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Geology Picture of the Week, April 4-10, 2004:
A WhereIsIt? Challenge
Too Easy
Posted on 04/06/2004 10:01:11 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:46:42 AM PDT
by
MichaelP
To: cogitator
| Martin De Vivies Ile Amsterdam (#61996) -- French Southern Territories |
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| Date |
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Data source (weather station)  |
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Date selector |
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5 April 2004 |
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Martin De Vivies Ile Amsterdam - #61996 (37°48'S 77°32'E) |
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| Altitude above sea level: 29 m |
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| 5.04.2004 - Daily summary |
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5.04.2004 - Hourly observations (surface) |
| Temperature |
Precipitaion |
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Time |
T (water) |
Snow depth |
T (ground) |
Ground cond. |
| Mean |
+18.1°C |
24 hrs (day + night subseq.) |
0 |
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05:00 / 00:00 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Maximum |
+19.1°C |
Day |
2.0 mm |
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11:00 / 06:00 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Minimum |
+17.2°C |
Preceding night |
0.2 mm |
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17:00 / 12:00 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Min. ground T |
... |
Sunshine duration |
0 hours |
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23:00 / 18:00 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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| 5.04.2004 - Hourly observations (atmosphere) |
Time
local / GMT |
Air
temp. |
Pressure
@sea level
mm (hPa) |
Pressure
@29 m
mm (hPa) |
Rel.
humid. |
Dew
point |
Wind, m/s
direction -
speed (gust) |
Visibi-
lity |
Cloudi-
ness |
Cloud base
altitude (form) |
Conditions (KN-01 code) |
| 05:00 / 00:00 |
+18°C |
770 (1027) |
768 (1024) |
79% |
+14°C |
NW (320°) - |
9 (...) |
7.5 km |
50% |
1750 m |
(Sc) |
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| 11:00 / 06:00 |
+17°C |
769 (1025) |
766 (1021) |
95% |
+16°C |
NW (320°) - |
10 (...) |
5.6 km |
100% |
450 m |
(St) |
(50) Intermittent light drizzling |
| 17:00 / 12:00 |
+18°C |
766 (1021) |
763 (1018) |
92% |
+17°C |
NW (310°) - |
8 (...) |
7.0 km |
40% |
800 m |
(Cu) |
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| 23:00 / 18:00 |
+17°C |
765 (1020) |
762 (1016) |
88% |
+15°C |
W (290°) - |
9 (...) |
... |
60% |
... |
(...) |
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| Mean |
+17°C |
768 (1023) |
765 (1020) |
89% |
... |
9 m/s |
... |
60% |
... |
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Local time displayed is Local Standard Time at station location (without correction for daylight saving).
GMT to Local Standard time conversion used for station Martin De Vivies Ile Amsterdam (#61996): Local Standard time = GMT+5:00.
Here is my story about being an Arctic explorer:
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:56:54 AM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: MichaelP
Reunion Island...You're a lot closer, and valiant for continuing to guess, but while Reunion is a much nicer place to visit, this island is Ile Amsterdam. One connection; to get to Ile Amsterdam, 99% of the time you'd have to go to Reunion first.
To: cogitator
Martin De Vivies, France Too easy...LOL
To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...
For those still interested, I found a couple more links about this not-well-known place (well, if it was well-known, it wouldn't be much of a challenge):
Les Cartes (maps; you can get a sense of where the tubes are/were, and the isolation of the place)
Photos de l'île Amsterdam (click 'Paysages' for some cliffhangers; one is an ancient lava fall over an escarpment)
Amsterdam Island - Description (click Geology for a geological history, which is pretty simple; click topography for an image map (linked to pictures; search with mouse)
http://home.t-online.de/home/Purtz-Guestrow/indian_ocean2.html (the second-to-last picture is a good aerial view)
To: Lokibob
That story was too cool; you'd probably agree.
To: cogitator
The country's flag is blowing. Whose country flies the red, white and blue stripes?
27
posted on
04/06/2004 11:46:45 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: lilylangtree
The country's flag is blowing. Whose country flies the red, white and blue stripes?A country that has been somewhat out of favor in our foreign policy recently -- France. It's a French research base.
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