Analysis of Antarctic Remote-Site Automatic Weather Station Data for Period January 1979 - February 1980.
Abstract
The second generation of the Stanford University developed Automatic Weather Station (AWS-2A) was placed at seven remote locations in the Antarctic in early 1979. Data transmissions were received via the NIMBUS VI platform from the Goddard Space Flight Center. Quality and amount of data received from the seven stations varied greatly, with many periods of sporadic reporting or none at all. The processing of the data from mid January 1979 early February 1980 was done with the goal of determining its credibility and its usefulness to the United States Antarctic mission as managed by the National Science Foundation. Various statistical measures were applied to the reported meteorological observations of surface pressure, wind and ambient air temperature, following closely the approach used by Renard and Salinas on AWS-1 data in 1976-1977. Emphasis was also placed on AWS-2A contributions to identifying mesoscale features around McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Also discussed are two Adrams Buoy sites, set up as interim observation platforms between the AWS-1 and AWS-2A deployment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA120383
Entities
People
- Kurt Michael Scarbro
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School