antarctic peninsula automatic weather station update
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Antarctic Peninsula Automatic Weather Station Update
Rothera AWS Team: Tamsin Gray, Celine Nyhan, Steve Colwell, Rebecca Horne
Plus news from projects led by:Konrad Steffen, Ted Scambos, John King and Michiel van den Broeke
New for summer 2009/10 – • 3 new ‘AMIGOS’ and 3 GPS/AWS deployed by LARISSA glaciology team•New West Antarctic AWS ‘Thomas’ at ice core drilling site near Pine Island•Repairs to Dismal Island AWS… finally!
Plans for Summer 2010/11 - •4 new AWS in transect across Peninsula for OFCAP project•New Dutch AWS on Scar Inlet?•Relocation of Thomas AWS to next year’s drill site•SBD iridium real-time data transmission trials on BAS AWS
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Something about iridium modems to replace argos
All data now received via iridium
Argos still used for real-time data
Plans to test iridium real-time data transmission next season at Fossil Bluff site
All sites currently working well except Larsen C – power issues
Photo: Erin Petit
AMIGOS Stations:
•GPS•Pressure•Air Temperature•Humidity•Wind Speed•Wind Direction•Snow Accumulation•Surface Conditions - camera
AMIGOS team: Ted Scambos, Ronald Ross, Terry Haran, Erin Petit
OFCAP – Orographic Flow and Climate on the Antarctic PeninsulaBAS, University of East Anglia, University of Leeds P.I. John King
•Field Camp – Full surface energy balance•Radiosonde launches - Rothera and at Larsen C field camp•AWS transect -Microbarograph•Airbourne measurements
MASIN photo?
Bye for now from the Rothera Met Team
Mike John Celine Tamsin
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