Nunam Iqua Airport Station

Nunam Iqua, AK


Station Name: Sheldon Point Airport Station
Location: Nunam Iqua, AK
Coordinates: N 62° 31.343', W 164° 50.463'
Elevation:
13 Feet

Notes:

Note 1 Elevation measured from mean sea level
Note 2 Datum Used: NAD 27

Sheldon Point Airport Station

Station History

  • Site Commissioned: 11/02
  • Soil Surface Temperature Sensor Added: 05/04

Sensor Information

  • Anemometers: RM Young 05103
    • Location: 10-meters above ground level
    • Accuracy: ±0.6 mph
    • Range: 0-134 mph
  • Air Temperature/Relative Humidity: Vaisalla HMP45C
    • Location: 2-meters above ground level
    • Accuracy RH @20°C: ±1% RH (factory), ±2% RH (field calibrated 0-90%), ±3% RH (field calibrated 90-100%)
    • RH Range: 0.8 to 100% non-condensing
    • Temperature Range: -39.2 to +60°C
  • Soil Surface Temperature: Texas Instruments tipping Bucket
    • Accuracy: up to 1"/hr ±1%; 1-2"/hr +0,-2.5; 2-3"/hr +0, -3.5%
  • Datalogger: Campbell Scientific CR10x
    • Accuracy: ±0.1% of FSR (-25 to 50°C)
    • Resolution: 0.33 uV (pressure transducers), 3.33 uV (others)

Site Description

Station was established to help monitor wind directions for airport safety design. Data collection and telemetry system is a cooperative project between ADOT&PF, GW Scientific, Sheldon Point School, and the Village of Nunam Iqua.

Yukon Watershed Network Sponsors

Alaska Department of Transportation GW Scientific EE Internet

URL: http://www.yukon-watershed.org/yukon_river/stations/Nunam_Iqua/history.shtml

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