CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Centre for Atmospheric Research and Experiments
(CARE), Egbert, Ontario Canada
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Centre for Atmospheric Research and Experiments (CARE), Egbert, Ontario Canada
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude: 44° 14' 00.000" N, 79° 47' 00.000" W, 251m
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): The landscape is mostly covered with mosaic
vegetation/croplands.
Onsite technical staff: as required
All-year round observations y/n:
comprehensive data set)
as required
Year established: 2006 (availability of
Link to website if available:
Station manager (Email): rodica.nitu@ec.gc.ca
Organisation in charge of station: Weather and Environmental Monitoring – Meteorological Service of
Canada - Environment Canada
Other information
Monitoring of the atmosphere:
Solid precipitation:
yes
Snowfall: yes
Air Quality Monitoring Networks:
Canadian Air & Precipitation Monitoring Network
Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network for the Great Lakes region
National Dry Deposition Network
Canadian Atmospheric Mercury Measurement Network
Canadian Sunphotometry Network
National Air Pollution Surveillance Network
Laser Radar Research (lidar) on Air Quality: measure the chemical composition and
concentration of remote objects such as clouds or a plume.
Trace gases:
Aerosols
UV, stratospheric ozone:
Radiation (longwave, shortwave)
Others: Meteorology measured parameters: air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction (2, 3,
10 m), vertical particle velocity, precipitation type, air pressure, intensity and duration of snowdrift ,
radiation, dual polarised radar coverage
.
Snow cover
Physical parameters: as required
Chemical parameters: no
Others:
Glaciers and ice caps
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Ice flow (measured parameters): N/A
Basal water pressure (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Sea ice
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): N/A
Snow on ice (measured parameters): N/A
Ice chemistry (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Permafrost N/A
Borehole measurements (measured parameters): N/A
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): N/A
Snow on ground (measured parameters): N/A
Active layer thickness (measured parameters): N/A
GST:
Others:
Ice sheet N/A
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): N/A
Snow on ice (measured parameters): N/A
Ice chemistry (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Other measurements (hydrological, ecological, oceanographic, etc) N/A
Hydrology (measured parameters):
Ecology (measured parameters)
Oceanography (measured parameters):
Other thematic linkages:
Linkages to satellite data (describe validation programs, applications of satellite data, etc.)
Participation in international monitoring programmes such as GAW, GTN-G, GTN-P, …. WMO SPICE
Networks and start of contribution: