Cape Ochi-ishi

-MET-

Station Characteristics Name : Cape Ochi-ishi Country : Japan GAW Category : Contributing Platform : Ground base Location : 43.16ºN   145.50ºE   42.5m a.m.s.l. Time Zone : UTC +9 Address : Ochi-ishi-nishi 243-2, Nemuro-shi, HOKKAIDO, 088-1781, JAPAN Organization : Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies Description : Cape Ochi-ishi is located at the base of the Nemuro Peninsula, which is located at the north-eastern edge of Hokkaido. The station is at the tip of the Cape. The prevailing wind is northwesterly in winter and from a broad east-south direction, northeasterly to southwesterly, in summer.