Sea Level Data from Faraday Base, Grahamland, Antarctica (1959- )
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | British Antarctic Survey |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1959 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| 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. |
| Originators | British Antarctic Survey |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | AEDC Manager |
| Address | British Antarctic Survey |
| Telephone | +44 1223 251400 |
| aedc@bas.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1046008 |
| Global identifier | 629 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
