Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Program: 1989-1992

这是一个项目，以维持和增加必要的， 由28个自动气象站组成的网络， 南极洲和周围的几个岛屿。 这些 气象站测量地表的风、气压、温度 湿度，在某些情况下还有其他大气变量，以及 通过卫星向一些地面站报告。 的 数据用于业务天气预报， 美国南极计划，用于气候记录， 和研究目的。 AWS网络，最初是一个 1980年小规模方案非常可靠， 这对于预测和研究都是不可或缺的。

This is a project to maintain and augment as necessary, the network of twenty-eight automatic weather stations established on the antarctic continent and on several surrounding islands. These weather stations measure surface wind, pressure, temperature, humidity, and in some instances other atmospheric variables, and report these via satellite to a number of ground stations. The data are used for operational weather forecasting in support of the United States Antarctic Program, for climatological records, and for research purposes. The AWS network, which began as a small-scale program in 1980, has been extremely reliable and has proven indispensable for both forecasting and research purposes.