Automatic Weather Stations - 2011

Regions:Years: Ross%20Ice%20Shelf
Stations (2011):

    Mary AWS

    Owner: UW AWS UW
    Site Code: MRY
    Initial Start Date: 2005-01-31
    Info from Service Visit: 2006-10-30
    Latitude: -79.305 S
    Longitude: 162.985 E
    Elevation: 58 meters


    AWS Model: AWSCR10X
    ARGOS ID: 8983
    2011 Archive (FTP): 3-hourly | 10-minute

    Station Records:
    Max. Temp. (C) 5.9   2007-01-24
    Min. Temp. (C) -58.6   2009-09-03
    Max Wind (m/s) 26.4   2007-01-24
    Max. Press. (mb) 1025.3   2007-07-24
    Min. Press. (mb) 946.4   2010-09-09


    Notes: Station was named for a friend of Dr. Charles Stearns, founder of the AWS project.

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    20 January 2012
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    Field team: John Cassano
    Helo crew: Flo and John (heli-tech)
    Morale: Lisa and Dan

    Work performed:
    Removed Mary AWS
    Removed boom, solar panel, AWS enclosure, junction box, lower boom / ADG, and one 7' tower section. All other tower sections, anchors, and battery boxes were left at the site.

    Instrument heights:
    Upon arrival the AWS enclosure, junction box, and lower boom/ADG were all buried.
    Boom: 65"

    Location:
    Handheld GPS coordinates for the site were 79 deg 18.604 min S and 163 deg 2.212 min E.