APPENDIX 1 – A LIST (TABLE 7.1.1) OF ANTARCTIC AND SUB–ANTARCTIC METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS AND AWSs

Table 7.1.1 below lists limited metadata (for example, identifier; location; elevation) on staffed‑meteorological stations (and summer bases) and many of the AWSs (see Section 4.1.2) in the Antarctic and on some of the sub–Antarctic Islands The metadata have been entered in the approximate order of mention of the region to which they relate in Chapter 7. Not all the places listed below are explicitly mentioned in Chapter 7 but the list is intended to present a comprehensive summary of the meteorological observing network in the Antarctic and surrounding areas. Figure 1.2 (in Chapter 1) shows the approximate locations of some of the staffed stations listed in the table, while Figure 4.1.2.1 (in Section 4.1.2) provides an overview of most of the Antarctic AWS network it stands at March 2004. (For an excellent map of the USAP AWS network visit: http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/images/awsmap.jpg.)

And as mentioned in the introduction to Chapter 7, there is also a variety of maps in that chapter to assist with the location of features, stations etc. For example, Figure 7.2.1.1.1 is a location map for the Falkland Islands and South Georgia area, and which shows how Drake Passage separates the Antarctic Peninsula from South America. Finer‑scale maps/diagrams are also presented, where available, to highlight small–scale orographic and/or topographic features in the immediate vicinity of stations (see, for example, Figure 7.3.2.1.1, which is a map of King George Island).

Appendix 2 contains climatological data from many of the stations/AWSs listed in the following table: more information on the data in the table below, and on the physical data available from each station/AWS, may be obtained from sources such as:

·                         http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/READER/

·                         http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf

·                         www.acecrc.org.au/

·                         http://www.dbcp.noaa.gov/dbcp/wmolist.html

·                         http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws.html

·                         ftp://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/aws/biglist

·                         http://www2.pnra.it

·                         http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/how/antarctic_catalogue.shtml

·                         http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3808

·                         http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/index.html


Table 7.1.1     A list of meteorological stations and AWS in the Antarctic and on some of the sub–Antarctic Islands

                       (See comments in the preamble to Appendix 1 for the background to this table.)

 

WMO and/or

ARGOS Number

Latitude

Longitude

Elev.

AMSL

(m)

Name of station or AWS or nominal geographical location

Country responsible

(GTS = AWS data on GTS)

(W = staffed in winter)

(S =  staffed summer only)

Upper–air

(if any)

(*summer only)

Satellite

Reception

& type

(if any)

Section in Chapter 7 if specifically mentioned

 

88889

51º49´S

58º27´W

74

Mount Pleasant

UK (W)

00/12

APT/geost

Section 7.2.1

  

88900

54º00´S

38º03´W

2

Bird Island

UK AWS

        

88903

51º16´S

36º30W

3

Grytviken

UK (W)

  

HRPT

Section 7.2.2

  

88986A

59º27´S

27º18´W

18

South Thule

S African AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.2.2

  

68906

40º21´ S

9º53´W

54

Gough Island

South Africa (W)

00/12

Meteosat

Section 7.2.3

  

98992

54º24' S

3º25'E

28

Bouvetoya

Norway

    

Section 7.2.4

  

68994

46º53' S

37º52'E

22

Marion Island

South Africa (W)

00/12

  

Section 7.2.5

  
 

61997

46.43 º S

51.87ºE

143

Crozet Island

France (W)

    

Section 7.2.6

61998

49.35º S

70.25ºE

29

Kerguelen Island

France (W)

    

Section 7.2.7

  

95997

53º01´12″S

73º23´24″E

3

Heard Island (Atlas Cove)

Austral’n AWS (GTS) (GTS)

    

Section 7.2.8

 

94997

53º06´24″S

73º43´15″E

12

Heard Is. (The Spit)

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.2.8

  

94998

54º25'S

158º58'E

6

Macquarie Island

Australia (W & AWS)

00/12

  

Section 7.2.9

  

88968

60º45'S

44º43'W

6

Orcadas

Argentina (W)

    

Section 7.3.1

  

89064

62º40'S

60º23'W

n/a

Juan Carlos

Spain (S)

    

Section 7.3.2

  

89050

62º12'S

58º56'W

16

Bellingshausen

Russia (W)

    

Section 7.3.2

  

89251

62º13'S

58º45'W

10

King Sejong

Korea (W)

    

Section 7.3.2

 

