The Niwot Ridge TundraLab is located at 11,600 feet on the continental divide at the University of Colorado Mountain Research Station facility. This site is subject to extreme winds, spindrift, and rime icing. University of Colorado infrastructure at the site provides meteorological data and a web camera. Internet access makes it an ideal 'back-yard' test site for polar technology. UNAVCO maintains a test platform consisting of an enclosure and solar power system that is used for testing and validating instrumentation and communication options.

Reconfiguring wiring and electronics to match POLENET systems, September 2007
Forgen 500 Wind turbine test October 2006
Niwot Ridge test site October 2006
MRI early version kit installation August 2006
Niwot Ridge test site February 2005
Vaisala WXT510 met pack testing February 2005
Iridium communications validation January 2005
View the site live: Launch the CU Tundracam, and direct the camera to the location of the yellow square in the bottom image below.

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