| Contact |
Tracy
Dahl
CH2M Hill Polar Services
http://www.vecopolar.com
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Engine
generator and communications enclosure for the Ivotuk Autonomous
Research Platform. |
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| System |
   Diesel
generator/battery system augmented with a wind
turbine and photovoltaic system. |
| Location |
Ivotuk lies at the southeastern edge of the National
Petroleum Reserve on the North Slope, well in the interior of Alaska
(68.5 N, 155.7 W). |
| Description |
Ivotuk is a small research site supporting autonomous
instrumentation that requires electrical power 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year.In addition, the ability to transfer the scientific data to the
researchers home institution in near real time is built into the design
along with the capability of remotely monitoring the scientific
equipment, as well as the power system.
The system supports the power and data transfer needs of research
instrumentation for Dr. Walter Oechel's Global Change Research Group at
San Diego State University and the data transfer needs of Dr. Larry
Hinzman of the Water and Environmental Research Center of the
University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
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full system description |
| Data |
GCRG's experiment consists of a suite of carbon flux
and meteorological instruments. For more information on the specific
instruments and data collected visit GCRG's web site at
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/GCRG/index.html.
WERC maintains a meteorological tower at Ivotuk. For more information
on those data and instruments please visit the WERC web site at http://www.uaf.edu/water/
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| Comms |
A StarBand satellite system provides two-way, near
real-time Internet connectivity. A pair of RF transceivers supports
communications between the science instrumentation and the StarBand
system. An Iridium modem provides back-up communications. |
