A22K
Sinclair Lake, AK, USA
Operated by: Alaska Earthquake CenterLatitude: 71.0033 N
Longitude: -154.9742 W
Elevation: 19.7 feet (6 meters)
Installed: 2017
Instrumentation at this station includes:
broadband seismometer
meteorological package
Infrasound sensor
Soil temperature probe
A22K was installed as part of the temporary USArray project and integrated in 2020 into the permanent Alaska network as part of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Alaska Geophysics Arctic Observing Network project. This station is located on the Beaufort Sea coastal plain. The installation team noted "This is probably the site most likely to have a polar bear encounter." A22K is generously hosted by our partners at the Bureau of Land Management (National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska) and the North Slope Borough. Photo courtesy of Array Network Facility.
