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AWS Field Report
AS 2003/2004 George Weidner Jonathan Thom John Cassano
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Date
Jan 10 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 24
Field season summary
Event
Jonathan Thom arrives Mcmurdo (Events 190, 283) John Cassano and George Weidner arrive Mcmurdo Science Inbrief meeting , Safety class George Weidner takes PUSH course Bring AWS items to Crary from Orange AWS shed Begin to assemble items from field season Prepare for field work, send items to Pole for Nico Last shipment arrives from CHC Prepare AWS for Minna Bluff - Helo work Weidner and Cassano service Minna Bluff AWS Prepare AWS for deployment via Twin Otter on RIS Send Aerovane for Byrd AWS (Twit Conway) Prepare items for retro to meet Jan 26 deadline
Summary continued
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 AWS tests for AWS Twin Otter work Current retro to Science Cargo Nico AWS serviced by Meteorologists at Pole Finish tests of AWS for Twin Otter work.
Meet with FWC on Twin Otter sked Twin Otter cargo to Williams Field Twin Otter AWS 1 and AWS 2 Scheduled for Jan 31 Primary sites wx canx , Elaine site not found Sunday, Service Herbie Alley AWS for deployment In support of Pole traverse route Twin Otter cancelled due to weather AWS sites 1 and 2 deployed via Twin Otter Gill and AWS 3 wx canx , AWS 1 electronics replaced Prepare AWS for deployment at West Antarctic Site next season
Byrd AWS
• Aerovane was replaced by ITASE traverse team. • Twit Conway
• Vito AWS installed • New electronics replaced initial 8916 with 8722
Vito
Emilia AWS
• Emilia installation • AWS 8928
Minna Bluff AWS
• AWS electronics replaced • AWS 8939 • Power cord replaced
Nico AWS
• • • • Nico AWS found by traverse team Dar Gibson, Sr. Meteorologist Donald Jeter, Meteorologist service the AWS.
Station is raised Needs new batteries for next year.
AWS Table for 2004
• • • • • • • • • • D-10 D-47 D-57 D-80 Dome C II Port martin Cape Denison Penguin point Cape Webb 8914 8986 8989 8909 8988 8910 66.71
o s 67.397
o s 68.199
o s 70.040
o s 75.121
o s 66.82
o s 67.009
o s 67.617
o s 67.943
o s
Adelie coast
139.83
o e 243 138.726
o e 1560 137.538
o e 2105 134.878
o e 2500 123.374
o e 3250 141.40
o e 39 142.664
o e 31 146.180
o e 30 146.812
o e ~60 Jan 80 Nov 82 Jan 96 Jan 83 Dec 95 Jan 90 Jan 90 Dec 93 Dec 94 89832 89834 89836 89828 89847
• • • • • • • • • • • • Byrd Station Brianna Elizabeth J.C.
Erin Harry Theresa Doug Mount Siple Siple Dome Swithinbank Noel/ITASE
West Antarctica
8903 8931 21361 21363 8900 21358 8922 8981 8938 21355 80.007
o S 83.889
o S 82.607
o S 85.070
o S 84.904
o S 83.003
o S 84.599
o S 82.315
o S 73.198
o S 81.656
o S 81.201
o S 79.334
o S 119.404
o W 1530 134.154
o W @525 137.078
o W @519 135.516
o W 549 128.828
o W @990 121.393
o W 945 115.811
o W 1463 113.240
o W 1433 127.052
o W 230 148.773
o W @668 126.177
o W @959 111.077
o W @1833 Feb 80 Nov 94 Nov 94 Nov 94 Nov 94 Nov 94 Nov 94 Nov 94 Feb 92 Jan 97 Jan 97 Jan 00 89324 89332 89314 89327 89345
Ross Island Region
• • • • • • • • • • • • Marble Point Ferrell Pegasus North Pegasus South Minna Bluff Willie Field Windless Bight Cape Spencer Herbie Alley Cape Bird Laurie II Linda 8906 8929 21357 8937 #8939 21364 8927 8695 8697 8901 21360 21362 77.439
o S 77.884
o S 77.952
o S 77.990
o S 78.555
o S 77.866
o S 77.728
o S 77.967
o S 78.10
o S 77.224
o S 77.529
o S 78.451
o S 163.754
o E 170.818
o E 166.500
o E 166.568
o E 166.691
o E 166.983
o E 167.703
o E 167.531
o E 166.67
o E 166.440
o E 170.807
o E 168.395
o E @108 @45 @8 @5 @47 @14 61 @23 ~30 @42 @38 @43 Feb 80 Dec 80 Jan 90 Jan 91 Jan 91 Jan 92 Nov 98 Jan 99 Jan 99 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 91 89866 89872 89667 89769 89769
Ocean Islands
• • • • • Whitlock Scott Island Young Island Possession Is.
