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The Tiksi Hydrometeorological Observatory Program
International Collaboration for Climate Studies
U.S. Science Contact: [email protected] Science Contact: [email protected]
The Supporting U.S. Russian Agreements and Memorandums
Tiksi in the context of the the International Polar Year
The Science ConceptCoordination of Arctic Observatory Measurements
NOT JUST WEATHER STATIONS
Rational for Intensive Atmospheric Observatories
Weather stations only tell you HOW the climate is changing (but the long-term measurements are often not of sufficient stability to monitor long-term climate change)
Also need to know WHY the climate is changing. This requires more rigorous control on fundamental measurements (temperature, winds, pressure, precipitation) and ALSO supporting research grade measurements that will understanding the processes that control climate change.
ALSO Need to respond to the NOW issues• Sudden events
www.iasoa.org
Existing Components• NSF/Polar Foundation infrastructure NOAA project
coordination and long-term design• Government of Sakha road and power improvements• Roshydromet weather station upgrades –
communications and weather station measurement systems
• NOAA observation programs• Roshydromet observation programs• NASA observation programs• FMI observation programs
2009 Program Activities• Logistics Team Meeting
St. Petersburg in March ’09 - construction plan for finishing the site and Clean Air Facility improvements in August 2009
• Science Team Meeting in Boulder May ’09 - resulting in the finalization of a current science plan with 14 identified joint science projects
• Training in US of Russian Technical Staff in July
Полярка
Поселок Тикси
Аэропорт
Дельта Лены
MODIS “250m” data (Channel 1-3-6) from 062302, TERRA 0300 UTC
Courtesy of MODIS Rapidfire gallery
(Lena mouth)
(Airport)
(Meteorological station)
(Village Tiksi)
Existing meteorological, measurements, as well as fast ice thickness, sea level, water temperature and salinity
Place for fast ice, water temperature, and salinity measurements
Place for meteorological observations
Pavilion for radiosoundings
Long term historical measurements make Tiksi a invaluable site
Weather Station built in 2006Still requires plumbing and additional weatherization(in progress as of October 2, 2009)
Official opening of the New Tiksi Weather Station on November 28, 2006
President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Vyacheslav Shtyrov and Special Representative of the RF President on IPY issues Arthur Chilingarov
Clean Air Facility – Structure completed in 2008Still needs conditioned power, additional electrical,Etc.
Special Requirements to be a Clean Air Facility
NOAA (intended) Contributions to Tiksi 2009
Baseline Surface Radiation Network FacilityFlux Tower
Climate Reference Network SiteOzone
Flask Sampling Black Carbon
Roshydromet Contributions to Tiksi 2009Satellite Communications System for Data
TransmissionFlask Sampling Program
Standard Russian Radiation MeasurementsPermafrost measurements
UVB measurementsFinnish Meteorological Institute to Tiksi 2009
Aerosol SamplingGreen House Gas Sampling
Results of the 2009 Installation
• Russian installations completed• Finnish installations partially completed• Some US sampling programs started• Most of the US equipment delayed in shipping and
customs• Status of the Weather Station and the Clean Air facility
reviewed
Instruments
Radiation Sensors
Aerosol Samplers
RUSSIAN INSTALLATIONS
The wandering US shipment – still waiting word on deliver.
Left Boulder on Aug 25 with a delivery estimate of 10 days
To be continued……..
May 19, 2009 AMS Polar Meteorology and Oceanography