New Funding for PEARL
Eureka's Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory in Nunavut has been awarded a grant through CANDAC to sustain core operations. Click here to learn about sustained operations moving forward.
Summit Station News
Researchers from Summit Station's ICECAPS project were in the news at NSF this week for their recent Nature publication explaining the role of thin, low-lying clouds in Greenland's widespread surface melt last summer. Click here for the NSF news summary.
Join IASOA at AOS
The first Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) is to be held in Vancouver, Canada 30-Apr to 02-May. We welcome your comments on our community white paper. Click here for a copy.
IASOA will also host an IASC-sponsored half day workshop on 03-May to craft its contributions to the 2013 Arctic Report Card. Please contact Sandy Starkweather for more details on participating in the workshop.
News from Ny-Aalesund
The 31st edition of the Ny-Ålesund Newsletter is now available. Click here to learn about plans for new radiation instruments at Zeppelin and new greenhouse gas flux measurements on the Amundsen Nobile Climate Change Tower (CCT).
Expansions at St.Nord
Aarhus University has begun the construction of a modern research station in northern Greenland that will monitor how climate change is affecting the region.
Click here for the full story.
DOE ARM Facility RFP
Request for Preproposals
Scientific Research at the ARM Climate Research Facility
U.S. Department of Energy
Preproposal deadline: Friday, 1 February 2013
To submit a proposal, please go click here.
Polar Met Call
The 12th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography is being held 29Apr - 02May, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Abstracts are due January 14, 2013. Click here for more information.
2012 Arctic Report Card
The latest Arctic Report Card was released at AGU on December 5. Atmospheric results from the annual roll-up include updates on 2012 temperature anomalies as well as greenhouse gas and UV baseline measurements from Arctic observatories. Observations show that increases from human sources in greenhouse gases continue, while warm air temperature anomaolies were relatively small compared to the last decade. Click here for more information.
IASOA at WMO-GCW
Represenatives from the IASOA consoritum will travel to Vienna, Austra Nov 20-22, 2012 for the First WMO-GCW-CryoNet Implementation meeting to share IASOA experiences with network coordination in a pan-Arctic context and contribute to areas of common value for the co-development of IASOA and CryoNet. Click here for more information and look for updates after the meeting.
First Tiksi Science Mtg
The first Tiksi Science Meeting was held in at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg, 18-20 Sept 2012. A summary of the presentations and work plan can be found here.
Input Requested
On The observational needs for climate modelers in the polar regions. Click here to access the document and provide your feedback. Author contact information is provided in the document.
Arctic News in SOTC 2011
Read about changes to the Arctic atmosphere in this briefing on highlights from the 2011 BAMS State of the Climate Report. For access to the full report, click here.
IASOA's New Newsletter
IASOA distributed its first quarterly newsletter to 200 contacts last week. Click here to see the newsletter and subscribe today!
Ozone News, BROMEX Blog
Click here to read about Paul Shepson's work in the news. And click here for a link to the Barrow-based March BROMEX campaign blog.
Update - CREATE 2012
NSERC's CREATE Training Program in Arctic Atmospheric
Science has announced new opportunities for 2012 graduate and undergraduate programs. Click HERE for more information.
PEARL in the News
Researchers Jim Drummond and Kim Strong discuss the role of Canada's Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) near Eureka, Canada in the detection and understanding of 2011's record-sized Arctic ozone hole. Click here for the full article in the Montreal Gazette.
Cherski in the News
To learn about the role that Cherski plays in permafrost studies, click here to see NBC's Jim Maceda report on a trip to visit Sergei and Nikita Zimov at the station.
Responding to Change
International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC), in partnership with the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University, announces:
Responding to Arctic Environmental Change Workshop: Translating Our Growing Understanding into a Research Agenda for Action
Jan 30, 2012 - Feb 1, 2012
Click here for more info.
Workshop Announcement
Workshop on Polar Simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model.
