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IPY 20 07–20 08<br />

including how to incorporate new projects from<br />

the NSF, the Russian Academy of science, other<br />

agencies (e.g. the National Aeronautics and Space<br />

Administration) and other countries. Details about<br />

the September 2009 trip to Tiksi, including a list of<br />

recently completed and planned installations can<br />

be found on the IASOA web site: http://iasoa.org/<br />

iasoa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view<br />

&id=282&Itemid=175 (English) and http://iasoa.org/<br />

iasoa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view<br />

&id=281&Itemid=174 (Russian)<br />

As a result of these intensive collaborations, in spring<br />

2010 the following installations will be completed at<br />

the Tiksi Hydrometeorological Observatory:<br />

Spring 2010 Installations Measured Parameters<br />

Automated meteorological station (AMS) Air temperature, humidity, ground temperature, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure<br />

Climate Reference Network (CRN) station Temperature, precipitation solar radiation, surface skin temperature, surface winds, soil moisture and<br />

soil temperature at 5 depths<br />

Vector-M Upper Air Measurements Air temperature, relative humidity, instantaneous and average wind speed and direction, atmospheric<br />

pressure<br />

Baseline Surface Radiation Network<br />

(BSRN) station<br />

Direct, downward and upward solar radiation at various spectral intervals<br />

Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) station Primary greenhouse gases (CO , CH , CO, H ); N O, SF ; water vapor concentrations<br />

2 4 2 2 6<br />

These installations mark the beginning of continued<br />

observatory upgrades and international collaborations.<br />

Summary<br />

The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Polar</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>2007–2008</strong> was a fantastic<br />

opportunity to harness the immense interest in<br />

Arctic meteorology during this time of rapid change.<br />

The concepts behind IASOA were articulated in IPY<br />

Proposal (http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=196).<br />

The goals of the program,<br />

as outlined in the proposal, have been addressed during<br />

and after IPY with very limited funding. So far, the<br />

significant outcomes of the IASOA program are (Darby<br />

et al., 2009):<br />

• The IASOA web site (www.iasoa.org)<br />

• Strong collaborations among SEARCH scientists<br />

and engineers at several of the IASOA observatories<br />

• Instrument loans to observatories (e.g., NOAA/ESRL<br />

loaned a cloud radar to FMI)<br />

• The science sessions at AGU where scientists<br />

became more acutely aware of scientific investiga-<br />

tions and data sets at many of the observatories<br />

• The new instrumentation and infrastructure at the<br />

Tiksi Hydrometeorological Observatory.<br />

There is still much work to do for IASOA to reach its<br />

full potential and we look forward to serving the Arctic<br />

atmospheric community.<br />

References<br />

Darby, L.S. et al., 2009. <strong>International</strong> Arctic Systems<br />

for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA): An<br />

Overview of <strong>International</strong> <strong>Polar</strong> <strong>Year</strong> Activities.<br />

AMS 10th Conference on <strong>Polar</strong> Meteorology and<br />

Oceanography, 18-21 May 2009, Madison, WI.<br />

Paper 10.8.<br />

Makshtas, A.P., 2007: Future hydrometeorological<br />

observatory in Tiksi. IPY News 2007/08, The<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Polar</strong> <strong>Year</strong> 2007/08 in Russian<br />

Federation and around the world, Information<br />

Bulletin No 3, 8-10

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