Lewis Glacier Radio Ridge
Description
- Latitude:
- -0.159471
- Longitude:
- 37.313929
- Altitude:
- 4809 m a.s.l.
Weather station at Radio Ridge, close to Lewis Glacier (Mt. Kenya)
Station setup
- Figure 1: Current weather station on Radio Ridge 22.02.2014.
- Figure 2: Weather station on Lewis Glacier (25.09.2009-23.02.2012).
Figure 1: Current weather station on Radio Ridge, Lewis Glacier and Pt. Lenana in the background, 22.02.2014.
Figure 2: Weather station on Lewis Glacier (25.09.2009 (= date of foto) until 22.02.2012).
Current Station Equipment (since 22.02.2014)
- Logger:
- Campbell Scientific CR1000
- Air Temperature and air humidity:
- Vaisala HMP45c unventilated in MET21 radiation shield; 2.10 m above ground T107 thermocpouple in same radiation shield.
- Radiation:
- EKO MS-602 pyranometer
- Wind sensor:
- Young 05103: wind speed and direction; 2.86 m above ground
- Modem for data transmission:
- Microsat 2403
Station History
- 24th February 2012: Installation of the station on Radio Ridge. Station was transferred from Lewis Glacier, where it was operating since 2009 in a slightly different setup (Nicholson et al. 2013 Cryosphere).
Data Quality notes
- Station has been unmaintained since 22.02.2014. Check data carefully.
Datasets
- RAW
- Uncorrected raw data as it is transfered from the logger, no quality checks employed.