89054

62º10'S

58º50'W

10

Dinamet

Uruguay (W)

        

89056

62º25'S

58º53'W

10

Frei

Chile (W)

  

HRPT

Section 7.3.2

  

89058

62º13'S

58º58'W

10

Great Wall

China (W)

  

HRPT

Section 7.3.2

  

89053

62º14'S

58º38'W

11

Jubany

Argentina (W)

    

Section 7.3.2

  

89057

62º30'S

59º41'W

5

Arturo Prat

Chile (W)

    

Section 7.3.3

  

89059

63º19'S

57º54'W

10

O'Higgins

Chile (W)

    

Section 7.3.5

  

88963

63º25'S

56º59'W

24

Esperanza

Argentina (W)

    

Section 7.3.5

  

89055

64º14'S

56º43'W

198

Marambio

Argentina (W)

12

  

Section 7.3.5

  

89061

64º46'S

64º05'W

8

Palmer

USA (W)

  

HRPT/DMSP

Section 7.3.6

  

89063

65º15'S

64º16'W

11

Vernadasky

Ukraine (W)

    

Section 7.3.6

  

89269A

64º46'41″S

64º04'01″W

8

Bonaparte Point

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89261A

64º04'01″S

61º36'47″W

17

Racer Rock

USA AWS (GTS)

        

88970

64º58'S

60º04'W

32

Matienzo

Argentina (S)

    

Section 7.3.6

  

8930 (A)

68º20'24″S

69º00'25″W

10

Kirkwood Island

USA AWS

        

8932 (A)

68º05'13″S

68º49'30″W

10

Dismal Island

USA AWS

        

89062

67º34'S

68º08'W

16

Rothera

UK (W)

12

HRPT

Section 7.3.7

  

89066

68º08'S

67º08'W

7

San Martin

Argentina (W)

    

Section 7.3.7

  

89264A

71º25'48″S

68º55'48″W

780

Uranus Glacier

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89065

71º20'S

68º17'W

55

Fossil Bluff

UK (S)

    

Section 7.3.8

  

8917 (A)

74º47'31″S

71º29'17″W

1395

Sky–Blu

USA AWS

    

Section 7.3.9

  

89262A

66º56'56″S

60º53'49″W

17

Larsen Ice Shelf

USA AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.3.10

  

89266A

72º12'25″S

60º09'36″W

85

Butler Island

USA AWS (GTS)

        

8925 (A)

75º25'19″S

59º51'04″W

40

Limbert

USA AWSI

        

89258

77º05'S

51º13'W

20

Filchner

German AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.4.1

  

3823 (A)

79º33'58″S

45º46'52″W

889

Berkner Island

Uni. of Utrecht AWS

    

Section 7.4.3

  

8072 (A)

85º40'12″S

46º22'48″W

1859

AGO–2

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

        

89967

77º52'S

34º37'W

32

Belgrano II

Argentina (W)

    

Section 7.5.1

  

89022

75º35'S

26º36'W

39

Halley

UK (W)

11

HRPT

Section 7.5.2

  

8932 (A)

80º49'S

22º16'W

1220

Recovery Glacier

USA AWS (GTS)

12

      

89214A

72º52'S

19º02'W

20

Drescher

German AWS (GTS)

        

3825 (A)

73º06'18″S

13º09'54″W

363

Wasa Fosilryggen

Uni. of Utrecht AWS

    

Section 7.5.3

  

3822 (A)

74º28'55″S

11º31'01″W

1100

Svea Cross

Uni. of Utrecht AWS

        

89014A

73º03'S

13º23'W

n/a

Nordenskiold/Milos

Finish AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.5.3

  

89002

70º40'S

8º15'W

50

Neumayer

Germany (W)

12

HRPT/DMSP

Section 7.5.4

  

89004

71º42'S

2º 48'W

815

SANAE IV

S Afric’n AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.5.5

  

20632 (A)

75º00'07″S

00º00'25″W

2892

Kohnen Base

German AWS

        
 

72°0'7''S

2°32'2''E

1298

Troll

Norway (S)

    

Section 7.5.6

  

89514

70º46'S

11º45'E

117

Maitri

India (W)

   

Section 7.5.7

  

89512

70º46'S

11º50'E

102

Novolazarevskaya

Russia (W)

00

  

Section 7.5.8

  

89524

71º32'S

24º08'E

931

Asuka

Japan (S)

    

