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1 AWS Field Report AS 2003/2004 George Weidner Jonathan Thom John Cassano

2 Field season summary DateEvent Jan 10Jonathan Thom arrives Mcmurdo (Events 190, 283) Jan 16John Cassano and George Weidner arrive Mcmurdo Jan 17Science Inbrief meeting, Safety class Jan 17George Weidner takes PUSH course Jan 18Bring AWS items to Crary from Orange AWS shed Jan 18Begin to assemble items from field season Jan 19Prepare for field work, send items to Pole for Nico Jan 20Last shipment arrives from CHC Jan 21Prepare AWS for Minna Bluff - Helo work Jan 22Weidner and Cassano service Minna Bluff AWS Jan 23Prepare AWS for deployment via Twin Otter on RIS Jan 24Send Aerovane for Byrd AWS (Twit Conway) Jan 24 Prepare items for retro to meet Jan 26 deadline

3 Summary continued Jan 25AWS tests for AWS Twin Otter work Jan 26Current retro to Science Cargo Jan 26Nico AWS serviced by Meteorologists at Pole Jan 27 Finish tests of AWS for Twin Otter work. Jan 28Meet with FWC on Twin Otter sked Jan 29Twin Otter cargo to Williams Field Jan 30 Twin Otter AWS 1 and AWS 2 Scheduled for Jan 31 Jan 31Primary sites wx canx, Elaine site not found Feb 1Sunday, Service Herbie Alley AWS for deployment In support of Pole traverse route Feb 2Twin Otter cancelled due to weather Feb 3 AWS sites 1 and 2 deployed via Twin Otter Feb 4 Gill and AWS 3 wx canx, AWS 1 electronics replaced Feb 5Prepare AWS for deployment at West Antarctic Site next season

4 Byrd AWS Aerovane was replaced by ITASE traverse team. Twit Conway

5 Vito Vito AWS installed New electronics replaced initial 8916 with 8722

6 Emilia AWS Emilia installation AWS 8928

7 Minna Bluff AWS AWS electronics replaced AWS 8939 Power cord replaced

8 Nico AWS Nico AWS found by traverse team Dar Gibson, Sr. Meteorologist Donald Jeter, Meteorologist service the AWS. Station is raised Needs new batteries for next year.

9 AWS Table for 2004 Adelie coast D-10891466.71 o s139.83 o e 243Jan 8089832 D-47898667.397 o s138.726 o e1560Nov 8289834 D-5768.199 o s137.538 o e2105Jan 96 D-8070.040 o s134.878 o e2500Jan 8389836 Dome C II898975.121 o s123.374 o e3250Dec 9589828 Port martin890966.82 o s141.40 o e39Jan 90 Cape Denison898867.009 o s142.664 o e31Jan 90 Penguin point891067.617 o s146.180 o e30Dec 9389847 Cape Webb 67.943 o s146.812 o e~60Dec 94

10 West Antarctica Byrd Station890380.007 o S119.404 o W1530Feb 8089324 Brianna893183.889 o S134.154 o W@525Nov 94 Elizabeth2136182.607 o S137.078 o W@519Nov 9489332 J.C.85.070 o S135.516 o W549Nov 94 Erin2136384.904 o S128.828 o W@990Nov 94 Harry890083.003 o S121.393 o W945Nov 94 Theresa2135884.599 o S115.811 o W1463Nov 9489314 Doug892282.315 o S113.240 o W1433Nov 94 Mount Siple898173.198 o S127.052 o W230Feb 9289327 Siple Dome893881.656 o S148.773 o W@668Jan 9789345 Swithinbank2135581.201 o S126.177 o W@959Jan 97 Noel/ITASE79.334 o S111.077 o W@1833Jan 00

