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Labytnangi Ecological Research Station

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Station Features

Opening year: 1954 Status: Open
  • Type of station: Station
  • Operational period: Year-round
  • Name of station owner: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Type of owner: Government
  • Name of managing institution: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Station owner country:
  • Station latitude: 66,65958333
  • Station longitude: 66,40886111
  • Altitude of station: 20 m a.s.l
  • Min. altitude within study area: 0 m a.s.l
  • Max. altitude within study area: 1000 m a.s.l
  • Nearest town/settlement: Labytnangi (25 000 inhabitants)
  • Distance to nearest town/settlement: 0 km
  • Maps available at station: Topographic maps of almost the entire Yamal, scale: 2 km in 1 cm. Also, digital maps (same scale) for Ozi Explorer and in .png version.
  • Climate zone: Sub-Arctic
  • Period of measurements for climate data below: –
  • Mean temperature in February: 0 °C
  • Mean temperature in July: 0 °C
  • Precipitation type: Snow, rain
  • Mean annual wind speed: 0 m/s
  • Maximum wind speed (absolute): 0 m/s

Facilities

  • Area under roof: 700 m²
  • Showers: No
  • Laundry facilities: Yes
  • Airstrip (Length × Width) : Airport 20 km from the station

Science

  • Transnational Access: No
  • Remote Access: No
  • INTERACT Virtual Access: No

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Station name and owner

Beliy Island Research Station is owned and managed by the Government of the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district, Russia.

Location

The Station is situated on the Beliy Island in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district (73°03’ N, 69°57’ E). Beliy Island is a relatively large island in the Kara Sea. It is separated from the Yamal Peninsula by the Malygina Strait, an 8 to 10 km wide sound which is frozen most of the year. The Island is c. 1900 km2, all being situated below 12 m a.s.l.

Climate data

Grey colours are WMO Climate Normals including maximum and minimum values. Blue colours are individual years.

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Climate data for the stations where extracted via Copernicus Climate Data Store, from the global gridded reanalysis product:
ERA5 monthly averaged data on single levels from 1940 to present. Description and source code: Roemer J.K. 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10214922 Data Source: Hersbach et al. 2023. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

Biodiversity and natural environment

The station is situated in the continuous permafrost zone. The surface of the Beliy Island is covered by tundra, but some dwarf shrubs also grow on the island. There are many lakes on the island. The north and east coasts are low and sandy, while the west and the south coasts feature coastal cliffs of up to 6 m in height. Grasses, mosses, and arctic cotton are abundant in summer. Polar bears, Arctic foxes, moose, and seals are the main inhabitants of the island, but also wild reindeers and lemmings occur. Birds are also very numerous and various geese, ducks, waders, buntings, and others are breeding here.

History and facilities

Beliy Island Research Station was established in July 2014, with the support of the Government of the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district.

General research and databases

Proposed activities of the station includes: Standard meteorological observations, regular air sampling, incl. analyses of O2 and CH4 concentrations, snow sampling for identification of chemical composition of precipitation, monitoring of pollution, studies of climatic influence on arctic people’s health, experimental work examining the interaction between geological substrate and atmosphere, hydrological studies, and ice studies.

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Human dimension

The Yamal-Nenets autonomous district is one of the largest constituents of Russia, a stable and dynamically developing region. The administrative centre is Salekhard. The Yamal-Nenets autonomous district is located in the Arctic zone of the West Siberian Plain, in the centre of Russia’s Far North. It has an area of 769250 km2. The population in the district is 537000. 112 different ethnic groups and nationalities live in the district, and more than 15000 people live a nomadic way of life.

Access

Beliy Island Research Station can be reached by helicopter from Salekhard via Sabetta (flight takes 5 hours). In winter, it is possible to get there by trucks and snowmobiles.

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