Section 7.5.9

  

20654 (A)

82º45'00″S

28º35'24″E

2845

AGO–3

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

        

8904 (A)

77º18'36″S

39º42'00″E

3810

Dome Fuji

USA AWS

Also Japanese (S)

    

Section 7.5.9

  

89532

69º00'S

39º35'E

21

Syowa

Japan (W)

00/12

HRPT/APT

Section 7.5. 10

  

8918 (A)

74º01'01″S

43º03'43″E

3353

Relay Station

USA AWS

        

21359 (A)

70º42'00″S

44º17'24″E

2260

Mizuho

USA AWS

        

89542

67º40'S

45º51'E

40

Molodezhnaya

RussiaI

   

Section 7.6.1

  

89757A

73º49'58″S

55º40'18″E

2741

LGB20

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89762A

68º39'19″S

61º06'46″E

1830

LGB00

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89564

67º36'S

62º52'E

16

Mawson

Australia (W & AWS)

00/12

APT

Section 7.7.1

  

89758A

71º17'15″S

59º12'37″E

2620

LGB10

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89565

67º42´54″S

62º48´18″E

430

Rumdoodle Airfield1

Australian AWS (GTS)

        

89568A

76º02'34″S

65º00'E

2342

LGB35

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89767A

70º53'31″S

69º52'21″E

84

Amery

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89577

75º51'S

71º30'E

2352

LGB46

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

        

89774A

73º27'06″S

76º47'21″E

2537

LGB59

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89573

69º22'S

76º22'E

18

Zhongshan

China (W)

    

Section 7.8.3

  

89576A

70º50'07″S

77º04'29″E

1850

LGB69

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89571

68º35'S

77º58'E

22

Davis

Australia (W & AWS)

00/12

APT

Section 7.8.4

  

89572

68º51´22″S

78º02´21″E

363

Rauer Plateau Airfield

Australian AWSI (GTS)

        

8864 (A)

82º00´36″S

96º45´36″E

3597

AGO–4

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

        

89592

66º33'S

93º01'E

30

Mirny

Russia (W)

00

  

Section 7.9.1

  
 

69º07´52″S

85º59´57″E

2078

Mount Brown

Australian AWSI (GTS)

        

89602

66º20´40″S

100º48´50″E

150

Bunger Hills Airfield

Australian AWSI (GTS)

        

89803A

68º29'36″S

102º10'32″E

2123

GF08

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89805

74º08'15″S

109º50'23″E

3096

GC46

Australian AWSI (GTS)

        

89611

66º17'S

110º32'E

42

Casey

Australia (W & AWS)

00/12

HRPT/APT

Section 7.10.1

  

89815A

66º34'55″S

110º41'38″E

63

Haupt Nunatak

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89612A

66º16'42″S

110º47'48″E

390

Casey Airfield

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

   

Section 7.10.1

  

89813

71º36'10″S

111º15'46″E

2761

GC41

Austral’n AWSI

        

89614A

66º39'37″S

111º11'29″E

500

Casey Peterson Airfield

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

   

Section 7.10.1

  

89812A

68º24'28″S

112º13'03″E

1622

A028

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

       

89618A

66º35'50″S

112º00'43″E

1074

Casey Halfway

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

       

89816A

66º43'50″S

112º48'38″E

1376

Law Dome Summit South

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

       

89811A

66º43'45″S

112º50'06″E

1366

Law Dome Summit

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

   

Section 7.10.1

  

89610A

65º30'42″S

113º04'01″E

90

Cape Poinsett

Austral’n AWS (GTS)

       

89606

78º27'S

106º52'E

3420

Vostok

Russia (W)

    

Section 7.10.2

  

89807A

66º33'S

107º45'E

40

Snyder Rocks

Austral’n AWS (GTS)  (GTS)

        

89828A

75º07'16″S

123º22'26″E

3250

Dôme C II

USA AWS (GTS)

    

Section 7.10.3

  
 

75º00'S

123º23'E

3223

Dôme C

Italian AWSHF

    

Section 7.10.3

  

26622 (A)

77º14'24″S

123º31'12″E

3519

AGO–5

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

        

8863 (A)

69º30'36″S

130º01'48″E

2343

AGO–6

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

        

89836

70º01'S

134º43'E

2500

D–80

USA AWS

       

89834

67º23'49″S

138º43'34″E

1550

D–47

USA AWSI

       

