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Latest Weather Observations || 08/09 Weather Summary
LATEST WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
WAIS DIVIDE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION
Weather observations provided by: Kominko-Slade automatic weather station

2006 station location: 79.468oS, 112.086oW, 1833 meters elevation, ARGOS ID=8936.
image of real-time data from WAIS Divide automatic weather station
Source: Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, SSEC, University of Wisconsin
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Temperature (T) in degrees Celsius (C) in blue
Pressure (Pre) in millibars (mb) in yellow
Wind speed (SPD) in meters per second (MPS) and direction in yellow (wind direction is given in vector notation - the vectors point in the direction that the wind is traveling)
Relative Humidity (RH) in percent (%) in green

ANTARCTIC SYNOPTIC CHART (MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE)
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison's Antarctic Meteorological Research Center

Antarctica synoptic chart

2008/2009 Field Season Weather Summary
2008/2009 WAIS Divide Weather Summary, courtesy of RPSC. Download Excel File
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