November 2 and 3, 2011
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio USA
There is no registration fee. You are invited to attend! For more details or to register online: http://polarmet.osu.edu/workshops/pwrf_2011/
New UNIS Course
The Arctic Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Local Climate Processes
Objective: After the course, the student will have an
understanding of physical processes typical for the Arctic
atmospheric boundary layer, how the Arctic boundary layer
differs from that at lower latitudes; the challenges of
taking meteorological measurements and a basic
understanding of how numerical models in the Arctic work.
Registration Deadline: 15.Oct.2011
For more information about the
course and how to apply, see http://www.unis.no
Black Carbon
Is black carbon contributing to the warming of the Arctic? Click here to read about an international study currently taking place in the Arctic to investigate the role of black carbon in Arctic warming.
CREATE Summer School
CREATE Summer School addressing the broad theme of Arctic Atmospheric Science, will be offered from July 11 to 15, 2011 in Alliston, Ontario. Details are HERE.
CANDAC Outreach Update
In March/April 2011, CANDAC launched a new outreach project called Student-Researchers Atmospheric Collaboration at Qarmartalik School in Resolute Bay, Nunavut and Pickering College in Newmarket, Ontario. HERE
Tiksi Update 2011
Successful site visit by FMI HERE
SOA Conf Resolution
The March 16-19, 2010 State of the Arctic Conference has published a final resolution and access to presentations HERE
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University of Alaska at Fairbanks/Arctic Observatory Network (AON)
IASOA Stations
Abisko
Barrow
Cherskii
Ny-Ålesund
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
The AON site contains monthly, weekly, and daily data for the Cherskii Observatory. Click on the boxes under 'Pleistocene Park' to examine graphs of CO2 and H2O.
Arctic Research Centre of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
IASOA Stations
Pallas & Sodankylä
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
Reactive gases
From http://litdb.fmi.fi/apache2-default/, go to 'Column data' or 'Pallas data' to access the archived data.
Canadian Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Change (CANDAC)
IASOA Stations
Eureka
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
The CANDAC Meteorological and Tracer Transport Forecasts page shows graphical representations of chemical tracer (CO) trajectories.
Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service (CADIS)
IASOA Stations
Summit
Variables Included
Reactive gases
Radionuclides
Global Atmospheric Watch - Station Information System (GAWSIS) - WMO
IASOA Stations
Alert (ALT)
Barrow (BRW)
Pallas (PAL)
Summit (SUM)
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
- CBrClF2 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CBrF3 (Alert, Barrow, Pallas)
- CCl4 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CFC-11 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CFC-113 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CFC-12 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CH3CCl3 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- CH4 (Alert, Barrow, Pallas, Summit)
- CH4 (C13) (Barrow)
- CO2 (Alert, Barrow, Pallas, Summit)
- CO2 (C13) (Alert, Barrow, Pallas, Summit)
- CO2 (O18) (Alert, Barrow, Pallas, Summit)
- HCFC-141b (Alert, Barrow)
- HCFC-142b (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- HCFC-22 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- HFC-134a (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
- N2O (Alert, Barrow)
- SF6 (Alert, Barrow, Summit)
Reactive gases
- C2Cl4 (Alert, Barrow)
- CH2Cl2 (Alert, Barrow)
- CO (Alert, Barrow, Pallas)
- H2 (Alert, Barrow)
- NO2 (Pallas)
- CH3Br (Summit)
- ethyne, acetylene (Pallas)
- ethene (Pallas)
- ethane (Pallas)
- propene (Pallas)
- propane (Pallas)
- 1,3-butadiene (Pallas)
- 1-butene (Pallas)
- isoprene (Pallas)
- cyclohexane (Pallas)
- 3-methylpentane (Pallas)
- n-hexane (Pallas)
- benzene (Pallas)
- cis-2-butene (Pallas)
- cis-2-pentene (Pallas)
- 2-methylpropane (Pallas)
- 2-methylpropene (Pallas)
- 2-methylbutane (Pallas)
- n-butane (Pallas)
- n-pentane (Pallas)
- n-heptane (Pallas)
- trans-2-butene (Pallas)
Go to the main GAWSIS site or click on each station's name (the first highlighted name under 'Variables Included'). The time period for each compound varies depending on station. Each measurement link on the GAWSIS site directs you to a page with data to download.