89832A

66º42'36″S

139º49'48″E

243

D–10

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89642

66º40'S

140º01'E

43

Dumont d'Urville

France (W)

00

Yes

Section 7.11.1

  
 

67º05'S

141º22'E

871

Sutton

USA AWSI

        

8909 (A)

66º49'12″S

141º24'00″E

39

Port Martin

USA AWS

    

Section 7.11.2

  

8988 (A)

67º00'32″S

142º39'50″E

31

Cape Denison

USA AWS

    

Section 7.11.2

  

89644

66º57'30″S

143º56'24″E

52

Stillwell Islands

Australian AWSI

       

1627 (A)

75º33'00″S

145º44'48″E

2200

Giulia (Mid Point)

Italian AWS

        

89847

67º37'01″S

146º10'48″E

30

Penguin Point

USA AWSI

        

8933 (A)

67º56'S

146º49'E

37

Cape Webb

USA AWS

        

1218 (A)

71º37'48″S

148º40'12″E

2000

Irene

Italian AWS

        

7350 (A)

73º34'48″S

158º19'12″E

1720

Sofia–B

Italian AWS

        

1353 (A)

76º37'48″S

160º03'14″E

1637

Odell Glacier

USA AWS

        

89660

66º17'S

162º20'E

30

Young Island

USA AWS (GTS)

        

7356 (A)

74º07'48″S

163º25'48″E

1700

Lola (Sarao Point)TP

Italian AWS

        

7355 (A)

73º37'48″S

160º39'00″E

1900

Modesta (Priestly Neveé)

Italian AWS

        

89860

74º14'S

160º17'E

1772

Lynn

USA AWSI

       

89861

74º29'S

160º29'E

1525

Sandra

USA AWSI

       

89862

74º42´S

161º29´E

1200

Shistri

USA AWSI

       
 

66º17'S

162º20'E

30

Young Island

USA AWSI

        

7357 (A)

74º07'48″S

163º25'48″E

150

Arelis (Cape Ross)

Italian AWS

   

Section 7.12.2

  

7352 (A)

74º15'00″S

163º10'12″E

640

Zoraida (Priestley Glacier)

Italian AWS

       
 

74º48'S

163º19'E

40

Sofia (Nansen Ice Sheet)

Italian AWSI

        

89864A

74º56'46″S

163º41'13″E

78

Manuela

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89866A

77º26'20″S

163º45'14″E

108U

Marble Point

USA AWS (GTS)

        
 

74º37'S

164º00'E

400

Pt.Charlie (Browning Pass)

Italian AWS

        

89910A

74º43'12″S

164º01'48″E

210

Rita (Enigma Lake)

Italian AWS (GTS)

        

89662A

74º42'S

164º06'E

90

Eneide (Terra Nova Bay)

Italy (S) (GTS)

00*/12*

HRPT/DMSP

Section 7.12.2

  

1218 (A)

74º42'S

164º06'E

20

Jennica (Terra Nova Bay)

Italian AWS

    

Section 7.12.2

  
     

n/a

Alpha & BravoTB

Italian AWS

    

Section 7.12.2

  

89869A

79º57'14″S

165º07'48″E

75

Marilyn

USA AWS (GTS)

        

8901 (A)

77º13'26″S

166º26'24″E

42U

Cape Bird

USA AWS

        

8937 (A)

77º59'24″S

166º34'05″E

5U

Pegasus South

USA AWS

        

7351 (A)

73º34'48″S

166º37'12″E

160

Alessandra (Cape King)

Italian AWS

       

89664

77º51'S

166º40'E

24

McMurdo

USA (W)

00/12*

HRPT/DMSP

Section 7.12.3

  

89667A

77º57'07″S

166º30'00″E

8U

Pegasus North

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89674

77º52'S

166º58'E

8

Williams Field

USA (S)

   

Section 7.12.3

  

21364 (A)

77º51'58″S

166º58'59″E

14U

Willie Field

USA AWS

        

89865A

76º08'38″S

168º23'31″E

275

Whitlock

USA AWS (GTS)

        

7379 (A)

73º03'S

169º36'E

550

Silvia (Cape Philips)

Italian AWS

        

8697 (A)

78º06'00″S

166º40'12″E

24

Herbie Valley

USA AWS

        

89768A

78º33'14″S

166º39'22″E

895U

Minna Bluff

USA AWS (GTS)

        

8695 (A)

77º58'01″S

167º31'52″E

24U

Cape Spencer

USA AWS

        

