The Antarctic ice sheet

Weather station pictures and information

Pictures and operational information for the weather stations on Antarctica. Presently, AWS 5, AWS 6, AWS 9, AWS 11 to 13 are operational.

Contents

	AWS BI, South dome Berkner Island. Link
	AWS 1, NARE traverse site A. Link
	AWS 2, NARE traverse site C. Link
	AWS 3, NARE traverse site M. Link
	AWS 4, on the ice shelf near Rampen. Link
	AWS 5, Wasa/Aboa, SWEDARP traverse Camp Maudheimvida. Link
	AWS 6, SWEDARP traverse Svea Cross. Link
	AWS 7, On the blue ice area in Scharfenbergbotnen. Link
	AWS 8, SWEDARP traverse Camp Victoria. Link
	AWS 9, DML05 AWI near Kohnen station. Link
	AWS 11, Halvfarryggen near Neumayer station. Link
	AWS 12, Plateau Station B. Link
	AWS 13, Pole of inaccessibility. Link
	AWS 14, Larcen C. Link
	AWS 15, Larcen C. Link
	AWS 16, Belgian Princes Elisabeth station. Link

AWS BI, South Dome Berkner Island

Location

79°33'59.151" S
45°46'54.959" W
889 m a.s.l.
Id. 20630 03823

Operational

1. 12-02-1995 to 10-02-2003
2. 23-01-2001 to 28-01-2006

Visited

12-02-1995 Station erected by personnel of AWI.
01-01-1996 Station photographed by BAS personnel.
03-02-2000 Station raised by BAS personnel.
23-01-2001 New station erected by BAS personnel.
10-02-2003 Old station removed and new station visited by BAS personnel.
31-01-2004 Station visited by BAS personnel.
16-01-2005 Station visited by BAS personnel.
28-01-2006 Station removed by BAS personnel.

Remarks

The station was located on the South Dome Berkner Island, Tysenhöhe, reasonably close to the location where AWI personnel drilled a medium deep ice core in the austral summer of 1994-1995 and also a few kilometers away from the location where BAS personnel has drilled an ice core to the bedrock in 2003-2005.

Technical info Link

Type I station from 1996 - 2003
Type II station from 2001 - 2006
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

AWS 1, site A NARE transect

Location

71°54'00" S
03°05'00" E
1420 m a.s.l.
Id. 23669

Operational

31-12-1996 to 13-12-2000

Visited

31-12-1996 Station erected by members of the NARE96/97 expedition.
13-12-2000 Station removed by members of the NARE00/01 expedition.

Remarks

This station, together with AWS 2 and 3, was placed during the NARE96/97 expedition. It was located close to the Norwegian station Troll at site A of the traverse. The station was removed during the NARE00/01 expedition. During both expeditions, stake and GPS measurements were carried out, shallow ice cores were drilled and snow pit measurements were taken at these locations (and several others).

Technical info Link

Type I station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 2, site C NARE transect

Location

72°15'04" S
02°53'28" E
2400 m a.s.l.
Id. 20631

Operational

03-01-1997 to 15-12-2000

Visited

03-01-1997 Station erected by members of the NARE96/97 expedition.
15-12-2000 Station removed by members of the NARE00/01 expedition.

Remarks

This station, together with AWS 1 and 3, was placed during the NARE96/97 expedition. It was located at site C of the traverse. The station was removed during the NARE00/01 expedition. During both expeditions stake and GPS measurements were carried out, shallow ice cores were drilled and snow pit measurements were taken at these locations (and several others).

Technical info Link

Type I station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 3, site M NARE transect

Location

74°59'59" S
15°00'06" E
3453 m a.s.l.
Id. 23670

Operational

28-01-1997 to 14-01-2001

Visited

28-01-1997 Station erected by members of the NARE96/97 expedition.
14-01-2001 Station removed by members of the NARE00/01 expedition.

Remarks

This station, together with AWS 1 and 2, was placed during the NARE96/97 expedition. It was located at site M of the traverse. The station was removed during the NARE00/01 expedition. During both expeditions stake and GPS measurements were carried out, shallow ice cores were drilled and snow pit measurements were taken at these locations (and several others). At this site also a medium deep ice core was drilled during NARE00/01.

Technical info Link

Type I station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 4, on the ice shelf near Rampen

Location

72°45'09" S
15°29'56" W
34 m a.s.l.
Id. 03824

Operational

19-12-1997 to 29-12-2002

Visited

19-12-1997 Station erected by members of the SWEDARP97/98 expedition.
01-01-2000 Station raised by IMAU personnel.
??-01-2001 Station photographed by members of the FINNARP00/01 expedition.
22-12-2001 Station raised by IMAU personnel.
29-12-2002 Station removed by members of the SWEDARP02/03 expedition.

Remarks

The station is located near Rampen at the site of stake 1090 of the SWEDARP stake network in Dronning Maud Land. A shallow ice core was drilled at this location in December 1997 and snow pit measurements were carried out during the other visits.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 5, near WASA and ABOA stations

Location

73°06'19" S
13°09'53" W
363 m a.s.l.
Id. 03825

Operational

02-02-1998 to still operational

Visited

02-02-1998 Station erected by members of the SWEDARP97/98 expedition.
23-12-1999 Station visited by IMAU personnel.
??-01-2001 Station photographed by members of the FINNARP00/01 expedition.
17-12-2001 Station visited by IMAU personnel.
11-02-2003 Station raised by members of the SWEDARP02/03 expedition.
25-11-2003 Station visited by members of the SWEDARP03/04 expedition.
08-11-2004 Station visited by IMAU personnel.

