ICECAPS |
Radiosondes (Vaisala RS41-SGP) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
daily sondes measuring vertical profiles to ~25km altitude at ~5m resolution of: winds, temperature, humidity |
ICECAPS |
Polar Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (PAERI) |
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Von Walden
v.walden@wsu.edu
|
passive calibrated infrared interferometer in the 3.3-25 micron window at 0.5 cm-1 resolution measuring spectral IR sky brightness temperatures and radiances to derive: cloud ice/water content, cloud optical depth, cloud particle size, cloud radiative forcing, cloud temperature, cloud occurrence |
ICECAPS |
Millimeter Cloud Radar (MMCR) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
multimode 35 GHz Ka band, pulsed Doppler radar sensing signal from -50 to +20 dBZ measuring radar Doppler spectra and moments (reflectivity, mean Doppler velocity, spectrum width) of detected hydrometeors to derive: cloud vertical boundaries, cloud occurrence, atmospheric winds, cloud particle size, cloud ice/water content, atmospheric turbulence |
ICECAPS |
Microwave Radiometers (MWR); HATPRO and 150-90 |
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Dave Turner
dave.turner@noaa.gov
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two scanning passive radiometers measuring downwelling radiance at 22-31, 51-58, 90, and 150 GHz absorption lines to derive: atmospheric moisture, atmospheric temperature, cloud ice/water content |
ICECAPS |
Cloud Aerosol Polarization and Backscatter LIDAR (CAPABL) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
tiltable non-scanning multiple linear polarization sensitive lidar at 532 nm measuring backscatter, depolarization ratio of detected targets to derive: cloud vertical boundaries, cloud occurrence, cloud phase, cloud optical depth |
ICECAPS |
Ceilometer Vaisala CT25K |
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Dave Turner
dave.turner@noaa.gov
|
non-scanning vertically pointing lidar at 1064 nm measuring backscatter of detected targets to derive: cloud vertical boundaries, cloud occurrence, cloud phase, cloud optical depth |
ICECAPS |
Micropulse Lidar (MPL) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
non-scanning polarization sensitive vertically pointing lidar at 532 nm measuring backscatter, depolarization ratio of detected targets to derive: cloud vertical boundaries, cloud occurrence, cloud phase, cloud optical depth |
ICECAPS |
Precipitation Occurrence Sensor System (POSS) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
x-band Doppler radar mounted on a 2-3m tall mast to measure reflectivity and mean Doppler velocity of detected hydrometeors to derive: precipitation occurrence, precipitation type, precipitation intensity |
ICECAPS |
Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera (MASC) |
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Ralf Bennartz
ralf.bennartz@vanderbuilt.edu
|
multi-camera automatic sensing high resolution snowflake imaging system mounted 1-2m above surface to automatically capture images of: snow type, snow structure |
ICECAPS |
IcePic ice particle images |
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Von Walden
v.walden@wsu.edu
|
manually captured digital images of snowflake structure and type utilizing microscope stage, lenses, and slides to image precipitation in very high resolution |
ICECAPS |
SODAR |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
bi-static audible acoustic sodar measuring sonic backscatter from density variations to infer depth and stability of the boundary layer |
ICECAPS |
Total Sky Imager |
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Von Walden
v.walden@wsu.edu
|
hemispheric digital sky imager used to monitor cloud fraction from captured images. Operates in daylight conditions above -40C. |
ICECAPS-ACE |
Condensation particle counter (GRIMM 5.400 CPC) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
Number concentrations of condensation nuclei (> 5 nm diameter) measured at the surface observed at the MSF with a 1s sample rate. |
ICECAPS-ACE |
Optical Particle Counters (Alphasense N3) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
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Surface aerosol size distribution from 0.35 to 40 μm diameter observed at several locations at Summit Station with a 1s sample rate. Useful for some aerosol measurements but also a good indicator of fog.
