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ARM facilities on the North Slope of Alaska: Barrow, Oliktok, and Atqasuk: update on changes and additions

 
Poster PDF

Authors

Mark D. Ivey — Sandia National Laboratories
Fred Helsel — Sandia National Laboratories
Jeffrey Zirzow — Sandia National Laboratories
Valerie Sparks — Sandia National Laboratories
Johannes Verlinde — The Pennsylvania State University
Scott J. Richardson — Pennsylvania State University
Martin Stuefer — University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Christine Franziska Waigl — University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Category

Infrastructure & Outreach

Description

X-band radar on Barrow Arctic Research Center and Vaisala autosonde balloon launcher at ARM's Barrow site.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides scientific infrastructure and data archives to the international Arctic research community through a national user facility, the ARM Climate Research Facility, located on the North Slope of Alaska. In 2011, we completed the installation of new instruments and upgrades to existing instruments in Barrow. New instruments for a facility at Oliktok are under discussion along with ARM-funded support for Unmanned Aerial Systems operations in the Oliktok area. ARM operations in Atqasuk have been suspended, although infrastructure in Atqasuk is still available for Intensive Operating Periods. An update on ARM facilities in Barrow, Oliktok, and Atqasuk is provided on our poster.