Automatic Weather Stations

WMO Number	89376
Latitude	79.922 degrees South
Longitude	178.586 degrees West
Altitude	54 meters
Model Type	AWS2B
Notes	Station was named for an Antarctic LC-130 pilot.
Start Date	January 1985
Station Repair History	2 February 2005 - Site visited. Site was difficult to locate by air; was finally found by scanning the horizon with binoculars. Station moved 3.8 nautical miles from the previous GPS position. The lower delta temperature sensor was buried .63 meters in the snow. The boom sensor was raised to 3.84 m above the surface from 1.57 m above the surface. Station was found in good working condition.
Field Station Report History	1985 1987 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Past Two Days of Weather Observations	Text Data Meteogram
Weather data archive	Archived Gill AWS Data AWS Climate Data by Year

Gill AWS, 1998 - Click to enlarge

Gill AWS, January 1985 - Click to enlarge

Ross Ice Shelf AWS Sites

Carolyn	Elaine	Emilia	Eric	Gill
Lettau	Margaret	Marilyn	Martha	Martha II
Mary	Nascent	Sabrina	Schwerdtfeger	Vito

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