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ICECAPS-ACE |
Optical Particle Counter (SkyOPC) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
Surface aerosol size distribution from 0.25 to 6.5 μm diameter observed at the MSF with a 1s sample rate
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ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Vaisala HMP155 Heated Temperature and relative humidity Probes at 2 m, 4, 10 m, and 15 m |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
Temperature and humidity observations measured at with a 1s sample rate and averaged to 1 minute intervals |
ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Ventus-X 2D sonic anemometers at 4 m and 10 m |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
2D sonically sensed wind components measured at 10Hz |
ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Metek uSonic-3 anemometers at 2 m and 15 m |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
3D sonically sensed wind components measured at 10Hz |
ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Licor-7500 at 2m |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
Open-path CO2 and H2O vapor concentration measured at 10Hz |
ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Snow surface temperature (Heitronics KT15) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
snow surface brightness temperature |
ICECAPS-ACE tower instruments |
Snow depth sensor (Campbell Scientific SR50AH) |
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Ryan Neely
r.neely@leeds.ac.uk
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f06c6aa727404ca788ee3dd0515ea61a
|
distance to the snow surface from the lowest level of ICECAPS-ACE instruments on the 15 m tower detected by a sonic-ranging sensor |
ICECAPS solar tracker |
Pyrheliometer |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
direct solar radiation |
ICECAPS solar tracker |
Kipp and Zonen CG4 pyrgeometer (solar tracker) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
downwelling diffuse longwave radiation |
ICECAPS solar tracker |
Kipp and Zonen CM21 pyranometer (solar tracker) |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
downwelling hemispheric shortwave radiation |
ICECAPS fixed albedo stand |
Kipp and Zonen CG4 pyrgeometer |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
Upwelling hemispheric longwave and shortwave radiation |
ICECAPS fixed albedo stand |
Kipp and Zonen CM21 pyranometer |
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Matt Shupe
matthew.shupe@noaa.gov
|
Upwelling hemispheric longwave and shortwave radiation |
NOAA meteorology |
Lufft Ventus-UMB sonic anemometer, 10 m |
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NOAA GMD Met group
gmd.met@noaa.gov
|
minute data records Wind Speed/Direction (10m) |
NOAA meteorology |
Logan RTD temperature, 2 m |
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NOAA GMD Met group
gmd.met@noaa.gov
|
Temperature (2m) |
NOAA meteorology |
Vaisala HMP155 relative humidity, 2 m |
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NOAA GMD Met group
gmd.met@noaa.gov
|
Relative Humidity (2m) |
NOAA meteorology |
Setra and Honeywell pressure transducers (2 instruments) |
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NOAA GMD Met group
gmd.met@noaa.gov
|
Ambient pressure |
NOAA in-situ flasks |
Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gas (CCGC) flask samples |
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Don Neff
don.neff@noaa.gov
|
Weekly in-situ flask samples: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Carbon monoxide (CO), Nitrous oxide (NO), Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), C13/C12 in CO2, O18/O16 in CO2, C13/C12 in CH4, Ethane (C2H6), Propane (C3H8), i-butane – (C4H10), n-butane – (C4H10), i-pentane – (C5H12), n-pentane – (C5H12), isoprene (C5H8), Molecular Hydrogen, n-hexane, Acetylene, Toluene (C7H8), Ethene (C2H4), Propene (C3H6) |
NOAA in-situ flasks |
Halocarbon and Atmospheric Trace Species (HATS) flask samples GCMS with a GC/ECD instrument |
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Steve Montzka
stephen.a.montzka@noaa.gov
|
weekly (Jul-Sept), biweekly (Oct-Jun) taken from inlet above AWO roof: CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, H-1211, H-2402, CH3CCl3, CCl4, CH2Cl2, C2Cl4, CH3Br, CH3Cl, HCFC-22, HCFC-141b, HCFC-142b, HFC-134a, HFC-152a, HFC-365mfc, HFC-227ea, Carbonyl Sulfide (COS)
