METEOROLOGY
Since its inception, the IGUP has had as its main function the collection and recording of meteorological data, in this way the meteorological archive consists of more than a century of observations, which are now in the process of digitization, and it is possible to consult some of them through this page.
Since 1946, IGUP has been part of the national network of meteorological stations of the current Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA).
Currently, in addition to the IPMA station, IGUP has two more weather stations, one classic and one automatic. The classic manual station is deactivated, but it is possible to see some of it’s remains, as well as the equipment that constituted it. The automatic station is a set of digital sensors connected to a digital acquisition station.
PHENOLOGY
IGUP has a phenological garden that is part of the European network of phenological gardens, International Phenological Gardens (IPG), based in Berlin.
This network of gardens aims to make comparable phenological observations of plants and European vegetation characteristics.
For this, each species of plants present in these gardens come from the same vegetatively propagated clone. Currently, the data collected is recorded on the official website of the IPG, where a comparison is made between gardens.
MAGNETIC FIELD
Studies of terrestrial and solar magnetic activity are traditionally carried out in geophysical observatories integrated into worldwide networks.
For this purpose, there is a three-component magnetometer at the IGUP that continuously measures the Earth's magnetic field.
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
There is instrumentation at IGUP for continuous measurement of ambient radioactivity levels.
IGUP is part of a national network of observatories that monitor natural levels of radioactivity, the radiological emergency network of the Portuguese Environmental Agency. In addition, radiation measurements are also made, through passive dosimeters and radon gas monitoring.
