​The Onset weather station near Farmer's Loop Rd was installed in August 2023. The weather station is composed of the following instruments:
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-Air temperature/relative humidity (RH) sensor
-Ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensor
-Rain gauge
-Barometric pressure
-Pyranometer (solar radiation)
-Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) sensor
-Soil temperature at 15cm/ 6 in depth
-Soil Moisture at 15 cm/ 6 in depth
-Solar panel to charge the system

The data table below should be updated approximately every two hours. Please click here to view the data shown below in a new window and to access the graphs.

​The funding for this project is from the US National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic initiative under RISE award 2126965.

​​This project is led by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.