(Page 204-331) Hourly meteorological observations at the polar station Point Barrow, Alaska

The station was operational on October 18, 1881. Time = Washington Mean Time (correction for mean local time -5h 17m). The thermometer shelter was installed on the north side of the station building and consisted of wooden louvers on three exposed sides with an additional screen of seal-skin above a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ray, P H, Hazen, W B
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2010
Subjects:
DATE/TIME
Station pressure
Temperature, air
Humidity, relative
Wind direction description
Wind direction
Wind speed
Cloud cover
Cloud type
Cloud direction description
Cloud direction
Precipitation integrated
Observation
Barometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Anemometer
Calculated from wind direction description
Visual observation
Calculated from cloud direction description
Rain gauge
IPY-1
Barrow
IPY
Point Barrow
Alaska
walrus*
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.549035
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.549035
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Summary:The station was operational on October 18, 1881. Time = Washington Mean Time (correction for mean local time -5h 17m). The thermometer shelter was installed on the north side of the station building and consisted of wooden louvers on three exposed sides with an additional screen of seal-skin above and below. The shelter was 16 feet long and 4 feet broad, with a walrus hide roof.

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