Hydrometeorological Observatory of Tiksi, Russia
The Tiksi Hydrometeorological Observatory is located in the Russian far East at 71.6 N, 128.9. The facility has been developed through a partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet), and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The Polyarka weather station celebrated 80 years of operations in 2012. In the summer/fall of 2006 a new weather station laboratory facility was built which has additional laboratory and roof space intended to support instruments for research, climate studies and monitoring studies. A second facility was built in the summers of 2007-2008 1.5 km north west of the new Roshydromet weather station and is referred to as the "CAF" or Clean Air Facility. The site for the second facility was selected so that the surrounding terrain is horizontally homogeneous, undisturbed, and with a significant clean air sector. The facility includes a 20 m tower., roof space, air sampling stacks and boardwalks to maintain the pristine environment (see Tiksi site plan). The official opening of the Tiksi Facility was in August 2010.
This facility supports the research needs of the International community, across disciplines including supporting Global Atmosphere Watch measurements as well as other climate observations.
Contact: Taneil.Uttal@noaa.gov
Data Browser
View plots of the following instrument data at Tiksi:
- Meteorological measurements
- Soil measurements
- Radiation measurements
- Cloud properties
- Aerosol measurements
Datagrams
A Datagram is a virtual data 'mentoring tool' intended to guide anyone accessing the data file or the instrumentation used to generate fields within that file. While a data user will ideally collaborate closely with a principal investigator, Datagrams provide a structured basis for independent inquiry and logical information exchange about data processing.
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- Documents: ReadMe files and Site Documentation
- Photos: On-site photos of Tiksi station
- Aethalometer: Black Carbon Measurements
- Aerodynamic Particle Sizer: Particle Spectrometer
- Ceilometer: Cloud Base Height
- CIMEL: Sun Photometer
- Condensation Particle Counter
- CRN: Climate Reference Network (See http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/)
- Differential Mobility Particle Sizer: 15-800 nm Particle measurements
- Differential Mobility Particle Sizer: 3-90 nm Particle measurements
- Downwelling Radiation: (See http://www.bsrn.awi.de)
- Flask Measurements: CO, CH4, CO2, CO2[C-13], N2O, SF6, H2 (See http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/ggrn.php)
- Fluxtower: 20meter Tundra Tower equipped with Sonics, Licor, Meteorological Measurements
- GHG Concentration: H2O, CH4, CO2
- GHG Flux: Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Flux measurements
- Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer
- Nephelometer: Light-Scattering Aerosol Measurements
- SO2 Concentrations
- Surface/Subsurface State: Meteorological Soil Measurements
- Surface Ozone: TEI-49i Surface Ozone measurements
- Upwelling Radiation: (See http://www.bsrn.awi.de)
- Visibility Sensor
- Winds: Sonic Anemometer located at Clean Air Facility at Tiksi Station