The site is a raised area. There are no buildings within the area of the instrument compound to affect the winds, though strong winds will probably not allow snow to accumulate under the snow depth sensor. The ground is mostly gravel with some dirt. Other than some low lying flowers, there is no plant life. Resolute Bay is about 5 kilometers to the southeast, with Allen Bay about 2 kilometers to the west. The terrain rises slowly from the waters edge. The terrain is relatively flat except for Signal Hill, about a kilometer to the east and Cape Martyr, about 3 kilometers to the southwest.
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 Resolute CS 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
1957
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/
ECCC S&T Branch has an UV monitoring station operated by the Air Quality Research Division with data available through the GAW World Data Centers.
Hydrology
National Hydrometric Program has a near-by station that continuously monitors flow, water level and water temperature.
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/
