AMRC / AWS

UW Automatic Weather Stations - 2003

[Larger Map] [Historical Station List] [Show International Stations]	Regions: All Regions Adelie Coast Antarctic Peninsula High Polar Plateau Iceberg Ocean Islands Reeves Glacier Ross Ice Shelf Ross Island Vicinity West Antarctica Years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980	Antarctic Peninsula Stations (2003): Bonaparte Point Butler Island Dismal Island Kirkwood Island Larsen Ice Shelf Limbert Racer Rock Sky-Blu Uranus Glacier
Sky-Blu AWS Owner: UW/UK Initial Start Date: 1999-02-07 Installed: 1999-02-07 Latitude: -74.792 S Longitude: -71.488 W Elevation: 1,510 meters WMO ID: 89272 AWS Model: Notes: It is near an area of Blue Ice (extremely hard and dense ice which has lost the air bubbles that normally cloud the ice). It provides a runway able to accommodate wheeled aircraft that are larger than can be handled by other types of runways in the area.	2 Photos