An automated weather station was installed at KLRS in 2017 and records a range of meteorological observations, including temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, precipitation, atmospheric pressure and far infrared radiation. It meets World Meteorological Organization (WMO) specifications, and is an official WMO Global Cryosphere Watch CryoNet Station.
The KLRS weather station belongs to a series of international and Canadian observation networks, including the:
KLRS weather station data is accessible from the Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI) web application. All or a subset of observations can be downloaded as a CSV file.
| Instrument | Measurement(s) |
|---|---|
| HC2-S3 Temperature / relative humidity probe | Air temperature and relative humidity |
| RM Young 05103AP-10 Aerovane | Wind speed and direction |
| Kipp & Zonen CNR4-L radiometer* | Incoming short-wave and long-wave far infrared radiation (FIR) and surface-reflected short-wave and outgoing long-wave radiation |
| PT100 Thermistor (*on Kipp & Zonen CNR4-L radiometer) | Temperature of instrument housing to correct readings |
| Texas Electronics TE525M-L Tipping-bucket rain gauge | Rainfall |
| Campbell Scientific SR50 Sonic snow sensor | Snow surface range and snow depth |
| Campbell Scientific CR1000 wiring-panel temperature | Temperature of datalogger enclosure |
| Vaisala CS106 PTB110 pressure transducer | Atmospheric pressure |