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Metlink
For their 2006/7 deployment, HMS Endurance is proud to be associated with the flagship weather-recording project of The Royal Meteorological Society.
www.MetLink.org is the global weather observation project of the Royal Meteorological Society. The essence of this internet-based project is that participants around the world make and exchange weather observations once a day by means of an on-line database and, with the help of meteorological professionals, analyse and interpret the observations.
The project is for primary and secondary schools (age range 7-19) and for individuals of any age. It supports Geography, Science and/or ICT and will run from 29th January – 9th February.
However simple your weather instruments, you can take part in this project. For further information, click here. (www.metlink.org)
Details of weather recorded so far by HMS Endurance:
Date: 29th January 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time – 3 hours GMT)
Long/lat: 63.8S 056.8W
Current temp: -0.3
Current precipitation type: Snow now
Precipitation intensity: light
Relative humidity: 100%
Wind direction: 190 (S’ly).
Wind force: light breeze (2)
Pressure tendency: 3, 0.2mb
Pressure reading: 998.2mb
Cloud amounts: 8
Main cloud type: Stratus type 6
Other notes at time of observation:
Sea state 1 with numerous icebergs with fog at times reducing visibility to 500 metres.
Large tabular iceberg passing HMS Endurance approximately 70 metres to her starboard side with light snow and fog visible in the photograph. If you look closely at the iceberg you can see the annual horizontal layers of snow accumulation.
Date: 30th Jan 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 63.9 S 57.3W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +2.4
Min temp over last 24 hours: -0.5
Current temp: -0.5
Current precipitation type: None
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 100%
Wind direction: 100 (E’ly).
Wind force: gentle breeze (3)
Pressure tendency: Falling, 0.1mb
Pressure reading: 998.3mb
Cloud amounts: 8
Main cloud type: Stratus type 6
Other notes at time of observation:
Sea state 1 with numerous icebergs with fog at times reducing visibility to 1000 metres with the lowest cloud base at 100ft.
Date: 31st Jan 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 63.0 S 60.0W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +0.6
Min temp over last 24 hours: 0.0
Current temp: +0.8
Current precipitation type: Snow
Precipitation intensity: Mod
Relative humidity: 94%
Wind direction: 100 (E’ly).
Wind force: strong (6)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 0.7mb
Pressure reading: 998.2mb
Cloud amounts: 8
Main cloud type: Stratus type 6
Other notes at time of observation:
With an approaching depression the Met team onboard Endurance launched a weather balloon to assist the data model at Exeter Met Office with the upper air charts at 1117z Jan 07.
Date: 01 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa Time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 62.2S 58.9W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +0.7
Min temp over last 24 hours: +0.2
Current temp: +0.7
Current precipitation type: Snow
Precipitation intensity: Light
Relative humidity: 96%
Wind direction:070 (ENE’ly).
Wind force: gentle breeze (3)
Pressure tendency: Falling, 3.2mb
Pressure reading: 979.0mb
Cloud amounts: 8
Main cloud type: Stratus type 6
Other notes at time of observation: Endurance experiences some shelter in Maxwell Bay, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica as gale gusting severe gale winds are forecast and, at worst, a 9 metre swell will affect Drakes Passage over the next couple of days.
Date:03 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time – 3 hours GMT)
Position: 56.6S 59.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +5.8
Min temp over last 24 hours: +3.0
Current temp: +5.8
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 75%
Wind direction: 280 (W’ly).
Wind force: moderate breeze (4)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 0.6mb
Pressure reading: 999.5mb
Cloud amounts: 3
Main cloud type: Stratocumulus type 2
Other notes at time of observation:
The swell has abated somewhat from yesterday as a temporary ridge of high pressure moves over our area bringing frequent sunny spells.
Date:04 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time –3 hours GMT)
Position: 51.9S 58.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +9.9
Min temp over last 24 hours: +7.8
Current temp: +9.9
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 93%
Wind direction: 260 (W’ly).
Wind force: strong (6)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 1.0mb
Pressure reading: 1000.3mb
Cloud amounts: 5
Main cloud type: Cumulus type 2
Other notes at time of observation:
Shower at station within last hour as we lie in a post occlusion showery airflow.
Date: 05 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 51.9S 58.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +10.4
Min temp over last 24 hours: +8.0
Current temp: +10.4
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 63%
Wind direction:040 (NE’ly).
Wind force: Gentle breeze (3)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 0.8mb
Pressure reading: 1005.0mb
Cloud amounts: 7
Main cloud type: Stratocumulus and altostratus
Other notes at time of observation:
Nil
Date: 06 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 51.9S 58.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +10.7
Min temp over last 24 hours: +8.2
Current temp: +10.7
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 77%
Wind direction: 300 (W’ly).
Wind force: Strong
Pressure tendency: Falling, 0.9mb
Pressure reading: 986.0mb
Cloud amounts: 4
Main cloud type: Cumulus type 2
Other notes at time of observation:
White foam from waves indicates that the wind speed is high in Mare Harbour.
Date: 07 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa Time -3 hours GMT)
Position: 56.6S 59.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +5.8
Min temp over last 24 hours: +3.0
Current temp: +5.8
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 75%
Wind direction: 280 (W’ly).
Wind force: moderate breeze (4)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 0.6mb
Pressure reading: 999.5mb
Cloud amounts: 3
Main cloud type: Stratocumulus type 2
Other notes at time of observation:
The swell has abated somewhat from yesterday as a temporary ridge of high pressure moves over our area bringing frequent sunny spells.
Photo shows a cumulonimbus cloud is observed at a distance on a showery day with strong winds.
Date: 08 Feb 2007 (Papa time -3 hours GMT)
Local time: 0900P
Position 51.9S 58.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +8.0
Min temp over last 24 hours: +5.0
Current temp: +8.0
Current precipitation type: Showers in vicinity not at station
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 94%
Wind direction:230 (SW’ly).
Wind force: Strong (6)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 4.0 mb
Pressure reading: 992.0mb
Cloud amounts: 6
Main cloud type: Cumulonimbus and cumulus
Other notes at time of observation:
Shower observed in the vicinity at time of observation but not at station.
Date: 09 Feb 2007
Local time: 0900P (Papa time – 3 hours GMT)
Position: 51.9S 58.4W
Max temp over last 24 hours: +7.5
Min temp over last 24 hours: +4.0
Current temp: +7.5
Current precipitation type: Nil
Precipitation intensity: None
Relative humidity: 82%
Wind direction:210 (W’ly).
Wind force: Strong (6)
Pressure tendency: Rising, 2.4mb
Pressure reading: 1006.8mb
Cloud amounts: 7
Main cloud type: Cumulus
Other notes at time of observation:
Shower observed in the vicinity at time of observation.
Cumulus observed at a distance on another showery, cloudy day.
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