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Margaret AWS, Nov. 2008 - Click to enlarge. Image courtesy of Jonathan Thom. |
Margaret |
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Status: Installed and
Functioning |
WMO Number |
NA |
Latitude |
~80 degrees South |
Longitude |
~165 degrees West |
Altitude |
TBA meters |
Model Type |
AWSCR1000 |
Notes |
Station is named for the former National Science Foundation Representative in New Zealand, Margaret Lanyon; and for Margaret Lazzara Cookman (1958-2004).
Margaret was formerly known as Roosevelt Island |
Station Repair History |
12 November 2008 - Site installed. Height from the surface to the boom is 514 cm, Height to the top of the electronics enclosure is 325 cm, height to the lower delta temperature sensor is 210 cm, and the height to the acoustic depth gauge is 215 cm. |
Station Purpose |
Weather forcasting and ENSO research |
Margaret AWS, 2008 - Click to enlarge. |
Ross
Ice Shelf AWS Sites
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants Nos. OPP-0537827, OPP-0338147, and OPP-0230028. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.
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