Kluane Lake Research Station

五十年来，克鲁恩湖研究站(KLRS)一直是加拿大北部使用量最大的野外研究站之一。研究机会的重要性和多样性与相对的逻辑简单性相结合是无与伦比的。KLRS提供了进入圣埃利亚斯山脉冰原山脉的入口点，这些山脉组成了加拿大最高的山脉和最大的冰川。Kluane湖和圣埃利亚斯山脉山顶之间的极高海拔差(&gt；5000米)形成了强烈的环境梯度，并在一个很小的地理区域内创造了异常多样化的研究机会。在过去的十年里，KLRS的重要性与日俱增，当时所有人的目光都集中在北极上，贯穿整个国际极地年(IPY)，加拿大政府表达了增加我们在北方科学存在的强烈愿望。KLRS支持科学卓越的记录既有那里进行的科学的口径，也有来自十几所加拿大大学的主要研究人员在地理上分散的机构基础。KLRS也是国际合作的协调中心，参与了环极地面地面站网络(SCANNET)和欧洲资助的InterAct计划，并与阿拉斯加大学建立了联系。KLRS支持一项雄心勃勃的关于加拿大亚北极西部山区气候变化的多学科研究，重点是物理和生物过程、污染物研究、古环境和建模。一批新的研究人员在KLRS建立了研究项目，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。还将继续重视通过研究生、实地课程以及与北部社区、地方、领土和联邦政府机构的协作进行培训，包括克鲁恩国家公园、育空学院、阿拉斯加大学和当地的第一民族。

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.