Sivuqaq (Gambell) Sea Ice Radar
The image above was acquired by an 25 kW X-band marine radar mounted on top of a tower outside teacher housing complex. Images are updated every minute. The video shows the 3 hours and is updated every 5 minutes.
Past imagery and animations can be found in our google drive archive here
If you’d like to know more the radar and how it works, visit our observatory page for more info on our coastal radars.
Contact Us
To reach out for questions, comments, concerns please contact us at:
- Andy Mahoney: armahoney@alaska.edu
- Samuel George: sjgeorge2@alaska.edu
- Josh Jones: jmjones8@alaska.edu
We are grateful to the Native Village of Gambell, the City of Gambell, and Sivuqaq Incorporated for their support of the installation and operation of the Gambell Sea Ice Radar. While it is installed we hope that the radar may also prove to be a useful too to the residents of Gambell. The image may show gaps in the ice for travel, and the animation can give an idea on the currents in the area.
The Gambell Sea Ice Radar is supported as part of the Integrated System for Operations in Polar Sea (ISOPS) through a collaborative project between UAF and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (US Department of the Army BAA W912HZ-20-BAA-01).
Any feedback on how we can make the radar a more useful tool for Gambell residents can be addressed to:
Andy Mahoney, Samuel George, or Josh Jones at UAF.
or call our office at 907-474-1156