UW Automatic Weather Stations - 2008

Regions:Years: Transantarctic%20Mountains
Stations (2008):

    Mulock AWS

    Owner: UW AWS UW
    Site Code: MUL
    Initial Start Date: 2006-10-24
    Installed: 2006-10-24
    Latitude: -79.018 S
    Longitude: 170.819 E
    Elevation: 378 meters


    AWS Model:
    ARGOS ID: 8907
    2008 Archive (FTP): 3-hourly | 10-minute

    Station Records:
    Max. Temp. (C) 3   2011-01-01
    Min. Temp. (C) -47.2   2008-08-21
    Max Wind (m/s) 51.6   2011-01-01
    Max. Press. (mb) 975.3   2007-07-24
    Min. Press. (mb) 894.2   2007-08-14


    Notes: Station Removal from Mulock glacier.

    Helo Pilot:
    Dustin, Helo tech
    Team Members:
    Lee Welhouse, Kris Young, Jen Erxleben

    Approximate helo flight time was an hour, ground time was approximately 2 hours.

    The tower base was approximately 18 inches below surface level, with the deadmen anchors approximately 30 inches below surface level.

    Electronics box: 140 cm
    Junction box: 267 cm
    Boom Height: 343 cm

    Upon arrival one of the battery cables was found loose. One of the attached pictures illustrates this. All portions of the station was recovered successfully.