientific services	As requested
Long-term monitoring/observations	Weather station, climate data. Clear air facility with sampling.

Medical Facilities

Medical facilities	Yes
Area of medical facility (m2)	15
Staff with relevant training	Medical doctor; Non-medical trained person
Beds	1
Capability	Dental; Surgery
Equipment	Anaesthesia; Blood Transfusion Medicine; Diagnostic ultrasound; Diagnostic x-ray; Laboratory diagnostics; Telemedicine
Distance to hospital (km)	4400
Staff with basic medical training or doctor (summer)	2
Staff with basic medical training or doctor (winter)	1
Closest emergency facility in Antarctica (km)	0
Closest emergency facility external (km)	4400
Medical research capabilities	No
Medical screening requirements	Yes

Vehicles

Land transportation

Tracked vehicles, skidoos, tractors, 4WD, quad bikes, electrical vehicles.

Workshop facilities

Mechanical; Metal workshop; Wood workshop

Communications

Computer; E-mail; Fax; Internet; Printer; Satellite phone; Scanner; Telephone; VHF

Access

Air; Land

Aircraft landing facilities

Number of airstrips	1
Length (m) of longest runway	3000
Width (m) of longest runway	60
Description of airstrips	Intercontinetal airfield, suitabel for large wheeled aircraft (Boeing 737, C-130 Hercules, Falcon 7X. ). The airfield can also receive ski equipped aircraft.
Airstrip surface	Other
Other surface	Blue ice
Helipad	Yes

Transport and freight

Transport to facility	Airplane; Helicopter; Ship; Skidoo
Other transport	Overland traverse
No. of ship visits per year	1
No. of flight visits per year	7
Period of flight visits per year	January; February; March; November; December

Access To The Facility

Pictures

Troll Station Station.

737 at Troll Airfield (Credits: Sven Lidstrom)

NILU_Clean Air facility at Troll Station (Credits: Sven LIdstrom)

Snow removal Troll Airfield (redits: Sven Lidstrom)

Troll Airfield Fueling operations (Credits: Sven Lidstrom)

Troll Station from West