11 Ross Island Region Marble Point890677.439 o S163.754 o E@108Feb 8089866 Ferrell892977.884 o S170.818 o E@45Dec 8089872 Pegasus North2135777.952 o S166.500 o E@8Jan 9089667 Pegasus South893777.990 o S166.568 o E@5Jan 91 Minna Bluff#893978.555 o S166.691 o E@47Jan 9189769 Willie Field2136477.866 o S166.983 o E@14Jan 92 Windless Bight892777.728 o S167.703 o E61Nov 98 Cape Spencer869577.967 o S167.531 o E@23Jan 99 Herbie Alley869778.10 o S166.67 o E~30Jan 99 Cape Bird890177.224 o S166.440 o E@42Jan 99 Laurie II2136077.529 o S170.807 o E@38Jan 00 Linda2136278.451 o S168.395 o E@43Jan 9189769

12 Ocean Islands Whitlock890776.144 o S168.392 o E274Jan 8289865 Scott Island67.37 o S179.97 o W30Dec 8789371 Young Island66.229 o S162.275 o E30Jan 9189660 Possession Is.898471.891 o S171.210 o E30Dec 9289879 Manuela890574.946 o S163.687 o E80Feb 8489864

13 Ross Ice Shelf Marilyn893479.954 o S165.130 o E75Jan 8489869 Schwerdtfeger891379.875 o S170.105 o E@54Jan 8589868 Gill891179.985 o S178.611 o W55Jan 8589376 Elaine891583.134 o S174.169 o E60Jan 8689873 Lettau890882.518 o S174.452 o W55Jan 8689377 Vito872278.509 o S177.746 o E@+52Feb 04 Emilia892878.509 o S173.114 o E@+50Feb 04

14 Antarctic Peninsula Larsen Ice892666.949 o S 60.897 o W17Oct 8589262 Butler Island890272.207 o S 60.160 o W91Mar 8689266 Uranus892071.43 o S 68.93 o W780Mar 8689264 Limbert892575.422 o S59.851 o W40Dec 9589257 Racer Rock894764.067 o S 61.613 o W17Nov 8989261 Bonaparte Point892364.778 o S 64.067 o W 8Jan 9289269 Ski-Hi891774.792 o S 70.488 o W1395Feb 9489272 Santa Claus I893364.964 o S65.670 o W25Dec 94 Kirkwood Island893068.340 o S69.007 o W30May 01 Dismal Island893268.087 o S68.825 o W10May 01

15 High Polar Plateau Clean Air#2135690.00 o S2835Jan 8689208 Henry898589.011 o S1.025 o W2755Jan 9389108 Nico892489.000 o S89.669 o E2935Jan 9389799 Relay Station891874.017 o S43.062 o E3353Feb 9589744 Dome Fuji890477.31 o S39.70 o E3810Feb 9589734 Mizuho2135970.70 o S44.29 o E2260Oct 00

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18 AWS 2004 Repair of AWS returned to Madison New sensor suite for LTER/RACER rock Mcmurdo May storm

19 AWS repair notes AWS 8935 (from Minna Bluff) –Power cord damage resulted in V+ shorting to ground. Interface/power regulation board fried AWS 8916 (from first Vito install) – Transmitter control board had marginal ground connection. Would not initialize every time.

20 New sensor suite for LTER New AWS for Antarctic Peninsula will have the same sensor suite as those on the Lawrence M Gould and the Nathaniel B. Palmer.

21 Meteorological Sensors on ships 1 Anemometer, Pair 1 WM28392 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual 13/2004 2 Anemometer, Pair 1 WM28393 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual 3 Anemometer, Pair 2 WM28394 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual 4 Anemometer, Pair 2 WM35061 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual 5 Anemometer WM5708 RM Young 5106 MET RPSC Annual 6 Barometer BP00873 RM Young 61201 MET RM Young Biennial 7 Barometer BP01150 RM Young 61201 MET RM Young Biennial IU 8 Humidity/Wet Temp 06133 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual IU 9 Humidity/Wet Temp 06718 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual 10 Humidity/Wet Temp 06719 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual 11 Humidity/Wet Temp 06720 RM Young 41372LC MET RM Young Annual Ship Sensors

22 Mcmurdo Storm May 15-17, 2004

23 Mill vans

24 Dorm 211

25 Door blocked in WWTP

26 Erebus winds

27 Phil Kyle, Bill McIntosh, et al

28 June 4, 2004

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