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Syowa Station

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Station Characteristics
Name : Syowa Station
Country : Japan
GAW Category : Regional
Platform : Ground base
Location : 69.00ºS   39.58ºE   16m a.m.s.l.
Time Zone : +3
Address : East Ongul Island, Lützow-Holm Bay, East Queen Maude Land, East Antarctica.
Organization : 1) National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
2) Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Japan)
Description : 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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