Kluane Lake Research Station

克鲁恩湖研究站

• 批准号: 216961-2012
• 负责人: Marshall, Shawn
• 金额: $ 5.1万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=504772
• 关键词: Kluane; Lake; Research; Station

For fifty years, Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) has been one of the most heavily-used field research stations in northern Canada. The significance and diversity of research opportunities combined with comparative logistic simplicity are unrivalled. KLRS provides an entry-point to the Icefield Ranges of the St. Elias Mountains, which comprise Canada's highest mountains and largest glaciers. The extreme elevation difference (>5000 m) between Kluane Lake and the crest of the St. Elias Mountains establishes a strong environmental gradient and creates exceptionally diverse research opportunities within a small geographical area. KLRS has grown in importance over the past decade, at a time when all eyes are on the Arctic through the International Polar Year (IPY) and buoyed by a strong desire expressed by the Canadian government to increase our scientific presence in the North. KLRS record of supporting scientific excellence is illustrated both by the caliber of science conducted there and by the geographically-diverse institutional bases of principal investigators from a dozen Canadian universities. KLRS is also a focal point for international collaboration through participation in the circumpolar network of terrestrial field stations (SCANNET) and the European funded INTERACT program, as well as though linkages with the University of Alaska. KLRS supports an ambitious multi-disciplinary study of climate change in the western sub-arctic mountains of Canada, focusing on physical and biological processes, studies of contaminants, paleo-environments and modeling. A new cohort of researchers has established research programs at KLRS and a $2.3M upgrade of the station was completed in spring 2011, ensuring a dynamic future for the station. Funds from partners, universities and NSERC will be used to develop and expand new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. There will also be a continued emphasis on training through graduate students, field courses, and through collaboration with northern communities, local, territorial and federal government agencies, including Kluane National Park, Yukon College, the University of Alaska, and with local First Nations.

五十年来，克鲁恩湖研究站 (KLRS) 一直是加拿大北部使用最频繁的实地研究站之一。研究机会的重要性和多样性以及相对的逻辑简单性是无与伦比的。 KLRS 提供了进入圣埃利亚斯山脉冰原山脉的入口，该山脉由加拿大最高的山脉和最大的冰川组成。克鲁恩湖和圣埃利亚斯山脉山顶之间的极端海拔差异（> 5000 米）建立了强大的环境梯度，并在较小的地理区域内创造了异常多样化的研究机会。在过去十年中，KLRS 的重要性日益增强，此时正值国际极地年 (IPY) 期间所有人的目光都集中在北极，并且受到加拿大政府表达的增加我们在北方科学存在的强烈愿望的鼓舞。 KLRS 支持卓越科学的记录不仅体现在其开展的科学水平，还体现在来自十几所加拿大大学的主要研究人员分布在不同地域的机构基础。 KLRS 还是通过参与陆地野外站环极网络 (SCANNET) 和欧洲资助的 INTERACT 计划以及与阿拉斯加大学的联系而开展国际合作的焦点。 KLRS 支持对加拿大西部亚北极山区气候变化进行一项雄心勃勃的多学科研究，重点关注物理和生物过程、污染物研究、古环境和建模。一群新的研究人员在 KLRS 建立了研究项目，并于 2011 年春季完成了耗资 230 万美元的空间站升级，确保了空间站充满活力的未来。来自合作伙伴、大学和 NSERC 的资金将用于开发和扩大跨学科合作的新机会。 还将继续强调通过研究生、实地课程以及与北部社区、地方、地区和联邦政府机构（包括克鲁恩国家公园、育空学院、阿拉斯加大学）以及当地原住民的合作进行培训。