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Sea Level Data from Faraday Base, Grahamland, Antarctica (1959- )

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreBritish Antarctic Survey
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time periodFrom 1959 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Faraday Base, Argentine Islands, Antarctic Peninsula

Observations 
Parameters

Air pressure; Air temperature; Cloud cover height and extent; Atmospheric humidity; Wind strength and direction; Temperature of the water column; Sea level

Instruments

Meteorological packages; sea level recorders; water body temperature sensor

Description 
Summary

The data set comprises hourly values of sea surface elevation and atmospheric pressure, which hare been collected since 1959. The float and stilling well gauge together with Munro chart recorder is land mounted and is located very close to Meek Channel. A heater is located next to the stilling well to enable the gauge to operate in icy conditions. In 1991 a pressure gauge transducer and data collection platform were installed. The new gauge also records water temperature and barometric pressure. Data are logged on a Seadata logger and transmitted back to the UK via a computer link between BAS at Faraday and BAS, Cambridge. Faraday Base is a WMO synoptic reporting station and measures all the standard meteorological parameters.

OriginatorsBritish Antarctic Survey
Availability 
OrganisationBritish Antarctic Survey
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactAEDC Manager
Address

British Antarctic Survey
High Cross Madingley Road
Cambridge

CB3 OET
United Kingdom

Telephone+44 1223 251400
Emailaedc@bas.ac.uk
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1046008
Global identifier629
Last revised2009-12-01