(Page II-LXXVII) Hourly meteorological observations during the drift of Vessel Varna

• Main Authors: Snellen, M, Ekama, H
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2010
• Subjects: DATE/TIME; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Latitude 2; Longitude 2; Station pressure; Temperature, air; Vapour tension; Humidity, relative; Wind direction description; Wind direction; Wind speed; Cloud cover; Cloud type; Cloud direction description; Hydrometeor; Precipitation, daily total; Ship Weather Station; Barometer; Thermometer; Hygrometer; Anemometer; Calculated from wind direction description; Visual observation; Rain gauge; IPY-1; Kara Sea; Yenisey; Dikson; Port Dikson; IPY; Sea ice; yenisey river
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.549038; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.549038

The Netherlands expedition intended to establish a station at Port Dikson, at the mouth of the Ienissei (Yenisey) river, but their ship was beset in heavy sea ice in the Kara Sea. The Varna, along with the Danish vessel Dijmphna, drifted with the ice for the entire IPY year. A station was built on the sea ice in October, near the two trapped ships. The Varna was crushed and finally sank on July 24, 1883. The position given is approximately central to the drift of the two ships.Sampling intervals and instrument locations varied during the period. Observations were made 6 times per day until October 9, when the station became operational, and during August 1883, after the station was abandoned. The placement of instruments is given:Barometer elevation: Aug and Sep 1882 = 0 m, Nov and Dec 1882 = 1.15 m, Jan to Jul 1883 = 2.5 m, Aug 1883 = 0.8 mThermometer elevation: Aug to Sep 1882 = on vessel, Oct 1882 on Jul 1883 = 3 m, Aug 1883 = 0.8 mAnemometer height: Installed at 7.20 m in Jan 1883The heights and elevations above also varied from the actual surface due to the accumulation and melting of snow and ice under the instrument installations.