Whitehorse, Yukon (CYXY) Enhanced Site for Canadian Arctic Weather Science (CAWS) Project

Whitehorse, Yukon (CYXY) Enhanced Site for Canadian Arctic Weather Science (CAWS) Project The Whitehorse enhanced meteorological site is located at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (CYXY, 60°43N, 135°04W). This scientific observation site aims to provide a better understanding of the region’s weather conditions to help improve local weather forecasts across the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic. For instance, new radar technology is being tested at this site to assess its suitability for detecting and analyzing this region’s weather systems. A companion site in Iqaluit NU (CYFB, 63°45N, 68°33W), in the eastern Canadian Arctic, has also been established. It is important to note that Iqaluit is located above the tree line, while Whitehorse is below, resulting in a significantly more humid atmosphere at Whitehorse suggesting different weather monitoring requirements. The Whitehorse site includes an X-band radar, a Doppler lidar, ceilometers, radiation flux and precipitation sensors, and others. Data collection for a subset of instruments at Whitehorse began in January 2018. 2022-03-25 Environment and Climate Change Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentWeatherCanadian Artic Weather ScienceobservationsX-band radarDoppler lidarceilometersradiation flux and precipitation sensors View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/weather/scientificknowledge/canadian-arctic-weather-science-caws-project/whitehorse-yukon-cyxy-enhanced-site-for-canadian-arctic-weather-science-caws-project/?lang=en View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/weather/scientificknowledge/canadian-arctic-weather-science-caws-project/whitehorse-yukon-cyxy-enhanced-site-for-canadian-arctic-weather-science-caws-project/?lang=fr

The Whitehorse enhanced meteorological site is located at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (CYXY, 60°43N, 135°04W). This scientific observation site aims to provide a better understanding of the region’s weather conditions to help improve local weather forecasts across the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic. For instance, new radar technology is being tested at this site to assess its suitability for detecting and analyzing this region’s weather systems.

A companion site in Iqaluit NU (CYFB, 63°45N, 68°33W), in the eastern Canadian Arctic, has also been established. It is important to note that Iqaluit is located above the tree line, while Whitehorse is below, resulting in a significantly more humid atmosphere at Whitehorse suggesting different weather monitoring requirements.

The Whitehorse site includes an X-band radar, a Doppler lidar, ceilometers, radiation flux and precipitation sensors, and others. Data collection for a subset of instruments at Whitehorse began in January 2018.

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