Station report
Adak AP, in 3 sheets Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 17 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F.
Section from sea level of where Adak AP stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 17 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT ADK FIG. D WHERE ADAK AP STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE ADAK AP 0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 17 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.90 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 58.9 F TITLE Adak AP, the column STATION REPORT · COOP ADK TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-ADK-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 30 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 51.88 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Adak AP, angles true: on Sep 30 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 62 at the June solstice, 38 at the equinoxes and 15 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT ADK FIG. E THE SUN AT ADAK AP ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 62° EQUINOXES 38° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 15° SEP 30, 35° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 51.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -3.1° TITLE Adak AP, the sun STATION REPORT · COOP ADK TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-ADK-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A cooperative observer's station, 17 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of a cooperative observer's station, Adak AP, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT ADK FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF A COOPERATIVE OBSERVER'S STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ THERMOMETER IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT - STANDARD 8 INCH RAIN GAUGE - SNOW BOARD AND MEASURING STAKE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Adak AP, the instrument STATION REPORT · COOP ADK TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-ADK-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009, FB-INS-003