8927 (A)

77º43'41″S

167º42'11″E

60

Windless Bight

USA AWS

    

Section 7.12.3

  

89769A

78º27'04″S

168º23'38″E

43U

Linda

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89868A

79º52'30″S

170º06'18″E

54U

Schwerdtfeger

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89872A

77º53'02″S

170º49'05″E

45U

Ferrell

USA AWS (GTS)

        

21360 (A)

77º31'44″S

170º48'25″E

38U

Laurie II

USA AWS

        

89879A

71º53'28″S

171º12'36″E

30

Possession Island

USA AWS (GTS)

        

8928 (A)

78º30'32″S

173º06'50″E

50

Emilia

USA AWS

        

89873A

83º08'02″S

174º10'08″E

60

Elaine

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89371A

67º22'S

179º58'W

30

Scott Island

USA AWS (GTS)

        

8722 (A)

78º30'32″S

177º44'46″E

58

Vito

USA AWS

        

89863A

79º59'06″S

178º36'40″W

25

Gill

USA AWS (GTS)

       

89377A

82º31'05″S

174º27'07″W

30

Lettau

USA AWS (GTS)

        

20655 (A)

83º51'36″S

129º36'36″E

2813

AGO–1

Auto. Geophys. Obs.

    

Section 7.12.4

  

89009

90º00'S

0º00'W

2800

Amundsen–Scott

USA (W)

00/12*

  

Section 7.12.5

  

89799A

89º00'00″S

89º40'08″E

2935

Nico

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89208A

89º57'S

0º01'W

2835

Clean Air

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89108A

89º00'40″S

01º01'30″W

2755

Henry

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89349

87º19´S

149º33´W

2400

Mount Howe

USA AWSI

        
 

85º03'S

135º03'W

549

J.C.

USA AWSI

        

21363 (A)

84º54'14″S

128º40'48″W

990U

Erin

USA AWS

        

8931 (A)

83º53'20″S

134º09'14″W

525U

Brianna

USA AWS

        
 

81º12'04″S

126º10'37″W

959

Swithinbank

USA AWSI

        
 

84º35'56″S

115º48'40″W

1463

Theresa

USA AWSI

        

21361 (A)

82º36'25″S

137º04'41″W

519U

Elizabeth

USA AWS

        

8900 (A)

83º00'S

121º24'W

945

Harry

USA AWS

        
 

82º18'54S

113º14'24″W

1430

Doug

USA AWSI

        

89324A

80º00'25″S

119º24'14″W

1530

Byrd Station

USA (AWS–GTS)

    

Section 7.13.2

  

89125

80º01'S

119º32'W

1515

Byrd

USA (S)

    

Section 7.13.2

  

8938 (A)

81º39'22″S

148º46'23″W

668U

Siple Dome

USA AWS (GTS)

        

89327A

73º11'53″S

127º03'07″W

230

Mount Siple

USA AWS (GTS)

        

Foot notes for the entire table:

A Argos indent. for WMO numbers: for 88986 is 25516; 89014 is 01384; 89108 is 8985; 89208 is 21356; 89214 is 3317; 89261 is 8947; 89262 is 8926; 89264 is 8920; 89266 is 8902; 89269 is 8923; 89324 is 8903; 89327 is 8981; 89371 is 8916; 89377 is 8908; 89568 is 3111; 89576 is 4159; 89610 is 26078; 89612 is 1170; 89614 is 2624; 89618 is 24211; 89662 is 7353; 89667 is 21357; 89757 is 1178; 89758 is 3110; 89762 is 3114; 89767 is 1180; 89768 is 8939; 89769 is 21362; 89774 is 3113; 89799 is 8924; 89803 is 4157; 89807 is 29292; 89811 is 24427; 89812 is 1179; 89813 is 1171; 89815 is 24860; 89816 is 1181; 89828 is 8989; 89832 is 8914; 89834 is 8986; 89863 is 8911; 89864 is 8905; 89865 is 8907; 89866 is 8906; 89868 is 8913; 89869 is 8934; 89872 is 8929; 89873 is 8915; 89879 is 8984; 89910 is 7354.

HF  Communications with aircraft by HF and VHF.

I      Inactive/closed.

TB  These two AWSs are at the Thethys Bay airstrip at Terra Nova Bay and are access via HF modem.

TP  Also known as Tourmaline Plateau.

U   UNAVCO GPS location.