Organization: British Antarctic Survey

Personnel: Richard Flower, Ian Martin, Geoff Porter (pilot)

Time of Visit: 1600 – 2025 Z

Date: 03/01/2002

Last Visited: 02/01/2000

Present Location: S 75 23.85 W 059 53 05

Elevation: 100 ft (aprox)

Boom Height as found: 3.41 m

Old Boom Height: 2.48 m (14^th Jan 2000)

Accumulation: - 0.93 m

New Boom Height: 3.41 m

Magnetic Variation: E21

Boom Alignment: 354

Weather:

Work Done:

• Removed faulty areovane (it was not giving wind speed and the direction was dubious).
• Fitted new areovane. We found that this did not sit properly on the boom so put extra washers on the mounting to create a seal.
• Installed new set (2 new boxes) of batteries because old ones where running down over night during the winter.
• Mast was not raised due to negative accumulation. Stays were tightened.

Notes:

• About 10 km from ice edge. There was a discontinuity in the snow/ice to the south of AWS, may be on an iceberg in next year or so. I recommend that it is moved to the south next year.