UW Automatic Weather Stations - 2009

Regions:Years: Ross Ice Shelf
Stations (2009):

Schwerdtfeger AWS

Owner: UW AWS UW
Site Code: SWT
Initial Start Date: 1985-01-24
Info from Service Visit: 2008-01-01
Latitude: -79.875 S
Longitude: 170.105 E
Elevation: 54 meters
WMO ID: 89868

AWS Model: AWSCR1000
ARGOS ID: 8913
2009 Archive (FTP): 3-hourly | 10-minute

Station Records:
Max. Temp. (C) 6.2   2011-12-28
Min. Temp. (C) -63.1   2004-07-07
Max Wind (m/s) 27.4   2011-12-28
Max. Press. (mb) 1023.4   1999-06-17
Min. Press. (mb) 927.9   1994-03-27


Notes: Station was named for University of Wisconsin polar researcher Werner Schwerdtfeger.

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31 January 2012
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Field team: John Cassano, Alice DuVivier
Twin Otter crew: Mark and Derek
Morale: Trish and Mimi

Work performed:
Install two new battery boxes
Visual inspection of all instruments - all appeared in good condition
AWS did not need to be raised at this time

Instrument heights (all heights to bottom of instrument):
Jct. box: 35"
AWS enclosure: 48"
Solar panel: 74"
Boom: 152"

Location:
Handheld GPS coordinates for the site were 79 deg 50.203 min S and 170 deg 16.284 min E. This location is approximately 2.5 mi north northeast of the previous location (79 deg 52.5 min S, 170 deg 6.3 min E).


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