Automatic Weather Stations - 2023
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West Antarctica Stations (2023): |
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Byrd AWSFormer Name: Byrd StationOwner: UW Site Code: BYD Initial Start Date: 1980-02-05 Info from Service Visit: 2018-12-30 Latitude: -80.011 S Longitude: -119.438 W Elevation: 1,539 meters WMO ID: 89324 AWS Model: AWS2B ARGOS ID: 8903 2023 Archive (FTP): 3-hourly | 10-minute Station Records:
Notes: This station was named for Richard Byrd, who was the first to fly over the South Pole. Field Team: Lee Welhouse, Galit Sorokin, Andrew Lloyd, Katie Koster Old instrumentation removed, new instrumentation installed. Finished 1-18-2011 Multiple trips were taken to the station to ensure correct installation. On 1-14 a new prop was installed. Then the station was replaced with a new enclosure and instrumentation. 2 Batteries, the boom, the solar panel, enclosure, and junction box were recovered. One of the plugs was locked in place so the cable was cut. The old Boom height was at approximately 162 in. The new station was installed on 1-16, and an adjustment to the direction of the aerovane was performed on 1-19 to ensure prevailing wind did not occur in a dead spot in the potentiometer. Site was turned 180 degrees normal southern alignment. Old heights: Boom: 162 in Solar Panel: 133 in Junction: 105 in Enclosure: 65 in New instrument measurements. Aerovane: 192 in Upper temp: 144 in RH: 144 in Pyronometer:110 in Lower Temp: 106 in ADG:104 in |