AMRC & AWS

AWS ID: 8919

     SITE NAME: SPINE
     LOCATION : LAT 67.65 S  LONG 66.07 W  ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 
     HEIGHT   : 1540 M (ESTIMATED) 

     DATE ACTIVATED: 9 MARCH 1983
     LAST VISITED  : 9 MARCH 1983

                        SENSORS SERVICED
         SENSOR           PROBLEM           ACTION TAKEN
  AEROVANE                                    INSTALLED
  PRESSURE GAUGE(8716)                        INSTALLED
  TEMP PROBE EXT                              INSTALLED
  TEMP PROBE INT                              INSTALLED
  HUMIDITY PROBE                                NONE 
  DELTA-T PROBE                                 NONE

                        FIELD CALIBRATION
           CALIBRATION                       DIFFERENCE
   VARIABLE    AWS    MEASURED      AS 83/84  AS 82/83  AS 81/82

   PRESSURE  812.8    811.4 MB         -       -1.4 MB     -
   TEMP EXT  -14.5    -13.5  C         -        1.0  C     -
   TEMP INT     -        -             -         -         -
   WIND SPD    4.5      4.0 M/S        -         .5 M/S    -
   WIND DIR    285      292 DEG        -         7  DEG    -

                     LABORATORY CALIBRATION
           CALIBRATION                      DIFFERENCE
   VARIABLE    AWS    MEASURED      AS 83/84  AS 82/83  AS 81/82

   PRESSURE  963.7    966.4 MB         -        2.7 MB     -
   TEMP EXT    0.0      0.0  C         -         .0  C     -
   TEMP INT   20.0     20.5  C         -         .5  C     -
   WIND SPD     .264 M/S/BIT           -         -         -
   WIND DIR   OK     N-E-S-W-N         -         OK        - 
   HUMIDITY     -        -             -         -         -
   DELTA  T     -        -             -         -         -

   COMMENTS:  AWS 8919 WAS PLACED AT THE SPINE SITE ON THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA JUST EAST OF ROTHERA.  ON MARCH 20, 1983 THE STATION WENT OFF THE AIR.  IT HAS SINCE RESUMED DATA TRANSMISSION, BUT IT APPEARS AS IF THE TOWER HAS BLOWN OVER.  A NEW UW VERSION AWS IS PLANNED FOR AS 84/85.  IT WILL BE DEPLOYED BY THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY.