Polar Stations / North Group
Latitude : 74°04 N to 82°18 NLongitude : 62°42 W to 119°28 W
Time : UTC -5 to -7
The plan for a network of Arctic weather stations was approved in 1946 and several sites were selected and built jointly by Canada and the US to provide the data required for the understanding and prediction of meteorological phenomena on a hemispheric scale, more specifically, to improve weather predictions for North America.
The meteorological data collected is also used by forecasting offices, airlines, northern shipping, climatology studies and research.
Each station collects its upper-air data primarily from hydrogen-gas weather balloons, which are launched every 12 hours with an attached radiosonde instrument that transmits temperature, pressure and humidity.
Other scientific activities include seismic and magnetic recordings, air quality measurements and aerosol monitoring, tidal gauge, and integrated environmental monitoring related to hydrology, vegetation, wildlife and soil movements.
The stations also act as sovereignty outposts.
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Music : Ed Starink - Synthesizer Greatest 2 - Croisière Intergalactique / Arcade 1989
Music : Ed Starink - Synthesizer Greatest 2 - Croisière Intergalactique / Arcade 1989