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[[File:Aws-roth.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Automatic Weather Station in Antarctica]] | |||
An '''automatic weather station (AWS)''' is an automated version of the traditional weather station, either to save human labor or to enable measurements from remote areas. An AWS will typically consist of a weather-proof enclosure containing the data logger, rechargeable battery, telemetry (optional) and the meteorological sensors with an attached solar panel or wind turbine and mounted upon a mast. The specific configuration may vary due to the purpose of the system. The system may report in near real time via the Argos System and the Global Telecommunications System, or save the data for later recovery. | An '''automatic weather station (AWS)''' is an automated version of the traditional weather station, either to save human labor or to enable measurements from remote areas. An AWS will typically consist of a weather-proof enclosure containing the data logger, rechargeable battery, telemetry (optional) and the meteorological sensors with an attached solar panel or wind turbine and mounted upon a mast. The specific configuration may vary due to the purpose of the system. The system may report in near real time via the Argos System and the Global Telecommunications System, or save the data for later recovery. | ||
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==Data-logger== | ==Data-logger== | ||
[[File:Data-loggerAWS.png|thumb|right|250|AWS Data Logger]] | |||
The data-logger is the heart of the Automatic Weather Station. | The data-logger is the heart of the Automatic Weather Station. | ||
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==Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations Project== | ==Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations Project== | ||
The Antarctic Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Project is an Antarctic research program at the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that is funded by the | The Antarctic Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Project is an Antarctic research program at the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that is funded by the United States Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The AWS project was started in 1980 by UW-Madison atmospheric sciences Professor Charles R. Stearns. | ||
Currently, the UW-Madison AWS project operates and maintains approximately 63 automated weather stations in Antarctica, more than half of all stations currently known to be operating on the continent. | Currently, the UW-Madison AWS project operates and maintains approximately 63 automated weather stations in Antarctica, more than half of all stations currently known to be operating on the continent. | ||
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Although the primary purpose of the AWS station project was intended to collect data on current meteorological conditions, the current 30-year archive of data has allowed for some recent climatological usage of the data. | Although the primary purpose of the AWS station project was intended to collect data on current meteorological conditions, the current 30-year archive of data has allowed for some recent climatological usage of the data. | ||
[[File:Map-AWS from UW.png|thumb|center|700px|Map of currently operating automatic weather stations in Westarctica]] | |||
==Sites in Westarctica with an AWS== | |||
* [[Lindsey Islands]] | |||
* [[Bear Peninsula]] | |||
* [[Russkaya Station]] | |||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||