GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Barrow (BAR)
United States
GRUAN Status
- active
- since 2012
- certified
- 2022
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- BAR Barrow
- -short
- Barrow
- -long, international
- North Slope of Alaska (NSA) Barrow Facility
- -long, national
- North Slope of Alaska (NSA) Barrow Facility
- WMO (code, name)
- 70027, Barrow
Location
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Latitude
- 71.3233 °N
- Longitude
- 156.6158 °W
- Altitude
- 8 m
Map
Institution / Operator
- Name
- ARM
- -long, international
- US DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
- -long, national
- US DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
- Website
- www.arm.gov
- Description
- Climate Research Facility
Site Contact
- Name
- Evan Keeler
- Affiliation
- ARM
- Address
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Building 240
- 9700 South Cass Avenue
- Argonne, IL 60439-4801
- USA
- ekeeler@anl.gov
- Phone
- +1 630 252 3246
- Fax
- Description
- GRUAN contact for all ARM sites
Site Description
- Foundation
- 1997
- Description
- Barrow is located at the northernmost point in the United States, on the Arctic Ocean and one of the cloudiest places on Earth.
- General type
- arctic
- Topography
- flat
- Land use (within 10 km)
- open tundra, desert
- Climate
- Arctic Maritime Climate
- Website
- www.arm.gov
Relevant Documents
- ICM-16 (2025)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow (Utqiagvik), Alaska - Evan Keeler
- ICM-15 (2024)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow, Alaska - Evan Keeler
- ICM-14 (2022)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow, Alaska - Evan Keeler
- GRUAN Certification of Barrow/North Slope Alaska (BAR) and Ross Island (ROS)
- ICM-13 (2021)
- GRUAN Station Report for Barrow (ARM - NSA) - Evan Keeler
- ICM-12 (2020)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow, Alaska - Evan Keeler
- Update on ARM Sonde Activities - Evan Keeler
- ICM-11 (2019)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow - Nicki Hickmon
- ICM-10 (2018)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow - Douglas Sisterson
- ARM Update & Changes - Nicki Hickmon
- ICM-9 (2017)
- GRUAN Site Report for Barrow - Doug Sisterson
- ARM, ASR, AND UAF ACTIVITIES AT THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA - Martin Stuefer, Doug Sisterson
- ICM-8 (2016)
- GRUAN Station Report for Barrow - Donna Holdridge
- ICM-7 (2015)
- GRUAN Station Report for Barrow - Lead Centre
- ARM Sites Report - ARM Sites Update - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-6 (2014)
- GRUAN Station Report for Barrow - Lead Centre
- ICM-5 (2013)
- Overview of ARM Sites, Studies, and Collaborations - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-4 (2012)
- 2012 ARM Sites and GRUAN Effort Updates - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-3 (2011)
- The ARM Climate Research Facility: Operations - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-2 (2010)
- Site report: ARM Climate Research Facilities – Barrow, AK, USA; Darwin, Australia; Lamont, OK, USA; Nauru, Republic of Nauru; Manus, Papua New Guinea - Doug Sisterson
- ARM Climate Research Facility Fixed Sites - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-1 (2009)
- ARM Data Policy and Data Dissemination - D. Sisterson, J. Voyles
- ARM Climate Research Facility Fixed Sites - Doug Sisterson
- Lindenberg (2008)
- ACRF Fixed and Mobile Sites - Douglas Sisterson
- Radiosonde Operations and Quality Control Procedures at the ARM Climate Research Facility - Douglas Sisterson
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-GN-01 | GNSS Site UTQI | 2021-01-01 | |||
| BAR-RS-01 | Barrow radiosonde launch site | 2021-01-01 | |||
| BAR-RS-02 | Barrow autolauncher system | 2021-01-01 |
Current data flow