Global Monitoring Division (GMD)
IASOA Stations
Alert (ALT)
Barrow (BRW)
Ny-Ålesund (ZEP)
Pallas - Sammaltunturi (PAL)
Summit (SUM)
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
- CH4 (ftp)
- CO2 (ftp)
- CO2C13 (ftp)
- CO2O18 (ftp)
- CO (ftp)
- H2 (ftp)
- Multi-gas
- N2O (ftp)
- SF6 (ftp)
- CO2C14 (ftp)
- CH4C13 (ftp)
- CFCs (ftp)
From the GMD archive link look for data under 'Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane' and 'Halocarbons and other Atmospheric Trace Species'. The Greenhouse gases link directs you to a page where you can graphically examine greenhouse species' measurements from IASOA stations.
The Canadian National Atmospheric Chemistry (NATChem) Database and Analysis System
IASOA Stations
Alert
Variables Included
- Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10)
- Hg
- PCB
- PAH
- OC
- Pb
- As
- Se
- Cd
- CO2
- CH4
- NO
- Sulphur Hexafluoride
- CO
- CFC-11
- CFC-12
- Hydrogen
- Radon
- Mercury TGM
- Mercury RGM
- Mercury in Snow
- PAN
- Black carbon
- Aerosol chemistry
- Halocarbon
- Toxics (PCB, OCs)
- 13C in CO2
- O18 in CO2
- O2/N2
- 13C in CH4
- 14C in CO2
- Hydrocarbons
- SO2
Go to the NATChem data access request page and register. You will find chemistry data from Alert under the 'Particulate Matter', 'Precipitation Chemistry', 'Toxics', and 'CORE' sections located in the left-hand menu. Data is free of charge from Environment Canada after registration.
Measurements for Alert are taken with support from the Canadian Arctic Northern Contaniments Program. You must request access to the data through Environment Canada's NATChem login page.
The Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC)
IASOA Stations
Alert
Eureka
Ny-Ålesund
Sodankylä
Summit
Variables Included
- Scattering ratio (Alert, Sodankyla)
- Backscatter (Alert, Sodankyla)
- HCl (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund)
- HF (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund)
- CH4 (Eureka)
- O3 (Alert, Eureka, Ny-Ålesund, Sodankyla, Summit)
- HNO3 (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund)
- N2O (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund)
- NO2 (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund, Sodankyla)
- NO (Eureka)
- ClONO2 (Eureka)
- COF2 (Eureka)
- ClO (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund)
- CO (Eureka)
- C2H6 (Eureka)
- HCN (Eureka)
- Aerosol (Eureka, Ny-Ålesund, Sodankyla)
- BrO (Eureka)
- OClO (Eureka)
Go to the each station's NDACC page (NDACC Eureka, NDACC Ny-Ålesund, and NDACC Summit) and then to the ftp link located at 'NDACC public data:'. (link is at the center of the page). From there, you can access FTIR, lidar, and ozonsonde data in .txt format. For Alert and Sodankyla click on the world map located at the upper-left of NDACC's homepage. Select either Alert or Sodankyla to be taken to an ftp site where data can be downloaded.
Zeppelin Station
IASOA Stations
Ny-Ålesund
Variables Included
Greenhouse gases
Heavy Metals
- As (Arsenic)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Chromium (Cr)
- Cobalt (Co)
- Copper (Cu)
- Lead (Pb)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Vanadium (V)
- Zink (Zn)
Inorganic Compounds
- Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- Nitric acid (HNO3)
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Sulphate (SO4-)
- Nitrate (NO3-)
- Ammonium (NH4+)
- Sodium (Na)
- Potassium (K)
- Calcium (Ca)
- Magnesium (Mg)
From the main Zeppelin station page, go to 'Data bank' in the left-hand menu. Graphs of atmospheric chemistry measurements and observations can be found under 'Climate compounds', 'Heavy metals', and 'Inorganic compounds'.
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