Additional gases (data haven't necessarily been through QA/QC and aren't regularly posted. Data for these gases could be made available upon request from NOAA GMD HATS group): CFC-112, HCFC-133a, HCFC-21, CH2Br2, CHBr3, CHCl3, CH3I, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane CH2BrCl, CHBr2Cl, CHBrCl2, CH2ClI (chloro-iodo-methane), Benzene, C3H4, n-pentane, n-hexane, CF4, NF3, C2H6 ethane, PFC-116 CF3CF3, SF6, CFC-13, HFC-23 CHF3, C2H2 ethyne, OCS carbonyl sulfide, HFC-32 CH2F2, SO2F2 sulfuryl fluoride, H-1301 CF3Br, PFC-218 Perfluoropropane C3H8 propane, CFC-115, HFC-125, HFC-143a, HCFC-22, CFC-12, HFC-134a, HFO-1234yf, CH3Cl methyl chloride HFC-152a, HFO-1234ze, i-butane iso-butane, HFC-227ea, H-1211 Halon-1211, nC4H10 n-butane, CH3Br methyl bromide HCFC-142b, HFC-236fa, CFC-114 and CFC-114a (combined), HCFC-133a, CFC-11, CH3I methyl iodide CH2Cl2 dichloromethane iC5H12 i-pentane, nC5H12 n-pentane, HCFC-141b, CFC-113, H-2402 Halon 2402, HFC-365mfc HFC-365mfc (ion 65), CHCl3 chloroform, n-hexane, CCl4 carbon tetrachloride C2HCl3, CH2Br2 dibromomethane CH3CCl3 methyl chloroform (ion 97), C6H6 benzene, C2Cl4 tetrachloroethylene |
NOAA aerosol / ozone |
Nephelometer |
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Patrick Sheridan
patrick.sheridan@noaa.gov
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Betsy Andrews
betsy.andrews@noaa.gov
|
hourly resolution light scattering and back-scattering measurement at 3 wavelengths |
NOAA aerosol / ozone |
Continuous Light Absorption Photometer (CLAP) |
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Patrick Sheridan
patrick.sheridan@noaa.gov
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Betsy Andrews
betsy.andrews@noaa.gov
|
hourly resolution – light absorption measurement at 3 wavelengths |
NOAA aerosol / ozone |
Condensation Particle Counter |
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Patrick Sheridan
patrick.sheridan@noaa.gov
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Betsy Andrews
betsy.andrews@noaa.gov
|
minute average of aerosol number concentration by aerosol activation |
NOAA aerosol / ozone |
Surface ozone analyzer (Thermo Environmental Instruments) |
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Irina Petropavlovskikh
irina.petro@noaa.gov
|
minute average of surface atmospheric ozone concentrations |
NASA ICESat-2 |
Bamboo stake accumulation array (weekly) |
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Robert Hawley
Robert.L.Hawley@dartmouth.edu
|
weekly manual measurements of snow accumulation in a 121 stake bamboo stake array located ~700m east of station |
NASA ICESat-2 |
GNSS accumulation traverse (monthly) |
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Robert Hawley
Robert.L.Hawley@dartmouth.edu
|
monthly traverse to take GPS ground-truth measurements for space borne and airborne laser and radar altimetry systems used to interpret ice-sheet topography and associated temporal changes. Accumulation at ~120 stakes is also taken during the transect |
UNAVCO |
GNSS base station “SMM3” (Septentrio POLARX5) GPS base station Trimble NetR8 (Green House) |
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Joe Pettit
pettit@unavco.org
https://www.unavco.org/projects/project-support/polar/base_stations_and_survey_systems/summit/summit.html
|
daily position time series centimeter level differential corrections for post-processed static and kinematic surveys, as well as real-time (RTK) surveys |
NASA SnowFox |
Upwards-looking in situ cosmic ray instrument (snow water equivalent) |
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Ian Howat
howat.4@osu.edu
|
in situ cosmic ray sensing instrument measuring neutron impacts over time to derive snow water equivalency (SWE) of accumulated precipitation |
GC-Net meteorology at GEUS |
GC-Net AWS |
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GEUS/PROMICE
https://www.envidat.ch/gcnet/#/station/summitstation
|
RM Young propeller-type vane
Campbell Sci. CS-500 with Type E Thermocouple (temp and humidity)
Vaisala PTB101B (barometric pressure)
Type T thermocouple (snow temperature profile)
Campbell SR-50 (sonic snow depth)
Li Cor Photodiode (photodiode)
REBS Q* 7 (net radiation)
wind speed and direction, temperature profile, humidity profile, barometric pressure, snow temperature profile, sonic snow depth, short and all wave solar radiation |
GFZ Potsdam |
Broadband Seismometers (2) |
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Angelo Strollo
strollo@gfz-potsdam.de
|
two broadband seismometers monitoring activity as part of a global network of instruments. Seismic signal can be used to derive ice calving events amongst other seismic activities |
DTU |
Magnetometer |
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Anna Naemi Willer
anna@space.dtu.dk
|
Part of a network of magnetometers around Greenland providing full vector geomagnetic field information at 1 Hz resolution |