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Cape Ferguson (AIMS Wharf) Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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Attribution: Format for citation of metadata sourced from Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in a list of reference is as follows: "Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). (2009). Cape Ferguson (AIMS Wharf) Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station. https://doi.org/10.25845/5c09bf93f315d, accessed[date-of-access]".

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This historical weather data from the Cape Ferguson (AIMS Wharf) weather outstation covers the period 1-11-1983 to 30-5-1984. Afterwards, the same unit was deployed at Cape Bowling Green and collected data at that location for the period 18-9-1984 to 4-10-1985. Both data collection periods used telemetery to send binary data daily to a computer controlled base station. Data was verified by comparing three sets of the same data, received over three days. The base station passed data to the central computing facility at AIMS for processing. Data recorded covers: Wind direction (0-360°); Wind run (km/hr); Air temperature (0-40°C); Water temperature (0-40°C); Barometric pressure (mB); Solar radiation (0-2500 µE/sec/M2). Other variables: Time of day (e.g. 23:46:03); Day of the year (e.g. 118); Year (e.g. 86). These data are collected to support scientific research. Data are made available on request to other researchers and to the public as well as being available from the AIMS web site Information about accuracy and the sensors used are in the Data Quality section of this metadata record.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned
Statement: Statement: The weather sensors used were:Wind Run: Didcot 3 cup anemometer with magnetic reed switch contact (324 contacts/km wind run).Wind Direction: Aanderaa Model 2053 Oil damped, 360° solenoid clamped, potentiometer.Air temperature: OMEGA 0-90-UUA-35J3 5K thermistor housed in radiation screenBarometric Pressure: Aanderaa Model 2810 Monolithic sensing element (temperature stabilised) housed in main equipment enclosure.Solar Radiation: Licor Model L1-I92SB Underwater Quantum sensorAccuracies quoted below are the sum of calibration, sensor change, drift with time, and an ambienttemperature range of 0-40°C.Temperature: ± 0.3°C.Water temp: 30 minutes settling time.Solar radiation: 5 % of reading.Barometric pressure: ± 1 hecto pascal.Wind speed 2 % of reading.Wind direction 2 % of reading.Settling time for solar radiation and wind parameters was 30 seconds (anti aliasing filters).

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A versatile long-range telementry system particularly suited to meterological, environmental sensing at remote locations. Technical bulletin. Instrumental facilities: Colman RS, Carr K and Gill EF (1982) A versatile long-range telementry system particularly suited to meterological, environmental sensing at remote locations. Technical bulletin. Instrumental facilities. AIMS-IF-82-1. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 30 p.

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Technical notes on weather monitoring telemetry system: Gill EF (1988) Technical notes on weather monitoring telemetry system. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 35 p.

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