NGEE Arctic Webcam Photographs, Barrow Environmental Observatory, Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, 2012 – 2015

The NGEE-Arctic Webcam (PTZ Camera) captures two views of seasonal transitions from its generally south-facing position on a tower located at the Barrow Environmental Observatory near Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. Images are captured every 30 minutes and available as *.jpeg files. The camera is operat...

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Main Author: Busey, Bob
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1163352
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1163352
https://doi.org/10.5440/1163352
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Summary:The NGEE-Arctic Webcam (PTZ Camera) captures two views of seasonal transitions from its generally south-facing position on a tower located at the Barrow Environmental Observatory near Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. Images are captured every 30 minutes and available as *.jpeg files. The camera is operated by the U.S. DOE sponsored Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments - Arctic (NGEE-Arctic) project. The Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments: Arctic (NGEE Arctic), was a research effort to reduce uncertainty in Earth System Models by developing a predictive understanding of carbon-rich Arctic ecosystems and feedbacks to climate. NGEE Arctic was supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research. The NGEE Arctic project had two field research sites: 1) located within the Arctic polygonal tundra coastal region on the Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO) and the North Slope near Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska and 2) multiple areas on the discontinuous permafrost region of the Seward Peninsula north of Nome, Alaska. Through observations, experiments, and synthesis with existing datasets, NGEE Arctic provided an enhanced knowledge base for multi-scale modeling and contributed to improved process representation at global pan-Arctic scales within the Department of Energy’s Earth system Model (the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, or E3SM), and specifically within the E3SM Land Model component (ELM).