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The North Slope of Alaska (NSA) atmospheric observatory is providing data about cloud and radiative processes at high latitudes. This observatory includes a central facility at Barrow (known officially as Utqiaġvik) and, to the east, the third ARM Mobile Facility at Oliktok Point.

The NSA is a focal point for atmospheric and ecological research activity in the Arctic. Scientists use data from the NSA to improve the representation of high-latitude cloud and radiation processes in earth system models.

NSA GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS BY FACILITY

Note: C = Central Facility, E = Extended Facility, S = Supplemental Facility, and X = External Data/Facility

Observatory Facility Locations at a Glance

North Slope Alaska

Facility Name Site Code Facility Code Elevation (m) Lat/Lon Surface Type
Central Facility, Barrow AK NSA C1 8 m 71.323 N
156.609 W 		Tundra
Central Facility, Atqasuk AK
(Removed: 2011-01-17) 		NSA C2 20 m 70.4718 N
157.407 W 		Tundra
Barrow, Alaska (71.325, -156.608, 5) NSA E10 5 m 71.325 N
156.608 W 		Tundra
Point Barrow, Alaska (71.393, -156.422, 0) NSA E11 0 m 71.393 N
156.422 W 		Tundra
Supplemental 1
(Removed: 2018-12-21) 		NSA S01 8 m 71.323 N
156.609 W 		Tundra
Barrow, Alaska, supplement to NSA C1 for sonde launches (i.e. RIVAL IOP) NSA S02 8 m 71.323 N
156.609 W 		Awaiting information
Supplemental 1, Barrow AK [temporary for IOP]
(Removed: 1999-04-09) 		NSA S1 0 m 0 S
0 W 		Awaiting information
Supplemental 2, Atqasuk AK [temporary for IOP]
(Removed: 1999-10-18) 		NSA S2 0 m 0 S
0 W 		Awaiting information
SALVO facility on tundra, 2km south of NSA NSA S10 0 m 0 S
0 W 		Awaiting information
SALVO facility on ice, 2km north of NSA NSA S11 0 m 0 S
0 W 		Awaiting information