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Syowa Station
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Station Characteristics |
Name |
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Syowa Station |
Country |
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Japan |
GAW Category |
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Regional |
Platform |
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Ground base |
Location |
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69.00ºS 39.58ºE 16m a.m.s.l.
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Time Zone |
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+3 |
Address |
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East Ongul Island, Lützow-Holm Bay, East Queen Maude Land, East Antarctica. |
Organization |
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1) National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
2) Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Japan) |
Description |
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Located on East Ongul Island, 4 km from the seashore.
The ground is covered with snow over 10 months, so only some mosses and lichens grow during the snowmelt period.
Annual mean air temperature is about -10 °C.
Annual mean wind speed is about 7 m/s. Prevailing wind direction is northeasterly.
Location height was changed from 21m to 16m above sea level with moving of the system in May, 2008. |
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submitted by Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA |
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