Remarks

The station is located at Camp Maudheimvida, near the stations Wasa and Aboa. A medium deep ice core was drilled at this location in January 1998 and snow pit measurements were carried out during the other visits.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 6, Svea cross

Location

74°28'53" S
11°31'06" W
1160 m a.s.l.
Id. 03822

Operational

14-01-1998 to still operational

Visited

14-01-1998 Station erected by members of the SWEDARP97/98 expedition.
31-12-1998 Station visited by AWI personnel.
09-01-2000 Station raised by IMAU personnel.
??-01-2001 Station photographed by members of the FINNARP00/01 expedition.
14-01-2002 Station visited by IMAU personnel.
05-01-2003 Station raised by members of the SWEDARP02/03 expedition.
02-01-2004 Station visited by members of the FINNARP03/04 expedition.
14-11-2004 Station visited by IMAU personnel.

Remarks

The station is located at Svea cross, a virtual crossing point of two relatively save routes, one going from Rampen via Wasa/Aboa to Svea and the other running parallel along the Heimefrontfjella from the German Kotash station to Kibergdalen. Snow pit measurements were carried out at this site during the 2000 and 2002 visits.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 7, on the blue ice area in Scharffenbergnotnen

Location

74°34'40" S
11°31'06" W
1173 m a.s.l.
Id. 03823 03826

Operational

31-12-1997 to 09-01-2003

Visited

31-12-1997 Station erected by members of the SWEDARP97/98 expedition.
14-01-2000 Station replaced by IMAU personnel.
??-01-2001 Station photographed by members of the FINNARP00/01 expedition.
06-01-2002 Station visited by IMAU personnel.
05-01-2003 Station removed by members of the SWEDARP02/03 expedition.

Remarks

The station is located in the valley Scharffenbergbotnen, on blue ice. Because of its location on blue ice it is more difficult to fix the station to the surface. The station falls over in September 1998. In January 2000 the station is replaced. The new station starts to have problems in June 2001 and is finally removed in January 2003. The station has given us in five years time about 1.5 years of useful data.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 8, on the SWEDARP97/98 drilling site Camp Victoria

Location

76°00'01" S
08°03'02" W
2399 m a.s.l.
Id. 20629

Operational

12-01-1998 to 07-01-2003

Visited

12-01-1998 Station erected by members of the SWEDARP97/98 expedition.
04-01-1999 Station visited by AWI personnel.
18-01-2000 Station visited by AWI personnel.
07-01-2003 Station removed by AWI personnel.

Remarks

The station is located at Camp Victoria, where in January 1998 a medium deep ice core was drilled by the SWEDARP expedition.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 9, on DML05, near Kohnen station

Location

75°00'09" S, 75°00'41" S
00°00'26" W, 00°00'44" E
2892 m a.s.l.
Id. 20632

Operational

29-12-1997 to still operational

Visited

29-12-1997 Station erected by AWI personnel.
09-01-1999 Station visited by AWI personnel.
08-01-2000 Station visited by AWI personnel.
13-01-2001 Station visited by AWI personnel.
18-01-2002 Station raised and moved by IMAU personnel.
11-01-2003 Station visited by AWI personnel.
24-01-2004 Station visited by AWI personnel.
05-01-2005 Station visited by AWI personnel.

Remarks

The station is located at site DML05 of the AWI pre site surveys for the EPICA DML drilling. The EPICA DML drilling is carried out several km east of the station at Kohnen station. At this site a medium a medium deep ice core is drilled in 1997 and snow pit measurements were carried out at this site during the 2002 visit.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries. In 2000 a solar panel was installed to heat the Argos transmitter in spring in order to start transmission in time in the aid of field season preparation. In 2002 it was replaced by a wind generator to prevent it completely from stopping to work. The lower limit of operation of the Argos transmitter is -50°C.

Current weather conditions Link

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 11, Halvfarryggen, near Neumayer station

Location

71°09'37" S
06°41'55" W
694 m a.s.l.
Id. 23669

Operational

18-01-2007 to still operational

Visited

18-01-2007 Station erected by AWI personnel.

Remarks

The station is located on Halvfarryggen, close to Neumayer station at the location of an AWI ice coring site.

Technical info Link

Type II station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 12, Plateau Station B

Location

78°38'46" S
35°38'26" E
3619 m a.s.l.
Id. 20629

Operational

15-12-2007 to still operational

Visited

15-12-2007 Station erected by NPI personnel.

Remarks

The station is located 115 km North of former Plateau Station, on the Norwegian-US scientific travers of East Antarctica.
Website of the traverse: Link

Technical info Link

Type IV station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 13, Pole of inaccessibility

Location

82°6'41" S
55°2'4" E
3732 m a.s.l.
Id. 20631

Operational

1-1-2008 to still operational

Visited

1-1-2008 Station erected by NPI personnel.

Remarks

The station is located 115 km North of former Plateau Station, on the Norwegian-US scientific travers of East Antarctica.
Website of the traverse: Link

Technical info Link

Type IV station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

Logger data Link

Map Link

AWS 14, Larsen C North

Location

67°00'44" S
61°30'00" E
50 m a.s.l.
Id. 29157

Operational

20-01-2009 to still operational

Visited

20-01-2009 Station erected by IMAU personnel.

Remarks

Technical info Link

Type IV station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

AWS 15, Larsen C South

Location

67°34'14" S
62°09'06" E
50 m a.s.l.
Id. 29212

Operational

20-01-2009 to still operational

Visited

20-01-2009 Station erected by IMAU personnel.

Remarks

Technical info Link

Type IV station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link

AWS 16, Belgian Princess Elisabeth station

Location

Id. 23670

Operational

??-??-2009 to still operational

Visited

??-??-2009 Station erected by ?? personnel.

Remarks

Website of the Belgian station: Link

Technical info Link

Type IV station
The station has 1 measuring level and is powered by batteries.

Current weather conditions Link