Tiksi
Reference CryoNet Station Information

The Hydrometeorological Observatory Tiksi is located in the Russian Arctic at 71.6 N, 128.9E, eastward of Lena river estuary near the coast of Laptev Sea on the shore of Sogo Bay. The weather polar station Tiksi was opened in 1932. The integrated facility has been developed through a partnership between the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet), National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. In the summer/fall of 2006 a new weather station laboratory facility was built which has additional laboratory and roof space intended to support instruments for research, climate studies and monitoring studies. A second facility was built in the summers of 2007-2008 1.5 km north west of the new Roshydromet weather station. The site for the second facility was selected so that the surrounding terrain is horizontally homogeneous, undisturbed, and with a significant clean air sector. The facility includes a 20 m tower., roof space, air sampling stacks and boardwalks to maintain the pristine environment. The official opening of the Tiksi Facility was in August 2010. This facility supports the research needs of the International community, across disciplines including supporting Global Atmosphere Watch, Baseline Surface Radiation Network, AeroNet measurements as well as other climate observations, including fast ice thickness and distribution, and permafrost.

Taneil Uttal, Alexander Makshtas, Tuomas Laurila, 2013: The Tiksi International Hydrometeorological Observatory - an Arctic members Partnership. Bulletin (The journal of the World Meteorological Organization) vol.62 (1), 22-26.

Makshtas A.P., Bolshakova I.I., Gun R.M., Jukova O.L., Ivanov N.E., Shutilin S.V., 2011: Climate of the Hydrometeorological Observatory Tiksi region. In Meteorological and geophysical investigations. Paulsen, 2011, 49 - 74 (in Russian).