Manuela 8907 8984 8905 76.144
o S 67.37
o S 66.229
o S 71.891
o S 74.946
o S 168.392
o E 179.97
o W 162.275
o E 171.210
o E 163.687
o E 274 30 30 30 80 Jan 82 Dec 87 Jan 91 Dec 92 Feb 84 89865 89371 89660 89879 89864
• • • • • • • Marilyn Schwerdtfeger Gil l Elaine Lettau Vito Emilia 8934 8913 8911 8915 8908 8722 8928
Ross Ice Shelf
79.954
o S 79.875
o S 79.985
o S 83.134
o S 82.518
o S 78.509
o S 78.509
o S 165.130
o E 75 170.105
o E @54 178.611
o W 55 174.169
o E 60 174.452
o W 55 177.746
o E 173.114
o E @+52 @+50 Jan 84 Jan 85 Jan 85 Jan 86 Jan 86 Feb 04 Feb 04 89869 89868 89376 89873 89377
Antarctic Peninsula
• • • • • • • • • • Larsen Ice Butler Island Uranus Limbert 8926 8902 8920 8925 Racer Rock 8947 Bonaparte Point 8923 Ski-Hi Santa Claus I 8917 8933 Kirkwood Island 8930 Dismal Island 8932 66.949
o S 72.207
o S 71.43
o S 68.93
o W 780 75.422
o S 59.851
o W 40 64.067
o S 64.778
o S 60.897
o W 17 60.160
o W 91 61.613
o W 17 64.067
o W 8 74.792
o S 70.488
o W 1395 64.964
o S 65.670
o W 25 68.340
o S 69.007
o W 30 68.087
o S 68.825
o W 10 Oct 85 Mar 86 Mar 86 Dec 95 Nov 89 Jan 92 Feb 94 Dec 94 May 01 May 01 89262 89266 89264 89257 89261 89269 89272
High Polar Plateau
• • • • • • Clean Air Henry Nico Relay Station Dome Fuji Mizuho #21356 8985 8924 8918 8904 21359 90.00
o S 89.011
o S 1.025
o W 2835 2755 89.000
o S 89.669
o E 2935 74.017
o S 43.062
o E 3353 77.31
o S 70.70
o S 39.70
44.29
o o E E 3810 2260 Jan 86 Jan 93 Jan 93 Feb 95 Feb 95 Oct 00 89208 89108 89799 89744 89734
AWS 2004
• Repair of AWS returned to Madison • New sensor suite for LTER/RACER rock • Mcmurdo May storm
AWS repair notes
• AWS 8935 (from Minna Bluff) – Power cord damage resulted in V+ shorting to ground. Interface/power regulation board fried • AWS 8916 (from first Vito install) – Transmitter control board had marginal ground connection. Would not initialize every time.
New sensor suite for LTER
• New AWS for Antarctic Peninsula will have the same sensor suite as those on the Lawrence M Gould and the Nathaniel B. Palmer.
Ship Sensors
Meteorological Sensors on ships 1
Anemometer, Pair 1 WM28392 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual
13/2004 2
Anemometer, Pair 1 WM28393 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual
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Anemometer, Pair 2 WM28394 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual
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Anemometer, Pair 2 WM35061 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual
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Anemometer WM5708 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual
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Barometer BP00873 RM Young 61201 MET RM Young Biennial
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Barometer BP01150 RM Young 61201 MET RM Young Biennial
IU 8
Humidity/Wet Temp 06133 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual
IU 9
Humidity/Wet Temp 06718 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual
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Humidity/Wet Temp 06719 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual
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Humidity/Wet Temp 06720 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual
Mcmurdo Storm
May 15-17, 2004
Mill vans
Dorm 211
Door blocked in WWTP
Erebus winds
Phil Kyle, Bill McIntosh, et al