Eureka Climate Reference CryoNet Station Information
The site is located on the edge of Slidre Fjord, on the west coast of Ellesmere Island. The fjord is in a NW-SE line immediately south of the station. Mountain ranges are evident in all directions. Ground is mostly gravel and silt, with low lying tundra growth-grasses, willows, poppies, cotton etc.
Other Networks to Which This CryoNet Station Belongs
GSN - GCOS Surface Network
RBCN - Regional Basic Climatological Network
RBSN - Regional Basic Synoptic Network
Measurement Methods Used
WMO Technical Regulations
CIMO
Data Information
Are the data quality controlled? yes
How are the data accessible? HTTP (web), an existing data center
Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): in near real-time
Measurements
The measurements made at Eureka Climate are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Snow
Depth
1955
Continuous
Snow
Snow water equivalent
TBD
Continuous
Snow
Snowpack profile
TBD
Continuous
Seaice
Thickness
1947
Continuous
Atmosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Met
Air temperature
1947
Continuous
Met
Humidity/vapour pressure
1947
Continuous
Met
Wind speed and direction
1947
Continuous
Met
Air pressure
1947
Continuous
Met
Total precipitation
1947
Continuous
Radiation
Downwelling shortwave
1964
Continuous
Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
Category
Description or List
Snow
ECCC MSC Branch (Radar and Upper Air Division) facilitates a bimonthly ten-point snow survey that measures snow depth, water equivalent and density. Recent data is available through MSC with no accessible historical data.
Atmosphere
Data is delivered to WMO via GTS from CWAO (Dorval) and also made available to the general public at http://dd.weather.gc.ca/observations/ (products) and http://dd.weather.gc.ca/bulletins/ (raw bulletins) and Met-ML http://dd.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/observations/swob-ml/
Other
ECCC MSC Branch (Radar and Upper Air Division)performs aerological soundings twice daily via radiosonde. Continuous pressure, temperature and humidity data (up to 30+km) are available from 1948 to present courtesy of NOAA at: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/raobs/ Ozonesonde soundings are performed weekly with data available through MSC.
