Davis (DVS)

Antarctica

GRUAN status

Candidate site
(data flow in preparation)

Site Name

GRUAN (code, name)
Davis
-short
Davis
-long, international
Davis
-long, national
Davis
WMO (code, name)
89571, Davis

Location

Country
Antarctica
State
Latitude
68.5744° S
Longitude
77.9672° E
Altitude
18 m

Map

Institution / Operator

Name
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, international
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, national
Bureau of Meteorology
Website
www.bom.gov.au
Description
Weather Service

Site Contact

Name
Andrew Winchester
Affiliation
Bureau of Meteorology
Address
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Australia
Email
andrew.winchester@bom.gov.au
Phone
Fax

Site Description

Foundation
1957-01-01
General type
barren
Topography
is built on frozen moraine deposits and sand
Land use (within 10 km)
in the Vestfold Hills, an ice-free area of about 400 square kilometres of low-lying hilly country, deeply indented by sea-inlets
Climate
polar climate, ice cap climate
Website
www.antarctica.gov.au

Membership in other networks

GAW

Measurement Systems

KeyNameDescriptionInstrument ViewInstrument ChangeZIP
DVS-RS-01 Davis radiosonde launch site

Current data flow