I spent the day working at the WISSARD site. Today Mike and I worked on finishing up some interior work on the workshop container (remember, our workshop is a 40 foot long shipping container that has been insulated and has heat and lights - it's pretty comfortable). I finished installing the shelving and some other pieces and parts. I also did some cleaning, sweeping, and sorting through things. Mike was setting up racks for the pipe that contains the instruments that will be sent down the hole. By the end of the day we had made the work area much more usable.
MeteorologyMeteorology is the study of the atmosphere, weather and weather conditions.
While I was going back to my dorm last night I had an idea for a question about weather; specifically about how temperatures change. So here's the question:
- Yesterday and today the high temperature here was about 26 degree fahrenheit. (it's supposed to get to 30 tomorrow!!!!) The low last night was 16 degrees. During that 24 hour period the sun never set. If the sun never set, why did the temperature still drop by 10 degrees during the night-time hours?
I've asked several questions in my journal entries, but no one has answered them. Come on, find some answers!
Date
Location
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Weather Summary
Cloudy, warm, very light winds
Temperature
26
Wind Speed
2
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