CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Milne Ice Shelf
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Milne Ice Shelf
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude: 82 28.983’ N, 80 59.983’ W, ~10 m altitude
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): Station is on tundra, at the rear of the ice shelf
Onsite technical staff: None
All-year round observations y/n:
Yes
Year established: 2009
Link to website if available:
https://datagarrison.com/users/300034012631040/300034012631040/plots.php
Station manager (Email): luke.copland@uottawa.ca
Organisation in charge of station: University of Ottawa
Other information: The weather station is located in Purple Valley, at the rear of the Milne Ice Shelf
Monitoring of the atmosphere:
Solid precipitation:
Trace gases:
Aerosols
UV, stratospheric ozone
Radiation (longwave, shortwave)
Others:
Snow cover
Physical parameters:
Chemical parameters:
Others:
Glaciers and ice caps
Snowfall:
Mass balance (measured parameters): Mass balance has been measured on ~12 stakes across the Milne
and Petersen Ice Shelves since 2008
Ice flow (measured parameters): Motion is measured annually at each of the mass balance stakes
Basal water pressure (measured parameters):
Others:
Sea ice
Mass balance (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters):
Snow on ice (measured parameters):
Ice chemistry (measured parameters):
Others:
Permafrost
Borehole measurements (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters):
Snow on ground (measured parameters):
Active layer thickness (measured parameters):
GST:
Others:
Ice sheet
Mass balance (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters):
Snow on ice (measured parameters):
Ice chemistry (measured parameters):
Others:
Other measurements (hydrological, ecological, oceanographic, etc)
Hydrology (measured parameters):
Ecology (measured parameters)
Oceanography (measured parameters):
Other thematic linkages:
Linkages to satellite data (describe validation programs, applications of satellite data, etc.)
We are working with the Canadian Space Agency SOAR-E program to receive Radarsat-2 data to validate
and expand upon our field measurements
Participation in international monitoring programmes such as GAW, GTN-G, GTN-P, ….
Networks and start of contribution: ArcticNet Freshwater Resources of the Eastern Arctic (PI = Warwick
Vincent, Universite Laval)